Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: Bryce and Omari react Wednesday morning to the previous night’s stunning NBA draft lottery results, which sent the Pistons flying down the board to No. 5, their worst possible outcome. Both agree there
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The Detroit Pistons hold the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, following the results of Tuesday’s lottery. It was the worst possible outcome for the franchise, missing out on a draft with a consensus top-three prospects. Yet there is always plenty of talent to be found at the fifth pick this year,
CHICAGO — It may be hard to believe, but I can attest firsthand — it wasn’t rigged. The Detroit Pistons endured their worst possible outcome during Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery in Chicago, falling to the No. 5 overall pick despite finishing with the league’s worst record — their 17 wins were three fewer than the
Well, here we are. The Detroit Pistons, the worst team in the NBA last season, will pick fifth in the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s the worst-case scenario for Detroit, who dreamt of the top pick and Victor Wembanyama even if most of us expected something worse. The DBB crew dove into the fall and what
The NBA’s coaching landscape has changed significantly since the Detroit Pistons began their search five weeks ago. The Milwaukee Bucks, just two seasons after winning a championship, parted with Mike Budenholzer. Nick Nurse, four years after bringing home a title in 2019, was dismissed by the Toronto Raptors. The Philadelphia 76ers fired Doc Rivers on
Chicago — There was shock and awe throughout a large ballroom inside McCormick Place Convention Center — the site of the NBA Draft Lottery — once deputy NBA commissioner Mark Tatum began to reveal the top five picks of next month’s draft. The gasps were sharp and brief and they were directed towards the announcement
Detroit − No golden ticket, no game-changer, no franchise-maker. No surprise. The Pistons landed the worst-case scenario, even though it was the most likely scenario. With the worst record in the NBA, they dropped to fifth in the draft lottery Tuesday night, and if it feels like a shafting, well, it sort of is. Except
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Associated Press Chicago – Victor Wembanyama is now set to begin his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, after they won the NBA draft lottery and the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday night. The Spurs were one of three teams with the best odds – 14% – to land the No. 1 pick,
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The Detroit Pistons will have a top-five pick for the third season in a row. But they didn’t leave Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery with the grand prize. Detroit will have the fifth pick in this year’s draft, which will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in New York on June 22. The Pistons won’t be
Yes, our Detroit Pistons got hit with the worst possible draft outcome they could have, dropping all the way to the fifth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Yes, there are perfectly fine prospects that can be selected at five. But the Pistons’ best chance at an impact player now comes in a trade,
The Detroit Pistons are picking No. 5 in next month’s NBA draft, which means only one thing. No Victor Wembanyama. Actually, it means more than that. A lot more. It means there’s little hope for the Pistons to be much better next season. And it means what we all suspect: Detroit just can’t have nice
The NBA draft lottery, otherwise known informally as the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, has a winner. The San Antonio Spurs, who entered Tuesday night’s lottery with a 14% chance of claiming the NBA draft’s top pick, will have the right to make the No. 1 overall selection in the 2023 NBA draft in June. That means,
Chicago — The Detroit Pistons’ prize for one of the worst seasons in franchise history is what fans have dreaded since the team secured the worst record in the NBA last month. Detroit won’t get the opportunity to draft French phenom Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Instead,
Ohhhhhhh boy. After one of the most futile seasons in franchise history, the Detroit Pistons will not be rewarded with the No. 1 overall pick and the chance to draft generational prospect Victor Wembanyama. No, no, the light at the end of a miserable 17-win season is the No. 5 pick, a indescribably disappointing result
Victor Wembanyama is one of the greatest basketball prospects of all time, and the Detroit Pistons have a chance to select him. It all comes down to Tuesday night at 8 p.m. when the league will announce the winner of the 2023 NBA draft lottery. The Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, and Houston Rockets each have
Detroit — I’m not a big fan of lotteries. Even when the Mega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion, I’m not one of those people who goes out and buys a slew of tickets, just hoping to be the lucky winner. But, if you’re a Detroit Pistons fan, you might want to be one of those