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Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Regardless of how the 2020 NBA Finals play out, this season will be a massive

Mark Medina   | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Erik Spoelstra sums up Heat’s Game 3 win: ‘Jimmy F-in Butler’ SportsPulse: To the surprise of many, the Miami Heat will not be swept by the Los Angeles Lakers and that’s in large part because of the massive effort by Jimmy Butler in Game 3 who

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Following the conclusion of their in-market bubble last Friday, the Detroit Pistons are returning to

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. In what has been the longest offseason in Detroit Pistons history, their in-market bubble gave

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Second-round draft picks generally don’t carry high expectations when entering the NBA. But the Detroit

Shawn Windsor   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How the Miami Heat went from ‘dark horses’ to the NBA Finals SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon looks at how Miami returned to relevancy and constructed the most dangerous team in the bubble. The 2004 Detroit Pistons are having something of a renaissance. Everywhere you

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Thon Maker on who’s impressing in bubble workouts Detroit Pistons Thon Maker talks about how he’s used his time off to lift and shoot and how his talented family helped him stay sharp. To improve his game, Detroit Pistons big man Thon

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Five top prospects in 2020 NBA draft who could help Detroit Pistons Five top prospects in the 2020 NBA draft who could help the talent-depleted Detroit Pistons. The retooling Detroit Pistons have numerous roster needs. Their need for a franchise point guard might top

Kirkland Crawford   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Presidential Debates: Analysis by UM’s Aaron Kall University of Michigan director of Debate and editor of the book, “Debating the Donald”, Aaron Kall, talks about what to look for in the upcoming presidential debates. Tuesday’s presidential debate certainly was something, eh? After the first of

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Five top prospects in 2020 NBA draft who could help Detroit Pistons Five top prospects in the 2020 NBA draft who could help the talent-depleted Detroit Pistons. The Miami Heat’s surprise run to the NBA Finals has shed more light on just how valuable

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Five top prospects in 2020 NBA draft who could help Detroit Pistons Five top prospects in the 2020 NBA draft who could help the talent-depleted Detroit Pistons. If Killian Hayes becomes a member of the Detroit Pistons this fall, he’ll immediately feel comfortable with his

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons introduce new GM Troy Weaver: Here’s what he said Detroit Pistons introduced new GM Troy Weaver during a video conference call on Monday, June 22, 2020. LaMelo Ball, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, isn’t from Detroit. But

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Since taking over as general manager in June, Troy Weaver has been hard at work putting together the rest of his front office. On Monday, the Detroit Pistons announced their completed basketball operations staff.  The new staff includes four new hires: Britta Brown (senior director of basketball administration);

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press There are a number of paths NBA teams take to build contending rosters. If rebuilding were a spectrum, it would range from bottoming out and tanking for high drafts picks with the hope of landing young franchise players to   rebuilding on the fly by bringing in at least one established star,

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Despite the haphazard nature of this NBA offseason, Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey has been impressed with the amount of work his young players have managed to put in.  Phase 2 of group workouts started this week, and Casey hasn’t noticed any conditioning issues. Even though it’s the

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Luke Kennard was eager to get back on the court for five-on-five action this week. After having his 2019-20 season cut short by injury, the Detroit Pistons’ group workouts have given him his first opportunity to test his body in months. So far, so good. Kennard said he

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Luke Kennard was eager to get back on the court for five-on-five action this week. After having his 2019-20 season cut short by injury, the Detroit Pistons’ group workouts have given him his first opportunity to test his body in months. So far, so good. Kennard said he

Nisa Khan   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How absentee ballots get counted Lansing City Clerk took a short break Tuesday from supervising about 50 poll workers counting absentee ballots to explain how the process works The Detroit Pistons are helping the city’s voters get their heads in the game. In partnership with

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons forward/center Justin Patton had successful surgery to repair a fractured right pinky finger, the organization announced Wednesday evening.  It isn’t clear when Patton, who the Pistons signed in June, suffered the injury. Patton was among the 15 players participating in the Pistons’ group workouts, phase two of

Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 11:24 AM EDT Sep 23, 2020 Since pledging to turn their practice facility into a voting site for the November election, the Detroit Pistons have been committed to educating voters and aiding the local electoral process. That will continue Thursday, when the Pistons unveil the official ballot drop