The Detroit Pistons selected Cade Cunningham on Thursday, and for that reason alone, their 2021 NBA draft haul will be viewed as a rousing success. But they also had three second-round picks, and ended up using all three, along with trading a starter from last season’s team. Here’s how their draft class grades out. No.
Tonight’s the night. For the first time since 1970, the Detroit Pistons have the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. And all indications are it’s a done deal, with Cade Cunningham expected to become the face of the future for the franchise. You can follow all the picks HERE. And you can follow all
After a busy 2021 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a two-way deal with UCLA wing Chris Smith, according to ESPN early Friday morning. Smith, a 6-foot-9 senior, averaged 12.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and two assists before tearing the ACL in his left knee during the team’s eighth game last season. Despite the loss, the Bruins made
Sean Merriman | Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons were busy in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft. After getting Cade Cunningham No. 1 overall, the Pistons picked up Michigan basketball’s Isaiah Livers, Iowa center Luka Garza and Florida State center Balsa Koprivica in Round 2. Here’s what the ESPN draft
Detroit — By all accounts, Cade Cunningham can do everything on a basketball court, fit any position, fill any role. There have been more-celebrated NBA prospects over the years, but not many better all-around prospects. That’s good because his next role is a huge, provocative one, created when the Pistons drafted him No. 1: Face
The Detroit Pistons began the night selecting a player on the top of everyone’s mind in Cade Cunningham, and they ended the night selecting a player few knew existed in Balsa Koprivica. And the two happened to be teammates at Montverde Academy. The Serbian big man stands 7-foot-1 with a 7-foot-3.5 wingspan. He also allegedly
Isaiah Livers won’t have to go far as he begins his journey to the NBA. The Kalamazoo native and former University of Michigan Wolverine was drafted with the 42nd pick by the Detroit Pistons. Livers shot 43% from 3 and 87% from the free-throw line. He has solid size for a forward, but might be
The Detroit Pistons traded one big man in Mason Plumlee on draft day, and took another one in the second round with the selection of Luka Garza with the 52nd pick. Garza saw nothing but success as a big man at Iowa over four decorated seasons. Now, he gets to find out if that game
New York — Waiting is almost always hard to do. It’s especially hard for the Pistons and their fan base, who have struggled through more than a decade without a win in the playoffs. Those times are changing, and the future is coming quickly. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver jump-started their roster restoration with the
Troy Weaver promises he didn’t decide until Thursday morning who to take with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. It really was that close. Turns out the talk of smokescreen was just the Detroit Pistons general manager turning over every stone. In the end, after almost two months of vetting and studying and contemplating, Weaver
Brooke Fletcher checks in from Little Caesars Arena after the Pistons select Cade Cunningham with the first overall picks in the 2021 NBA draft. #DetroitBasketball
If you could describe Mason Plumlee’s Detroit Pistons career in one word it would be serviceable. He was a completely competent player who didn’t wow, but also didn’t make many mistakes. Important features on a team that was one of the youngest in the league and wanted to focus on playing and developing a bunch
Detroit — By all accounts, Cade Cunningham can do everything on a basketball court, fit any position, fill any role. There have been more celebrated NBA prospects over the years, but not many better all-around prospects. That’s good because his next role is a huge one and a new one, created Thursday night when the Pistons
Cade Cunningham is now a Detroit Piston. Let that sink in, and after you are done celebrating it’s time to think about what it exactly it means for the Detroit Pistons on the floor. For my first official post on Detroit Bad Boys, I wanted to take a look at where Cade Cunningham might “fit”
The Detroit Pistons traded Mason Plumlee and a second-round draft pick to the Hornets in a move clearly designed to free up space for another move. It’s not often a team trades down for nothing, but sometimes you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do. That’s the Detroit Pistons‘ mantra on Thursday night after
Even though the news has been around for a few hours, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, and the Detroit Pistons made it official. Cade Cunningham from Oklahoma State is headed to the Detroit Pistons as the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft. Although it’s not really an earth-shattering announcement, there was still palpable buzz
After weeks of speculation, rumor, innuendo and sources going off the record to give you the supposed inside scoop, it was Cade Cunningham selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft. It was always Cade. The selection will define the career of GM Troy Weaver, could reshape the legacy of head
Mason Plumlee is on the move one season after signing a three-year deal with the Pistons. Detroit is sending him to the Charlotte Hornets along with the 37th pick to sweeten the pot and getting the 57th pick in return. The move was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This is primarily a cost-cutting
It appears Cade Cunningham is coming to Detroit … if the Detroit Pistons keep the No. 1 pick. The Pistons are still fielding trade offers for the No. 1 pick, but if they hold on to it, they will select the Oklahoma State standout, sources told the Free Press’ Omari Sankofa. “The team isn’t ruling out
It appears Cade Cunningham is coming to Detroit … if the Detroit Pistons keep the No. 1 pick. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Pistons are still fielding trade offers for the No. 1 pick, but if they hold on to it, they will select Cunningham, the Oklahoma State standout. [ Pistons GM Troy Weaver has earned