If the Detroit Pistons’ newest rookies can provide anything in their first year, perhaps the most valuable thing would be clarity. Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser have plenty you should love about their games, but they are far from perfect players or finished products. However, what they offer up from day one is a tenaciousness,
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[embedded content] The Detroit Pistons held their introductory news conference Friday afternoon for draft picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser. You can watch the replay in the video player above. General manager Troy Weaver and head coach Monty Williams were also at the podium at the team’s practice facility in Detroit to speak and answer
Detroit Pistons fans eager for the first glimpse of their 2023 NBA draft class — fifth overall pick Ausar Thompson and 25th pick Marcus Sasser — will be able to do so soon. The NBA announced its full Las Vegas Summer League schedule Friday. The Pistons will tip off their slate against the Orlando Magic
The Detroit Pistons signed Princeton forward Tosan Evbuomwan to an Exhibit-10 contract after Thursday’s NBA draft, a team source confirmed to the Free Press. Evbuomwan (pronounced Uh-WOAH-MA) is an improbable story, a 6-foot-8, 219-pound forward from Newcastle, England who did not play organized basketball until he was 14. He averaged 15.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9
The NBA released the 2023 Summer League schedule, and the Detroit Pistons will be facing the Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, and the San Antonio Spurs. The biggest game on the schedule will be against the Houston Rockets (July 9 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2) when Detroit rookie Ausar Thompson will face his
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 (and Wes) pulled a short night of sleep to get up and get out a Detroit Pistons NBA
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 Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: Bryce and Omari recap and react to the 2023 NBA draft, in which the Detroit Pistons selected Ausar Thompson with the No. 5 pick and acquired Marcus
Many trades are rumored, even more are likely discussed between front office, but few actually happen. That was as true as ever in Thursday’s NBA Draft when a flurry of deals were expected and only a few marginal moves occurred. One of the finalized deals did involve the Detroit Pistons, with the team swapping No.
The Detroit Pistons took one more big NBA Draft day swing by selecting Overtime Elite wing Ausar Thompson over more established prospects at the college level like Jarace Walker, Taylor Hendricks, and Cam Whitmore. The Pistons were banking on the elite upside Thompson possesses as a wing defender, connector, and transition threat. His upside surpassed
Troy Weaver couldn’t talk about the trade he made Thursday night, swapping the Detroit Pistons‘ No. 31 pick for Boston’s No. 25, and taking Houston’s combo guard, Marcus Sasser — the Cougars that is, not the Rockets. But he had plenty to say about his first pick of the evening, Ausar Thompson, the versatile wing
When Ausar Thompson looks at the Detroit Pistons’ roster, he sees a team built to thrive in the modern NBA. The Pistons, of course, are led by guards Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey. Thompson, the guard they drafted fifth overall during Thursday’s 2023 NBA draft, believes he fits right in. The 6-foot-7 Thompson handled primary
Detroit — It was a big swing all right, and it didn’t end there. Pistons GM Troy Weaver leapt for talent and tenacity with his first pick, and kept swinging. When it was over, the Pistons had about as tantalizing a draft haul as you could expect. You’ve probably never seen Ausar Thompson play, unless
Detroit — The Pistons desired to add another shooter to their roster, so they traded their only second-round pick to acquire one. As the first round of Thursday’s NBA Draft neared its end, the Pistons executed a trade with the Boston Celtics to acquire the 25th overall pick, who turned out to become Houston guard
Eastern Michigan basketball’s Emoni Bates has been drafted No. 49 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2023 NBA draft. Bates on Thursday became the first player from Eastern Michigan to be drafted into the league since Derrick Dials was taken 52nd overall in 1998. Bates, a Ypsilanti native, had a tumultuous journey to the