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Shawn Windsor | Detroit Free Press The NBA’s All-Star Game fan-voting deadline is less than two weeks away, and the Detroit Pistons’ Jerami Grant ranks among the top Eastern Conference forwards. In fact, Grant is 10th, a first for his career. Though this isn’t a column about Grant’s place on the league’s preliminary all-star list. It’s

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press After pulling off an upset win against the Brooklyn Nets at home on Tuesday, the Detroit Pistons weren’t able to carry that momentum against the Indiana Pacers Thursday. The Pacers defeated the Pistons, 111-95, behind a strong night from Domantas Sabonis (26 points, eight rebounds and eight assists). Detroit

Marlowe Alter   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons get Dennis Smith Jr., 2nd-round pick in Derrick Rose trade: Here’s what it means Breaking down the Pistons’ Derrick Rose trade to the Knicks, which brings back Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round pick. Filmed Feb. 8, 2021. Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free

Marlowe Alter| Detroit Free Press Jerami Grant continued his ascendency over the past week, and though fans are noticing, he still faces an uphill climb to be named an All-Star this season. The Detroit Pistons‘ forward remained 10th among Eastern Conference frontcourt players in 2021 NBA All-Star Game voting with 282,605 fan votes, the league announced Thursday in its

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press If Dennis Smith Jr.’s goal was to win favor with Detroit Pistons fans in his first few days with the team, his strategy was sound. He said he was “smiling all day” when he heard the news the New York Knicks traded him to Detroit over the weekend, and

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons center Jahlil Okafor will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery to clean the lateral meniscus in his left knee, the team announced on Wednesday. Okafor, who signed with Detroit in the offseason for two years and $4 million, missed the previous four games with either bilateral knee

Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press You can thank Budweiser and Mitchell & Ness for bringing back the Detroit Pistons‘ horsepower logo. On Wednesday, the beer company released beverage cans featuring vintage designs by the sports apparel brand known for its throwback NBA Hardwood jerseys and hats. The Pistons are one of 24 teams across the league

Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press Some people drink beer when their favorite team wins, others pour it on themselves. Nicolas Henkel, a Detroit Pistons fan who just loves NBA victories in February, apparently did both Tuesday night after the Pistons upset the visiting Brooklyn Nets. “This is the greatest worst team of all time, this

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: ‘I like our foundation, I like the pieces’ Dwane Casey after Pistons’ 122-111 win over Nets says he ‘likes our foundation, I like the pieces’ and discusses Jerami Grant, Feb. 9, 2021 at LCA. Detroit Pistons Saturday’s close double-overtime road

Shawn Windsor   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: ‘I like our foundation, I like the pieces’ Dwane Casey after Pistons’ 122-111 win over Nets says he ‘likes our foundation, I like the pieces’ and discusses Jerami Grant, Feb. 9, 2021 at LCA. Detroit Pistons It’s tough to watch a

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press After putting together one of their best performances of the season in a double-overtime road loss against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, the Detroit Pistons entered their first home game in nearly two weeks with an opportunity to build on their momentum. The Brooklyn Nets have one of

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Marlowe Alter   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons get Dennis Smith Jr., 2nd-round pick in Derrick Rose trade: Here’s what it means Breaking down the Pistons’ Derrick Rose trade to the Knicks, which brings back Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round pick. Filmed Feb. 8, 2021. Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free

Bill Dow |  Special to Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with former longtime Detroit sports broadcaster Ray Lane who celebrated his 91st birthday on Tuesday. How we remember him As one of the most versatile and respected Detroit sports broadcasters ever, Lane at various

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey breaks down what Dennis Smith Jr. brings to Pistons, point guard rotation Pistons coach Dwane Casey explains how Dennis Smith Jr. fits into the lineup at point guard, Saben Lee’s growth and future, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Detroit Pistons Dwane Casey says

Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Derrick Rose era with the Detroit Pistons is over. The Pistons have agreed to trade the 32-year-old point guard to the New York Knicks, The Athletic reported Sunday. In return, the Pistons are getting point guard Dennis Smith Jr., the ninth pick of the 2017 draft, and the Knicks are

Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press On New Year’s Eve, Tom Wilson, one of the nation’s most respected and innovative sports marketing and entertainment executives, retired as President Emeritus of Olympia Entertainment, the company that runs the Red Wings, Tigers, and three, 313 Presents entertainment venues. Prior to his 10 years with the

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey: Pistons’ record shouldn’t prevent Jerami Grant from NBA All-Star Game Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on the point guard situation, why Jerami Grant deserves NBA All-Star Game nod, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Detroit Pistons Derrick Rose was a natural trade candidate for

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press The Derrick Rose era with the Detroit Pistons is over. The Pistons have agreed to trade the 32-year-old point guard to the New York Knicks, The Athletic reported Sunday. In return, the Pistons are getting point guard Dennis Smith Jr., the ninth pick of the 2017 draft, and the Knicks’

Tyler J. Davis   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey: Pistons’ record shouldn’t prevent Jerami Grant from NBA All-Star Game Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on the point guard situation, why Jerami Grant deserves NBA All-Star Game nod, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons just got a little more