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It is not very often that you get a late-season matchup of teams with under 20 wins that is so meaningful for both teams. As things stand, the Pistons sit at 16 wins and the worst record in the NBA. The Rockets sit at 18 wins and the 2nd worth record in the NBA. Both

With all due respect to “The Process” iteration of the Philadelphia 76ers, tanking in the NBA may have a new poster child. Since the beginning of the 2019-20 season, no team has a lower winning percentage than the Detroit Pistons. That has resulted in the team acquiring several intriguing players through the draft. For Detroit,

Jaden Ivey just completed perhaps his best week as an NBA basketball player. In his past four games, Detroit’s fifth overall pick has averaged 23.3 points on 43/41/91 shooting splits and distributed 7.5 assists for good measure. Following the early season injury to Cade Cunningham, Ivey was begrudgingly thrust into a starting point guard role

Post-All-Star break means it is officially the 2023 NBA Draft season for the Detroit Pistons and for Pistons fans. In that spirit, Detroit Bad Boys is sharing weekly articles and prospect breakdowns from our own Bryce Simon, who is analyzing prospects for Sports Illustrated’s Draft Digest. This week, Bryce explores potential No. 2 overall pick,

The Detroit Pistons have been a bad team for every month of this interminable, mostly miserable season. However, when the team decided to shut down veterans like Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks, the losing really went into overdrive. The Pistons have precisely one win in its past 19 games. For those who want to reminisce

There’s something about the Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder late in the season. It’s always fun. Sure, most times it’s fun because it’s two downtrodden teams muddying it up as they endure yet another year of rebuilding, but it’s fun! Tonight was no different as the Pistons traveled to take on the Thunder in

As the clock struck zero Monday night, a dejected Jaden Ivey stood underneath his own basket, bent over in frustration as his team fell to potential future NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks. In the aftermath of the loss, the Detroit Pistons’ talented rookie was intent on highlighting both the team and his own attention to

To say the Thunder’s rebuild has gone better than the Pistons so far would be an understatement. The Pistons are capping off another bottom 5 finish while the Thunder find themselves in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race. Granted, the Thunder did have more assets to trade to start their rebuild, but the

Two things can be true. First, Detroit Pistons fans can’t wait for this season to be over. Second, as soon as the offseason arrives, we’ll all be anxious for it to be over. To help us make it through yet another summer without Pistons basketball, and to cover what is bound to be one of

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. ***REMINDER*** We began the episode with a reminder for The Pistons Pulse. Omari and I will be going LIVE and IN

For some teams, being down a pair of NBA All-Stars on the road would spell trouble. The Milwaukee Bucks aren’t one of those teams. And the Detroit Pistons aren’t one of those opponents. Led by rookie Jaden Ivey, the Pistons gave the Bucks — sans a pair of All-Stars in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday

Welcome to the latest installment of my 313 Thoughts, your weekly recap of all things Detroit Pistons. Each week Jack Kelly highlights all the relevant news, rumors and on-court play while embracing Detroit’s 313 identity. The formula is simple—I’ll detail; 3 Things to like, 1 Thing not to like and 3 Things to monitor. 3

The stakes couldn’t be different for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks. One, the Pistons, are at the very bottom of the NBA standings. The other, Milwaukee, is on the rise and looking to start playing its best basketball in the next two weeks as it prepares to mount another run at the NBA

As I make my third trip to the Motor City to see our Detroit Pistons play and visit the city, The Pistons Pulse is going to take full advantage. Omari and I have been able to record episodes in the same room a few times in the past but this time we are taking that

There are eight games left for the Detroit Pistons. Depending on the day, that’s either a bummer or a relief. These late-season games in a lost season can be tough to watch. The stakes are low, the quality of play is lacking, I get it. But all of us — the DBB staff and the

The Pistons have had a season filled with bad losses. But even for a season as trying as it has been, this loss leaves a different sting. Not only did Detroit lose its 16th of 17 games, but they lost yet again in convincing fashion. The Raptors first took a double digit lead five minutes

When Dwane Casey originally took over the Detroit Pistons, he had immediate success against the Toronto Raptors, his former club. But as of late, the Raptors have had Detroit’s number. Toronto is aiming for a season sweep as they’ve won the first three games of this season’s series, but Detroit has played Toronto close in

Post-All-Star break means it is officially the 2023 NBA Draft season for the Detroit Pistons and for Pistons fans. In that spirit, Detroit Bad Boys is sharing weekly articles and prospect breakdowns from our own Bryce Simon, who is analyzing prospects for Sports Illustrated’s Draft Digest. This week, Bryce explores a pair of Sweet 16

Eugene Omoruyi has been a fun story in a lost season for the Detroit Pistons. Waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Omoruyi came to Detroit on a 10-day deal. He played well, earning a second 10-day deal. Now, he’s played well enough that he’s earned a real NBA deal, the team announced today. Term were

There’s only 10 games remaining in this jalopy of a Detroit Pistons season. Game 73 brings Detroit to Atlanta to take on the 35-36 Hawks who are coming off a loss to fellow NBA bottom-dweller the San Antonio Spurs. Atlanta will likely remain in the play-in, as they currently sit four games back of the