When Troy Weaver took the reins as the Pistons‘ general manager in 2020, fans and observers were a little caught off guard by his initial series of roster moves. The rebuilding Pistons signed non-star veteran free agents like Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee to multiyear contracts; acquired players like Dewayne Dedmon and Zhaire Smith, only
Associated Press New Orleans — Stan Van Gundy is out as Pelicans coach following just one season at the helm, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the move has not been publicly announced. Hired last October, about two months before the start of
Two months ago, Michigan’s Isaiah Livers and Michigan State’s Aaron Henry announced they were going pro and entering the NBA Draft. Next week, the former Wolverine and former Spartan will take the next step of the pre-draft process together at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. The NBA announced the field of expected participants for the draft
Through an unusual season, the Pistons managed just 20 wins, but there always has been a silver lining, even through the misery of long losing streaks. When it was all said and done, they ended up with the second-worst record in the league, which guaranteed them a share of the best odds of landing the
Ok, I was the one who was whining about not having a team to root for to win it all this postseason. Yet, there are some interesting developments even a Pistons fan stubbornly refusing to cheer on any other team has to notice. 1. Injuries have dominated the storyline this postseason The results of at
When the Pistons hired former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein to Dwane Casey’s coaching staff earlier this month, it signaled that more changes were underway as the franchise continues to flesh out its player development program. Former Celtics assistant Jerome Allen, former Pacers assistant Bill Bayno and former Kings assistant Rex Kalamian are all joining Casey’s
With a completely reconfigured roster and presumably some new organizational principles coming from Troy Weaver, the Detroit Pistons are shuffling the sidelines with some fresh voices and perspectives within the assistant coaching ranks, according to media reports. The Pistons are adding well-respected veteran assistants Jerome Allen from Boston, Rex Kalamian from Sacramento and Bill Bayno,
Dwane Casey’s coaching staff will have a few fresh faces next season. The Pistons are adding Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno and Rex Kalamian to the coaching staff, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Allen, 48, was with the Boston Celtics and recently interviewed for their head-coaching job after team president Danny Ainge resigned
The Pistons are finalizing deals to add three new assistant coaches to Dwane Casey‘s staff, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). According to Wojnarowski, Detroit is expected to hire Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno, and Rex Kalamian. Allen, who recently interviewed for the Celtics’ head coaching job and has been linked to the Trail Blazers’ vacancy
The Pistons are set to renounce their rights to guard Jaylen Hands, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link), who reports that the team and player have agreed to part ways. Hands, 22, was selected with the No. 56 pick in 2019 out of UCLA by the Clippers, who traded him to the
The minor bits of housekeeping for the Detroit Pistons continue with word coming via Chris Haynes that Detroit and Jaylen Hands have mutually agreed to part ways. Oh, you don’t remember Jaylen Hands? The rights to the young two-way player were part of the three-team, 10-player, five second-round pick deal that involved, among others, Luke
Legal or illegal, Detroit Pistons rookie Saddiq Bey has always loved cars and racing. “I love cars, and I grew up loving cars. Even back home, (we had) burnout sessions,” Bey said Sunday at Belle Isle. “People would have their fast cars and race late at night, and stuff like that. It has always been something
The first round of 2021 NBA draft could be straightforward for the Detroit Pistons. It could also be complicated. A top-four pick would simplify the decision-making process for the front office. There are four players clearly better than the rest of the field: Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs and Jalen Green. The Pistons, like
June 11th 2021 at 9:51pm CST by Dana Gauruder Mike Budenholzer’s job status with the Bucks could hinge on whether they advance past the Nets in the playoffs, Adrian Wojnarowski said on an ESPN broadcast (hat tip to the New York Times’ Adam Zagoria). Milwaukee’s early exit last season, plus the addition of Jrue Holiday,
The Pistons made some major restructuring of the roster last offseason. They’ll be doing a bit more work this summer with their front office. The team and assistant general manager David Mincberg are parting ways, a league source told The Detroit News. Mincberg was the first addition to general manager Troy Weaver’s front office last
We get the report from the Athletic’s James Edwards III: The Detroit Pistons and assistant general manager Dave Mincberg have mutually agreed to part ways, sources tell The Athletic. — James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) June 10, 2021 First off; Excellent timing by the Detroit Pistons, doing something like this directly in advance of Game 3
Assistant Pistons GM David Mincberg is leaving Detroit after one season under GM Troy Weaver, tweets James Edwards III of The Athletic. Edwards indicates that the split was mutual. The rebuilding Pistons collected an array of intriguing young players during 2020/21, Mincberg’s lone year with the club. Detroit selected promising rookies Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart, Killian Hayes,
Assistant general manager David Mincberg and the Detroit Pistons have parted ways, a league source told the Free Press on Thursday. Mincberg was hired by the Pistons last July, following three years with the Milwaukee Bucks as their vice president of basketball strategy. He was general manager Troy Weaver’s first addition to the front office, and
Tigers outfielder Daz Cameron made his season debut with the big club today, scoring a run and a stolen base; he addresses the media post game. #DetroitRoots
Executives that Chris Mannix of SI.com (Twitter link) has spoken to estimate that Suns guard Chris Paul could get a deal in the three-year, $60MM-ish range if he were to decline his $44MM player option this summer. A previous report, which stated that Paul would likely turn down that option, suggested that he’d likely be