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Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Will the Detroit Pistons move up, move down or stay put in the 2020 NBA draft?  Several lottery teams, including the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors, are reportedly willing to come off of their draft picks. It could open up an opportunity for Detroit, which has the seventh

J. Michael   | Indianapolis Star Show Caption Hide Caption Indiana Pacers 2020-21 salary cap hits According to Spotrac, these are the salary cap hits for Indiana Pacers players for the 2020-21 season. Jason Buckner, who has served eight years as manager of scouting for the Indiana Pacers, has joined the Detroit Pistons as their director of

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption ‘Everything’s up in the air’ for 2020-21 NBA season What I’m Hearing: USA TODAY Sports’ Mark Medina breaks down the future of the NBA heading into the 2020-21 season. For the fourth time in eight years, Michigan State basketball will likely have two players

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Next season could be a deeply competitive season for the Eastern Conference. Last year’s top six teams — the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat and Philadelphia Sixers — are all expected to be competitive next season. The Brooklyn Nets, a seventh seed in

Jeff Zillgitt   | USA TODAY The NBA is targeting a Dec. 22 start date for the 2020-21 season, two people with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports on Friday. The people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the discussions. The season would include 72 games and finish before

Arn Tellem  |  Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Back in a time before COVID-19, before the current recession, and before the advent

Arn Tellem  |  Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Back in a time before COVID-19, before the current recession, and before the advent

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press As the 2020 NBA draft draws closer, consistency is beginning to emerge among draft analysts on who the best prospects within the lottery (top 14) are.  With the seventh overall pick, the Detroit Pistons are outside of what many analysts would consider the first tier of talent in the

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Pacers hire Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as new head coach New Pacers head coach Nate Biorkgren shares coaching philosophy with the media on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Among the Detroit Pistons’ long list of tasks to accomplish this offseason: figuring out the best path

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press More than two years after stepping down as the Detroit Pistons‘ head coach and president of basketball operations, Stan Van Gundy is back in the NBA. The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Van Gundy as their new head coach. The hire comes two months after the Pelicans fired

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons’ 2019-20 season tipped off a year ago this week. On Oct. 23, 2019, the Pistons traveled to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and brought home a 119-110 victory. It may feel like a lifetime ago. A year later, we’re still several months away from 2021

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press The 2020 NBA draft, scheduled to take place Nov. 18, is exactly a month away. The longest offseason in Detroit Pistons history is finally nearing its end, and the month following the draft could see a ton of movement, with the organization leveraging its lottery pick and cap

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Six years after retiring from the Detroit Pistons in 2014, Chauncey Billups is back in the

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Five weeks out from the 2020 NBA draft, here’s a full first round mock draft from

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Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Detroit Pistons group workouts have concluded, and we’re creeping closer to the 2020 NBA draft,

Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 9:52 PM EDT Aug 13, 2020 2020 NBA playoffs (*-if necessary; all game times are Eastern Time) First Round Eastern Conference (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (8) Orlando Magic Game 1: Tuesday, Orlando at Milwaukee, 1:30, TNT Game 2: Thursday, Orlando at Milwaukee, 6, ESPN Game 3: Aug. 22, Milwaukee at Orlando, 1, TNT Game 4: Aug.

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Detroit Pistons owner and Platinum Equity Tom Gores stepped down from the Los Angeles County

Omari Sankofa II   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. If you’ve ever wanted to play a game of NBA 2K21 against Detroit Pistons guard

Marlowe Alter   | Detroit Free Press The unsung hero of Game 4 of Tuesday’s NBA Finals was … Kentavious Caldwell-Pope? The former Detroit Pistons guard came up with two huge buckets late to stave off another upset bid by the Miami Heat, helping the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102-96 win and a 3-1 series lead