Detroit Bad Boys

Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) talked to the gentlemen of The Uncontested (@The_Uncontested) podcast, the Oklahoma City Thunder podcast on the Blue Wire podcast network, about the chaotic 2021 NBA Draft, Cade Cunnigham’s game, and the Detroit Pistons’ second-round selections. That, in turn, became a discussion about basketball chameleons, Troy Weaver’s taste in centers, how Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

The Detroit Pistons traded one big man in Mason Plumlee on draft day, and took another one in the second round with the selection of Luka Garza with the 52nd pick. Garza saw nothing but success as a big man at Iowa over four decorated seasons. Now, he gets to find out if that game

Isaiah Livers won’t have to go far as he begins his journey to the NBA. The Kalamazoo native and former University of Michigan Wolverine was drafted with the 42nd pick by the Detroit Pistons. Livers shot 43% from 3 and 87% from the free-throw line. He has solid size for a forward, but might be

The Detroit Pistons began the night selecting a player on the top of everyone’s mind in Cade Cunningham, and they ended the night selecting a player few knew existed in Balsa Koprivica. And the two happened to be teammates at Montverde Academy. The Serbian big man stands 7-foot-1 with a 7-foot-3.5 wingspan. He also allegedly

If you could describe Mason Plumlee’s Detroit Pistons career in one word it would be serviceable. He was a completely competent player who didn’t wow, but also didn’t make many mistakes. Important features on a team that was one of the youngest in the league and wanted to focus on playing and developing a bunch

Cade Cunningham is now a Detroit Piston. Let that sink in, and after you are done celebrating it’s time to think about what it exactly it means for the Detroit Pistons on the floor. For my first official post on Detroit Bad Boys, I wanted to take a look at where Cade Cunningham might “fit”

After weeks of speculation, rumor, innuendo and sources going off the record to give you the supposed inside scoop, it was Cade Cunningham selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft. It was always Cade. The selection will define the career of GM Troy Weaver, could reshape the legacy of head

Mason Plumlee is on the move one season after signing a three-year deal with the Pistons. Detroit is sending him to the Charlotte Hornets along with the 37th pick to sweeten the pot and getting the 57th pick in return. The move was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This is primarily a cost-cutting

We got our first official Woj Bomb of NBA Draft day, and for Detroit Pistons fans, it is music to their ears. Cade Cunningham will be a Detroit Piston. Wojnarowski reports that after a lengthy deliberation, Cunningham will be the first overall pick tonight, and that Detroit intends to keep the pick and bring Cade

Today is the day. It’s Cade Day. It’s Draft Day. It’s Woj Bomb day. It’s don’t you dare blow this, Troy Weaver, day. In a few short hours, the Detroit Pistons will be on the clock and responsible for the most consequential draft decision in nearly 20 years. It is the move that could very

We’re just a day away from the 2021 NBA Draft. The Detroit Pistons have been on the clock for over a month after their win at the NBA Draft Lottery. Much can happen between now and the Pistons pick, but in the meantime, the team at DBB will take one last dive into the pre-draft

The first pick is a lock if you ask fans, and a mystery if you ask Troy Weaver. But let’s just say, for the sake of sanity, it’s wing Cade Cunningham, who already looks great in Motown. If that’s the case, then it seems wise for the franchise to load up with bigs in the

Jackpot. That must be what Troy Weaver, Dwane Casey, Jerami Grant, and Jerami Grant’s agents have been saying to themselves ever since their mutual big bet this past offseason. All sides thought that there was untapped potential in Grant’s game, which had developed slowly but surely as a second-round pick in Philly, Oklahoma City and

The Detroit Pistons’ acquisition of the Brooklyn Nets’ pick that landed them Saddiq Bey left many within the fanbase scratching their heads. Detroit parted ways with a young sharpshooter in Luke Kennard on a team in desperate need of shooting as well as four second-round picks. In return, they got a second-year player from Villanova

Presumptive No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Nike, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. The deal is reportedly the largest of any player in Cunningham’s draft class. The Detroit Pistons own the first pick in the draft and are likely to select Cunningham, and if not, it will be because

News broke early Monday that the Oklahoma City Thunder, armed with a giant war chest of future picks, made a legitimate offer to the Detroit Pistons in an effort to trade up to No. 1 in Thursday’s NBA Draft. This came after Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Pistons were still undecided on who to select

The Detroit Pistons are continuing to round out their coaching staff with the addition of Jim Moran, most recently of the Portland Trail Blazers. When the Blazers hired Chauncey Billups, they allowed him to build his own assistant staff and all the coaches working under the deposed Terry Stotts were let go. Moran fits a

USA Basketball got off to a rough start in the Olympics, falling to France 83-76, snapping a 25-game Olympic winning streak and falling for the first time since Athens in 2004. Detroit Pistons Jerami Grant played zero minutes in Team USA’s loss. Coincidence? I think not. In reality, Team USA’s roster construction has always been

I don’t blame myself, but I wouldn’t be mad at you if you did. Roughly this time last draft season, I was writing a lot of very favorable things about Killian Hayes. I thought he was the best mix of floor and ceiling in the class, ranked him over LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards on

We’re less than a week away from the draft, and that means everyone is scrounging for intel, teams are setting off smoke screens, and player agents are jockeying to shape the narrative to best suit their client and maybe even improve their draft position. It is with that context in mind that we share with