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Dwane Casey’s coaching staff will have a few fresh faces next season. The Pistons are adding Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno and Rex Kalamian to the coaching staff, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Allen, 48, was with the Boston Celtics and recently interviewed for their head-coaching job after team president Danny Ainge resigned

The Pistons made some major restructuring of the roster last offseason. They’ll be doing a bit more work this summer with their front office. The team and assistant general manager David Mincberg are parting ways, a league source told The Detroit News. Mincberg was the first addition to general manager Troy Weaver’s front office last

By Tim Reynolds |  Associated Press Miami — The NBA told its teams Thursday that it intends to return to a normal schedule next season, with training camps opening in late September and the regular season set to begin on Oct. 19. A memo that was sent to teams, a copy of which was obtained by

Saddiq Bey, who emerged as one of the Detroit Pistons’ young stars last season, will serve as grand marshal for Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle. Bey will participate in pre- and post-race ceremonies for the second race in the IndyCar Series weekend doubleheader, including the official command of “Drivers, To Your Cars” before the

Much of the attention in the offseason will be on the Pistons’ draft pick and whether it lands in the top four after the lottery. That could determine the Pistons’ immediate future as much as anything, but free agency still will play a role. General manager Troy Weaver has some decisions to make about the

The Pistons have a new jersey partner. The team announced a new multiyear partnership with United Wholesale Mortgage on Thursday, with UWM’s jersey patch replacing Flagstar Bank, which had adorned the Pistons’ jerseys for the past four years. With the new agreement, the Pistons will wear a white patch on the left shoulder of their

In the midst of their franchise restoration, general manager Troy Weaver added another important piece with the hiring of former Michigan coach John Beilein as a senior adviser for player development. The hiring was reported Tuesday, and the team made an announcement on Wednesday afternoon. “John has been one of the best fundamental teachers in

The NBA Draft Lottery is less than three weeks away and after their miserable 20-52 season, the Pistons are in position to get a franchise-changing addition. The prize of the draft is Cade Cunningham, the combo guard from Oklahoma State, with three other players who are rated as elite. With the second-worst record in the regular

John Beilein is back. The former Michigan basketball head coach will be joining the Pistons as a senior advisor for player development, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News on Tuesday. The new role is a return to coaching in the state where he made his mark, taking the Wolverines to the NCAA title

It’s not a curse. I swear, it isn’t. It’s not a curse that Detroit’s professional sports teams currently are mired in mediocrity, banished from the playoffs, stricken by injuries, haunted by history, dogged by untimely departures and destined to drop in every draft lottery even if they somehow snuck into league headquarters and stamped their

Despite the Pistons’ 20-52 record, they didn’t have as bad a season as it seemed. After a certain point, they ceded the playing time to the young core and didn’t worry as much about winning as they did about getting valuable experience for the youngsters. Through the bumps and bruises of the season, the Pistons

It wasn’t easy for the Pistons to get through a 20-win season. Not for the players, not for the coaching staff and certainly not for general manager Troy Weaver. The season started with some optimism that they could be a surprise team, but after another slow start with only three wins in their first 15

In November, general manager Troy Weaver had a week for the ages when he revamped the Pistons roster with a robust draft haul, a flurry of trades and some other moves in free agency. When the smoke cleared, the roster looked much different and Weaver had made the first big steps in his restoration plan.

If you dig deep enough, you’ll find the Pistons’ preparations for this summer’s NBA Draft may have started a few decades ago. And you’ll discover some of the groundwork for what comes next in a critical offseason for Detroit’s pro basketball revival was laid at the home of Quinn Buckner, one of the game’s true

Now that the season is over, the Pistons can focus on the offseason, which will entail a push for internal improvement of their young players and an eye on the draft. The Pistons finished with the second-worst record and have a 14% chance of getting the No. 1 pick, along with 52% of landing in

At certain points in the season, it seemed that Pistons forward Jerami Grant had locked up the Most Improved Player award. It was just a matter of continuing on the pace he was on and staying away from injuries. In the NBA, that’s a pair of variables that’s often too hard to evade. After a

It’s hard enough for a rookie to make a name in the NBA. Playing time can be scarce, mistakes are going to happen and there’s often a pecking order to the roster, with veterans taking most of the minutes. That wasn’t a problem for the Pistons’ rookies, who got plenty of work this season, mostly

Playing point guard in the NBA doesn’t come easily. Even some of the elite prospects have trouble making the transition to the speed of the game and the difference from playing in college or overseas. One season does not a career make. Judging Pistons guard Killian Hayes solely by his rookie season is foolhardy in many

Associated Press Denver’s Nikola Jokic finished ninth in the MVP voting last season. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Golden State’s Stephen Curry didn’t get listed on a single ballot a year ago. A year later, one of them will walk away with the NBA’s highest individual prize. Jokic, Embiid and Curry were revealed Thursday night as

In many ways, the NBA Draft is similar to a college-entrance exam. The more preparation that is done, the more poised a team is to be successful in picking the right players. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has shown himself to have the right tools to succeed in the draft year after year. Weaver shined in