April 21st 2021 at 5:26pm CST by Dana Gauruder Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff will miss Wednesday’s game against Chicago due to personal reasons, the team tweets. Assistant Greg Buckner will fill in for Bickerstaff, who is expected to return for the team’s road game against Charlotte on Friday. Cleveland remains on the fringe of the
Isaiah Stewart was going for a rebound against the Cleveland Cavaliers this week and seemed to jump for the ball three times before the defender had jumped once. He’s been doing it all season, but the instances of those kind of energy plays are becoming daily occurrences rather than anomalies. It looks like that’s part of
In a piece on ESPN+, NBA and prospect evaluators Kevin Pelton and Mike Schmitz each compiled a list of top-10 rookies based on future potential, and wouldn’t you know it, Detroit Pistons rookies Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart both made the cut. For the 16th and 19th picks, respectively, that is good. Very good. Pelton,
Isaiah Stewart and the Detroit Pistons are embracing the Beef Stew monkier, and what better way to show that than making some beef stew in the kitchen with America’s Test Kitchen. This is a bit of my world’s colliding as I love and cover rookie Isaiah Stewart and have watched America’s Test Kitchen regularly like
The last time the Detroit Pistons faced the Dallas Mavericks is so instructive of an awful past, that maybe it brings clarity into how much better the present is and how bright the future could be. The last time the Pistons faced the Mavericks was for a “home” game in Mexico City, Mexico, with 20,000-plus
Your questions, our answers – it’s mailbag time, babaaayyyy! In this week’s episode of Inside The Cylinder, Matt and I answer some of the most existential questions regarding the Detroit Pistons. Well, maybe not that heavy, but thanks to a few members of Pistons Twitter, we were able to address some of your inquiries regarding
As the season has progressed, Detroit Pistons rookie forward Saddiq Bey has reached major 3-point shooting milestones with increasing frequency. On March 30, he tied Damian Lillard as the third-fastest player in NBA history to hit 100 3-pointers. Bey and Lillard did so in 44 games. (The record-holder, Lauri Markkanen, needed 41.) On April 6,
When the Pistons drafted Killian Hayes last year, the book on him was that he was a deft passer and strong defender, which fit what general manager Troy Weaver was looking for in a lead point guard. The hip injury that sidelined Hayes delayed some of the opportunity to see what their top pick could
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. It’s been a rough year for the Pistons in terms of the standings, but from a player development perspective, they’ve had plenty of wins. Jerami Grant has thrived in
Monday marked just over a month — 32 days — since Tyler Cook signed his first of two two-way contracts with the Detroit Pistons. Within that span, he’s endeared himself to the coaching staff, front office and his teammates with his energy and hustle. Monday also marked a new milestone for the 6-foot-8 power forward
Detroit — When a team jumps to a lead of 20-plus points in the first quarter, it very often feels too good to be true. When it’s a young lineup, a lead that big feels even more fragile. And so it was on Monday night, when the Pistons bulldozed their way to a 23-point lead
Detroit — There were lobs all over the place. Killian Hayes to Isaiah Stewart. Josh Jackson to Tyler Cook. Hayes to Stewart again. There were a few other that didn’t go, but it was a different look than the Pistons are used to showing with their veteran rosters. With most of their veterans on the
The Cavaliers are playing important games late into the season again for the first time in years, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. At 20-37, the Cavaliers are 3.5 games behind the Bulls for the tenth seed in the East. Should Cleveland make up that ground, the team would qualify for the play-in tournament this season. This
Kyle Hightower | Associated Press Boston — Brad Stevens says he wasn’t close to leaving the Boston Celtics for the coaching job at Indiana University. In fact, he says he never received an offer. “I was never offered a package. That’s all news to me. Secondly, I wasn’t going to leave anyways,” Stevens said before
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Miami — The Houston Rockets say that guard Sterling Brown was assaulted by unknown individuals after the team arrived in Miami late Sunday night, suffering cuts to his face. Brown was not playing Monday against the Heat, though the team said that was because of a recent knee injury that
You can win for losing. It’s just not as easy as it looks in the NBA, where the race to the bottom isn’t quite the mad dash that it once was but still takes a special kind of fortitude. And to their credit, it’s one that these up-and-coming Pistons don’t seem to have, something they
Detroit — When a team jumps to a lead of 20-plus points in the first quarter, it very often feels too good to be true. When it’s a young lineup, a lead that big feels even more fragile. And so it was on Monday night, when the Pistons bulldozed their way to a 23-point lead
We hear from Dwane Casey after six of his Pistons score in double figures in a 109-105 victory over the Cavaliers. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Tyler Cook after he gets into the starting lineup and puts up 12 points and three rounds for Detroit on Monday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Frank Jackson after he comes off the Pistons bench to score 20 Monday night. #DetroitBasketball