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Self-explanatory: if you want a fake team, say so in the comments of this post. I will keep track of the names, and then we will do a random draw for teams. Let me know what you think about the premise of two expansion teams in the comments, as well. Thus, we will have either

Today, the Conference semifinals of the 2021 NBA Playoffs will kick off when the Brooklyn Nets host Milwaukee Bucks in what could be a premature Final this year. The winner of this pair will face the winner of Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks duel, which starts tomorrow. And the meeting between those winners in the

The Detroit Pistons and Senior Director of Player Personnel Gregg Polinsky have agreed to part ways, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. The Detroit Pistons and Sr. Director of Player Personnel Gregg Polinsky have mutually agreed to part ways, sources tell ESPN. Polinsky was part of a staff in Brooklyn and Detroit that drafted Caris LeVert,

The Boston Celtics rocked in the NBA world this morning with a sudden flurry of seismic changes. Danny Ainge, the longtime president of basketball operations, is out. Retiring after a long career as a player and executive. Brad Stevens, head coach wunderkind is also out. From the sidelines, at least. He is vacating his role

Former University of Michigan and Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein will join the Detroit Pistons as a senior adviser focused on player development, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. An official announcement is expected this week, Stein reports. Beilein has been a frequent presence at Little Caesars Arena this season and

When Ben Wallace was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame, I expected an exuberant reaction from Pistons fans and a fair share of eye rolls from some skeptics. As a longtime defender of Ben Wallace and his legacy, I was ready to take on all comers. I got all of that in a volume

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Detroit Pistons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. Sure, everyone is focused on the playoffs, but what Detroit Pistons fans really care about is the future. That

Julius Randle, not Jerami Grant, was named Most Improved Player, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Randle set career highs in scoring, rebounding, assists, and perimeter shooting and led the New York Knicks to the fourth seed and the NBA playoffs. Key to Randle’s and his team’s success was his growth beyond just an

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Detroit Pistons fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. Every team still playing for the NBA championship has their season on the line in some capacity each

For some lucky fanbases, it’s the NBA Playoffs. For Detroit Pistons faithful, it’s mock draft szn. Until the NBA Draft Lottery on June 22, the Pistons will be picking second in these mock drafts. That means a lot of Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and Jalen Suggs. What it also means is not a lot of

Hey everyone. This is Lazarus Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk about your 2020-21 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I give out our letter grades for each of the guys on the roster; I think you can guess who fared well, but I’ll be curious to see if you

Starting a post to provide people a space to chat through Round One of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Eight series and most of them are pretty compelling matchups. I’m even interested in seeing the Hawks take on the Knicks, and I can’t remember the last time I was invested in a series featuring Atlanta. We’ve

Jerami Grant is one of three finalists for this year’s Most Improved Player of the Year award, the NBA announced. MIP is one of six end of the season awards the league bestows on its players and coaches for their achievements during the regular season. The competition is tough. Jerami will face off with breakout

Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) talked to Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) about the end of the Pistons’ season, and Troy Weaver’s comments during his last press conference of the season. That, in turn, became a discussion about collecting centers, covering an NBA team during a global pandemic, what nickname we should give guys who play for the

There was this game between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards in January 1998 in the nation’s capital. Detroit, built around core of Grant Hill, Jerry Stackhouse and Brian Williams (who didn’t play that match), lost in disappointing fashion during a disappointing season a year after two consecutive early playoff exits. This nondescript January game

With the 2020-21 season in the rearview mirror, Matt and I discuss the Pistons end to the regular season, and their draft lottery odds. Speaking of the lottery, we both go over who we’d select in the top five of the draft (one through five). From there, we move on to a Detroit LEGEND in

The Detroit Pistons season might be over, but basketball is continuing. For the first time it will feature a play-in tournament which is like a pre-post-season. Essentially, it’s a way to hoover up all the bad teams that would have made the playoffs and gotten swept in the first round, add some additional bad teams

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Detroit Pistons fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. As the playoffs approach, the biggest surprise of the season is likely the success of the New York

On Detroit Bad Boys, we’re gonna be talking draft for the foreseeable future, so I figured I might as well start doing Big Boards. This board is going to be a blend of the guys I think have proven they can produce, the guys I think have upside, and areas of need for the Detroit

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk only a little bit about your 20-52 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I spend more time on Ben Wallace making the Basketball Hall of Fame, Dwane Casey’s extension, and what non-Pistons team we’ll be paying attention to in