Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:04 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 The Detroit Pistons are in the midst of a restoring that might involve plenty of roster turnover before next season. With a lottery pick, around $30 million in cap space and several players entering free agency, new general manager Troy Weaver will
Month: August 2020
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 2:36 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 The Detroit Pistons have added another new face to their front office. Former Los Angeles Lakers executive Ryan West has been hired as a scout, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Saturday. The son of NBA legend and longtime front-office executive Jerry West,
Brian Mahoney Associated Press Published 12:31 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Cliff Robinson, an early star in UConn’s rise to power and longtime top sixth man in the NBA, died Saturday. He was 53. Robinson’s death was confirmed by UConn. No cause of death was given, though former Huskies coach Jim Calhoun said Robinson had
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 11:29 AM EDT Aug 29, 2020 In the early 2000s, before Rasheed Wallace was a versatile big man for the Pistons, there was Clifford Robinson. Anchored in the paint or roaming along the perimeter and searching for an open 3-point shot was unusual for a 6-foot-10 forward, but Robinson
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:03 AM EDT Aug 28, 2020 When the Detroit Pistons’ 2019-20 season tipped off on Oct. 23, their starting lineup consisted of Reggie Jackson, Bruce Brown, Tony Snell, Markieff Morris and Andre Drummond. By the end of the season, Snell was the only remaining member of that group
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 11:20 PM EDT Aug 26, 2020 Go through the gallery to see Rod Beard’s NBA mock draft 1.0 for 2020. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. The NBA draft has been as impacted as anything else in the sport since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. College players didn’t get
Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Published 7:29 PM EDT Aug 26, 2020 “Nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society. Why? Because human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet.” — the late Sen. John Lewis They didn’t march across
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Aug 25, 2020 Blake Griffin has said it multiple times this summer — whatever role the Detroit Pistons want him to fill next season, he’s willing to do it. It’s his way of acknowledging that the Pistons are in the midst of a transition. Since
The Pistons, Knicks, and Suns are among the teams expected to emerge as suitors for Fred VanVleet once the Raptors guard reaches unrestricted free agency this offseason, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. VanVleet projects to be one of the top free agents on the market when the 2020/21 league year begins. The 26-year-old
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 11:05 AM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Blake Griffin grew up watching his father, Tommy Griffin, coach basketball in Oklahoma. One of those teams was at John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City, including the team that won the 5A state championship in 1996. The Detroit Pistons star, just 7
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 9:09 AM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Now that we’re on the other side of the NBA lottery, evaluators can project the draft with a greater degree of certainty. The pool of players the Pistons can target with the seventh overall pick has become slightly more shallow. But in
Ryan Ford Detroit Free Press Published 6:02 AM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Thursday’s 2020 NBA draft lottery was the latest in a recent trend of disappointing lotteries for Detroit teams, as the Detroit Pistons fell from their No. 5 spot into the seventh pick, despite having a 42.1% chance to move up. It’s not a
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 3:11 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Rod Beard, Pistons beat writer for The Detroit News, discusses the NBA Draft Lottery, tanking, the Pistons’ targets in the draft and what the timeline for the rest of the offseason and next season could look like. Here’s a breakdown of Episode 9:
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:03 AM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Historically, the seventh overall pick of the NBA draft has consistently produced high-level talent. Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry might be the best seventh pick ever. Chris Mullin, Bernard King, John Havlicek and former Fort Wayne/Detroit Piston George Yardley are Hall of
Scott Gleeson USA TODAY Published 5:46 PM EDT Aug 21, 2020 The 2020 NBA draft lottery is in the rear-view mirror, with the order of the top 14 picks now finalized. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the No. 1 pick, while the Golden State Warriors will select No. 2. The Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers
August 21st 2020 at 2:13pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum New Pistons general manager Troy Weaver remains excited about Detroit’s prospects in the 2020 draft, despite the team falling two slots from its pre-lottery position to No. 7, according to Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. Weaver is confident in the depth of this season’s draft lottery prospects. “From
In addition to claiming the top three spots in the 2020 NBA draft based on this year’s lottery results, the Timberwolves, Warriors, and Hornets are three of eight teams that will own more than two draft picks this fall. As our full 2020 draft order shows, the Sixers lead the way with five picks, while
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 21, 2020 The Detroit Pistons have not been lucky in the NBA draft lottery. And while that didn’t change Thursday night, that wasn’t Troy Weaver’s focus after learning the result. Despite having the fifth-best odds — a 10.5% — at the No. 1 overall
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 21, 2020 Troy Weaver’s face said it all. NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum reached the seventh pick of the lottery, picked up the card and revealed the Detroit Pistons’ logo under it. Weaver’s expression was blank, at first. Then, he acknowledged the camera. A
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 5:26 AM EDT Aug 21, 2020 Yet again, the ping pong balls didn’t work in the Detroit Pistons’ favor. Although they entered Thursday’s NBA Draft Lottery with the fifth-best odds of getting the No. 1 overall pick in the Oct. 16 draft, the Pistons fell two spots to seventh. The Minnesota
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