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Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press A person with knowledge of the situation says the NBA’s players are planning to vote on whether they would prefer to start the coming season in December or wait until January, with that decision expected before the league’s board of governors meets to potentially formalize some plans on Friday. The

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson casts her ballot Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson casts her ballot at a drop box outside the Pistons’ practice facility in midtown Detroit. Detroit — In June, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had a grand idea about

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Detroit — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson opened the drop box, inserted her ballot envelope and closed the door. That was it; it was that simple. Benson, along with Pistons vice chairman Arn Tellem and coach Dwane Casey, took part in a small ceremony Tuesday morning to demonstrate

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News There was no Dream Cruise during the pandemic this year, but the Detroit area is getting a Cruise that will last longer.  The Pistons announced Friday that the name for their new G League franchise will be the Motor City Cruise. The Cruise will begin play in 2021-22 at

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News For the first time in a long time, the Pistons can be major players in free agency. With a projected $30 million in cap space, they can pursue a top-tier target in hopes of improving their roster for next season. Not that they should, but they could. The problem

Brett Martel  |  Associated Press New Orleans — New Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy sees a New Orleans roster brimming with young players who have obvious talent, but still have plenty to learn about the way basketball is played in the NBA. The former Detroit Pistons coach has a track record of bridging that gap

Don Thompson  |  Associated Press The success of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers are bringing fans together in the LA area and that may be helping drive an uptick in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County’s top health official said Monday, The Lakers won the NBA championship two weeks ago and the Dodgers are one

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Whenever NBA free agency finally begins, the league’s 30 teams will turn their attention to reshaping their rosters — some with hopes of shifting the balance of talent to match the powerhouses that the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers have amassed. Some of the top names are predictable, given

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Stan Van Gundy is going from the broadcast booth back to the sidelines. The former Detroit Pistons team president and coach, who had been a TV analyst for TNT, has agreed to coach the New Orleans Pelicans, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Van Gundy, 61, was with the Pistons

Michael Marot  |  AP Sports Writer Indianapolis – Indiana wanted its next coach to take the franchise in a new direction. The Pacers were seeking someone who could communicate with today’s players, who was open to a new offensive philosophy and who could win some postseason games. On Tuesday, president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News The NBA Draft is about a month away and now that the season is finally over, things can get in full swing. The eight teams, including the Pistons, who were not in the Orlando Bubble, have been doing their in-market workouts with mostly younger players and the others are

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News The NBA Draft is about a month away and now that the season is finally over, things can get in full swing. The eight teams, including the Pistons, who were not in the Orlando Bubble, have been doing their in-market workouts with mostly younger players and the others are

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News It’s not the big shot, but Chauncey Billups looks to be getting his first shot at coaching. Billups, the Finals MVP of the Pistons team that won the 2004 NBA championship, has been looking to return to a team, either in the front office or as a head coach.

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Now that the season is officially over, teams can start looking ahead to the NBA draft and free agency and getting ready for the next season, which begins — well, we don’t know that yet. With the Finals over, the league can focus more on the details for the

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News On March 11 everything stopped in the NBA. The first positive COVID-19 test for a player halted the regular season and threw everything into limbo. In July, the season resumed with 22 teams amid a cloud of doubt over the Orlando bubble at Walt Disney World Resort. Seven months

Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion that they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world. For the first time since Kobe Bryant’s

Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — The NBA said Saturday that two calls that sent Jimmy Butler to the line in the final minute of Game 5 of the NBA Finals held up in the league’s customary review of close games. The calls the Lakers’ took issue with came with 46.7

Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — Jimmy Butler was slumped over a video board behind the baseline in the final seconds, exhausted, gasping for air. He gave it all. The Miami Heat needed nothing less. The NBA Finals – and Miami’s title chances – are not over, not after Butler and

Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — The NBA is returning to Chinese state television after a one-year absence. CCTV announced Friday that it would air Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat – the first time that the league would appear on the network

Tim Reynolds  |  AP Basketball Writer Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – The Mamba jerseys are coming back for a closeout opportunity. The Los Angeles Lakers will wear the black jerseys with a snakeskin look – all designed by Kobe Bryant and now worn by the team in his honor – for Game 5 of the