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The Detroit Pistons defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 118-112, behind Jaden Ivey’s proficient, efficient night: 24 points on 11 shots, with 7 assists to only 1 turnover. Saddiq Bey scored 22 points off the bench (oh yeah, a starting lineup change happened) for Detroit, including the game-sealing corner three off a slick feed from Jalen Duren.

After been stuck in Dallas for the better part of three days, the struggling Detroit Pistons return home to host the lowly but not quite as low Charlotte Hornets. With both franchises firmly in the hunt for projected first overall selection Victor Wenbanyama, the result of tonight’s contest could have significant implications come the NBA’s

The hottest name on the NBA trade market with the trade deadline a week away is OG Anunoby. There are rumors the 25-year-old forward currently playing for the struggling Toronto Raptors could fetch as many as three first-round picks. The strongest named suitors have been the New York Knicks and the Phoenix Suns. But our

The Detroit Pistons host the Washington Wizards today at Little Caesars Arena. It’s not clear, however, whether the Detroit Pistons are actually in Detroit or the state of Michigan for that matter. The Pistons as of late Tuesday night was still stuck in Dallas, according to The Athletic, because of issues with a plane and

Twitter notifications always get the heart racing this time of year. With the NBA Trade Deadline days away, you never know what you’re going to get. But earlier today, James L. Edwards III of The Athletic reported that the Detroit Pistons have been granted a $5.276 million disabled player exception for the season-long loss of

The NBA trade deadline is just a week away and that means folks are clearing out their notebooks of potential trade targets and registering one final call on the potential to make a deal before crossing the name off entirely. One such candidate is Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey. I’m reasonably confident that Bey is

Detroit Pistons rookies Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren have been selected to participate in the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars game as part of NBA All-Star Weekend. It’s not surprising that Ivey, who leads all rookies in assists and is third in points, and Duren, who leads all rookies in rebounds, are being asked to take

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 were excited to do our first ever LIVE episode on the Detroit Free Press YouTube channel for our

Good teams find ways to win. Bad teams find ways to lose. The Detroit Pistons are getting pretty good at the finding ways to lose thing. For three quarters, they looked like a team ready to pull another one of their weird upsets in Dallas against the Mavericks. The shots were falling, the defense, overall,

Can we just pretend that Saturday didn’t happen for the Pistons? Facing a Rockets team that was very short-handed, they were ran off the court after a hot start and ultimately fell to the Rockets. For tanking purposes, it was a great loss, but for morale purposes it was demoralizing. I bring that up because

Welcome to the first 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. The

With the NBA Trade Deadline just a week away, rumors are swirling across the league. That includes the Detroit Pistons, who have a few veterans that can give contenders a boost in Nerlens Noel, Alec Burks and, most notably, Bojan Bogdanovic. The 6-foot-7 sharpshooter has been the Pistons best scorer all season, averaging a career-best

It is time Detroit Pistons fans come to terms with what this disastrous and depressing season of basketball is all about. It’s not wins and losses or putting the most effective starting five on the floor. It is maximizing the role of Jaden Ivey in the present to maximize the potential of Jaden Ivey’s future.

The Houston Rockets entered tonight with the NBA’s worst record. They were missing their top three starters. The Detroit Pistons were coming off of a morale-boosting win against the Brooklyn Nets. Naturally, the Pistons lost to the Rockets 117-114. Why did they lose? Well, for one, they decided to play like a group of five

A game between the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets should have more juice. It should be a matchup between Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green, the top picks in the 2021 NBA Draft. It should be a game of up-and-coming teams, emerging from the depths of terribleness, that people actually want to watch. Instead, it’s 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 are excited to announce that for our 50th episode of The Pistons Pulse we will have a live

Int he NBA, you’re not as bad, or good, as you looked the previous night. Every team wins in this league. Some (a lot) more than others but, over an 82-game season, you’re going to see good teams beat up on bad teams, and then bad teams surprise some good ones and beat ‘em. Sound

The Detroit Pistons will make their fourth trip to New York on the season for their second meeting with the Brooklyn Nets. The team from the Motor City enter the night looking to make amends for their pitiful 150-130 shellacking at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. After giving up a season-high

National games are when Pistons fans, dying of thirst wandering the desert of irrelevance, can finally witness some quality basketball. Is that the case tonight? Well, even a game that is potentially missing both Joel Embiid and Kevin Durant will serve up much more talent than the Pistons can throw on the floor. Durant, 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. Omari and I are honored to be joined this week by the amazing Keith Smith of spotrac, CelticsBlog and the Front