Mark Medina USA TODAY Published 8:02 PM EDT Sep 22, 2020 Amid uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the availability of a safe and proven vaccine, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver conceded Tuesday that next season likely would not start on time. His remarks were based off feedback he received from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director
With a new VP of basketball operations in control and now a new head coach set to stalk the sidelines, the Bulls with finally get fresh eyes for this year’s draft. Sam Vecenie of The Athletic takes an extensive look at Chicago’s various draft options with the fourth pick this season, as well as the team’s
AUBURN HILLS, UNITED STATES: Isiah Thomas (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) Cubs not shutting down Kris Bryant for the season just yet by Mark Powell Isiah Thomas doesn’t think Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the GOAT. Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas finally made his feelings on the eternal NBA GOAT
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 10:50 AM EDT Sep 22, 2020 On Monday, HoopsHype published a poll of 15 NBA talent evaluators ranking the players younger than 25 who they would most like to build a team around. Mavericks forward Luka Doncic led the ranking, and Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns rounded out
September 21st 2020 at 8:45pm CST by Dana Gauruder Guard Kris Dunn won’t participate in the Bulls’ mini-camp, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reports. Dunn’s absence was expected, since he’s headed to free agency. The Bulls will have to extend him a qualifying offer of $7.1MM to make him a restricted free agent. Dunn
Bulls guard Coby White has his sights set on becoming a full-time starter with the franchise next season, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times writes. White, 20, was selected No. 7 overall by the franchise in 2019, impressing onlookers in his rookie campaign this season. He averaged 13.2 points, 2.7 assists and 25.8 minutes per
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:03 AM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Phase two of group workouts begin Monday for the Detroit Pistons, who will hold full practices and five-on-five scrimmages for the first time since the season was suspended March 11. Head coach Dwane Casey is excited to get his players back on
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 1:25 PM EDT Sep 18, 2020 In his second season, Bruce Brown made some strides from his uneven rookie campaign. Brown boosted his production to 8.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4 assists, as he was called upon to play a more versatile role, with injuries to Luke Kennard and
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 18, 2020 On Jan. 2, with the Detroit Pistons reeling from injuries and in the throes of a losing stretch, owner Tom Gores entertained the possibility of a rebuild. It was a notable shift for Gores, who has been open about his desire to
The Pistons finished the 2019/20 season with a 20-46 record, and after buying out Reggie Jackson and trading Andre Drummond, all indications are that they’re not counting on being a playoff team next season. However, head coach Dwane Casey isn’t viewing the team’s process as a full-fledged rebuild, as Eric Woodyard of ESPN writes. “We’re
As the NBA’s bottom eight teams gear up to conduct group workouts starting next week, the Pistons have 15 players in attendance for the first phase of their in-market bubble. However, that 15-man group includes five G Leaguers, with a number of notable names from the NBA roster absent. As Eric Woodyard of ESPN details,
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 17, 2020 The Detroit Pistons have several roster needs, and there are numerous ways they could address them with their 2020 first-round pick. They have an obvious hole at point guard, but their depth at every other position could be improved. They lack a
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 7:19 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has created an endless number of inconveniences for both the Detroit Pistons and the rest of the NBA. Here’s one: Despite being hired three months ago, general manager Troy Weaver has yet to watch any of his players participate
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 3:16 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 It’s not just the playoff teams that are in a basketball bubble. The eight teams who didn’t finish the regular season after the NBA season restarted in July are getting an opportunity to work in their home markets with their players, beginning this
Josh Smith is still on the Detroit Pistons’ payroll. Near the end of Detroit Pistons legend Joe Dumars’ tenure as GM in 2013, he made one last desperate swing for the fences by acquiring Josh Smith from the Atlanta Hawks. While Smith was coming off of a season in which he averaged 17.5 points per
Monday, September 14 marks the first day of the three-week offseason workout window for the NBA’s bottom eight teams. The first phase of these de facto training camps will last for one week, through next Monday. During that time, activities will continue to be limited to individual workouts, as participants begin being tested daily for
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 14, 2020 Daily COVID-19 tests. An enclosed, campus-like environment. Five-on-five basketball. If this sounds like the NBA’s bubble in Orlando, you’re not too far off. The Detroit Pistons are among the eight teams left out of the NBA restart at Walt Disney World. This
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 12, 2020 It’s mid-September and the 2020 NBA draft is still more than two months away. But there’s still been plenty of speculation on what’s in store for the Detroit Pistons during the draft and free agency. This month’s mailbag largely looks at potential trades they
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:32 AM EDT Sep 10, 2020 When Rod Wood and his wife, Susan, went out for a recent dinner at the Renaissance Center, the Detroit Lions president got a glimpse of what the not-too-distant future might look like when it comes to attending NFL games. Everyone who enters the
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 12:06 AM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Chauncey Billups may be ready to get his big shot. Billups, the Pistons icon who led the “Goin’ to Work” squad to the 2004 championship, is emerging as a candidate to become head coach of the Indiana Pacers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.