The 2021 NBA draft is about a week away now, and the ordering of players set to hear their name called by commissioner Adam Silver is starting to crystallize. Oklahoma State sensation Cade Cunningham has been the favorite to go No. 1 to the Detroit Pistons in the July 29 draft for a while now, but
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Pistons fans are counting the days until the NBA Draft on July 29, and potentially getting Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick. Cunningham got to see some of that enthusiasm on Monday night, when he was at Comerica Park to watch a Tigers game. Social media was abuzz with photos of Cunningham, who was
After the Bulls mortgaged their long-term future to nab 2021 All-Star center Nikola Vučević in a deadline deal with the Magic, they still missed out on a play-in tournament appearance. The club is understandably anticipated to be seeking roster upgrades this summer, especially at the point guard position, writes Matt Moore of the Action Network. Moore suggests
Cade Cunningham, the strong frontrunner to be the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, is in Detroit and has met with the Pistons, tweets James Edwards III of The Athletic. Word of Cunningham’s meeting with the team comes as no surprise — as soon as the Pistons won the draft lottery last month, word
After making some noise in the exhibition schedule by upsetting Team USA, Nigeria will be looking to become the first African men’s basketball team to win an Olympic medal. And they’ll be doing so with a roster that features eight current NBA players, along with one former NBA player. Here’s the 12-man squad that will
Beginning next season, Detroit Pistons fans will have a new way to get close to the action happening on the count. On Monday, the Pistons unveiled their new CURE Insurance Courtside Club — an open-air bar and lounge that will be stationed behind the visitor’s baseline at Little Caesars Arena. The club will feature a full
With just more than a week before the NBA Draft, the Pistons still hold the No. 1 pick. That’s no small feat, given the amount of rumors and innuendo about general manager Troy Weaver willing to pass on presumptive top pick Cade Cunningham and coveting guard Jalen Green or center Evan Mobley. The way the
July 19th 2021 at 10:54am CST by Dana Gauruder Bradley Beal won’t be able to participate in the Olympics due to health and safety protocols, but Team USA has Jerami Grant back on the roster, Joe Vardon of The Athletic tweets. The Pistons forward exited protocols and played 12 minutes in the team’s final tuneup,
What’s being billed as a first-of-its-kind courtside club with a bar that offers select liquors, a house beer and an appetizer-style menu will be a new fixture at Detroit Pistons games. The CURE Insurance Courtside Club will be behind a basketball hoop near the visitors’ bench. Renderings of the club show high-top tables with no chairs. The club will be
Baylor guard Jared Butler has received medical clearance from the NBA’s Fitness to Play panel, writes Shams Charania of The Athletic. Butler, the Most Outstanding Player in this year’s Final Four, had been considered a possible mid first-round pick when the draft process began, but he was sidelined in June due to a heart condition.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame has announced a 2021 Class featuring six individuals with strong Kentucky connections who have made outstanding contributions in athletics. The selections for the Hall’s 44th class, as determined by a panel of 15 sports media professionals in Kentucky, are the late John Asher (media), Dwane Casey
We’re less than two weeks away from the Detroit Pistons making one of the pivotal decisions in franchise history. They own the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft, with a prime opportunity to add a franchise player with the pick. After amore than a decade of rebuilds and false starts, brighter days appear
When the Detroit Tigers selected high school pitcher Jackson Jobe with the No. 3 pick on Sunday, it kicked off an unprecedented run of draft for Motor City teams: Thanks to NHL expansion, COVID-19 delays to the seasons and MLB’s attempt to put its draft in the All-Star Game spotlight, Detroit teams will take part in
The Warriors brought in some first-round prospects for workouts on Friday, Anthony Slater of The Athletic tweets. Chris Duarte, Keon Johnson, Corey Kispert, Trey Murphy lll, Ziaire Williams and Ayo Dosunmu visited the Warriors’ training facility. Johnson is the highest-rated prospect on the list, as the Tennessee guard is currently ranked No. 9 overall by ESPN.
July 16th 2021 at 6:50pm CST by Dana Gauruder Kevin Love‘s decision to withdraw from the Olympics raises more questions for the Cavaliers about his future, Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes. Love is still bothered by the right calf strain that limited him to just 25 games this season, an alarming development for
With the draft less than two weeks away, more clarity is emerging about the top of the lottery, writes Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Pistons are reportedly listening to offers involving the No. 1 selection, but league sources tell O’Connor the most likely scenario is that they will keep the pick and take Cade Cunningham.
July 15th 2021 at 9:48pm CST by Dana Gauruder While fielding a number of questions about the Pistons’ No. 1 pick, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com also addressed the future of 2019 draft pick Sekou Doumbouya. Langlois anticipates Doumbouya, who wasn’t drafted by current GM Troy Weaver, will play in the summer league where he can
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for the Pistons in Las Vegas during Team USA’s preparation for the Tokyo Olympics later this month. Last week, Isaiah Stewart had an apparent ankle injury that ended his week of work with the Select Team early. On Thursday, forward Jerami Grant, who is on Team USA, entered health and
1:30pm: Team USA is working to replace Beal on its roster, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). It’s unclear at this point whether a replacement will be required for Grant as well. 1:14pm: After Team USA guard Bradley Beal entered the coronavirus health and safety protocols in Las Vegas on Wednesday, a second player
Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant, a member of the 2021 Team USA Olympic men’s basketball team, has entered health and safety protocols at their camp in Las Vegas, according to The Athletic. Grant has not tested positive for COVID-19, and it’s unclear how much time he will miss. Team USA has two more exhibition games