There’s a belief that the Pelicans won’t be especially eager to add another rookie to an already young roster, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Insider link), who says the No. 10 pick in next month’s draft, currently held by New Orleans, is considered one of the most available in the lottery. Within his latest
The Detroit Pistons are on the clock, and they have the privilege and the pressure of finding and selecting the best player in the 2021 NBA Draft. The consensus No. 1 pick is Cade Cunningham, but the top three of the draft seems particularly strong with Jalen Green and Evan Mobley all having particular cases
Suffice it to say that Ben Wallace wasn’t waiting by the phone or checking social media to see whether he was selected for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. If it happened, it happened. If not, well, he would have been none the wiser. Wallace, a five-time All-NBA selection, four-time defensive player of the
Chauncey Billups finally has his dream job. Dame Time, meet Mr. Big Shot. Billups, the NBA Finals MVP on the 2004 Detroit Pistons’ championship team, has agreed to become the Portland Trail Blazers’ next head coach, the team announced Sunday. “Chauncey is a proven leader with an elite basketball IQ that has won everywhere he
Sources who have spoken to John Hollinger of The Athletic are skeptical that the Pistons, Rockets, or Cavaliers will trade out of the top three spots in the draft. As Hollinger notes, there are a lot of teams that figure to have interest in moving up in the draft, including several holding multiple first-round picks,
The last eight months have been very good to Jerami Grant. He stepped into a starring role with the Detroit Pistons after a strong season as a role player for the Denver Nuggets, received significant All-Star consideration in February and finished second overall in the Most Improved Player race. Now, he’s an Olympian. Grant was officially named
By Tim Reynolds | Associated Press As expected, USA Basketball will have a Michigan flavor for the Tokyo Olympics. Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant and former Michigan State star and Saginaw native Draymond Green will represent the country, with the Americans formally revealing their roster Monday. Grant and Green’s inclusion were reported last week. The roster will be
Four qualifying tournaments to determine the final four teams in the men’s basketball pool at the Tokyo Olympics are set to tip off on Tuesday. In advance of the Olympic qualifiers, the 24 teams involved have officially set their 12-man rosters, according to a press release from FIBA. More than two dozen current NBA players
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your #1 overall pick-having Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I run through our immediate emotions after winning the lottery, Cade Cunningham’s star potential, Jerami Grant playing in the Olympics, and more. As always, we appreciate your continued
Chauncey Billups has agreed to a deal to coach the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday night. The five-year deal will make Billups the successor to Terry Stotts. Billups, 44, was a five-time NBA All-Star and 2004 NBA Finals MVP with the Detroit Pistons. He comes to the Blazers after a one-season assistant
Chauncey Billups finally has his dream job. Dame Time, meet Mr. Big Shot. Billups, the NBA Finals MVP on the 2004 Detroit Pistons’ championship team, has agreed to become the Portland Trail Blazers’ next head coach, according to multiple reports Sunday. In Portland, he’ll coach one of basketball’s most clutch scorers and shotmakers in point guard Damian
Near the start of the pandemic last year, former Pistons guard Chauncey Billups was participating in the NBA’s HORSE competition. By the end of the year, he was added to Tyronn Lue’s coaching staff with the Los Angeles Clippers. Billups now finds himself on the brink of being named the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers,
Members of the Cavaliers‘ front office attended the pro day for Jonathan Kuminga on Saturday, and the G League standout will receive consideration with the No. 3 pick, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. The team plans to bring Kuminga to Cleveland for a private workout sometime in July, Fedor adds. As a 6’8″ forward who
The Detroit Pistons won the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft last week, giving the team a plethora of options. Does general manager Troy Weaver select top prospect Cade Cunningham or trade out of the slot? He has left open all options ahead of the July 29 draft. SANKOFA: Cade Cunningham is the perfect
On Tuesday, everyone’s favourite deputy commissioner Mark Tatum sent shockwaves through the NBA when he revealed that the Detroit Pistons, yes you read that right, won the NBA Draft Lottery. With that, the Pistons also presumably have the chance to add Cade Cunningham. As an appetiser, let’s look at the Pistons’ salary cap table not
I might have accidentally contributed to some misunderstanding, so let me explain. In the middle of January, I recapped a game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas Jayhawks for our Draft Watch series. The subtitle of the piece read that Cunningham still isn’t perfect. In support of that premise, I pointed out that he
Cade Cunningham’s virtuoso performance against Baylor during the Big 12 tournament tells you everything you need to know about him as a prospect. The Oklahoma State star made spot-up, step-back and pull-up 3-pointers. He set up his teammates both in transition and in half court. He kept the ball on a string and scored 20 points
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Detroit Pistons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. One thing was made abundantly clear by the latest SB Nation Reacts survey, the Phoenix Suns have become America’s
I think the Detroit Pistons trading down from the No. 1 is dumb. I also trust Troy Weaver implicitly. So when the Pistons GM says he’s turning over stones and gonna do his own research on the class of guys at the top of the 2021 NBA Draft, I both believe him and gotta game
June 26th 2021 at 11:59am CST by Dana Gauruder The respect that players have for longtime Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was instrumental in getting star players to commit to Team USA for the Summer Olympics, Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports. Popovich reached out to players but wasn’t overbearing and that helped gain their trust, compared to prior