Dwane Casey coached the Detroit Pistons to a much-needed loss on Friday against the Denver Nuggets, his first since signing a contract extension that will keep him on the sidelines at Little Caesars Arena through the 2023-24 season. We looked at the ramifications of the deal and what it means going forward for the rebuilding
Pistons forward Tyler Cook addresses the media after last night’s matchup against the Nuggets. #DetroitUp
Detroit head coach Dwane Casey addresses the media following a defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. #ItsMillerTime
The last month of basketball for the Detroit Pistons has been unpredictable, due to a multitude of lineup changes. They’ve trotted out several new starting lineups, and gone to the end of their bench because of injuries and rest. The constant movement has made forward Tyler Cook’s game-to-game consistency stand out. The team knows what
Detroit — For some Pistons fans, the season is almost over and the last games don’t matter. Nobody told Deividas Sirvydis that. The rookie had a standout performance in the first half, before leaving the game because of a leg injury in the third quarter. Prior to that, Sirvydis turned some heads with his superb
The Detroit Pistons were already missing plenty of firepower and then their ranks shrank and shrank again in a 104-91 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Detroit already committed to resting its roster of veterans, as they have often in the season’s final weeks. Then rookie center Isaiah Stewart was forced to miss the game for
The Detroit Pistons have often been shorthanded during the last three weeks, with nearly all of the veterans on the bench due to injury and rest. But even by this recent standard, the Pistons didn’t have many available on Friday. Sekou Doumbouya was a last-minute pregame scratch due to personal reasons, leaving the Pistons with
Detroit — For some Pistons fans, the season is almost over and the last games don’t matter. Nobody told Deividas Sirvydis that. The rookie had a standout performance in the first half, before leaving the game because of a leg injury in the third quarter. Prior to that, Sirvydis turned some heads with his superb offensive
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Game Vitals When: Friday, May 14, 8:00 p.m. EST Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan Watch: Bally Sports Detroit, NBA League Pass Odds: +9.5 Projected Lineups Detroit Pistons (20-50): Killian Hayes, Josh Jackson, Saddiq Bey, Sekou Doumbouya, Jahlil Okafor Denver Nuggets (46-24): Austin Rivers, Monte Morris, Michael Porter Jr., JaVale McGee, Nikola Jokic Pregame Reading
As the Pistons trudged through what’s turned out to be another 20-win season, there have been some questions about what the next couple of years will look like. How many players of this current core will be around when the rebuild is finally rebuilt? If this is a restoration, what does the finished product look
Wazzup. Wazzup. WAZZUP! “Deeetroit, basketball” is teaming up with “Martiiin Lawrence” on a clothing line collaboration between the Pistons and the comedic star that is set to drop on Friday. . The Pistons x Martin clothing line is a merchandising mashup between the team and Lawrence, and a continuation of the Pistons “D-UP” brand narrative that focuses on celebrating
Tonight the Detroit Pistons play their penultimate game of the season. They host the Denver Nuggets in their end-of-season home stand that will conclude Sunday at 8 p.m. (the time was made official) when they’ll tip off their final game of the season against the Miami Heat. Because there are teams losing in bunches to
Dwane Casey gave his coach of the year speech after he’d been fired. He was gracious and humble and admitted to a bit of self-doubt. That he questioned himself despite leading Toronto to four division titles and a run to the Eastern Conference finals showed his humility and self-awareness. It also showed why players love him. That love is
Before Troy Weaver joined the Detroit Pistons last summer, he had long admired Dwane Casey from afar. Weaver was a longtime AAU coach and college assistant coach before joining NBA in scouting and front office positions. Coaches tend to follow each other, he said on Thursday, and he’s followed much of Casey’s career. He became better
In each of the games in the past week or two, the rookies each have had a positive outing and something to make the coaching staff and fans nod their heads and file away for later. On Tuesday night, it was Saben Lee’s run. He had his best scoring game of his rookie season and
Troy Weaver knew the changes he wanted to make when he signed on to be the Pistons general manager last summer. It was a fairly lengthy list, as we’ve seen, particularly when it came to the roster. But as a first-time GM, Weaver also knew what he wanted to keep. And now we’re seeing more
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appreciates what today’s NBA players are doing in their attempts to make the world better, how they’re using their voices and platforms as conduits for change. And going forward, one of those players will be rewarded by a trophy bearing Abdul-Jabbar’s name. The NBA announced Thursday the creation of
Killian Hayes receives the most hype and Saddiq Bey garners most of the headlines. It makes sense. Hayes is a lottery pick at perhaps the most consequential position on the floor and is the anointed point guard of the future in Detroit. Bey is the plug and play guy who fell in the first round
The Defensive Player of the Year conversation this season has primarily revolved around candidates like Rudy Gobert and Ben Simmons, but Bucks guard Jrue Holiday believes he should be in that discussion. In fact, that’s an opinion he holds year in and year out, as he tells Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. “Man, I feel