Just over four years ago, Detroit Police officers, along with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection federal agents, raided former NBA player Al Harrington’s medical marijuana grow facility on Detroit’s riverfront, just west of downtown. They seized about $1 million worth of cannabis and arrested six Viola employees, one of whom was Harrington’s aunt. Two
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The Detroit Pistons seemed poised to lead the NBA in available cap space when free agency begins at 6 p.m. Thursday. . But late Tuesday night, the team traded with the New York Knicks, acquiring center Nerlens Noel, guard Alec Burks, two second-round picks and cash, eating up $19 million in salary cap space. This move
Heat guard Victor Oladipo is not expected to remain with the Heat this summer, Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report writes in his latest round-up of rumors from around the NBA. According to Fischer, the Wizards, Nuggets, and Pistons are among the rival teams believed to have interest in Oladipo, who will be an unrestricted free
It’s easy for Gabriele Procida to stand out in a room. His 6-foot-7, 190-pound frame has been unmistakable in a crowd for a while. Procida, who turned 20 on June 1, reached that height right around age 15 while playing youth basketball for Pallacanestro Cantù in Italy. Occasionally, his team practiced with Cantù’s professional team,
It’s always dangerous to look at Troy Weaver’s moves in a vacuum, but for the sake of argument let’s say that Trader Troy is done wheeling and dealing as the GM for the Detroit Pistons. Let’s at least pretend that the six players he’s added via the draft and trades are here to stay. Let’s
The Detroit Pistons made a flurry of transactions on Tuesday with their own players just before free agency begins on Thursday. The Pistons have picked up Hamidou Diallo’s ($5.2 million) team option, and have declined team options on Frank Jackson ($3.2 million), Carsen Edwards ($1.8 million) and Luka Garza ($1.6 million), according to a league source.
Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver and his staff are at is again. With NBA free agency set to begin this week, the Pistons continue to be active, making a deal with the New York Knicks on Tuesday to acquire big man Nerlens Noel and guard Alec Burks, a league source confirmed to The Detroit
Less than a week after acquiring Jalen Duren and Kemba Walker from the New York Knicks, the Detroit Pistons completed another trade with them. The Knicks traded Nerlens Noel, Alec Burks, Detroit’s own 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 second round pick from the Miami Heat and $6 million in cash to the Pistons, league sources confirmed
A month ago, the Detroit Pistons were armed with by far the most cap space than any other team in the NBA. One week ago, after the Jerami Grant trade, Detroit could clear as much as $55 million in space and rumors of interest in Deandre Ayton and Miles Bridges spread. With less than 48
The Knicks are trading center Nerlens Noel and guard Alec Burks to the Pistons, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. The Knicks will unload more than $19MM in 2022/23 salary in the deal, providing ample cap space to sign free agent guard Jalen Brunson. Noel has a $9.24MM salary next season, while Burks is due approximately $10MM.
The report comes via James Edwards III of The Athletic: Sources: The Pistons will not pick up the team options of Frank Jackson, Luka Garza and Carsen Edwards. Additionally, Detroit’s two two-way guys are Braxton Key and Buddy Boeheim, so Jamorko Pickett no longer holds one of those spots. — James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) June
Fans are drinking Detroit Pistons Kool-Aid by the pitcher following Troy Weaver’s big night at the 2022 NBA Draft. The Pistons walked away with Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, two big-time athletes who will give Cade Cunningham and Co. some much-needed athleticism. With a few days gone and free agency right around the corner, let’s
Four-year NBA veteran Sindarius Thornwell has committed to play summer league with the Bulls, a league source told Hoops Rumors. Thornwell holds 160 games of experience, making past stops with the Clippers, Pelicans and Magic. The 2022 Las Vegas Summer League will be held from July 7-17 this year. Thornwell, the No. 48 pick out
The Pistons will not pick up the team options of center Luka Garza and guard Carsen Edwards, James Edwards III of The Athletic tweets. The option on Garza, a second-r0und pick last season, is worth $1,563,518. The option figure for Edwards, who joined the Pistons late last season, is $1,815,677. Edwards also confirms that Detroit will
The Clippers and Knicks have engaged in “exploratory” discussions about a possible trade involving center Nerlens Noel, league sources Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The Knicks are attempting to clear the cap room necessary to make a serious run at free agent point guard Jalen Brunson and have a surplus of future draft picks to offer
The Pistons are following up their stellar week in the NBA Draft with some additional moves to prep themselves for free agency, which begins this week. After drafting Purdue guard Jaden Ivey at No. 5 overall to strengthen their backcourt and Memphis big man Jalen Duren to solidify the frontcourt, the Pistons look to be
The Detroit Pistons have extended a $7.2 million qualifying offer to Marvin Bagley III, making the fourth-year big man a restricted free agent, according to a report from Keith Smith of Spotrac. The move is largely a formality and much expected after the Pistons traded for the disgruntled and little-used Bagley, a former second overall
Miles Bridges checks plenty of boxes. A native of Flint, Michigan, a former star player for Michigan State, oh, and he is really good at basketball. The 24-year-old forward also entering restricted free agency, and it’s no surprise that some Detroit Pistons fans are salivating at the idea of Bridges joining their favorite team. But
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior. • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys share further breakdowns on how the Pistons’ 2022 NBA draft class fits on the roster and how these new rookies will impact what Troy Weaver will do
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 Bryce continue to breakdown the Pistons Draft from this past Thursday with deeper dives into #5 overall pick Jaden