By Anne M. Peterson | Associated Press Portland, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers went into damage-control mode while introducing former Piston Chauncey Billups as their new coach Tuesday, amid questions about how they selected him over more experienced candidates and how sexual assault allegations were lodged against him nearly a quarter-century ago. Billups never faced charges related
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Kevin Durant. Draymond Green. Kevin Love. Jerami Grant. One of these players is not like the others. Grant isn’t a multiple-time All-Star or an NBA champion. What they have in common is that they’re among the forwards on the U.S. Olympic team headed to Tokyo this summer after a year delay because of the pandemic.
There’s a belief that the Pelicans won’t be especially eager to add another rookie to an already young roster, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Insider link), who says the No. 10 pick in next month’s draft, currently held by New Orleans, is considered one of the most available in the lottery. Within his latest
Suffice it to say that Ben Wallace wasn’t waiting by the phone or checking social media to see whether he was selected for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. If it happened, it happened. If not, well, he would have been none the wiser. Wallace, a five-time All-NBA selection, four-time defensive player of the
Chauncey Billups finally has his dream job. Dame Time, meet Mr. Big Shot. Billups, the NBA Finals MVP on the 2004 Detroit Pistons’ championship team, has agreed to become the Portland Trail Blazers’ next head coach, the team announced Sunday. “Chauncey is a proven leader with an elite basketball IQ that has won everywhere he
The last eight months have been very good to Jerami Grant. He stepped into a starring role with the Detroit Pistons after a strong season as a role player for the Denver Nuggets, received significant All-Star consideration in February and finished second overall in the Most Improved Player race. Now, he’s an Olympian. Grant was officially named
Sources who have spoken to John Hollinger of The Athletic are skeptical that the Pistons, Rockets, or Cavaliers will trade out of the top three spots in the draft. As Hollinger notes, there are a lot of teams that figure to have interest in moving up in the draft, including several holding multiple first-round picks,
By Tim Reynolds | Associated Press As expected, USA Basketball will have a Michigan flavor for the Tokyo Olympics. Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant and former Michigan State star and Saginaw native Draymond Green will represent the country, with the Americans formally revealing their roster Monday. Grant and Green’s inclusion were reported last week. The roster will be
Four qualifying tournaments to determine the final four teams in the men’s basketball pool at the Tokyo Olympics are set to tip off on Tuesday. In advance of the Olympic qualifiers, the 24 teams involved have officially set their 12-man rosters, according to a press release from FIBA. More than two dozen current NBA players
Chauncey Billups has agreed to a deal to coach the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday night. The five-year deal will make Billups the successor to Terry Stotts. Billups, 44, was a five-time NBA All-Star and 2004 NBA Finals MVP with the Detroit Pistons. He comes to the Blazers after a one-season assistant
Chauncey Billups finally has his dream job. Dame Time, meet Mr. Big Shot. Billups, the NBA Finals MVP on the 2004 Detroit Pistons’ championship team, has agreed to become the Portland Trail Blazers’ next head coach, according to multiple reports Sunday. In Portland, he’ll coach one of basketball’s most clutch scorers and shotmakers in point guard Damian
Near the start of the pandemic last year, former Pistons guard Chauncey Billups was participating in the NBA’s HORSE competition. By the end of the year, he was added to Tyronn Lue’s coaching staff with the Los Angeles Clippers. Billups now finds himself on the brink of being named the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers,
Members of the Cavaliers‘ front office attended the pro day for Jonathan Kuminga on Saturday, and the G League standout will receive consideration with the No. 3 pick, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. The team plans to bring Kuminga to Cleveland for a private workout sometime in July, Fedor adds. As a 6’8″ forward who
The Detroit Pistons won the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft last week, giving the team a plethora of options. Does general manager Troy Weaver select top prospect Cade Cunningham or trade out of the slot? He has left open all options ahead of the July 29 draft. SANKOFA: Cade Cunningham is the perfect
Cade Cunningham’s virtuoso performance against Baylor during the Big 12 tournament tells you everything you need to know about him as a prospect. The Oklahoma State star made spot-up, step-back and pull-up 3-pointers. He set up his teammates both in transition and in half court. He kept the ball on a string and scored 20 points
June 26th 2021 at 11:59am CST by Dana Gauruder The respect that players have for longtime Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was instrumental in getting star players to commit to Team USA for the Summer Olympics, Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports. Popovich reached out to players but wasn’t overbearing and that helped gain their trust, compared to prior
Detroit’s “Big Four” professional sports teams — the Lions, Pistons, Red Wings and Tigers – have combined to win 22 championships over the past 120 years. And though it’s hard to believe, considering the city’s recent playoff drought — the last postseason victory by any of the four, a 2-0 win by the Wings over the
Mr. Big Shot, indeed. Former Detroit Pistons point guard and current Los Angeles Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups is in talks to become the next coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday night. If hired, Billups will fill the position left behind by Terry Stotts, who mutually agreed to part ways with the
The Cavaliers will not just limit their interview and workout list for the No. 3 pick to USC’s Evan Mobley, the G League Ignite’s Jalen Green and Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Those players are widely considered the next three prospects beyond Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, who is only expected
Cade Cunningham will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. Let’s just put that out there before anyone starts to believe anything that’s fluttering about on social media or TV or sports-talk radio shows. There’s very little chance that the Pistons, who got the No. 1 pick by winning the lottery on Tuesday,