Pistons Fan Blogs

The first pick is a lock if you ask fans, and a mystery if you ask Troy Weaver. But let’s just say, for the sake of sanity, it’s wing Cade Cunningham, who already looks great in Motown. If that’s the case, then it seems wise for the franchise to load up with bigs in the

Jackpot. That must be what Troy Weaver, Dwane Casey, Jerami Grant, and Jerami Grant’s agents have been saying to themselves ever since their mutual big bet this past offseason. All sides thought that there was untapped potential in Grant’s game, which had developed slowly but surely as a second-round pick in Philly, Oklahoma City and

The Detroit Pistons’ acquisition of the Brooklyn Nets’ pick that landed them Saddiq Bey left many within the fanbase scratching their heads. Detroit parted ways with a young sharpshooter in Luke Kennard on a team in desperate need of shooting as well as four second-round picks. In return, they got a second-year player from Villanova

Presumptive No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Nike, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. The deal is reportedly the largest of any player in Cunningham’s draft class. The Detroit Pistons own the first pick in the draft and are likely to select Cunningham, and if not, it will be because

News broke early Monday that the Oklahoma City Thunder, armed with a giant war chest of future picks, made a legitimate offer to the Detroit Pistons in an effort to trade up to No. 1 in Thursday’s NBA Draft. This came after Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Pistons were still undecided on who to select

The Detroit Pistons are continuing to round out their coaching staff with the addition of Jim Moran, most recently of the Portland Trail Blazers. When the Blazers hired Chauncey Billups, they allowed him to build his own assistant staff and all the coaches working under the deposed Terry Stotts were let go. Moran fits a

USA Basketball got off to a rough start in the Olympics, falling to France 83-76, snapping a 25-game Olympic winning streak and falling for the first time since Athens in 2004. Detroit Pistons Jerami Grant played zero minutes in Team USA’s loss. Coincidence? I think not. In reality, Team USA’s roster construction has always been

I don’t blame myself, but I wouldn’t be mad at you if you did. Roughly this time last draft season, I was writing a lot of very favorable things about Killian Hayes. I thought he was the best mix of floor and ceiling in the class, ranked him over LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards on

We’re less than a week away from the draft, and that means everyone is scrounging for intel, teams are setting off smoke screens, and player agents are jockeying to shape the narrative to best suit their client and maybe even improve their draft position. It is with that context in mind that we share with

There is no denying the popularity of NFTs even as it is difficult to describe why NBA fans can’t get enough of them. I guess that just goes hand in hand with fandom, collectibles and emerging digital technologies. The Detroit Pistons are getting in on the NFT game with the release of 890 NFTs across

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your #1 overall pick-having Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about the Olympic men’s basketball disappointment, the NBA Finals, and answer your questions the week of the 2021 NBA Draft. A big shoutout to everyone who

When Troy Weaver selected Isaiah Stewart with the 16th overall pick, there was plenty of head-scratching to go around. Stewart was a big-time recruit and had a solid freshman year but was projected to go later in the draft and appeared to be an old-school big with a limited ceiling. The University of Washington product

Troy Weaver and our Detroit Pistons did it: they tanked hard, they tanked smart, and they won the lottery. As a result, the Pistons are in position to draft Cade Cunningham. Rejoice. What now? With three second-round picks this year, there has been a lot of discussion of consolidating into a potential additional first-round pick.

When Mason Plumlee signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Detroit Pistons last November, there was much consternation and confusion among Pistons fans. Plumlee was entering his 30-year-old season and didn’t, on the surface, appear to be much of a difference maker for a team poised to rebuild. As the season progressed, the Duke

The Detroit Pistons continue to reshape their coaching ranks with the addition of Andrew Jones III, according to multiple media reports. Jones most recently spent two seasons on the Philadelphia 76ers sidelines as a player development coach. Previous to his time in Philly, Jones spent five seasons working with Troy Weaver and the Oklahoma City

All along, I’ve thought about the likely selection of Cade Cunningham as a way to exorcise the demons of Darko Milicic — the Detroit Pistons’ ill-fated selection the last time the team had a top-3 pick. Perhaps, instead, it is actually a way to exorcise the demons of trading Khris Middleton — famously the “other

Hamidou Diallo’s fit with the Detroit Pistons is interesting. Once a highly-touted prospect coming out of high school, the former second-round pick went on to be one of the rare flops for John Calipari at Kentucky. He wasn’t bad, he just didn’t live up to the one-and-done hype that came with being a top recruit

The NBA landscape appears to be shifting. For the first time in 51 years, the Detroit Pistons have the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. And, of course, we’re on the heels of fellow flyover franchise the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Title for the first time in 50 years. For the Bucks, it

It was a funny thing about having the second-worst record and landing the No. 1 overall pick in next week’s NBA Draft — The Detroit Pistons really weren’t that bad. Let’s not twist it, they were bad, they just weren’t as awful as their won/loss record seemed to indicate. Keep that in mind as the

Josh Jackson was the home-grown collegiate star and reclamation project Detroit fans could get behind. Just 23 years old, the Pistons represented his third team in his fourth professional season. Not exactly the expected path for a former fourth overall pick. With lower expectations, local affections and a coach who could provide support, stability and