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Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa). • Producer: Wes Davenport. • Editor: Robin Chan. • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford. • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com. Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: This week, Bryce and Omari put on their best fortune-teller costumes and attempt to predict how the upcoming season will unfold by projecting the stat lines for

Training camp for the Detroit Pistons is set to open during the first week of October. Basketball games will follow shortly after, as they’re slated to open their preseason slate at home against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 8. This has been a quiet, depth-focused offseason, as the Pistons traded for Joe Harris, Monte Morris,

Training camp is just over a month away for the Detroit Pistons, set to open during the first week of October. Basketball games will follow shortly after, as they’re slated to open their preseason slate at home against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 8. This has been a quiet, depth-focused offseason, as the Pistons traded

The Detroit Pistons released their 2023-24 regular season schedule last week. Now, we know their remaining preseason games. The Pistons on Thursday announced their four-game preseason schedule, which begins against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 8 at Little Caesars Arena. Pistons new head coach Monty Williams was fired by the Suns in May after losing

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa). • Producer: Wes Davenport. • Editor: Robin Chan. • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford. • Guest: Keith Black Trudeau, Bad Boys & Beyond podcast co-host. • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com. Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: Bryce and Omari are joined by co-host of “Bad Boys & Beyond” podcast and NBA historian Keith Black

For 16 years, Jalen Rose was one of ESPN’s most prominent faces. Now, he’s eager to find out what’s next. Rose was all smiles as he addressed the media during his 13th annual Jalen Rose Leadership Academy Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday. The former Detroit Pistons veteran and Michigan basketball standout who became an analyst

The 2023-24 NBA season might be a noteworthy one for the Detroit Pistons franchise. Of course, there’s almost nowhere to go but up following a disappointing 17-65 campaign. But there’s positive momentum heading into this season. The team has a new head coach in Monty Williams and two 2023 first-round picks in Ausar Thompson and

The Detroit Pistons‘ 2023-24 NBA schedule has finally arrived. They will open the season with a two-game road trip, facing the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat on Oct. 25 before flying to Charlotte to face the Hornets on Oct. 27. Their home opener will be against the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 28. Four of

The NBA announced its inaugural in-season tournament schedule Tuesday, officially putting four 2023-24 Detroit Pistons games on the radar. The Pistons, who were placed in a group with the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers during a tournament drawing in July, will play each team in designated “Group Play” games in November.

Conventional wisdom regarding the NBA often states the regular season doesn’t really begin until Christmas Day games every year. Others go further in stating that the regular season doesn’t really kick in until after the trade deadline. Sometimes change is good and fans will see how goosing the first half of the NBA calendar with

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Laz Jackson, Detroit Bad Boys • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys joins Bryce and Omari to talk what they’ve seen of a healthy Cade Cunningham. Later, the

Now this is a way to start the preseason. The Phoenix Suns will open their five-game preseason schedule on the road on Oct. 8 against Monty Williams and the Detroit Pistons, the team announced Monday morning. The Suns fired Williams after the 2022-23 season. The Pistons later signed him to a six-year, $78.5-million contract, making

Damien Wilkins took a moment to catch up with a longtime friend this July during summer league in Las Vegas. Wilkins — Overtime Elite general manager, former NBA veteran and one-time Detroit Piston, son of 13-year NBA pro Gerald Wilkins and nephew of Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins — has known Jarrett Jack since the

Damien Wilkins took a moment to catch up with a longtime friend this July during summer league in Las Vegas. Wilkins — Overtime Elite general manager, former NBA veteran and one-time Detroit Piston, son of 13-year NBA pro Gerald Wilkins and nephew of Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins — has known Jarrett Jack since the

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Marcus Sasser, Pistons rookie guard • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: In this special episode, Bryce and Omari are pleased to welcome No. 25 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, Marcus

Take a glimpse at an NBA roster, and there’s a solid chance you’ll see a Michigan alumnus. Jordan Poole, who famously sent the Wolverines to the Sweet 16 in 2018 with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, is an NBA champion and was traded to the Washington Wizards this offseason. Duncan Robinson has made two NBA Finals appearances

The last nine months have been an exercise in patience for Cade Cunningham. The Detroit Pistons’ 2021 first overall pick missed all but 12 games of his sophomore season due to a stress fracture in his left shin, for which he underwent surgery last December. He’s largely been out of the spotlight since, rehabbing and

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: With the lull of the offseason setting in, Bryce and Omari are joined by producer Wes for some fun. First, the guys are challenged to draft their

A year ago, Isaiah Livers was focused on making up for lost time. The third-year Detroit Pistons wing — and Michigan alumnus — suffered a stress fracture in his right foot during the 2021 Big Ten tournament. The injury limited him to just 19 games in 2021-22, his rookie season. Last summer was his first

The Detroit Pistons will travel north in October. The NBA announced Thursday that the Pistons will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Montreal on Oct. 12. It’s the first known preseason game on Detroit’s 2023-24 schedule. In January, the Pistons played the Chicago Bulls in Paris. “The Detroit Pistons organization is excited to be part