Las Vegas Summer League tips off on Saturday for the Detroit Pistons, who will open their four-game slate against the Orlando Magic at 5:30 p.m. It’s the first chance to see first-round picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser suit up for the Pistons, along with a chance to see more of trade deadline addition James
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The Detroit Pistons announced on Wednesday that they have signed their 25th overall pick for this year’s NBA draft, Marcus Sasser, to his rookie contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sasser, a 22-year-old four-year Houston standout, was a priority for the Pistons on draft night. The team traded three second-round picks to acquire
When I was little, some of the kids on the playground would jump rope, which was good exercise, but it was mundane after about two repetitions. Jump in. Jump out. With just a little coordination, almost everyone was able to play and figure out the timing. As I got older, things got more challenging, because
The Troy Weaver of the NBA Draft is certainly not the Troy Weaver of NBA Free Agency. The Troy Weaver of the NBA Draft is all quotable lines and talking about swinging for the fences. The Troy Weaver of NBA Free Agency is more prone to not messing up future flexibility and talking about a
Miraculously, the Detroit Tigers are just a few games behind in their division and have a legitimate chance to win the American League Central Division, despite being almost 10 games below .500. And they’re just now getting healthy. But that got us thinking, which Detroit team has the most winnable division in their sport? Now,
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The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and I are back this week breaking down all of the moves that the Detroit Pistons have made this offseason.
So Troy Weaver didn’t take the free agent swing so many wanted last weekend. This shouldn’t be surprising. Not two weeks ago he said he wanted to see what kind of team he had first. That may sound ridiculous considering he’s the general manager of the Detroit Pistons and he put the roster together and
The Detroit Pistons’ practice facility in New Center was filled with new faces on Monday. Their rookies, Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser, scrimmaged and participated in drills with most of the rest of their summer league roster, under the watchful eyes of the new coaching staff — including Monty Williams and assistants Stephen Silas and
Detroit — Later this week, the Pistons’ summer league team will travel to Las Vegas for a four-game slate during the annual showcase of the NBA’s best young talent. It’ll be an opportunity for many fans to see first-round picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser donning the team’s gear for the first time and playing
The Detroit Pistons are losing veteran leader Cory Joseph as the 32-year-old guard signed a one-year deal to join the Golden State Warriors. It was clear Joseph was no longer in the plans in Detroit after the Pistons traded for Monte Morris, who is presumably going to be the team’s primary backup point guard. Joseph
Detroit — And here we still sit, stuck between the P-words. Detroit fans craving Playoffs, management doubling down on Patience. All of it requires Perspective, which nobody really wants to hear. The parallels between the Red Wings and Pistons are amazing, considering how different the sports are. The path and the plans are frustratingly similar,
The Detroit Pistons have signed their fifth overall draft pick. Ausar Thompson signed his rookie scale contract, the team announced Sunday. Jared Rhoden and Malcolm Cazalon were also signed to two-way contracts. The terms of Thompson’s contract weren’t announced, but the deal is estimated to be worth $36.2 million over four years with a starting
The Detroit Pistons didn’t follow the free agency outline many expected. In separate deals on Friday, they acquired 6-foot-6 sharpshooter Joe Harris, 6-1 point guard Monte Morris, two future second-round picks and $2.1 million in cash in exchange for Balsa Koprivica’s draft rights, a future second-round pick and $110,000. Nearly all of their $30 million