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Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons have already had one point guard suffer a non-contact lower body injury this season. They’re still awaiting Killian Hayes’ return, after the rookie tore his labrum in his right hip Jan. 4. He won’t be reevaluated until late March. So when Delon Wright winced and motioned

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Basketball is a game of runs, as the saying goes. And for the second straight game, the Detroit Pistons were on the wrong side of one. The Pistons (8-21) lost Friday to the Memphis Grizzlies on the road, 109-95. After losing a 25-point lead to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, Detroit trailed by 21

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons’ collapse Wednesday vs. the Chicago Bulls happened in the middle of what’s been an unpredictable and unusual week. Monday brought two big news items — their home game Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs would be delayed due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, and Blake Griffin would be inactive

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Jerami Grant and Zach LaVine matched each other basket for basket down the stretch in the fourth quarter Wednesday, but it was two Chicago Bulls’ role players who sunk crucial corner 3-pointers to fend off the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons built a 25-point lead by the 2:36 mark of the

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons have already gotten glimpses of what their post-Blake Griffin roster will look like. The six-time All-Star had already missed seven games this year due to rest, prior to Monday’s news he and the Pistons have agreed to make him inactive until he’s either traded or

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Due to severe weather in Texas, the Detroit Pistons‘ road game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday has been postponed. Instead, the Pistons will play a different team Wednesday. The NBA is adding a Pistons-Bulls game to the schedule, with the Pistons traveling to Chicago for an 8 p.m.

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Due to severe weather in Texas, the Detroit Pistons‘ road game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday has been postponed. Instead, the Pistons will play a different team Wednesday. The NBA is adding a Pistons-Bulls game to the schedule, with the Pistons traveling to Chicago for an 8 p.m.

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons were scheduled to host the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday evening, but a positive test within the Spurs’ organization led to the game being postponed to a later date. Now, the Pistons have had another game postponed. Their road game against the Dallas Mavericks, initially scheduled for

Shawn Windsor | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons and Blake Griffin are moving on from each other. Which is another reminder that Troy Weaver isn’t messing around. But before we get to what this means for the team’s general manager and for the future of the aging star, let’s take a moment to acknowledge what Griffin

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press If last week’s Derrick Rose trade signaled that Troy Weaver wasn’t done shaping this Pistons roster, Monday’s news makes it clear that the Detroit Pistons are ready to fully embrace their rebuild. The Pistonsare preparing to bring the Blake Griffin era to an end, and reached an agreement

Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Saddiq Bey introduced himself to causal fans last week with an NBA rookie-record 7-for-7 shooting from 3-point range Friday. The performance helped the rookie forward earn Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 8-14. The Pistons went 3-1 last week, and Bey’s exploits were a large part of the

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons‘ home game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Spurs’ organization, the NBA announced Monday. Contact tracing has left the Spurs without the required minimum eight players for the game to be played. It’s the 25th

Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press As Detroit’s pro teams begin rebuilds in earnest, the veteran stars are looking elsewhere. First, Matthew Stafford. Now, Blake Griffin. The former six-time All-Star’s time with the Detroit Pistons is coming to an end, after the team and player agreed he will be out of the lineup until a resolution on

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press After Sunday’s 123-112 defeat of the New Orleans Pelicans, the Detroit Pistons finally have a winning streak. They’ve won two straight games for the first time this season, and their momentum from Friday’s road victory against the Boston Celtics carried over. Only Thursday’s blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons entered Sunday’s game with the New Orleans Pelicans with some momentum, following a week with an upset road win against the Boston Celtics (Friday), a home win against the Brooklyn Nets (Tuesday) and a two-OT loss to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers (Feb. 6). They

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Trade season officially kicked off (again) for the Detroit Pistons last weekend, when they traded Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks. Less than a year into general manager Troy Weaver’s tenure, it’s become overwhelmingly clear that he isn’t afraid to make a deal when the opportunity presents itself.

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Saddiq Bey had an all-time performance as a Detroit Pistons rookie on Friday. He scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the way to a 108-102 upset victory over the Boston Celtics, an Eastern Conference finalist contender. Bey hit 10 of his 12 shot attempts, and all seven

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press On the second night of a back-to-back against an Eastern Conference contender, the Pistons needed a lift on Friday. Rookie wing Saddiq Bey rose to the occasion — and then some. He scored a career-high 30 points, grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds and set the franchise’s record for

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart thoughts when he learned he’d get his first start Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart speaks to the media after the 111-95 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Detroit. Detroit Pistons, Detroit Free Press Isaiah Stewart’s

Shawn Windsor   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Mason Plumlee: Jerami Grant ‘is an elite scorer’ Pistons’ Mason Plumlee collected 14 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and three blocks in the 122-111 win over the Nets, Feb. 9, 2021. Detroit Pistons The NBA’s All-Star Game fan-voting deadline is less