Detroit Free Press

The 2004 Detroit Pistons are sacred around these parts. Their underdog roster, full of former castoffs led by Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace, revitalized each others’ careers and the Pistons’ franchise, leading them to one of the most surprising upsets in NBA Finals history over the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the rugged bench players

Gregg Popovich won 22 games this season. And he’s widely considered the best coach in the NBA. An argument could be made that Erik Spoelstra is the league’s best coach. Yet his Miami Heat lost 45 times the year after LeBron James left for Cleveland, mostly because, um, James left for Cleveland. Now, I know

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: With one week remaining until the NBA draft lottery, the guys are debating potential picks on their board. Bryce and Omari also have an update on the coaching search. Later, producer Wes Davenport

The Detroit Pistons have two of the NBA’s top rookies for the second time in three years. Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren were both named to the 2023 NBA All-Rookie second team on Monday. The Pistons have had five players make an All-Rookie team since Troy Weaver was hired as general manager in 2020. Cade

The Detroit Pistons and about half the league await their draft fate in the upcoming 2023 NBA draft lottery. It’s one of the most anticipated events each year in U.S. sports, dramatic in its presentation and with franchise-swinging results, all at the whim of ping pong balls in a Smart Play lottery machine. But the

It’s easy to look at the playoffs, find a successful team and say: here’s what (insert team) should do. And we aren’t gonna do that with the New York Knicks, promise. We brought up the team in New York for a reason, though. Not because their coach — Tom Thibodeau — or their star —

The Detroit Pistons have a lot of needs following a 17-win season. But they’re positioned well to address them. The Pistons are guaranteed a top-five pick in the draft, scheduled for June 22. Where they pick depends on how the lottery balls fall May 16 in Chicago. They will also be among the league leaders

The Detroit Pistons are inching closer to hiring their new head coach. New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins, Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee and former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie will fly to Los Angeles next week to meet with Pistons owner Tom Gores, a team source familiar with the process told the Free Press

For more than a year, DeJanai Raska kept quiet about the powerful man she says used his position to turn her into his sexual target: fired Detroit Pistons executive Rob Murphy, a beloved hometown figure revered for turning his hardscrabble background into a success story in the world of professional basketball. But behind closed doors,

The Detroit Pistons have fired assistant general manager Rob Murphy, the Detroit Free Press has a learned. The team announced his firing in a statement to the Free Press. It comes seven months after the Pistons placed Murphy on leave following an investigation into an allegation that he engaged in workplace misconduct with a female

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editors: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Jeremy Woo, NBA draft analyst, ESPN contributor • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: Bryce and Omari are once again joined by NBA draft guru and ESPN contributor Jeremy Woo. Together the trio break down why Victor Wembanyama is the

It only took one Tankathon spin for the Detroit Pistons’ disaster scenario to play out. The Pistons fell to fifth, their lowest-possible outcome — and most likely outcome — in our new mock draft scenario, leading up to the NBA draft lottery May 16. The San Antonio Spurs jumped two spots to first, the Utah

The Detroit Pistons are two weeks into the their head coach search, and strong candidates have emerged. Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Charles Lee, New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins and former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie have stood out and are expected to make the team’s second round of interviews, league sources confirmed to the

The Detroit Pistons are still in the early stages of finding their next head coach. But two weeks into the process, strong candidates have emerged. Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Charles Lee, New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins and former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie have stood out and are expected to make the team’s second

The Detroit Pistons are still in the early stages of finding their next head coach. But two weeks into the process, strong candidates have emerged. Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Charles Lee, New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins and former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie have stood out and are expected to make the team’s second

This past season was filled with “firsts” for Isaiah Stewart. He started his transition from center to power forward — abandoning the paint to shoot multiple 3-pointers every night, chasing smaller players on defense, and learning how to coexist alongside another big man. The end results were mixed, but the Detroit Pistons are encouraged by

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editors: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings NBA draft • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: The guys are joined this week by Stephen Gillaspie of No Ceilings NBA Draft to talk which names we should keep in mind if the Pistons

Every offseason is important, but the Detroit Pistons are facing one of their most pivotal in franchise history. They have a long decision tree ahead as they attempt to turn a new page in their rebuild and snap their NBA-leading 15-year drought without a playoff win. They have a head coaching vacancy, a top-five draft

Killian Hayes saved his best for last. Against the Indiana Pacers on April 7, he scored a career-high 28 points with six assists, four steals and a block. During the Detroit Pistons’ season-finale two days later against the Chicago Bulls, he tallied 26 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and a block. The 2020 seventh overall

Editor’s note: This column was edited before the NBA announced it has suspended Draymond Green for Game 3 of the first-round series against the Kings on Thursday. The NBA could use a villain — or three. That’s what the old heads want, right? And the fans who love old heads? Draymond Green gave the league