Throughout the season, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents this off-season. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we take a look at players from the Central Division: Wayne Ellington, Pistons, 33, SG
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Rod Beard | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons’ Blake Griffin: ‘Proud of the way we played’ Blake Griffin had his best game of the season with 14 of his 23 points in the second half of Thursday’s 107-92 win vs. the Lakers. The Detroit News Detroit — Every year, the pundits try
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Editor’s note: Our Reddit AMA was Thursday afternoon. Read the chat here. We’re 18 games into the Detroit Pistons‘ 2020-21 season, and though their 4-14 record is among the NBA’s worst, they’ve been entertaining with signs of hope. The Pistons finally admitted they needed a rebuild, and after a wild offseason
The NBA is facing competitive fairness issues stemming from pandemic-related disruptions to the schedule, writes Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today. The league has postponed 22 games through the first five weeks of the season, and the effects of health and safety protocols are showing up in the standings. The Wizards are the most obvious example,
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How were Detroit Pistons able to slow down LeBron James, beat Lakers? Dwane Casey on how were the Detroit Pistons able to slow down LeBron James and beat LA Lakers on Jan. 28, 2021. Detroit Free Press On Monday, the Detroit Pistons picked up
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons’ Blake Griffin: ‘Proud of the way we played’ Blake Griffin had his best game of the season with 14 of his 23 points in the second half of Thursday’s 107-92 win vs. the Lakers. The Detroit News Detroit — No matter the records, it’s
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The defending champions against the team with one of the worst records in the league. On paper, it didn’t seem to be much of a contest, but the Pistons proved that things are more than just what’s on paper. The Pistons got another signature win in their difficult season,
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Derrick Rose on how Detroit Pistons turnovers were key in loss to Cavs Detroit Pistons’ Derrick Rose talks Jan. 27, 2021, about how the struggle with turnovers was particularly advantageous for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Detroit Pistons Thanks to a strong performance by Blake Griffin,
The NBA has announced several adjustments to its upcoming February schedule, JD Shaw of Hoops Rumors tweets. Four games will be moved up in the NBA’s schedule. The start times of 16 games have been affected thus far, to accommodate for same-day RT-PCR molecular test results for the novel coronavirus. The Celtics–Raptors game initially penciled
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Delon Wright isn’t supposed to be doing this for the Pistons. Not in this role. Not with this much playing time. Not in the starting lineup. Wright is supposed to be coming off the bench, helping the second group as a veteran guard who takes some of the pressure
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Derrick Rose on how Detroit Pistons turnovers were key in loss to Cavs Detroit Pistons’ Derrick Rose talks Jan. 27, 2021, about how the struggle with turnovers was particularly advantageous for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Detroit Pistons The Cleveland Cavaliers lead the NBA in turnovers
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press We’re 18 games into the Detroit Pistons‘ 2020-21 season, and though their 4-14 record is among the NBA’s worst, they’ve been entertaining with signs of hope. The Pistons finally admitted they needed a rebuild, and after a wild offseason under first-year general manager Troy Weaver, they’re about where most
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons’ Derrick Rose: ‘Gotta play smarter’ Pistons guard Derrick Rose said they ‘gotta play smarter’ after 22 turnovers in a 122-107 loss in Cleveland. The Detroit News The drive for a winning streak is going to have to wait. Through the first quarter of the
The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons’ Derrick Rose: ‘Gotta play smarter’ Pistons guard Derrick Rose said they ‘gotta play smarter’ after 22 turnovers in a 122-107 loss in Cleveland. The Detroit News When the Pistons weren’t turning the ball over, they were playing pretty well. The problem is that they had as many
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Josh Jackson updates his return from injury Detroit Pistons’ Josh Jackson talks Jan. 26, 2021, about coming back from an injury and building chemistry as a team. Detroit Pistons Turnovers have been a recurring issue for the Detroit Pistons this season. They
Following up on a Shams Charania report from Tuesday, Marc Berman of The New York Post confirms that the Knicks have interest in Derrick Rose, though he hears from sources that the team hasn’t yet talked to the Pistons about a possible trade. According to Berman, sources close to Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau believe he
Kirkland Crawford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey compares Wayne Ellington to elite shooters Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Jan. 25, 2021, talks team’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers and big games from Delon Wright and Wayne Ellington. Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons (4-13) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (8-9) When: 7 p.m.
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons’ Sekou Doumbouya on strength of second unit Pistons forward Sekou Doumbouya says the second unit is improving and staying sharp for extra minutes. The Detroit News In a league that’s filled with highlights, every once in a while, there’s one that simply stands out