During the season, we pointed that Saben Lee was, again and again, defying the odds in his rookie campaign in the NBA. First, despite not being predicted to be drafted, he jumped to the 38th pick by a, as it turns out, prescient Detroit Pistons front office. Then, he unexpectedly became a starter, holding his
Mat Issa joins MotorCityHoops for the first-ever “Mailbag Episode” where we answer questions submitted by you, the listeners, about our Detroit Pistons via Twitter and the DBB website. Cade’s impact on Killian? Both of their impacts on Sekou? Is the long-term No. 2 option on the roster? If not, where does he come from? All
Entering Year 2 of their “restoring,” how good will the Detroit Pistons be in 2021-22? They finished last season 20-52, the worst record in the Eastern Conference. They won the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft lottery, and drafted a player with superstar potential in Cade Cunningham. Now the hard part begins, as expectations will
We’ve reached the doldrums of the NBA’s offseason. There’s no draft to analyze, no Summer League to over-react to, and no free agency to spit #HotTakes about. No, we’re in the final stretch before training camp kicks off. From the draft to free agency, the Detroit Pistons had an interesting offseason. We analyzed it and
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers edge the Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday. #Leinenkugels
Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A’ja Wilson bounced back from one of the worst games of her career with 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 78-71 on Thursday night for coach Bill Laimbeer’s 300th career victory. Laimbeer, who won two championships and played
Jerami Grant has been a Detroit Piston for 10 months, but he hasn’t had much time to explore the city itself. He signed as a free agent in November, at a time when COVID-19 protocols from both the NBA and the state prevented him from venturing out. Couple that with his summer stint playing for Team
Associated Press | The Detroit News College Park, Ga. — A’ja Wilson bounced back from one of the worst games of her career with 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 78-71 on Thursday night for coach Bill Laimbeer’s 300th career regular-season victory. Laimbeer, a four-time
Associated Press Memphis, Tenn. — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added 16-year NBA veteran Rasheed Wallace as an assistant coach on a staff that also features former NBA coach Larry Brown. The Tigers announced the hiring Thursday with the move finally official. “I’m excited about adding Rasheed to the program,” Hardaway said in a statement. “He
The band’s back together — well mostly. As general manager Troy Weaver said last season, he didn’t foresee very much turnover with the roster. That’s been the case for the players, with the additions of Cade Cunningham, Kelly Olynyk and Trey Lyles. The coaching staff has seen significant turnover, with assistants Sean Sweeney moving to
Back in 2018, Luka Dončić was breaking onto the scene for the Dallas Mavericks as a future superstar. This left the Mavericks’ first-round pick the year prior, Dennis Smith Jr, the odd man out. Smith went from point guard of the future to backup in Dallas to disappointment in New York to trade throw in
Bryce Hendricks, who is also host of the Upside Swings Podcast, joined Motor City Hoops to continue to look ahead to the 2021-2022 Detroit Pistons season. We use what we saw from the Summer League to look ahead at what we might see from players during the regular season AND what it tells us about
Now that the NBA Summer League is over and free agency has cooled down, the Pistons are in a slower period before training camp gears up in the last week of September. The roster is mostly set and there are only a couple of issues to resolve, the biggest of which is they have 16
DJ Bakker is well-acquainted with Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey. He joined Casey’s coaching staff with the Toronto Raptors in 2016, and then followed Casey to Detroit two seasons later. Bakker has been an integral part of Detroit’s player development program and worked closely with Saddiq Bey last season to help him earn first-team
DJ Bakker is well-acquainted with Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey. He joined Casey’s coaching staff with the Toronto Raptors in 2016, and then followed Casey to Detroit two seasons later. Bakker has been an integral part of Detroit’s player development program, and worked closely with Saddiq Bey last season to help him earn first-team
Detroit — It’s been more than two years since Wayne State University and the Pistons announced their partnership on a new arena that will house the men’s and women’s college basketball teams and the Pistons’ G League franchise, the Motor City Cruise. Construction on the arena has been ongoing, and as it enters its final
The pieces are starting to fall in place for the Motor City Cruise. The Pistons’ G League affiliate announced Tuesday that its first coach will be DJ Bakker, a familiar face around the franchise. Bakker had been an assistant coach and player-development coach for the past three seasons under Pistons coach Dwane Casey. The Cruise,
The Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons’ incoming G League franchise, has hired its new head coach. DJ Bakker will be the Cruise’s inaugural head coach, the franchise announced Tuesday. Bakker has been on Dwane Casey’s coaching staff for five seasons, including the last three in Detroit. MORE: Pistons new G League team Motor City
A guy who has flown a little under the radar this offseason after a solid showing in his rookie year is Saben Lee. I suppose this is understandable when you are in the same draft class as Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart and play the same position as Cade Cunningham and Killian Hayes, and the
DJ Bakker, a longtime player development coach under Dwane Casey in both Toronto and Detroit, has been named the head coach of the Motor City Cruise, the team announced Tuesday. “DJ brings tremendous basketball knowledge and has had great success working with players at all levels,” said Rob Murphy, president and general manager for the