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The Detroit Pistons have picked up team options for Alec Burks and Isaiah Livers for the 2023-24 season, league sources confirmed to the Free Press on Thursday. They were expected moves, as both players fulfilled necessary wing duties for the team last season. Burks’ team option is worth $10.5 million, while Livers will be on

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 Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: Bryce and Omari continue their review of how the Detroit Pistons fared on draft night last week. Where do Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser fit in the

Dennis Rodman’s latest hot take is another jab toward Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird. During a recent episode of VladTV, DJ Vlad asked Rodman about his thoughts on Gilbert Arenas’ comments that Bird would beat NBA’s all-time scoring champion LeBron James in a one-on-one matchup. The Worm vehemently disagreed with the three-time All-Star’s claims and

The Detroit Pistons exited Thursday’s draft with two of their top prospects in Overtime Elite’s Ausar Thompson and four-year Houston standout Marcus Sasser. We will soon learn how they fit into the grand scheme of their ongoing rebuild. The next few weeks will be telling as the Pistons navigate utilizing $30 million in salary cap

There seems to be some misunderstanding about what Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver means when he says he wants to build a team that looks familiar to the fanbase. Or when he said, Thursday, that defense is the hill he’ll die on. He didn’t literally say the last part, of course. It’s safe to

Amen and Ausar Thompson made history Thursday as the twins were both selected in the top 5 of the NBA draft. Amen, who was born first by a minute, continued his streak of accomplishments ahead of his brother and was selected first at No. 4 to the Houston Rockets. Ausar followed a pick later at

The Detroit Pistons knew what they wanted to accomplish and who they needed to do it with going into the 2023 NBA draft. General manager Troy Weaver and the front office had their eye on Houston guard Marcus Sasser, so much so that they traded up to get him. The Pistons traded their 31st overall

There are several ways to interpret the Detroit Pistons’ intent behind their 2023 draft class. Perhaps the team wanted to take playmaking pressure off of its two lead ball-handlers, Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey. Ausar Thompson, the No. 5 overall pick, was one of the best passing wings in the draft, while Marcus Sasser, the

Now that Troy Weaver has taken his big swing in the NBA draft, we’re going to find out if it’s a whiff or a home run, if it’s genius or misguided hubris. Of course, it will likely end up as something in between. But we should find out pretty fast. Maybe not as fast as

[embedded content] The Detroit Pistons held their introductory news conference Friday afternoon for draft picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser. You can watch the replay in the video player above. General manager Troy Weaver and head coach Monty Williams were also at the podium at the team’s practice facility in Detroit to speak and answer

Detroit Pistons fans eager for the first glimpse of their 2023 NBA draft class — fifth overall pick Ausar Thompson and 25th pick Marcus Sasser — will be able to do so soon. The NBA announced its full Las Vegas Summer League schedule Friday. The Pistons will tip off their slate against the Orlando Magic

The Detroit Pistons signed Princeton forward Tosan Evbuomwan to an Exhibit-10 contract after Thursday’s NBA draft, a team source confirmed to the Free Press. Evbuomwan (pronounced Uh-WOAH-MA) is an improbable story, a 6-foot-8, 219-pound forward from Newcastle, England who did not play organized basketball until he was 14. He averaged 15.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9

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 Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: Bryce and Omari recap and react to the 2023 NBA draft, in which the Detroit Pistons selected Ausar Thompson with the No. 5 pick and acquired Marcus

Troy Weaver couldn’t talk about the trade he made Thursday night, swapping the Detroit Pistons‘ No. 31 pick for Boston’s No. 25, and taking Houston’s combo guard, Marcus Sasser — the Cougars that is, not the Rockets. But he had plenty to say about his first pick of the evening, Ausar Thompson, the versatile wing

When Ausar Thompson looks at the Detroit Pistons’ roster, he sees a team built to thrive in the modern NBA. The Pistons, of course, are led by guards Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey. Thompson, the guard they drafted fifth overall during Thursday’s 2023 NBA draft, believes he fits right in. The 6-foot-7 Thompson handled primary

Eastern Michigan basketball’s Emoni Bates has been drafted No. 49 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2023 NBA draft. Bates on Thursday became the first player from Eastern Michigan to be drafted into the league since Derrick Dials was taken 52nd overall in 1998. Bates, a Ypsilanti native, had a tumultuous journey to the

The Detroit Pistons couldn’t resist at least one trade Thursday night during the 2023 NBA draft. Troy Weaver traded their 31st overall pick to acquire the No. 25 pick, Houston guard Marcus Sasser, from Boston, who had received the pick from Memphis earlier this week. Here’s what the TV analysts on the ESPN broadcast had

Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. After falling to No. 5 in the NBA draft lottery, the Detroit Pistons had a tough task on their hands. The top three players of Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller were viewed by experts as in a class of their own, specifically Wembanyama. After Amen Thompson was

Outside of Victory Wembanyama landing with the San Antonio Spurs at No. 1, you won’t find a lot of parity in the NBA mock draft this year littered across the internet. The Detroit Pistons are, of course, selecting No. 5 after finishing with the worst record in the NBA during the 2022-23 season but falling

It’ll sting a bit when Victor Wembanyama walks across the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn tonight and dons a San Antonio Spurs cap. It might sting a little, too, when Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller do the same with the teams that draft them. Remember, though, that even “generational” talents don’t always hit,