Detroit Bad Boys

The NBA Playoffs have been great so far, but are the Conference Finals going to keep that going? Some are predicting lopsided series as the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics could potentially make short work of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, respectively. Of course, in these playoffs, it is always best to

If the Detroit Pistons are lucky enough to select Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft, they will have defied recent history. The team with the worst win-loss ratio is yet to select first overall since the lottery odds were adjusted in 2019. In September 2017, the NBA Board of Governors passed a lottery reform

We don’t have the words to properly describe Victor Wembanyama. We’ve never seen a prospect like him and in most ways, we’ve never seen a human like him. Wembanyama has long been assumed to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but by way of him playing in the French league

I’ve been lucky enough to cover the Phoenix Suns over the past few years and have had a close watch on them for Monty Williams’ entire tenure. That tenure came to an end Saturday night as new owner Matt Ishbia decided to part ways with the veteran head coach. Now, I feel a bit unlucky

While we don’t know how the Detroit Pistons’ luck will play out in the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, the team has one known draft asset in their back pocket. Thanks to a league-worst 17-65 record, the Pistons hold the top selection in the second round of the upcoming draft, no. 31 overall. Where Detroit

As the Detroit Pistons began a search for a new head coach after Dwane Casey announced he was taking a front office position, there were reports from The Athletic that the team would interview high-level assistants, but would also not rush to make a hire. The patience was geared toward seeing if any top coaches

The Detroit Pistons have decided if it wasn’t broke then it is best not to fix it when it comes to the NBA Draft Lottery. The franchise has reached into the recent past and decided the best person to represent the Pistons at next week’s NBA Draft Lottery is franchise great Ben Wallace. If you’re

Join Wes and I Thursday night at 6pm E.T. We’ve got plenty of Detroit Pistons and NBA Draft items to discuss on this week’s livestream, we’ll hit on: Should Detroit attempt to bring Draymond Green home? Coach selection update. Did the All-Rookie voters get it right? Lottery Predictions — our gut feel heading into Tuesday’s

I want to start off this piece with an apology, a preamble and a couple disclaimers. I promise it will all be worth it, and a bit of throat clearing will provide ample time for you, the the reader, to mentally prepare yourself for what you know is coming — some true Detroit Pistons NBA

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. To begin the episode Omari and I do give our thoughts on the unfortunate news story that broke this past week

The NBA released the 1st and 2nd All-Rookie teams, and two Detroit Pistons rookies, Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, were named All-Rookie Second Team: The 2022-23 Kia NBA All-Rookie Second Team: ▪️ Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons▪️ Tari Eason, Houston Rockets▪️ Jaden Ivey, Detroit Pistons▪️ Jabari Smith Jr., Houston Rockets▪️ Jeremy Sochan, San Antonio Spurs pic.twitter.com/enD26sOsMD

The Detroit Pistons remain in the market for a head coach to replace Dwane Casey, and there have been some shifts in the coaching landscape since the last time we wrote up the situation in Detroit. As a slight recap, the last we heard, Kevin Ollie, a longtime NBA veteran, former college coach and current

Fired Detroit Pistons assistant GM Rob Murphy engaged in continued sexual harassment, an attempted sexual assault and regular isolation and manipulation, alleges a new lawsuit filed by Murphy’s former executive assistant DeJanai Raska. Raska’s original allegations against Murphy led to the team placing him on leave in October while a law firm conducted a review.

The Detroit Pistons have fired assistant general manager Rob Murphy, who has been on leave since October when an investigation began into Murphy’s alleged interactions with a former female employee. The Detroit Free Press broke the news of Murphy’s firing following an inquiry made to the Pistons. “Rob Murphy no longer works for the Detroit

Join Wes and I again Thursday night from 8pm E.T. We’ve got plenty of Detroit Pistons and NBA Draft items to discuss on this week’s livestream, we’ll hit on: Should Troy Weaver and the Pistons look to trade back into the first round? Our favourite players at Pick 31 (Detroits second round selection) Would the

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 continue our Detroit Pistons NBA Draft conversation by bringing on one of the game’s best NBA Draft analysts

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The Phoenix Suns and Mercury are cutting the cord. As dozens of professional sports teams and the leagues themselves navigate the collapse of the regional sports network market and the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group’s Bally Sports Networks, new owner Mat Ishbia has a bold solution. The billionaire owner is opting to take direct control

Mike Budenholzer got destroyed so thoroughly that he might find himself out of a job. That is a sentiment I did not expect to be expressing anytime soon, and as of the start of these playoffs, I thought Budenholzer and his Milwaukee Bucks were in pole position in the quest for this year’s NBA Title.

Join Wes and I again Thursday night from 8pm E.T with this week’s special guest — Co-host of the Pistons Pulse, Bryce Simon! We’ve got plenty of Detroit Pistons and NBA Draft items to discuss on this week’s livestream, we’ll hit on: Victor Wembanyama’s offensive game — featuring a video breakdown from Bryce Simon. How