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Marlowe Alter   | Detroit Free Press The NBA is finally back in Detroit! Welcome to our Detroit Pistons preseason live updates and score from the game vs. the New York Knicks on Friday night. This is the first game action for the Pistons since March 11. It’s a new-look roster after general manager Troy Weaver made big moves in

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption WATCH: Jerami Grant’s acrobatic finish highlights Day 4 of Pistons camp Highlights from Day 4 of Detroit Pistons training camp at the practice facility in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. During his post-practice media availability on Thursday, Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin wore a

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption WATCH: Jerami Grant’s acrobatic finish highlights Day 4 of Pistons camp Highlights from Day 4 of Detroit Pistons training camp at the practice facility in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Like any season, the Detroit Pistons are using training camp to figure out rotation

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press A lot has changed since our last Detroit Pistons mailbag. The roster is almost completely new, and preseason is two days away. Because the Pistons have a short training camp, coach Dwane Casey anticipates some position battles carrying into the season. It has been a crazy month of trades,

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Saddiq Bey describes what he can add to Detroit Pistons as a rookie Saddiq Bey, No. 19 pick in NBA draft out of Villanova, describes working out with Blake Griffin, plus what he brings to Detroit Pistons, Dec. 7, 2020. Villanova players carry a

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ training camp highlights, Day 1 Detroit Pistons’ training camp highlights from Day 1 on Dec. 6, 2020 at the Pistons’ practice facility in Detroit. The regular season won’t start for another two weeks, but Killian Hayes is already impressing his head coach

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Derrick Rose: I love Killian Hayes’ game Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose describes his offseason, his role with rookie guard Killian Hayes, the overhauled roster and more, Dec. 5, 2020. Saben Lee was a model citizen at Vanderbilt — polite, a little

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Thanks in part to his relationship with Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey, Delon Wright has wanted to be a Piston for several seasons.  Wright was drafted 20th overall by the Toronto Raptors in 2015 and developed under the tutelage of Casey and the Raptors’ G League system.

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver: Bring on the center jokes, I love bigs! Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver and new centers Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor speak to the media on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. On Friday, the Detroit Pistons released their 2020-21 schedule.  Or

Omari Sankofa II ,  Marlowe Alter   | Detroit Free Press We finally have a date and opponent for the start of the Detroit Pistons‘ 2020-21 season. On Friday, the NBA released the first half of the 72-game schedule season. The first half runs Dec. 22-March 4 (see the Pistons’ first-half schedule below). The Pistons open Wednesday, Dec.

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Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver: Bring on the center jokes, I love bigs! Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver and new centers Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor speak to the media on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. After the Detroit Pistons’ 2020 offseason, it should be obvious that

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons GM: Jerami Grant, Josh Jackson exactly what we need Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver and new forwards Jerami Grant and Josh Jackson speak to the media on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Jerami Grant’s offseason could’ve been straightforward. He had a strong

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons GM: Jerami Grant, Josh Jackson exactly what we need Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver and new forwards Jerami Grant and Josh Jackson speak to the media on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. On Wednesday, Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver introduced two

Kirkland Crawford ,  Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: We want to force feed youngsters, but compete to win Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey answers questions from the media as training camp opens Dec. 1, 2020. The Detroit Pistons continue to add to their roster, and

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Blake Griffin: Been around too long to listen to trade rumors Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin speaks to the media on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. After the Detroit Pistons selected him with the 19th pick in November’s draft, Saddiq Bey flew to Los

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Sekou Doumbouya describes his eye-opening offseason Detroit Pistons forward Sekou Doumbouya speaks to the media on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. This offseason has been one of change for the Detroit Pistons. They hired a new general manager, drafted four players and swung

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons introduce their rookie class: Why they made these four picks Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver, coach Dwane Casey and the 2020 NBA draft class speak to the media on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. A year after becoming a second-round pick in the

Detroit Pistons training camp begins Tuesday and 10 days later, they will begin their preseason schedule.  After such a long layoff, it almost feels as though the universe will conspire to find another way to push the season back. With COVID-19 cases spiking across the country, it’s a genuine worry.  But following an extremely active

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons introduce their rookie class: Why they made these four picks Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver, coach Dwane Casey and the 2020 NBA draft class speak to the media on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. The Detroit Pistons announced on Monday that they’ve entered