Arn Tellem | Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Back in a time before COVID-19, before the current recession, and before the advent
Month: October 2020
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press As the 2020 NBA draft draws closer, consistency is beginning to emerge among draft analysts on who the best prospects within the lottery (top 14) are. With the seventh overall pick, the Detroit Pistons are outside of what many analysts would consider the first tier of talent in the
Arn Tellem | Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Back in a time before COVID-19, before the current recession, and before the advent
Coming off a down year in which he was limited to just 18 ineffective games due to a knee injury, Pistons forward Blake Griffin is owed $36.8MM in 2020/21, with a player option worth nearly $39MM for ’21/22. As a result of that onerous contract, he’s not expected to be the most popular player on
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Whenever NBA free agency finally begins, the league’s 30 teams will turn their attention to reshaping their rosters — some with hopes of shifting the balance of talent to match the powerhouses that the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers have amassed. Some of the top names are predictable, given
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Pacers hire Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as new head coach New Pacers head coach Nate Biorkgren shares coaching philosophy with the media on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Among the Detroit Pistons’ long list of tasks to accomplish this offseason: figuring out the best path
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press More than two years after stepping down as the Detroit Pistons‘ head coach and president of basketball operations, Stan Van Gundy is back in the NBA. The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Van Gundy as their new head coach. The hire comes two months after the Pelicans fired
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Stan Van Gundy is going from the broadcast booth back to the sidelines. The former Detroit Pistons team president and coach, who had been a TV analyst for TNT, has agreed to coach the New Orleans Pelicans, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Van Gundy, 61, was with the Pistons
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons’ 2019-20 season tipped off a year ago this week. On Oct. 23, 2019, the Pistons traveled to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and brought home a 119-110 victory. It may feel like a lifetime ago. A year later, we’re still several months away from 2021
Michael Marot | AP Sports Writer Indianapolis – Indiana wanted its next coach to take the franchise in a new direction. The Pacers were seeking someone who could communicate with today’s players, who was open to a new offensive philosophy and who could win some postseason games. On Tuesday, president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard
The Pistons and Bulls are among the teams expected to have interest in free agent Heat swingman Derrick Jones this offseason, a source tells Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. Jackson also identifies Atlanta as a potential suitor for Jones, which is something we’ve heard before. Shams Charania reported last week that Jones is expected
Pacers guard Victor Oladipo is a candidate to be traded this offseason, but ESPN’s Tim Bontemps is somewhat skeptical that a deal will get done before the 2020/21 season begins. Appearing on Brian Windhorst’s Hoop Collective podcast on Monday, Bontemps suggested that Oladipo’s lengthy recovery from a leg injury and his up-and-down play upon returning
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The 2020 NBA draft, scheduled to take place Nov. 18, is exactly a month away. The longest offseason in Detroit Pistons history is finally nearing its end, and the month following the draft could see a ton of movement, with the organization leveraging its lottery pick and cap
The odds of several free agent bigs returning to the Pistons appear to be diminishing, according to James Edwards of The Athletic. The most prominent of the group, unrestricted free agent Christian Wood, seems like a 50-50 proposition to come back. Wood has positioned himself to be one of the most intriguing players on the
Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s decision on a supermax extension will have a wide-ranging effect on this offseason and the summer of 2021, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Several teams that are saving cap space to make a run at the two-time MVP next year would be more likely to spend right away if he accepts an offer
Derrick Rose (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers has some thoughts about the idea he’d finish his career away from Packers by Josh Hill Derrick Rose might get traded to the Lakers this offseason After LeBron James helped a future Hall of Famer in Dwight Howard get his first ring as a member of
The Lakers talked to the Pistons about a Derrick Rose trade before the February deadline, and a deal is more likely now that the offseason has arrived, according to Sean Deveney of Heavy. The teams never got close to reaching an agreement, Deveney adds. L.A. offered Alex Caruso and a draft pick, but Detroit was
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The NBA Draft is about a month away and now that the season is finally over, things can get in full swing. The eight teams, including the Pistons, who were not in the Orlando Bubble, have been doing their in-market workouts with mostly younger players and the others are
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The NBA Draft is about a month away and now that the season is finally over, things can get in full swing. The eight teams, including the Pistons, who were not in the Orlando Bubble, have been doing their in-market workouts with mostly younger players and the others are
The NBA’s new pre-draft rules aren’t popular with several teams, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, who states that at least half the league is considering not having executives attend workouts and may have just a “minimal presence” at pro days. Givony says many front offices don’t believe it’s worth making a trip to watch