Pistons general manager Troy Weaver received high grades for selecting forward Ausar Thompson with the fifth overall pick in the NBA Draft in New York on Thursday. The grades ranged from an “A” from The Sporting News to “B+” from CBS Sports and Bleacher Report to a “B” from SN Nation to “B-” from Draft
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The Detroit Pistons took a huge swing at No. 5 by picking the upside of Ausar Thompson, but when they traded back into the first round at No. 25 to select four-year point guard Marcus Sasser. Sasser played for Houston and shot nearly 37% on seven 3-point attempts per game. He’s the type of player
The Detroit Pistons couldn’t resist at least one trade Thursday night during the 2023 NBA draft. Troy Weaver traded their 31st overall pick to acquire the No. 25 pick, Houston guard Marcus Sasser, from Boston, who had received the pick from Memphis earlier this week. Here’s what the TV analysts on the ESPN broadcast had
For the last three years of Troy Weaver’s tenure as general manager of the Pistons, the guard position was the primary focus of the NBA Draft. That trend finally came to an end on Thursday night at Barclays Center in New York. “With the fifth pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select…,”
For the last three years of Troy Weaver’s tenure as general manager of the Pistons, the guard position was the primary focus of the NBA Draft. That trend finally came to an end on Thursday night at Barclays Center in New York. “With the fifth pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select…,”
Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. After falling to No. 5 in the NBA draft lottery, the Detroit Pistons had a tough task on their hands. The top three players of Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller were viewed by experts as in a class of their own, specifically Wembanyama. After Amen Thompson was
The Detroit Pistons needed a lot of talent, and you can only fill so many of those roster holes with one selection. With the fifth pick, the Pistons decided the best talent to have, and the player with the highest upside was Ausar Thompson. The versatile wing defender and connector went just one pick after
The NBA Draft has arrived, and nobody knows who the Detroit Pistons are selecting, or if they are trading up, down or out from their Nos. 5 and 31 draft positions. Last year, the Pistons also drafted fifth and came away with Jaden Ivey who exceeded all expectations in year one. They also selected Jalen
This is it. The final Big Board. Fittingly, it represents the thoughts of our readers who are also the people that make everything we are able to do at Detroit Bad Boys possible. In just a few days, more than 300 people submitted entries filling out a Big Board featuring 17 names, and we printed
Outside of Victory Wembanyama landing with the San Antonio Spurs at No. 1, you won’t find a lot of parity in the NBA mock draft this year littered across the internet. The Detroit Pistons are, of course, selecting No. 5 after finishing with the worst record in the NBA during the 2022-23 season but falling
Both solid on offense and defense, Jarace Walker is a solid option at the fifth overall pick for the Detroit Pistons in the 2023 NBA Draft. Natalie Kerwin has the scoop on the AAC Freshman of the Year.
Ausar and Amen Thompson are two players not to pass up in the 2023 NBA Draft. Natalie Kerwin takes a look at why both players would be good options for the Detroit Pistons.
A potential forward for the Detroit Pistons to add in the 2023 NBA Draft is Cam Whitmore. Whitmore comes from Villanova, where he won Big East Freshman of the Year honors. Natalie Kerwin explains why Whitmore is a solid selection for the Pistons fifth overall pick.
It’ll sting a bit when Victor Wembanyama walks across the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn tonight and dons a San Antonio Spurs cap. It might sting a little, too, when Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller do the same with the teams that draft them. Remember, though, that even “generational” talents don’t always hit,