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Detroit — The Pistons have sought the help of a former NBA player to help evaluate talent within their scouting department. Hakim Warrick, who played eight seasons in the NBA, has been hired by the Pistons as a pro scout, league sources confirmed on Tuesday. The sources were granted anonymity because they aren’t authorized to

Detroit − Richard “Rip” Hamilton and his Pistons teammates would come downtown occasionally to practice at Detroit Mercy’s Calihan Hall. Hamilton wishes he could do what today’s Pistons do: Play in downtown Detroit. “Oh, my goodness, I would love to,” Hamilton said with a big grin. “Me and Chauncey (Billups) used to talk about that

Detroit — A student from Detroit Osborn High School approached Pistons staffers — most notably two-time NBA champion Earl Cureton — and thanked them for providing the school with a newly renovated weight room, which was unveiled Thursday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. For the third consecutive year, the Pistons partnered with United Dairy Industry of

Cade Cunningham missed 70 games last season due to a stress fracture in his left leg, but his absence hasn’t dissuaded some projections of his potential as one of the NBA’s rising stars. The third-year Pistons guard landed at No. 45 on CBS Sports’ top-100 player rankings, released on Tuesday. Lists are usually designed for

By Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press Manila, Philippines — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there might not be any medal at all for the Americans. Instead, it’s Germany on the cusp of a world title. Andreas Obst

By Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press Manila, Philippines — Losing a game at the Basketball World Cup, the U.S. national team said, was quite the wake-up call. It brought a renewed focus, an extra level of commitment, even some promises to one another that things would change. Poor Italy. The Americans turned words into actions

Detroit — The Motor City Cruise, the Pistons’ G League affiliate, named Jamelle McMillan as the franchise’s new head coach, the team announced Monday. McMillan — the son of longtime NBA coach Nate McMillan — is the second coach in franchise history and will succeed D.J. Bakker, who accepted a job in Milwaukee on the

Detroit — Fans won’t have to wait much longer to see the revamped version of the Pistons take the court for the first time. The Pistons revealed their four-game preseason schedule on Thursday and the opener is set for Oct. 8 against the Phoenix Suns — the former team of new coach Monty Williams. The

Greg Cote |  Miami Herald Kimberly Jane Abbott Van Gundy, the wife of former Pistons coach and television analyst Stan Van Gundy, has “passed away unexpectedly,” the family said. No cause of death was announced. She was 61. Kim Van Gundy died last week, on Aug. 16, in the Orlando area, according to a short obituary

Associated Press New York — The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team. Harden made public comments on Aug. 14 and Aug. 17, saying he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless he were traded to another

Detroit — There were several prominent faces scattered around Detroit Golf Club on Monday morning. It was a melting pot of popular sports figures, actors, community leaders and even Pistons executives, but the most notable face walking around the golf course was Jalen Rose, who hosted his 13th annual celebrity golf tournament. The tournament’s purpose

Detroit — The Pistons’ regular-season schedule is officially out, and fans can begin making preparations for another year in the franchise’s rebuild toward postseason contention. Detroit will open the season on the road against the Miami Heat on Oct. 25, which could be a good measuring stick to see how the re-tooled roster fares against

Detroit — For the first time in three years, the Detroit Pistons will start the regular season away from Little Caesars Arena — and in a warm-weather locale. The Pistons will open the 2023-24 season with a road trip on Oct. 25 against the Miami Heat, the defending Eastern Conference champions, the NBA announced on

Detroit — The NBA peeled back the curtain of how part of the Pistons’ regular-season schedule will look during Tuesday’s schedule release of the inaugural In-Season Tournament. The tournament, which is expected to enhance and add more significance to the league’s lengthy regular season, features all 30 teams and will tip off on Nov. 3

The Pistons don’t fall under the typical umbrella of conversation when it comes to the NBA’s national media, but Cade Cunningham’s impressive showing during two scrimmages against the USA Basketball Men’s National Team has several experts raving about the former No. 1 overall pick’s long-term potential. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst was joined Monday morning by colleagues

Kevin Johnson is pumped about bringing his soul food restaurant brand Fixins to Paradise Valley, even if that means his new spot will be a 15 minute walk from the Detroit Pistons’ home court. The former NBA All-Star, who was later the first Black mayor of Sacramento, California, joked about being in such close proximity

The Detroit Pistons are hitting the road again for an international matchup. The Pistons will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Montreal on Oct. 12 for a preseason game at the Bell Centre as part of the ninth NBA Canada Series. The other Canada Series matchup will feature the Toronto Raptors and the Sacramento Kings

Detroit ― A three-day Hoopfest ended Sunday with youths cheering on their favorite team in a showdown on a northwest neighborhood basketball court that at times featured local and professional athletes, and celebrities. The event kicked off in the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood Friday at Curtis Jones Park, which features an NBA-style basketball court on the

The Detroit Pistons won back-to-back NBA titles in 1989 and 1990 with legendary coach Chuck Daly. That almost didn’t happen, according to Pistons icon Isiah Thomas, who says Daly was fired and then rehired in 1986. In an interview on the July 18th edition of the “Bad Boys and Beyond” podcast with Mike Payton and

The NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League is winding down, and the offseason showcase had its share of positives for the Detroit Pistons. The rookies played well and the other players in the young core showed that they’ve made some strides in their skill sets. Although the Pistons finished 3-1 in the regular games, they didn’t