Marlowe Alter| Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver meets virtually with reporters Tuesday at approximately 2 p.m. for a midseason news conference. Weaver last spoke Jan. 14, three weeks into the season, famously saying he would be aggressive and “my clip will be empty.” The Pistons are second-worst in the NBA at 10-26 after
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Thirty-six games down, 36 to go. The Detroit Pistons’ second half of the season begins with a road game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. The Pistons are 10-26, second-worst in the league, but it has been an eventful season. The franchise is in the early stages of a rebuild, and signs indicate it’s on the right
All seven of the 10-day contracts that were signed during the final week of February have now expired. As our 10-day tracker shows, that list included three Nets deals (Tyler Cook, Iman Shumpert, and Andre Roberson), along with contracts signed by the Pelicans (Sindarius Thornwell), Raptors (Donta Hall), Lakers (Damian Jones), and Kings (Norvel Pelle).
Shawn Windsor | Detroit Free Press It’s early. Too early to determine much, no matter how often you watch Tyrese Haliburton jump passing lanes or throw no-look passes or knock down 3-pointers in crunch time. Yes, it’s easy to imagine what the Sacramento Kings’ rookie point guard might look like in a Pistons’ uniform. And, yes,
Rod Beard | The Detroit News That didn’t take long. In a stretch of a couple of days, Blake Griffin went from the bottom of the Eastern Conference to almost the top. After reaching a buyout agreement with the Pistons on Friday, Griffin cleared waivers on Sunday and has agreed to join the Brooklyn Nets, according
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Blake Griffin is joining the star-studded Brooklyn Nets. Two days after agreeing to a buyout with the Detroit Pistons, Griffin cleared waivers Sunday, and Shams Charania of The Athletic/Stadium reports he is expected to sign with the Nets. “Interested teams have expected Griffin to pursue a championship in Brooklyn alongside Kevin Durant,
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons concluded the first half of their schedule Thursday, losing 114-104 against the New York Knicks. Despite the 10-26 record — the Pistons are trending toward a bottom-three finish in the league — it hasn’t felt like a disappointing season. In fact, the first year of general manager Troy
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Blake Griffin walked off the court for the last time with 7:06 left in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the 2019 first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Maybe it was a few games before that, when he scored 45 points, including nine 3-pointers, against the Oklahoma City
John Niyo | The Detroit News It was a big mistake. Those usually prove costly. And so it is with Blake Griffin and the Pistons, an arranged marriage that’ll end amicably this weekend, with the former All-Star clearing waivers and completing a buyout in Detroit before heading off to join a playoff-bound team as a free agent.
Rod Beard | The Detroit News After a divorce, one of the next steps is figuring out the financials, and then trying to find a way for both sides to move forward amicably The Pistons and Blake Griffin are through the final stages of their separation, as the team announced Friday that they have reached a
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Blake Griffin’s career with the Pistons ended Friday, with the announcement that he and the team had reached a contract buyout, which will make him a free agent. Griffin’s three-plus seasons started with high expectations but will be remembered for the blockbuster trade in 2018 that was expected to
Blake Griffin gave back $13.3MM in his buyout with the Pistons, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. The buyout agreement was officially announced Friday afternoon by the team and the former All-Star forward has been placed on waivers. He’s expected to clear waivers on Sunday and the Nets have emerged as the frontrunner to sign him,
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press After weeks of speculation, the Detroit Pistons‘ three-year relationship with Blake Griffin reached its official end on Friday. The Pistons and Griffin settled on a buyout, the Free Press confirmed. The move was later announced by the team Friday afternoon. They would not disclose the terms of the buyout. The Athletic
4:04pm: The buyout agreement has been completed and Griffin has been placed on waivers, according to a team press release. He’ll become an unrestricted free agent on Sunday evening. “As we stated from the beginning of our discussions with Blake and his representatives, our goal has been to facilitate a resolution for the future that
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press It’s the end of the Blake Griffin era with the Detroit Pistons. It wasn’t a particularly long (about three years) or fruitful (zero playoff wins) era, but… it existed. Until Friday. Griffin, a six-time All-Star, agreed to a buyout with the Pistons, making him a free agent. The blockbuster
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart’s takeaways from first half of season Pistons rookie Isaiah Stewart, who scored 10 points, on his jump shot and first half of season takeaways, after 114-104 loss to Knicks, March 4, 2021. Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons enter the
Pistons guard Dennis Smith Jr., acquired in a trade with the Knicks on February 7, has shown flashes since that deal of the potential that made him a lottery pick in 2017. Smith has averaged 8.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.8 APG, and 1.3 SPG for Detroit, and had his best game on Wednesday, putting up
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Astros interested in perfect replacement for Framber Valdez by Mark Powell Kawhi Leonard gets caught being super gross on the Clippers bench by Bre’ana Singleton After agreeing to a buyout from the Detroit Pistons, NBA veteran Blake Griffin is rumored to be likely to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. Blake
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Stan Van Gundy’s explanation for the trade that brought the Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin, at the time, was sound. How often are mid-market NBA teams able to swing trades for bona fide franchise players? “The hardest thing to do in this league is to get a proven star,” Van Gundy
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons and Blake Griffin announced last month that they would be parting ways. It’s official now. The two sides have agreed on a buyout from the last year-plus of Griffin’s contract, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News on Friday morning. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report