Greg Beacham | Associated Press Los Angeles — DeAndre Jordan is back in Los Angeles, and this time he’ll be chasing a championship from the Staples Center locker room that has a few more trophies in it. The longtime Clippers center signed with the Lakers on Thursday, filling their penultimate roster spot as the 10th 30-something
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Detroit — In many years, the finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame are pretty easy to sift through. In the 2020 class, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett were the headliners, and it even a panel of fifth-graders would have been smart enough to make them first-ballot selections. It takes a more
Jamal Collier | Chicago Tribune Chicago — The Chicago Bulls addressed a need in the frontcourt Monday when they reportedly agreed to deals with free-agent forwards Stanley Johnson and Alize Johnson. The 6-foot-6 Stanley Johnson, the No. 8 pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, is a versatile defender capable of guarding multiple
Is this the season the Detroit Pistons end the NBA’s longest playoff losing streak at 14 games? It might seem far-fetched, considering they went 20-52 last season, worst in the Eastern Conference and second-worst in the NBA. With the addition of No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham, the Pistons enter Year 2 of the rebuild on
Troy Weaver has done it again, dealing the final remaining piece from the roster he took over less than 15 months ago. The Detroit Pistons‘ second-year general manager on Friday traded Sekou Doumbouya to the NBA title favorite Brooklyn Nets in exchange for veteran center DeAndre Jordan, four second-round picks and $5.78 million, according to a
Ahead of the start of training camp this month, the Pistons had a simmering roster issue, with one guaranteed contract more than the league maximum of 15. General manager Troy Weaver resolved the issue Friday agreeing to a trade with the Brooklyn Nets. The Pistons will get veteran center DeAndre Jordan, along with four future
The Los Angeles Lakers already have their eye on DeAndre Jordan, who is likely heading for a buyout after being traded from the Nets to the Pistons. DeAndre Jordan could be on his way back to Los Angeles very soon, this time as a Laker. The Nets just traded the forward and four second-round NBA
By Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Fully vaccinated NBA players and coaches are not expected to be subject to regular coronavirus testing this season, the league told its teams Thursday. Exceptions to that policy will include situations such as a player or coach showing symptoms generally associated with the coronavirus or being exposed to an unvaccinated
A familiar face is returning to the Pistons’ front office. The Pistons announced on Wednesday they’ve hired George David as assistant general manager, bringing back the Farmington native who previously spent 19 seasons with the organization in various roles. “I’m excited to return to the Detroit Pistons and help Tom Gores, Arn Tellem and Troy
Entering Year 2 of their “restoring,” how good will the Detroit Pistons be in 2021-22? They finished last season 20-52, the worst record in the Eastern Conference. They won the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft lottery, and drafted a player with superstar potential in Cade Cunningham. Now the hard part begins, as expectations will
Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A’ja Wilson bounced back from one of the worst games of her career with 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 78-71 on Thursday night for coach Bill Laimbeer’s 300th career victory. Laimbeer, who won two championships and played
Jerami Grant has been a Detroit Piston for 10 months, but he hasn’t had much time to explore the city itself. He signed as a free agent in November, at a time when COVID-19 protocols from both the NBA and the state prevented him from venturing out. Couple that with his summer stint playing for Team
Associated Press | The Detroit News College Park, Ga. — A’ja Wilson bounced back from one of the worst games of her career with 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 78-71 on Thursday night for coach Bill Laimbeer’s 300th career regular-season victory. Laimbeer, a four-time
Associated Press Memphis, Tenn. — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added 16-year NBA veteran Rasheed Wallace as an assistant coach on a staff that also features former NBA coach Larry Brown. The Tigers announced the hiring Thursday with the move finally official. “I’m excited about adding Rasheed to the program,” Hardaway said in a statement. “He
The band’s back together — well mostly. As general manager Troy Weaver said last season, he didn’t foresee very much turnover with the roster. That’s been the case for the players, with the additions of Cade Cunningham, Kelly Olynyk and Trey Lyles. The coaching staff has seen significant turnover, with assistants Sean Sweeney moving to
Now that the NBA Summer League is over and free agency has cooled down, the Pistons are in a slower period before training camp gears up in the last week of September. The roster is mostly set and there are only a couple of issues to resolve, the biggest of which is they have 16
DJ Bakker is well-acquainted with Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey. He joined Casey’s coaching staff with the Toronto Raptors in 2016, and then followed Casey to Detroit two seasons later. Bakker has been an integral part of Detroit’s player development program and worked closely with Saddiq Bey last season to help him earn first-team
DJ Bakker is well-acquainted with Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey. He joined Casey’s coaching staff with the Toronto Raptors in 2016, and then followed Casey to Detroit two seasons later. Bakker has been an integral part of Detroit’s player development program, and worked closely with Saddiq Bey last season to help him earn first-team
Detroit — It’s been more than two years since Wayne State University and the Pistons announced their partnership on a new arena that will house the men’s and women’s college basketball teams and the Pistons’ G League franchise, the Motor City Cruise. Construction on the arena has been ongoing, and as it enters its final
The pieces are starting to fall in place for the Motor City Cruise. The Pistons’ G League affiliate announced Tuesday that its first coach will be DJ Bakker, a familiar face around the franchise. Bakker had been an assistant coach and player-development coach for the past three seasons under Pistons coach Dwane Casey. The Cruise,