Detroit News

The Pistons looked to be through their first bout with COVID protocols, but they’re still going through it. Coach Dwane Casey has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced Monday. Assistant coach Rex Kalamian will be the acting head coach while Casey is out, beginning with Monday night’s home game against the Utah

Detroit — For the Pistons, trying to rebuild their roster will take some time, patience and a few gambles on young players. They’re not going to get there simply by losing and taking easy stabs at lottery picks in the NBA Draft. That’s the long road to trying to build a winning team, and from what

The Pistons aren’t waiting until the trade deadline to tinker with their roster. They are finalizing a deal with the Denver Nuggets to acquire 7-foot-2 forward Bol Bol, a league source familiar with the details told The Detroit News on Sunday. The source requested anonymity because the trade has not been finalized. The Pistons will

Detroit — After two lopsided losses in Charlotte and Memphis, the Pistons finally had a close game at the end. After leading for most of the game, the Pistons put it away in the final minutes in the fourth quarter, pushing to a 97-92 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night at Little Caesars

Detroit — For the first time in a couple of weeks, the Pistons’ starting group looked somewhat normal again. Isaiah Stewart was back in the lineup at center, with Cade Cunningham and Killian Hayes in the backcourt. That allowed Trey Lyles, who had been substituting as a center, to return to the second unit, a

A week that began with fireworks and an encouraging win finished with two duds on the Pistons’ three-game road trip. After dispatching the Milwaukee Bucks, the Pistons had a lopsided loss on Wednesday at Charlotte. They finished the road trip with another blowout loss, with a familiar lull in the third quarter, falling to the

The Pistons aren’t done with their issues with the COVID protocols. After having eight players enter the protocols in the past two weeks, guard Frank Jackson is the ninth, being added to the list on Thursday. The last of the original eight players, Cory Joseph, exited the protocols on Wednesday, but he was designed as

The Pistons were on a hot streak, or something like that. They had been playing better over the past week before Wednesday’s loss to the Charlotte Hornets brought them back to reality. Getting several players back from COVID protocols has helped. They had been playing tough down the stretch of several games this season, during

After their biggest win of the season, against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, the Pistons had some momentum on their three-game road trip, notching their first back-to-back wins since March. The Charlotte Hornets didn’t let them stretch the streak to three. The Pistons fell behind in the first quarter and tried to put together a

The Pistons are getting closer to having all of their players out of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Cory Joseph, the last remaining player in isolation, exited the protocols and is working his way back to playing with the team. Isaiah Stewart also left protocols this week and joined the team in Charlotte, though

Cade Cunningham walked around the back hallways at Fiserv Forum, getting his thoughts together, ready to hit the court for a game for the first time in almost two weeks. He followed his normal pregame routine and ran to the court, ahead of Monday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. It was Cunningham’s first game since

Milwaukee — It was a night of firsts for the Pistons. It was the first game back for six Pistons players who had been in COVID protocols, including Cade Cunningham, Josh Jackson and Trey Lyles, for most of the past two weeks. More than that, after a spirited performance that featured outstanding ball movement and

By Dan Gelston |  Associated Press Philadelphia — The Houston Rockets suspended guard Kevin Porter Jr. and former Pistons forward Christian Wood for Monday’s game against Philadelphia for conduct detrimental to the team. Wood is Houston’s leading scorer at 16.8 points. He and Porter both had meltdowns in a loss Saturday to Houston and neither player played in

Milwaukee — The Pistons are making room for a postponed game from last month. The NBA announced Monday that the league is shuffling the schedule to add the games that were missed because of COVID postponements in December. The Pistons have two games that are affected, with their game at the Chicago Bulls being moved

The Pistons are back. Well, sort of. Like almost everyone else, they’ve been trying to keep their players and staff out of COVID protocols and still continue business as usual. It hasn’t been easy, and just holding practices in person has been a challenge. It’s stalled what already was a difficult season, but things will

Milwaukee — The Pistons’ bout with COVID issues looks to be turning around, and they finally could be getting some players back from the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Trey Lyles, Saben Lee, Rodney McGruder and Josh Jackson no longer appear on the injury report, after their designation had shifted from

Milwaukee — The Pistons’ bout with COVID issues looks to be turning around, and they finally could be getting some players back from the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Trey Lyles, Saben Lee and Josh Jackson no longer appear on the injury report, after their designation had shifted from “health and

Detroit — In the aftermath of one of the Pistons’ most thrilling wins of the season, Saddiq Bey sat on the dais in the postgame press conference. That’s normally a place that might be reserved for a veteran like Jerami Grant or Cade Cunningham, the new face of the franchise. Bey had just hit a

Detroit — There was a sense that the Pistons were getting close to doing something special. In the big scheme of things, one win is just that — one win. Saturday’s 117-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs seemed to be something else, an exhale after a slew of lopsided losses, including a 35-point margin

Detroit — With a rash of injuries and dealing with COVID issues, the Pistons had just one win in December. They flipped the calendar and got off to a good start in the new year. Playing with just three regular roster players and a cadre of players from the G League, the Pistons gutted their way