The Pistons will field an abundance of high-level talent on their 2021 Summer League team this August, details Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. Detroit expects to have its draft selections from the 2019-2021 seasons on the Summer League roster. That will include current 2020/21 rookies Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saddiq Bey, Saben Lee, and Deividas Sirvydis, plus second-year
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Jerami Grant put together the best season of his career with the Detroit Pistons this season. NBA awards voters took note. Grant is one of the three finalists for the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award, the league announced on Thursday. He’s competing with New York Knicks forward Julius Randle, and Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter
During a TNT broadcast ahead of tonight’s Wizards-Pacers play-in matchup, the finalists for six big end-of-season 2020/21 awards were announced. Here is the full list, as voted on by reporters. NBA Most Valuable Player: NBA Defensive Player of the Year: NBA Rookie of the Year: NBA Most Improved Player: NBA Sixth Man of the Year:
When asked about his biggest takeaway from his first NBA season, Killian Hayes’ response was succinct. The Pistons’ rookie point guard appeared in 19 of their final 24 games after missing three months of action with a torn hip labrum. He showed flashes of the player he can potentially become, and his focus is on
In many ways, the NBA Draft is similar to a college-entrance exam. The more preparation that is done, the more poised a team is to be successful in picking the right players. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has shown himself to have the right tools to succeed in the draft year after year. Weaver shined in
Another season of Detroit Pistons basketball, another year without a playoff win. That’s 13 consecutive seasons, but who’s counting? And yet, it was a good year for the Pistons, despite the second-worst record in the league in 2020-21. They finally got off the treadmill of mediocrity, and chose the rebuild restoring path. The franchise is surfacing again,
Hamidou Diallo was new to the Detroit Pistons when the organization acquired him from Oklahoma City in March. He wasn’t new to general manager Troy Weaver, though. The Thunder had traded for Hamidou Diallo on draft night in 2018, while Weaver was still an assistant general manager there. Weaver had scouted him since he was
Detroit — Piston Group LLC has filed a lawsuit seeking the restoration of its status as a minority business with the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the group. The lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court claims that the actions taken against the Black-owned auto supplier by the council
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Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver could have taken a victory lap on Monday after pulling off the unthinkable. In his first season in charge the Pistons, Weaver overhauled the roster, set a new culture, developed a core of young players, created an entertaining product, broke the endless chain of mediocrity and — this is
May 17th 2021 at 8:32pm CST by Dana Gauruder The Pistons finished with the second worst record in the league, meaning they’ll slide no lower than sixth in the draft lottery. While the top five prospects in this year’s draft have been highly touted, GM Troy Weaver doesn’t want fans to automatically assume they’ll get
In his first season as Pistons general manager, Troy Weaver has made an impression. The Pistons only won 20 games, but the energy that Weaver brought in turning over the roster and setting a new course is a harbinger for things to come with how he’ll manage the roster and the coaching staff. It’s only
When Troy Weaver joined the Oklahoma City Thunder as assistant general manager in 2008, he endured a season of losing before the team emerged as an annual playoff contender. In 2008-09, the Thunder won just 23 games. The following season, they won 50 games and took the eventual NBA champion-Los Angeles Lakers to six games
If you’re looking for a silver lining in Killian Hayes’ injury-derailed rookie season, here’s a good place to start: Just listen to what he had to say after the Pistons’ final game Sunday night. “Man, it feels like for me, personally, I thought it was a short season,” he said. “It doesn’t feel like it’s
The Pistons lost 52 games this year. Fifty-two. In a normal season, that would mean they won 30 games. But in a season truncated to 72 games by the pandemic, it was only 20 wins, the second-fewest total in franchise history. The offseason begins with some optimism about what a good summer of work and
In his first season as Pistons general manager, Troy Weaver made an impression. The Pistons only won 20 games, but the energy that Weaver had in turning over the roster and setting a new course is a harbinger for things to come with how he’ll manage the roster and the coaching staff. It’s only been
Brian Mahoney | Associated Press New York — From Michael Jordan soaring through the air to Willis Reed simply walking onto the court, Marv Albert supplied the sound that went with the sights. Albert has called numerous sports during a Hall of Fame career that spans nearly 60 years, though he is mostly linked to basketball. “There is
Ben Wallace wasn’t just the best defender of his era. He wasn’t just a four-time, NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He wasn’t just a great rebounder who blocked shots and walled up bigger post players on the block. He was the best off-ball defensive big man of the last 30 years. Only Draymond Green might eventually take that
Last offseason was the longest in Detroit Pistons history, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. It could also be remembered as one of the franchises’ most consequential. New general manager Troy Weaver remade the roster with a flurry of trades. Five rookies joined the team. More than $90 million was spent in free agency. This offseason
Ben Wallace wasn’t just the best defender of his era. He wasn’t just a four-time, NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He wasn’t just a great rebounder who blocked shots and walled up bigger post players on the block. He was the best off-ball defensive big man of the last 30 years. Only Draymond Green might eventually take that