Craig Mauger | The Detroit News Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Thursday to create a bipartisan commission aimed at raising awareness about the soon-to-arrive COVID-19 vaccine. The governor announced the new Protect Michigan Commission during a Thursday afternoon press briefing, nine months into the state’s fight against a virus that’s
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Rod Beard | The Detroit News By the time the Pistons play their first preseason game on Friday, they all will not have been practicing together for a whole week. With the team portion of training camp starting on Sunday, it’s been a furious rush to get all the players on board with the specific
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption WATCH: Jerami Grant’s acrobatic finish highlights Day 4 of Pistons camp Highlights from Day 4 of Detroit Pistons training camp at the practice facility in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Like any season, the Detroit Pistons are using training camp to figure out rotation
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Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press A lot has changed since our last Detroit Pistons mailbag. The roster is almost completely new, and preseason is two days away. Because the Pistons have a short training camp, coach Dwane Casey anticipates some position battles carrying into the season. It has been a crazy month of trades,
Kristie Rieken | Associated Press Houston – James Harden is back in Houston after missing the start of Rockets training camp and was going through the NBA’s COVID-19 testing protocols on Tuesday. Coach Stephen Silas said after Houston’s practice that the disgruntled superstar had arrived in the city and was getting tested but didn’t have
While the Pistons have shuffled their roster in recent weeks, Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose remain their most recognizable players. Both of them are healthy in the early days of camp, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com writes. Griffin and Rose have been full participants in drills and scrimmages, according to coach Dwane Casey. Griffin has the
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In previous seasons, the Pistons’ starting lineup and reserves had a very clear dividing line. The only real question seemed to be how the minutes would be split. There wasn’t much guessing then, but there is some intrigue now in how the rotations will go and how the depth
Rod Beard | The Detroit News It’s game week. Well, it’s preseason game week, but it’s still weird to write, because the Pistons haven’t played in a real game since March. Nevertheless, after a whirlwind offseason and general manager Troy Weaver’s roster makeover that’s reminiscent of a show on HGTV, the Pistons open the preseason
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Saddiq Bey describes what he can add to Detroit Pistons as a rookie Saddiq Bey, No. 19 pick in NBA draft out of Villanova, describes working out with Blake Griffin, plus what he brings to Detroit Pistons, Dec. 7, 2020. Villanova players carry a
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Blake Griffin is all good to go. That may not seem like much, but for the Pistons, that’s some of the best news they could get as they ramp up training camp and prepare for the start of the preseason schedule on Friday. Griffin, who missed the first 10
Greg Beacham | Associated Press Los Angeles — After LeBron James emerged from the longest season in NBA history with a fourth championship ring, he returned home and planned the first Christmas family vacation of his adult life. That’s when James learned that his 17th NBA offseason would be unprecedentedly short. When James was told
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Each season, there might be one or two rookies on a team, taken in the first or second round of the draft. Those picks, along with a couple of free agents or G League players, can round out the roster. In training camp, the rookies can feel alone and
The Detroit News It’s been a whirlwind three-plus weeks for the Detroit Pistons. Four new draft picks and a bevy of moves have revamped the roster, giving the Pistons a new look with the regular season a little more than two weeks away. Of the 20 players in camp, only five — Sekou Doumbouya, Blake Griffin, Louis
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Following a few days of individual work, the Pistons kicked off training camp with their first full-team workouts Sunday. Because of league and state regulations during the pandemic, the players have been limited to one-on-one workouts with a coach, but group sessions are the next phase of getting prepared
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ training camp highlights, Day 1 Detroit Pistons’ training camp highlights from Day 1 on Dec. 6, 2020 at the Pistons’ practice facility in Detroit. The regular season won’t start for another two weeks, but Killian Hayes is already impressing his head coach
Several franchises are expected to bypass the option of competing in the proposed NBA G League bubble, which would likely be located in Atlanta next month, league sources told Hoops Rumors. The Celtics (Maine Red Claws), Heat (Sioux Falls Skyforce), Lakers (South Bay Lakers), and Pistons (Grand Rapids Drive) are among the teams that have
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Following a few days of individual work, the Pistons kicked off training camp with their first full-team workouts Sunday. Because of league and state regulations during the pandemic, the players have been limited to one-on-one workouts with a coach, but group sessions are the next phase of getting prepared
Several Bulls players showed up early for training camp to get to know new head coach Billy Donovan and his staff, writes Jamal Collier of The Chicago Tribune. The team hasn’t played since March, so players were eager to get started on the new season. “Billy has come in and made a lot of changes,”
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Derrick Rose: I love Killian Hayes’ game Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose describes his offseason, his role with rookie guard Killian Hayes, the overhauled roster and more, Dec. 5, 2020. Saben Lee was a model citizen at Vanderbilt — polite, a little