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It was an early December 2021 game against Alcorn State, which at 1-6 was already halfway to its season win total. Houston was 7-1 overall — coming off a Final Four run in April 2021 and early in a season that would end in the Elite Eight — and had little to prove. Yet, Marcus

There have been countless iconic images that represent Detroit sports over the last century. There’s Magglio Ordóñez rounding the bases after a walk-off home run to send the Detroit Tigers to the World Series, Steve Yzerman raising the Stanley Cup to end the Detroit Red Wings‘ 42-year drought, Isiah Thomas and the Bad Boys celebrating

Las Vegas Summer League tips off on Saturday for the Detroit Pistons, who will open their four-game slate against the Orlando Magic at 5:30 p.m. It’s the first chance to see first-round picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser suit up for the Pistons, along with a chance to see more of trade deadline addition James

Las Vegas Summer League tips off on Saturday for the Detroit Pistons, who will open their four-game slate against the Orlando Magic at 5:30 p.m. It’s the first chance to see first-round picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser suit up for the Pistons, along with a chance to see more of trade deadline addition James

The Detroit Pistons announced on Wednesday that they have signed their 25th overall pick for this year’s NBA draft, Marcus Sasser, to his rookie contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sasser, a 22-year-old four-year Houston standout, was a priority for the Pistons on draft night. The team traded three second-round picks to acquire

Miraculously, the Detroit Tigers are just a few games behind in their division and have a legitimate chance to win the American League Central Division, despite being almost 10 games below .500. And they’re just now getting healthy. But that got us thinking, which Detroit team has the most winnable division in their sport? Now,

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So Troy Weaver didn’t take the free agent swing so many wanted last weekend. This shouldn’t be surprising. Not two weeks ago he said he wanted to see what kind of team he had first. That may sound ridiculous considering he’s the general manager of the Detroit Pistons and he put the roster together and

The Detroit Pistons’ practice facility in New Center was filled with new faces on Monday. Their rookies, Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser, scrimmaged and participated in drills with most of the rest of their summer league roster, under the watchful eyes of the new coaching staff — including Monty Williams and assistants Stephen Silas and

The Detroit Pistons have signed their fifth overall draft pick. Ausar Thompson signed his rookie scale contract, the team announced Sunday. Jared Rhoden and Malcolm Cazalon were also signed to two-way contracts. The terms of Thompson’s contract weren’t announced, but the deal is estimated to be worth $36.2 million over four years with a starting

The Detroit Pistons didn’t follow the free agency outline many expected. In separate deals on Friday, they acquired 6-foot-6 sharpshooter Joe Harris, 6-1 point guard Monte Morris, two future second-round picks and $2.1 million in cash in exchange for Balsa Koprivica’s draft rights, a future second-round pick and $110,000. Nearly all of their $30 million

Jack Nunge, who played the past two seasons for the Xavier University Musketeers, is on the Detroit Pistons’ NBA Summer League team roster, and will wear No. 48. The Pistons’ summer-league schedule includes four games at Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center: Sat., July 8 vs. Orlando; Sun., July 9 vs. Houston; Wed., July 12

Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver continued to rearrange his roster Friday night, bringing home a Michigan native in the process. Hours after picking up a pair of future second-round picks, Weaver shipped a second-rounder to the Washington Wizards for point guard Monte Morris, the Free Press has confirmed from a league source. Morris, 28,

The Detroit Pistons were set to enter free agency with roughly $30 million in cap space to spend. But hours before the negotiation period opened at 6 p.m. Friday, they took themselves out of the running. They’re acquiring Joe Harris and two future second-round picks — from Dallas in 2027 and Milwaukee in 2029 —

The Detroit Pistons’ summer league roster will be headlined by a lot of new faces — and a few returning ones. The team on Friday announced its 18-player roster for the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League from July 7-17. In addition to last week’s fifth overall pick Ausar Thompson and 25th pick Marcus Sasser, the

NBA free agency 2023 is nearly underway and Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver is busy once again. The Pistons on Friday made a trade, acquiring Nets swingman Joe Harris and two future second-round picks, the Free Press confirmed through a source. The picks are via Dallas in 2027 and Milwaukee in 2029. The person

The Detroit Pistons are one of just a handful of teams projected to have significant cap space when the 2023 NBA free agency negotiating period opens Friday at 6 p.m. The Pistons, according to experts, will be one of seven teams with at least $20 million in space, though the Los Angeles Lakers could theoretically

The Detroit Pistons are one of just a handful of teams projected to have significant cap space when the 2023 NBA free agency negotiating period opens Friday at 6 p.m. The Pistons, according to experts, will be one of seven teams with at least $20 million in space, though the Los Angeles Lakers could theoretically

The Detroit Pistons are in roster assessment mode with the NBA draft in the rearview. They’re stocked with young talent at all the three core positions of the modern NBA — point guard, wing and big. The next step is adding additional talent that will address the handful of areas the team is currently deficient

Now that the NBA draft is in the rearview, we can finally turn our attention to free agency. The Detroit Pistons will be among the leaders in cap space this summer, with roughly $30 million available. It’s an underwhelming class as a whole, and they could instead look to the trade market to address their