Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Five top prospects in 2020 NBA draft who could help Detroit Pistons Five top prospects in the 2020 NBA draft who could help the talent-depleted Detroit Pistons. The retooling Detroit Pistons have numerous roster needs. Their need for a franchise point guard might top
Month: September 2020
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Thon Maker on who’s impressing in bubble workouts Detroit Pistons Thon Maker talks about how he’s used his time off to lift and shoot and how his talented family helped him stay sharp. To improve his game, Detroit Pistons big man Thon
LaMelo Ball was the highest-profile prospect to take part in this year’s virtual draft combine, but as we noted earlier this week, there was an expectation that his participation in the event might be limited. According to Jeremy Woo of SI.com (Twitter link), that will indeed be the case. Sources tell Woo that Ball has
Rod Beard | The Detroit News With the seventh pick in the NBA Draft, the Pistons will have their choice of some solid prospects. Their most glaring need looks to be depth at point guard, with an emphasis on finding a playmaker who can take the reins from Derrick Rose while adding some skill and star
Kirkland Crawford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Presidential Debates: Analysis by UM’s Aaron Kall University of Michigan director of Debate and editor of the book, “Debating the Donald”, Aaron Kall, talks about what to look for in the upcoming presidential debates. Tuesday’s presidential debate certainly was something, eh? After the first of
Potential top-10 selection Precious Achiuwa has interviewed with a number of lottery teams, Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype tweets. Achiuwa, a power forward who averaged 15.8 PPG and 10.8 MPG as a Memphis freshman last season, has talked to the Kings, Wizards, Knicks, Nets, Cavaliers, Suns, Spurs, Pistons and Thunder, among others. He’s currently listed at No.
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Five top prospects in 2020 NBA draft who could help Detroit Pistons Five top prospects in the 2020 NBA draft who could help the talent-depleted Detroit Pistons. The Miami Heat’s surprise run to the NBA Finals has shed more light on just how valuable
September 28th 2020 at 7:01pm CST by Dana Gauruder Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen, who is eligible for a rookie scale extension this offseason, is optimistic he’ll take major steps forward under new coach Billy Donovan, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. Markkanen has already spoken with Donovan about how he’ll be more involved
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Five top prospects in 2020 NBA draft who could help Detroit Pistons Five top prospects in the 2020 NBA draft who could help the talent-depleted Detroit Pistons. If Killian Hayes becomes a member of the Detroit Pistons this fall, he’ll immediately feel comfortable with his
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Needless to say, LaMelo Ball has had an unusual few months of preparation leading up to the NBA draft. The pandemic has scuttled plans for most of the draft prospects, pushing the draft from June to November, with the potential to be delayed again if there are any more
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons introduce new GM Troy Weaver: Here’s what he said Detroit Pistons introduced new GM Troy Weaver during a video conference call on Monday, June 22, 2020. LaMelo Ball, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, isn’t from Detroit. But
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Since taking over as general manager in June, Troy Weaver has been hard at work putting together the rest of his front office. On Monday, the Detroit Pistons announced their completed basketball operations staff. The new staff includes four new hires: Britta Brown (senior director of basketball administration);
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Pistons general manager Troy Weaver is rounding out his staff with new appointments announced Monday. The Pistons added Britta Brown as the senior director of basketball administration and will manage day-to-day team operations and logistics. Brown previously was an assistant athletic director at Eastern Michigan University and played lacrosse
The Pistons have announced a series of additions to their basketball operations department, confirming a pair of hires that had been previously reported. Here are those new additions and their titles, per the team: Harold Ellis, pro personnel evaluator Ryan West, pro personnel evaluator Britta Brown, senior director of basketball administration Tony Leotti, senior director
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press There are a number of paths NBA teams take to build contending rosters. If rebuilding were a spectrum, it would range from bottoming out and tanking for high drafts picks with the hope of landing young franchise players to rebuilding on the fly by bringing in at least one established star,
Dylan Windler‘s return to the court has generated a buzz of excitement within the Cavaliers organization, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com writes. Windler, who underwent season-ending surgery in January for a stress fracture in his left leg, has impressed coaches and teammates alike during the team’s mini-camp. The Cavaliers selected him with the No. 26 in
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Despite the haphazard nature of this NBA offseason, Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey has been impressed with the amount of work his young players have managed to put in. Phase 2 of group workouts started this week, and Casey hasn’t noticed any conditioning issues. Even though it’s the
Nolan Bianchi | The Detroit News By every stretch of Dwane Casey’s imagination, his team’s workouts during phase 2 of in-market minicamp, has been a rousing success. But the biggest positive for the Detroit Pistons head coach has been what he’s getting out of 24-year-old shooting guard Luke Kennard, who’s taking part in his first
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Luke Kennard was eager to get back on the court for five-on-five action this week. After having his 2019-20 season cut short by injury, the Detroit Pistons’ group workouts have given him his first opportunity to test his body in months. So far, so good. Kennard said he
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Luke Kennard was eager to get back on the court for five-on-five action this week. After having his 2019-20 season cut short by injury, the Detroit Pistons’ group workouts have given him his first opportunity to test his body in months. So far, so good. Kennard said he
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