LAS VEGAS — Killian Hayes’ reputation at the start of his rookie season was that he was a developing floor general with upside as a shot creator. He was a skilled pick-and-roll operator with soft touch on his floater and an occasional ability to drain stepback 3-pointers. Through 26 regular season and two Summer League
LAS VEGAS — The first two picks of the NBA draft squared off Tuesday night before the biggest Summer League crowd so far. Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green have that kind of star potential. Both showed it in moments. Beyond that? It’s. The. Summer. League. Also: Henry Ellenson. Remember him? No? He was the Detroit
LAS VEGAS — It was the most anticipated game of the NBA Summer League: Cade Cunningham vs. Jalen Green. The first overall pick in this year’s draft against the second overall pick for the first time. The matchup drew a nearly packed crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center, though the Pistons’ poor outside shooting doomed
Las Vegas — No. 1 and No. 2. Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green. It was the marquee matchup on the Summer League schedule, and those games sometimes have a way of not living up to the billing. Tuesday’ night’s matchup was worthy of the top billing, with the top two picks in the draft in
Free agent swingman Rodney McGruder has re-signed with the Pistons, according to NBA.com’s official transactions page. McGruder came over to Detroit during the 2020 offseason in the trade that sent Luke Kennard to the Clippers. The 29-year-old only played 16 games for the rebuilding team, averaging 5.7 PPG, 1.4 RPG and 1.0 APG in 12.1 minutes
Cade Cunningham started hot in his first Summer League action, but struggled, along with the rest of the Pistons after the first quarter. The Pistons were definitely trying out some new things — force feeding a fumbley Tyler Cook, Saddiq Bey breaking down defenders, three point-guard lineups with Saben Lee. Not much of it worked.
Las Vegas — The Pistons aren’t making big splashes in free agency, but they hope they’re making impactful ones, as they shape their roster throughout the summer. They brought back another familiar face, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with guard Frank Jackson, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News. Jackson became a
Las Vegas — The Pistons aren’t making big splashes in free agency, but they hope they’re making impactful ones, as they shape their roster throughout the summer. They brought back another familiar face, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with guard Frank Jackson, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News. Jackson became a
Last Wednesday, the Detroit Pistons agreed to re-sign Saben Lee to a three-year contract. On Monday, they retained their other two-way guard. Frank Jackson is returning to the Pistons on a two-year deal, a league source confirmed to the Free Press. Jackson entered restricted free agency after emerging as a key role player last season,
Chris Smith had a somewhat tumultuous career at UCLA. He started slowly as a freshman, playing limited minutes and mostly relied on for energy and defensive intensity. He flashed some decent feel as a sophomore while coming off the bench, but he really blew up during his junior season. He looked the part of a
It’s been a whirlwind first NBA season for Saddiq Bey. He started 53 games and earned first-team all-rookie honors after hitting 175 3-pointers, leading all rookies. He broke numerous franchise records for the Detroit Pistons, and is coming off of a stint in Las Vegas with the U.S. men’s basketball Select Team. He did it
The first episode of the Netflix’s new sports documentary series explores the infamous 2004 brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons’ fans and the aftermath that resulted in criminal charges, fines, and suspensions. “Untold: Malice at the Palace,” which debuts on the video streaming platform on Tuesday, recounts details from one of the darkest days in
The Pistons will be bringing back restricted free agent point guard Frank Jackson, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (via Twitter). Jackson is set to return on a two-year contract, per Woj. Terms of Jackson’s deal have yet to be disclosed. Jackson carved out minutes on Detroit during last year’s lottery-bound season. The reserve point guard, 23, had
Frank Jackson will return to the Detroit Pistons on a two-year deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Jackson was one of three restricted free agents the Pistons were reportedly interested in re-signing. Previously Saben Lee signed a three-year deal to return to Detroit. Hamidou Diallo is now the only unsigned restricted free agent. Jackson came to
Associated Press | Associated Press New York – The Brooklyn Nets have re-signed veteran big man Blake Griffin, who revived his career as part of the supporting cast for Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving. Brooklyn announced the signing on Monday without disclosing contract terms. Griffin signed as a free agent with Brooklyn on March
Las Vegas — The opening of the Summer League schedule looked to be a made-for-TV event. On the opening night, the Houston Rockets and No. 2 overall pick Jalen Green faced the Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 3 pick Evan Mobley. In the Rockets’ second game, they’ll face the Pistons and No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham
On this episode of the Motor City Hoops Podcast (@MotorCityHoops), I had the pleasure of being joined by Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press (@freep), Omari Sankofa (@omarisankofa). This was a first for me as I was able to record in person with my guest as Omari and I are both in
Las Vegas — In the first few minutes of the Pistons’ Summer League opener, Cade Cunningham passed to Killian Hayes and moved to the corner. Hayes drew the defender away and found Cunningham for an open 3-pointer. Just like they drew it up. Not long after, Cunningham was dribbling up the court and with the
Balsa Koprivica is a big man through and through. The 7-foot-1 center played with Cade Cunningham at Montverde in High School as well as top-five pick Scottie Barnes at Florida State. He was not on the mainstream radar much during the draft cycle, but he wasn’t entirely undeserving of being drafted. Balsa was a consensus
The long awaited debut of a franchise-changing started out in storybook fashion for Cade Cunningham. He sank his first two 3s and his Detroit Pistons jumped out to a 10-point first-quarter lead. But once Cunningham and Killian Hayes left for the bench, Detroit’s offense fell apart and never really recovered in a 76-72 loss to