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Detroit — The waiting for Cade Cunningham is over, and so is the wait for the Pistons’ first victory of the season. Cunningham didn’t have gaudy numbers in his NBA debut, but the second unit helped end the Pistons’ four-game losing streak to start the season with a tough 110-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on

Detroit — The wait is over for Cade Cunningham. The search is also over for the Pistons’ first win. Cunningham made his NBA debut, and the Pistons’ second unit helped end their four-game losing streak to start the season, with a tough 110-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena. Cunningham had a

Detroit — The mystery is over. Cade Cunningham is making his NBA debut on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena. Coach Dwane Casey confirmed before the game that Cunningham, the Pistons’ No. 1 overall pick, will play against the Orlando Magic. It’s a long-awaited beginning for Cunningham, who missed most of training camp and the

Detroit — The mystery is over. Cade Cunningham is making his NBA debut on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena. Coach Dwane Casey confirmed before the game that Cunningham, the Pistons’ No. 1 overall pick, will play against the Orlando Magic. It’s a long-awaited beginning for Cunningham, who missed most of training camp and the

Detroit — Saturday could be a big day in the local sports landscape, and not just because of the big game in college football. Cade Cunningham, the Pistons’ No. 1 overall pick, appears likely to make his NBA debut before a raucous home crowd at Little Caesars Arena. Cunningham, who suffered a left-ankle injury near

Philadelphia — The Pistons had another tough time on the road, with the Philadelphia 76ers jumping out to a 22-point margin in the fourth quarter, before the Pistons mounted their comeback. The rally fell short in a 110-102 loss, which dropped the Pistons to 0-4, but there were some good takeaways from the Pistons’ offense

Philadelphia — A weird thing happened on the way to the Pistons’ fourth straight loss. The ball started going in the basket. A lot. Saddiq Bey and Killian Hayes got things going, and almost helped the Pistons erase a 22-point deficit in the second half. Almost. The Pistons had a furious rally in the final

Philadelphia — The Pistons are off to a slow start, because of poor shooting, and they’ve been leaning on their defense. That defense faded a bit in the loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. It’ll be hard to gauge what the Pistons are, because the level of competition won’t make many of the games

Atlanta — Luka Garza and Chris Smith place towels in front of each veteran’s locker. Jamorko Pickett carries big equipment bags in from the team bus. Even No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham isn’t exempt from rookie duties. All of them are supposed to carry custom pink backpacks, with a blinged-out unicorn on the back. It’s

A Detroit Pistons clinic from the Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac kicked off the opening of United Wholesale Mortgage Holdings Corp.’s youth community sports center on Wednesday. The Pontiac-based mortgage giant in May said it was investing $10 million to transform the soccer complex on South Boulevard East into a community center open to Pontiac residents for free with basketball

The Motor City Cruise are off and running with plenty of energy. The new NBA G League team’s first training camp practice this week prompted optimism for the team’s media day on Tuesday, in addition to a sense of arrival. “We’re here. We’re doing it,” first-year head coach DJ Bakker said. “To actually see it

Atlanta — Generally, there isn’t much to take from an 18-point loss. The Pistons followed their 15-point loss to the Chicago Bulls with another double-digit defeat on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks. It’s an 0-3 start to the season, they’re without Jerami Grant, their leading scorer, and they’ve shot the ball poorly in all

Atlanta — It’s still not time to start talking about moral victories for the Pistons. They’ve played three games against likely playoff teams, but they don’t have a victory to show for it yet. They were shorthanded, but they still stayed within single digits in the third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks. The offense sputtered

Atlanta — It’s been a slow start for guard Killian Hayes, trying to find his mojo in leading the Pistons’ offense. It’s been something of a sluggish start for the offense too, which was ranked last in the league in scoring, 3-point shooting, and in turnovers. Hayes had just one made field goal in the

Chicago — It’s way too early to make any sweeping generalizations about the Pistons’ season just from a two-game sample size. Stats are skewed, both high and low, and the Pistons played the same opponent, the much improved Chicago Bulls, in both games. In a couple of weeks, everything could be different, especially if Cade

Chicago — Saturday’s Pistons-Bulls rematch had a good start, but a much worse ending than the season opener. After they ran with the Bulls and staying close down to the final minute on Wednesday in a six-point loss, the Pistons’ shooting went cold in the second and third quarters, and the Bulls looked dominant in a

Chicago — The countdown for Cade Cunningham’s debut has been paused since the news of his ankle injury early in training camp. Cunningham didn’t play in the season opener on Wednesday, and coach Dwane Casey revealed Friday that he will not play in any of the three games on the current trip in Chicago, Atlanta and

Detroit — It’s Take 2 against the Bulls. In a scheduling anomaly, the Pistons are opening the regular season with consecutive games against the same opponent. They took the Bulls down to the final minute in Wednesday’s opener at home, and they’ll try to turn things around in their first road game of the season.

For the NBA’s 75th anniversary team, 75 players weren’t enough. The league needed 76 instead. The top 75 players in NBA history — and one more because of a tie in the voting — have been revealed, a group that has combined to win 158 NBA championships, earn 730 NBA All-Star selections and score more

Detroit — In choosing a seat mate for a long flight, Pistons forward Saddiq Bey might not be very many people’s first pick. He’s naturally quiet. He chooses his words carefully and he probably would prefer reading a book than talking at length in a casual conversation. Bey is measured, seemingly not wanting to say