Through an unusual season, the Pistons managed just 20 wins, but there always has been a silver lining, even through the misery of long losing streaks. When it was all said and done, they ended up with the second-worst record in the league, which guaranteed them a share of the best odds of landing the
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Two months ago, Michigan’s Isaiah Livers and Michigan State’s Aaron Henry announced they were going pro and entering the NBA Draft. Next week, the former Wolverine and former Spartan will take the next step of the pre-draft process together at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. The NBA announced the field of expected participants for the draft
When the Pistons hired former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein to Dwane Casey’s coaching staff earlier this month, it signaled that more changes were underway as the franchise continues to flesh out its player development program. Former Celtics assistant Jerome Allen, former Pacers assistant Bill Bayno and former Kings assistant Rex Kalamian are all joining Casey’s
Dwane Casey’s coaching staff will have a few fresh faces next season. The Pistons are adding Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno and Rex Kalamian to the coaching staff, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Allen, 48, was with the Boston Celtics and recently interviewed for their head-coaching job after team president Danny Ainge resigned
The Pistons are finalizing deals to add three new assistant coaches to Dwane Casey‘s staff, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). According to Wojnarowski, Detroit is expected to hire Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno, and Rex Kalamian. Allen, who recently interviewed for the Celtics’ head coaching job and has been linked to the Trail Blazers’ vacancy
The Pistons are set to renounce their rights to guard Jaylen Hands, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link), who reports that the team and player have agreed to part ways. Hands, 22, was selected with the No. 56 pick in 2019 out of UCLA by the Clippers, who traded him to the
Legal or illegal, Detroit Pistons rookie Saddiq Bey has always loved cars and racing. “I love cars, and I grew up loving cars. Even back home, (we had) burnout sessions,” Bey said Sunday at Belle Isle. “People would have their fast cars and race late at night, and stuff like that. It has always been something
The first round of 2021 NBA draft could be straightforward for the Detroit Pistons. It could also be complicated. A top-four pick would simplify the decision-making process for the front office. There are four players clearly better than the rest of the field: Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs and Jalen Green. The Pistons, like
June 11th 2021 at 9:51pm CST by Dana Gauruder Mike Budenholzer’s job status with the Bucks could hinge on whether they advance past the Nets in the playoffs, Adrian Wojnarowski said on an ESPN broadcast (hat tip to the New York Times’ Adam Zagoria). Milwaukee’s early exit last season, plus the addition of Jrue Holiday,
The Pistons made some major restructuring of the roster last offseason. They’ll be doing a bit more work this summer with their front office. The team and assistant general manager David Mincberg are parting ways, a league source told The Detroit News. Mincberg was the first addition to general manager Troy Weaver’s front office last
Assistant general manager David Mincberg and the Detroit Pistons have parted ways, a league source told the Free Press on Thursday. Mincberg was hired by the Pistons last July, following three years with the Milwaukee Bucks as their vice president of basketball strategy. He was general manager Troy Weaver’s first addition to the front office, and
Assistant Pistons GM David Mincberg is leaving Detroit after one season under GM Troy Weaver, tweets James Edwards III of The Athletic. Edwards indicates that the split was mutual. The rebuilding Pistons collected an array of intriguing young players during 2020/21, Mincberg’s lone year with the club. Detroit selected promising rookies Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart, Killian Hayes,
By Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Miami — The NBA told its teams Thursday that it intends to return to a normal schedule next season, with training camps opening in late September and the regular season set to begin on Oct. 19. A memo that was sent to teams, a copy of which was obtained by
Executives that Chris Mannix of SI.com (Twitter link) has spoken to estimate that Suns guard Chris Paul could get a deal in the three-year, $60MM-ish range if he were to decline his $44MM player option this summer. A previous report, which stated that Paul would likely turn down that option, suggested that he’d likely be
Former Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard scored 18 points Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz. The current Los Angeles Clipper hit four 3-pointers. He was on the floor down the stretch of a tight playoff game. He made a difference. He is not a difference-maker. You could say the same of two other former
June 9th 2021 at 5:18pm CST by Arthur Hill The Pistons‘ luck in the draft lottery could determine whether Cory Joseph returns next season, according to Rod Beard of The Detroit News. If Detroit takes Cade Cunningham or Jalen Suggs, the front office may decide it has too many point guards on the roster to
Detroit Pistons rookie Saddiq Bey will join Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell as a grand marshal for the 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Campell and Bey will split grand marshal duties with Campbell on Saturday, and Bey on Sunday. Bey, who the Pistons picked 19th overall from Villanova, finished his rookie season averaging 12.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per
Saddiq Bey, who emerged as one of the Detroit Pistons’ young stars last season, will serve as grand marshal for Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle. Bey will participate in pre- and post-race ceremonies for the second race in the IndyCar Series weekend doubleheader, including the official command of “Drivers, To Your Cars” before the
When Blake Griffin made his first post-buyout return to Little Caesars Arena on March 26, he was a different player than the one who departed the Detroit Pistons more than a month prior. He scored 17 points on just eight shots, marking one of his most efficient scoring outbursts of the season up to that
June 7th 2021 at 9:57pm CST by Dana Gauruder Cory Joseph has a partially guaranteed contract for next season and the Pistons could retain him, depending upon how the draft shakes out, Rod Beard of The Detroit News opines in a mailbag post. Only $2.4MM of Joseph’s $12.6MM is guaranteed and the Pistons will have