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The move we all expected finally arrived, if unofficially, as news broke that new Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon has decided to part ways with incumbent GM Troy Weaver, per the Athletic. Weaver is dispatched just shy of four years since taking over a franchise that was sorely in need of a full

The Detroit Pistons are at an undeniable low point of their rebuild. They are coming off of a 14-win season, and while Cade Cunningham has flashed star potential, he can’t do it all himself. He needs help. The young core in Detroit is talented, but they don’t necessarily fit together well to form a balanced

The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast is your home for fan-driven Pistons content. Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Blake Silverman, DBB’s resident draft expert covering both the Pistons and the Motor City Cruise. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show.

The Detroit Pistons announced forward Simone Fontecchio underwent successful surgery on the left big toe that forced him to miss the final 15 games of the season. Fontecchio excelled in a featured offensive role after a trade from Utah to Detroit at the trade deadline. The pending restricted free agent averaged 15.4 points and shot

The wait is over as the Detroit Pistons tabbed Trajan Langdon as their new lead basketball decision maker on Friday. The move is the first domino in what could be a busy few weeks leading up to the NBA Draft, where the Pistons, of course, have the No. 5 pick. 1. The Pistons have hired

The Detroit Pistons finally got their guy. Trajan Langdon will lead the team as their new President of Basketball Operations, which was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski Thursday. Langdon has plenty of decisions to make, most notably surrounding the future of general manager Troy Weaver and head coach Monty Williams. Langdon also has his

The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast is your home for fan-driven Pistons content. Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Blake Silverman, DBB’s resident draft expert covering both the Pistons and the Motor City Cruise. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show.

The process may have taken longer than some people wanted, but the Pistons have landed on their new President of Basketball Operations, former Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon. The news was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. ESPN Sources: The Detroit Pistons have landed on Trajan Langdon to become the franchise’s new President of Basketball

The NBA’s Conference Finals kick off Tuesday, with four of the NBA’s best teams vying for a spot in the NBA Finals. All credit due to them, but the Indiana Pacers feel like they are a step or two behind the other three teams still in the equation — the NBA’s winningest team, the Boston

It has been roughly five weeks since the Detroit Pistons announced it was formally on the hunt for a president of basketball operations to oversee all basketball decision-making. The team hired a high-profile search firm, TurnkeyZRG, to run the search, and final candidates have been trickling out. It now feels like a final decision is

While the vast majority of prospects were in Chicago taking measurements and competing in the NBA Draft Combine, Zaccharie Risacher was preparing for playoff basketball. On Thursday, the 6-foot-9 French wing helped JL Bourg secure a 92-82 victory against Nanterre in Game 1 of the LNB Pro A playoffs. He scored 14 points and grabbed

The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast is your home for fan-driven Pistons content. Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Blake Silverman, DBB’s resident draft expert covering both the Pistons and the Motor City Cruise. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show.

Things are still mostly quiet as the Detroit Pistons look to hire a new president of basketball operations, but The Athletic has a batch of names that have emerged as “viable targets” for the president of basketball operations. The top of the list is headlined by Tim Connelly, who The Athletic says the Pistons are

The Detroit Pistons wrapped up the worst season in franchise history this year, and their reward for all that losing was a familiar sight. They dropped from the No. 1 slot in the lottery to the lowest possible spot they could — the No. 5 overall pick. It’s the second-straight year they’ve fallen from No.

There are so many reasons it is a bad idea for a rebuilding team to trade lottery picks. Young talent that is cost-controlled for 7-8 years, ensuring you are getting players on the upswing instead of the downswing, letting young players grow together and form real chemistry. So why does it seem to make so

It always felt inevitable. The Detroit Pistons, coming off the worst record in the NBA and worst season in franchise history, will be picking fifth overall after falling four spots in the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery. Fate (or math) decreed this seemingly cursed team would not be awarded any lottery luck and would instead fall

The NBA Draft Lottery is dropping on Sunday, May 12. The Detroit Pistons, as has been their habit for several years, have the top odds of landing the No. 1 overall pick. They can also drop as low as the fifth overall selection. In fact, if you’re a fan of math, dropping to five is

Things have been quiet on the Detroit Pistons’ search for a new president of basketball operations. That is partially due to the designated search firm doing a lot of work behind the scenes and some of the prospective candidates for the role were still in the playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks were unceremoniously eliminated in round

The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast is your home for fan-driven Pistons content. Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Blake Silverman, DBB’s resident draft expert covering both the Pistons and the Motor City Cruise. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show.

G League Ignite wing Matas Buzelis is a mesmerizing prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft class. Before his season with the Ignite, Buzelis was tabbed as a potential No. 1 pick across many mock drafts and big boards. His size, skillset and shooting ability coming out of high school and an extremely efficient senior season