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In the final days leading up to the NBA Draft, it is best to take everything with several million grains of salt. Rumors are flying, agents are posturing to get their client to the best situation possible, and nobody has an incentive to leak the truth unless it benefits them personally. Still, the tea leaves

Troy Weaver is a man who stays on message. If you removed some of the names from today’s media availability ahead of Thursday’s 2022 NBA Draft, you wouldn’t know if it was a transcript from 2020, 2021 or 2022. The names on the draft board may change, but the philosophy remains the same. That philosophy

The Detroit Pistons will be looking to add at least one significant piece in this week’s NBA Draft, but then comes free agency. The team’s free agent plans have largely centered on hunting for some of the big game available with rumored interest in players such as restricted free agent Deandre Ayton and unrestricted free

Join members of the Detroit Bad Boys staff on Thursday Night for their NBA Draft Live Show, which is a must watch for any and all Detroit Pistons fans. Sean Corp, Laz Jackson, Jack Kelly, Steve Pelletier, Brady Fredrickson, and Bryce Simon (MotorCityHoops) make up an incredible panel to breakdown, analyze, and discuss every pick

The 2022 NBA Draft is days away and the rumors are swirling around what the Detroit Pistons may do. With many regarding this as a three or four player draft, Troy Weaver has the opportunity to really “start” the draft with the No. 5 pick. We polled the team at DBB to see what the

The NBA Draft is one week away, and between now and then you will hear approximately 7,000 rumors involving the Detroit Pistons that make varying degrees of sense. Even the ones rooted in truth likely will not happen. I say all of that to prep you for the latest rumor involving the Detroit Pistons —

In just a few days the newest member of the Detroit Pistons will don the team cap and walk on the stage at the 2022 NBA Draft. Who it might be is hotly debated, but we can all agree there is just something special about seeing someone wearing the classic red, white and blue (and

While Shaedon Sharpe is being dubbed a mystery home run swing because he decided to enter the NBA Draft without playing in college, I think Adrian Griffin Jr. is a similar mystery man for completely different reasons. In the first half of the season, many draft evaluators, myself included, argued for AJ to be among

The Detroit Pistons are closely evaluating all the top prospects in the 2022 NBA Draft hoping to find the perfect running mate alongside franchise cornerstone and No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham. The Pistons will pick fifth, but considering the team’s crop of young talent, financial flexibility and reported commitment to making improvements to the

The NBA is a volatile business in every aspect of its existence. “Job stability” is always more of a concept than it is a reality. Coaches can be kicked to the curb less than two calendar years after delivering their employer the ultimate prize. One bad signing and your reputation as a decision-maker is in

The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce asked listeners to submit their “perfect/best/A+” off-season plans for Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons for this week’s

The Detroit Pistons will be anxiously waiting to see what the Sacramento Kings do with the fourth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Presumably, the draft begins there. That is because while intel points to the top three falling in some order of Jabari Smith Jr., Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero, what the Kings

Now that the Pistons know they will be selecting fifth in the upcoming NBA Draft, it’s time to start homing in on prospects who will most likely be available. I believe there are six players in particular the team will be considering at this spot. Over the next few posts, I will be touching on

As we continue to look at potential players the Pistons could draft at pick number 5 in the 2022 NBA Draft, I want to make a case for the player many believe has the highest upside of anyone available when the Pistons select on June 23, 2022. Shaedon Sharpe is the mystery box of this

The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce are joined this week by Keith Smith of the FrontOfficeShow, Spotrac, and CelticsBlog. They begin the episode by

While the Portland Trail Blazers have been the team mentioned most often to register trade interest in Jerami Grant for the past year, close behind seems to be the Atlanta Hawks. And a new piece from longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein seems to simply add another league whispers log onto the rumor mill fire. Earlier,

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode Ben Gulker and I talk about the latest batch of Jerami Grant trade rumors, what lessons the Pistons can take from the two team in the NBA Finals, which player’s development is most important for Detroit moving forward, and more.

With the Draft Lottery set, and the 2022 NBA Draft mere weeks away, now seemed like a perfect opportunity, amongst a host of draft content, to assess the potential development areas of the core Detroit Piston players. With trade and free agency reports swirling around the organization, the summer of 2022 appears to be shaping

After a disappointing season, the Atlanta Hawks could be throwing their hat into the Jerami Grant sweepstakes, according to James Edwards III and Chris Kirschner of The Athletic: Portland has been the team most attached to Jerami Grant if DET elects to trade him. But what if POR looks elsewhere? There is one other team

The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce start off this week’s episode discussing Omari’s time at the NBA Draft combine and his biggest takeaways for