With one week to go until the 2020 NBA draft, we’re continuing to get conflicting information on LaMelo Ball‘s outlook. Earlier this week, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony said that most front office are operating under the assumption that Ball will be the No. 1 pick. Today, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic writes that league sources have
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Troy Weaver’s first big performance as an NBA general manager is only a week away. But after more than a decade as an understudy for this role in Oklahoma City, the Pistons’ new leading man sure doesn’t sound like someone still rehearsing his lines. “No, I don’t feel any different,” Weaver insisted last week, as
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at potential draft picks for the Detroit Pistons in next week’s NBA draft. Today: Backcourt. A quick scan of the Pistons’ roster at the end of last season gives an immediate hint that they’ll need to fill some
Associated Press Boston — Tommy Heinsohn, who as a Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster over more than 60 years was with the team for all 17 of its NBA championships, has died. He was 86. “This is a devastating loss,” the team’s owners said in a statement Tuesday. “Tommy was the ultimate Celtic. For the past
While John Hollinger of The Athletic believes Anthony Edwards will still come off the board very early in next Wednesday’s draft, he notes within his new mock draft that many teams don’t seem especially enthusiastic about the former Georgia guard. Those teams believe in Edwards’ talent, but a “blah” Pro Day workout and some “iffy”
Scott Gleeson | USA TODAY Former NBA players Metta Sandiford-Artest and Stephen Jackson looked back on the “Malice at the Palace” incident from 2004 on Monday, providing a behind-the-scenes perspective from the brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons during an episode of Showtime’s “All the Smoke.” The bench-clearing brawl at The Palace in Auburn
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver on NBA draft: ‘Everything’s on the table’ Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver addressed the media on Nov. 5, 2020 and said the Pistons could move up or down in the draft. If Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver had it
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press It’s official: The NBA is coming back Dec. 22. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced Monday night that they’ve struck a deal on rules for this coming season, setting the stage for what will be a frenzied few weeks before games resume. Teams will play a 72-game
November 9th 2020 at 5:00pm CST by Luke Adams Bucks guard Sterling Brown has reached a $750K settlement agreement with the City of Milwaukee stemming from his lawsuit accusing police officers of racially profiling him and employing excessive force for a January 2018 parking violation, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. It was over a
Barring a surprise trade that shakes up the top of the draft, LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards, and James Wiseman still look like the three players who will come off the board first on November 18, writes Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Insider link). Givony, who has had conversations with multiple team executives, scouts, and agents, says
The Pistons hired general manager Troy Weaver because of his reputation for evaluating young talent, so Omar Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press looked into Weaver’s track record with the Thunder to get clues for this year’s draft. Detroit holds the No. 7 pick in a draft that appears unpredictable after the first two
Rachel Greco | Lansing State Journal Lansing – Earvin “Magic” Johnson has given out his fair share of autographs to fans in his home state of Michigan over the years. Now they have a chance to own one of his old rides – a 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL Johnson bought in the mid-1980s. The car’s current
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver on NBA draft: ‘Everything’s on the table’ Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver addressed the media on Nov. 5, 2020 and said the Pistons could move up or down in the draft. Troy Weaver’s ability to evaluate talent in the
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver on 2020 Draft: “Everything’s on the table.” Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver addressed the media on Nov. 5, 2020 and said the Pistons could move up or down in the draft. The Detroit Pistons would either need a trade
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver on 2020 Draft: “Everything’s on the table.” Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver addressed the media on Nov. 5, 2020 and said the Pistons could move up or down in the draft. Two-hundred and eighty-six days. That’s the amount of
Rod Beard | The Detroit News When the NCAA Tournament was canceled in March because of the sharp increase of positive cases in the pandemic, Michigan State’s Cassius Winston’s final season vanished as well. There was no fond farewell, just an abrupt ending to a decorated career. Winston isn’t projected to be one of the
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver on 2020 Draft: “Everything’s on the table.” Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver addressed the media on Nov. 5, 2020 and said the Pistons could move up or down in the draft. Nov. 18 is less than two weeks away,
Rod Beard | The Detroit News With less than two weeks remaining before the NBA draft, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver and his staff continue to work on their strategy and draft board. The path forward seems to be clear, with improving the roster as quickly as possible, whether it be through the draft, free
The Pistons have “telegraphed” to other teams around the NBA that they’d prefer to use their cap room to accommodate salary dumps and accumulate draft picks rather than spending big in free agency, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. Detroit projects to be one of the only teams that will have more than $20MM in
The list of teams that have talked to Israeli wing Deni Avdija includes the Hawks, Pistons, Cavaliers, Spurs, and Bucks, according to Ethan Strauss of The Athletic. Those first three teams all have draft picks in the top seven and San Antonio could theoretically move up from No. 11, but it’s hard to imagine a