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
Month: September 2020
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.
2020 NBA draft prospect R.J. Hampton interviewed with Pistons general manager Troy Weaver a month ago, according to Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press. Hampton, who spent this past season with the New Zealand Breakers of the NBL, told Sankofa he was encouraged by his conversation with the Pistons general manager. “You can
Former Thunder big man Dakari Johnson, a second-round pick in the 2015 draft, has re-signed with the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association, he tells JD Shaw of Hoops Rumors (Twitter link). Johnson, who will turn 25 later this month, appeared in 31 NBA games with Oklahoma City in 2017/18 and was eventually waived
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 1:19 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 The Detroit Pistons have announced two pop-up events to help Detroiters fill out their 2020 Census forms and register to vote for the Nov. 3 election. With an assist from the city of Detroit and secretary of state, the Pistons will hold
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 8, 2020 When RJ Hampton returned from his 15-game stint with the New Zealand Breakers in February, his mind shifted to the 2020 NBA draft. He prioritized improving his jump shot and overall strength, with the expectation that he could continue to build his
September 7th 2020 at 8:05pm CST by Dana Gauruder Tyler Herro hit some huge shots late in the Heat’s overtime loss to the Bucks during Game 4 on Sunday. He’s still not guaranteed of playing on Tuesday, according to NBA.com’s injury report. The rookie shooting guard is listed as questionable for Game 5 on Tuesday
Celtics star Kemba Walker is accepting the blame for the team’s Game 4 loss to the Raptors on Saturday, calling his nine field-goal attempts “unacceptable,” Tim Bontemps of ESPN.com writes. Walker finished with 15 points and eight assists in nearly 41 minutes of action, shooting just 4-of-9 from the floor (1-of-6 from deep). To compare,
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Sep 6, 2020 With the seventh pick in the 2020 NBA draft and close to $30 million in cap space, the Detroit Pistons are in better position than they have been in several seasons to reshape the roster and build a team that can sustainably
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:04 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 The 2020 NBA draft is still likely more than two months away, as the league continues to pin down the remainder of its offseason calendar in the wake of a pandemic that has upended nearly everything. But now that the lottery has
NBA Commissioner David Stern (L) awards Chauncey Billups of the Los Angeles Clippers the first Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) 3 teams that would be dumb to not trade for Josh Rosen by Mike Luciano Chauncey Billups is trying to get into coaching. Simply playing point guard in the
The Cavaliers are set to return to their practice facility in mid-September to hold a voluntary minicamp. While most players will be there, pending free agents Tristan Thompson and Matthew Dellavedova will not be participating, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Along with Thompson and Dellavedova, Andre Drummond isn’t expected to be in attendance at the
Candice Williams The Detroit News Published 5:54 PM EDT Sep 2, 2020 Touted as the first program of its kind, the Detroit Pistons and Flagstar Bank announced Wednesday a ticket promotion that will allow fans to place deposits on 2020-21 season ticket packages and earn 5% annual percentage yield through Dec. 31. Called the “Pistons IPO: Initial Pistons
Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 5:02 PM EDT Sep 2, 2020 Detroit — Detroit’s four major professional sports teams are teaming up to help residents get their vote on. The Ilitch-owned Tigers and Red Wings were the latest to join the venture Wednesday, announcing that Little Caesars Arena will be used as a training venue
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 11:30 AM EDT Sep 2, 2020 Thanks to a new promotion, Detroit Pistons season-ticket holders will be able to earn money back next season. The Pistons and Flagstar Bank announced a program on Wednesday called “Pistons IPO: Initial Pistons Offering” which allows fans to earn up to 5% annual