Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I recap Detroit’s offseason moves and Vegas Summer League play, our expectations for this year, and what the US winning the Ryder Cup has to do with this NBA season. Thanks
The offseason is almost over, and one of the most consequential Detroit Pistons seasons in years will soon be underway. They host 2021-22 media day Monday afternoon and training camp tips off Tuesday. Their first preseason game is Oct. 6, and the regular season will open two weeks later, on Oct. 20. The roster is
After a strong showing at NBA summer league in Las Vegas, Jamorko Pickett declared he belonged with the Detroit Pistons long-term. On Friday, the Pistons made it official. Pickett has signed a two-way contract with the Pistons, taking the spot vacated by Luka Garza earlier in the day. With Pickett’s signing, their roster is now
Detroit — The Detroit Pistons haven’t won a championship in 17 years, while the Detroit Lions are mired in a 64-year title drought, but officials from both teams insisted Friday their franchises are inching out of the darkness. “Our fans have stuck with us through thick and thin — and there’s been a lot of thin,” Lions owner
The Pistons didn’t have to wait until after training camp to finalize their roster. The team announced Friday it has converted rookie center Luka Garza, one of their three second-round picks (52nd overall), to a standard contract. Garza, the national player of the year as a senior at Iowa, was on a two-way contract, but the
A few days before training camp opens, the Detroit Pistons have solidified their main roster by promoting one of their own players. Luka Garza, who the Pistons selected with the 52nd overall pick in July, has had his two-way contract converted to a standard NBA contract, the team announced Friday. Garza will take the Pistons’
The Detroit Pistons have shuffled through a number of players as they’ve evaluated their final roster spot. With training camp just around the corner, they’ve made a decision. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Friday that the Pistons have converted Luka Garza’s two-way contract to a full NBA deal. We don’t know how much
It is hard to know what the Detroit Pistons have in young Killian Hayes. Due to a mix of injury and ineffectiveness, the early results are not encouraging but at the same time almost nearly irrelevant. Ever since the Pistons lucked into the No. 1 overall pick and drafted Cade Cunningham, the savvy ™ Pistons
The Detroit Pistons announced fans can attend an open practice at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 9. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the team will take the floor by 2:30 p.m. with the formal practice beginning at 3 p.m., according to the team. Tickets to the practice are free and can be obtained via
Fans itching to get a look at top draft pick Cade Cunningham and the rest of the Pistons can attend a free, open practice and scrimmage at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 9. Gates open at 2 p.m., with the workout beginning at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be obtained at pistons.com/openpractice (10-ticket limit). Parking is available at
Fans who are eager to get their first glimpse at Cade Cunningham and the rest of the 2021-22 Detroit Pistons roster will be able to do so soon. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: Where Detroit Pistons’ depth chart stands with training camp around the corner The Pistons will host an open practice and scrimmage on Oct. 9 at Little
The Pistons have signed rookie free agent wing Anthony Tarke to a non-guaranteed training camp contract, according to RealGM’s transactions log. Tarke, 23, began his college career at NJIT before transferring to UTEP and then to Coppin State. He had his best season as a senior for Coppin State, filling up the box score with
It could be some time before the “restoring” of the Detroit Pistons is complete. But another offseason of tinkering has brought the organization closer to accomplishing its goal of putting together a playoff-ready roster. Cade Cunningham, the first No. 1 pick to arrive in Detroit in 51 years, is the biggest reason for optimism. Cunningham was
We need to turn back the clock for a minute, and think about where it all began for Nikola Jokić. Let’s set aside Jokić’s MVP title, All-NBA teams and All-Star honors as well as All-Rookie Team accolade. Let’s momentarily forget his winning seasons and deep playoffs runs. What do you have? A 20-year-old kid averaging
A week before training camp tips off, the Detroit Pistons officially announced their refreshed coaching staff on Monday. Rex Kalamian, Bill Bayno, Jerome Allen and Jim Moran have been hired as assistant coaches, and Andrew Jones is joining the franchise as a player development coach. The Pistons also promoted Jordan Brink and Austin Dufault, who
Dwane Casey will have a mix of new and familiar faces on his coaching staff next season. Following an offseason of turnover, the Pistons officially announced the additions of Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno, Rex Kalamian and Jim Moran as assistant coaches on Monday. Allen spent the past six seasons as an assistant with the Boston
On an amazing episode of the Motor City Hoops Podcast, I am joined by Anthony Bellino from the Michigan Sports Network, Xs and Os Bros, and BCSN Sports. Anthony and I talk player expectations for members of the roster I did not get to on ep. 50. What kind of seasons do we see for
Feels a little early to be re-drafting the 2020 NBA Draft, doesn’t it? We’ve seen approximately 60 regular season games from these guys. They’ve either impressed us or underwhelmed us. I suppose that’s just how it goes with rookies in a pandemic-shortened season? We just don’t know a lot either way on the 2020 class
Every offseason, the NBA landscape changes through what teams do in free agency, the draft and trades to augment their roster. For most teams, it’s small improvements that they make to try to become more competitive and squeeze their way into the playoffs. For a few elite teams, it’s subtle changes to put them in
Detroit — The basketball landscape in Detroit got a jolt when the Pistons added Cade Cunningham as the No. 1 overall pick in the draft this summer. To a lesser degree, the city will get another big addition when the Motor City Cruise start play this fall in the new arena on Wayne State University’s campus