Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: We are just hours away from the start of the 2022-23 regular season, and Bryce and Omari have plenty to preview. Not only do they look ahead to the Pistons’ opener
The Detroit Pistons are beginning to grow weary of losing. Their goal for this season is to compete. It’s a simple goal, but for a franchise that’s gone 63-157 over its last three seasons, competing every night would represent a meaningful step forward. On paper, they have the makings of a team that could enter
The NBA season is finally officially back. The Detroit Pistons don’t tip off until Wednesday night, with the two reigning No. 1 overall picks, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and the Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero facing off. Tonight, though, we get a TNT double-header featuring the Boston Celtics taking on the Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State
Detroit — Another season of NBA basketball is set to begin. The Pistons have their season opener looming against the Orlando Magic to kick off the 2022-23 campaign, and there’s even more excitement around the team than in previous years. Dwane Casey, who’s entering his fourth season as Pistons coach, doesn’t want the team to
The Detroit Pistons have waived veteran guard Kemba Walker, the team announced Monday. The two sides initially agreed to a buyout in June, after the Pistons acquired Walker in a a salary dump deal with the New York Knicks that also brought 13th overall draft pick Jalen Duren to the Pistons. Walker revealed in an
The abundance of five-men in Detroit Pistons uniforms has been a source for confusion amongst fans and media since early July, when the Pistons made several maneuvers leading to acquiring big men Nerlens Noel and Jalen Duren on NBA Draft night. When Troy Weaver was hired, he made a series of trades involving big men,
I know I was one of many people scratching their heads when the Detroit Pistons took Isaiah Stewart with the 16th pick in the 2020 draft. The ground-bound center out of Washington was undersized, had athletic limitations, and didn’t have much stretch to his game. All of those elements are a recipe for a career
The trade for Bojan Bogdanovic felt like the Detroit Pistons were playing with house money. Detroit’s weakest position was on the wing at the starting power forward spot after losing Jerami Grant in a trade during the offseason. The team was in desperate need of replacing the veteran Grant with another adult in the room
As he fell to the ground and gripped his right knee, Marvin Bagley III couldn’t help but fear the worst. Early in the first quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder last Tuesday, Bagley slipped on the foot of rookie forward Jalen Williams while getting back on defense. His right leg bent at an awkward angle,
Detroit — A wave of thoughts went through Marvin Bagley III’s mind Tuesday night when he inadvertently stepped on the foot of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams, causing him to slip and go down with a knee injury. Bagley had an MRI the following day that revealed a sprained MCL and bone bruise in
Jaden Ivey has long been surrounded by elite basketball players. He grew up in professional arenas, following his mom, Niele, around WNBA practices in Indianapolis and the Palace of Auburn Hills. He attended countless Notre Dame women’s basketball practices and watched several future stars, such as Skylar Diggins-Smith, up close. But his time following the
It’s been something of a wild ride for Nerlens Noel, professional basketball player, since entering the NBA in the 2013 draft. ESPN’s No. 1 ranked prospect, Noel showcased his advanced defensive ability and instincts in his lone year at Kentucky, highlighted by a UK single-game record of 12 blocks in a January performance against Ole
Speed, athleticism, first-step. Those were some of the first words you heard when talking to people about Jaden Ivey through the 2023 NBA Draft process. Less heralded but easily apparent during his first preseason with the Detroit Pistons has been his passing and creation for teammates. Honestly, you probably would have found more questions about
There’s no question Marvin Bagley exceeded expectations upon his trade to the Detroit Pistons in February. The once highly touted big man left behind the pressures of being a high draft selection in Sacramento and entered Detroit with a fresh slate. In only 18 games, Bagley posted averages of 14.6 points and 6.8 boards in
Jaden Ivey has long been surrounded by elite basketball players. He grew up in professional arenas, following his mom, Niele, around WNBA practices in Indianapolis and the Palace of Auburn Hills. He attended countless Notre Dame women’s basketball practices and watched several future stars, such as Skylar Diggins-Smith, up close. But his time following the
In an NBA obsessed with tall, perimeter-based wing players, the 6-foot-9 Kevin Knox finds himself suiting up for the third franchise in less than 12 months. Knox’s career to date is one of tantalizing potential that has thus far gone unrealized. Taken with the ninth selection in the 2018 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks
It was just another season of productive basketball for Cory Joseph. While Detroit Pistons fans are always anxious to write him off in favor of the team’s next, shiniest object, Joseph just hangs out in the background waiting for his opportunity. Because once you give it to him, he’s going to take advantage of it.
Last season, Hamidou Diallo experienced a season full of highs and lows. Perhaps there were more lows than highs, but at the pinnacle, you could see why some in the Detroit Pistons organization viewed Diallo as a potentially significant piece to the future. Diallo’s roller-coaster season actually started in the offseason. A restricted free agent,
The wing position for the Detroit Pistons is surprisingly deep, but only because in Detroit’s system, just about everyone is asked to play off the ball along the perimeter. Starting point guard Cade Cunningham could easily find himself on the court while Jaden Ivey or Killian Hayes initiates the offense. And the reverse is true
Hey everyone! This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and we have something special for you; an interview with Mirin Fader about her recent feature piece, A New Dawn of Detroit Basketball, in The Ringer. Mirin and I talked about why the collegiate atmosphere of the team is a good thing, her potential future