The Detroit Pistons are signing forward Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Monday. Cook, a 23-year-old former Iowa standout, will bolster the Pistons’ roster depth through the March 25 NBA trade deadline. In eight G League games with the Iowa Wolves this season, he averaged 20.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.4
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As we relayed earlier today, Portland and Minnesota are among the teams interested in Aaron Gordon, but the Magic forward is receiving interest from several other clubs as well. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, the Rockets, Mavericks, Nuggets, and Warriors are all eyeing Gordon. Some lead members of the Pelicans‘ front office are
The Pistons are bolstering their frontcourt, at least for the short term. The team is signing big man Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, a league source told The Detroit News on Monday. Cook, 23, is a 6-foot-8, 255-pound post player who will add some size to the roster that has been shorthanded because of
Multiple playoff contenders have interest in Thunder veterans George Hill and Trevor Ariza, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, the Clippers are among the teams eyeing Hill. Neither Hill nor Ariza is active right now for the Thunder. Hill hasn’t played since January 24 due to a right thumb injury, while Ariza
Bulls head coach Billy Donovan is rumored to be making significant changes to the club’s starting lineup, a source informs Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. Veteran Tomáš Satoranský could replace second-year point guard Coby White, and veteran forward Thaddeus Young could be moved in to start ahead of third-year center Wendell Carter Jr. as soon as
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In 2008, then-Pistons general manager Joe Dumars made the notable declaration about his championship-level roster and the outlook for improving the roster, even in the midst of making six straight Eastern Conference finals. “There are no sacred cows here,” Dumars said famously. Troy Weaver, who has been the Pistons general
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Troy Weaver‘s ongoing “restoring” of the Detroit Pistons hasn’t just given the team an overhauled roster. It’s given them a defined identity. At all five positions, they have long, athletic players with plus wingspans and strong defensive instincts. The Pistons are being built to thrive in the modern NBA, which
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press General manager Troy Weaver said Tuesday that while the Detroit Pistons will remain aggressive through the 2021 NBA trade deadline, he didn’t anticipate a repeat of November’s frenzy, which left the Pistons with four returning players. That level of activity would be hard to top between now and the
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Detroit Pistons continue to play well against some of the top teams in the league. They’re just not going to end up winning every time. Even when they don’t win, it’s worth watching. Against the Brooklyn Nets, whom the Pistons already beat this season, they had another gritty effort,
Pistons coach Dwane Casey is thrilled with the trade that brought Hamidou Diallo from the Thunder, writes Keith Langlois of NBA.com. Even though Detroit gave up a shooter by parting with Svi Mykhailiuk, the team believes the move will pay off with an upgrade on defense. “He’s a wing defender – can guard one through three,
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Detroit Pistons continue to play well against some of the top teams in the league. They’re just not going to end up winning every time. Even when they don’t win, it’s worth watching. Against the Brooklyn Nets, whom the Pistons already beat this season, they had another gritty effort,
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Outside of Jerami Grant, the Detroit Pistons struggled offensively on Saturday. Against the best offense in the NBA, their shooting woes doomed them. The Pistons fell to the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center, 100-95. It was Detroit’s third-consecutive loss, and ninth in 11 games. James Harden (24 points, 10
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Rod Beard | The Detroit News Detroit — It seemed like a very normal Saturday night. The Pistons were facing the Utah Jazz at Little Caesars Arena with an announced crowd of 16,590 watching a third-quarter comeback fall short. After the loss, the Pistons were heading out for three games on the road in the
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons have traded Svi Mykhailiuk and a 2027 second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Hamidou Diallo, a league source confirmed on Friday. The move continues Troy Weaver’s aggressive remake of the roster, which started in November and has persisted into the regular season. Mykhailiuk
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Rod Beard | The Detroit News When Pistons general manager Troy Weaver spoke about a rebuild or a restoring to the roster, he was serious. In his first season on the job, he’s had an aggressive timeline in looking at how to reshape the roster. Just one player remains from last season’s roster: Sekou Doumbouya,
The Thunder are trading guard Hamidou Diallo to the Pistons for swingman Svi Mykhailiuk and a 2027 second-round pick, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets. The future pick was acquired by Detroit from Houston in the Christian Wood sign-and-trade. Diallo will be a restricted free agent with his current qualifying offer approximately $2.1MM. However, the Pistons