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Brian Mahoney  |  Associated Press New York — The 2020-21 NBA schedule will feature a play-in tournament and an NBA Finals that could run all the way until July 22 — keeping some players from competing in the Olympics. The league’s 75th season, delayed and shortened because of the coronavirus pandemic, will begin Dec. 22

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Rod Beard, Pistons beat writer for The Detroit News, discusses the Pistons’ options at pick No. 7 in the NBA Draft, trading Bruce Brown and how general manager Troy Weaver is putting his mark on the roster, along with how free agency might play out. Here’s a breakdown of

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News In June, the Pistons hired Troy Weaver as general manager, mainly because of his eye for talent and his previous experience as an assistant GM with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Maybe more than Blake Griffin, Derrick Rose and even last year’s first-round pick, Sekou Doumbouya, Weaver now is the

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Go through the gallery to see Rod Beard’s NBA mock draft 3.0 for 2020. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. The extended wait for Wednesday’s NBA Draft is almost over, continuing a week of roster-remaking frenzy, with the league opening the period for trades Monday, the draft Wednesday and free

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News When the Pistons moved on from Stan Van Gundy and hired Ed Stefanski in 2018 to guide the front office, they didn’t have a first-round pick in the draft. With their second-round pick, they drafted Bruce Brown at No. 42 overall. In his two seasons, Brown became a solid player

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Pistons general manager Troy Weaver is getting an early start to a big week in transforming the roster. The NBA moratorium on trades ends Monday at noon and the Pistons have already negotiated a trade.  Guard Bruce Brown will be traded to the Brooklyn Nets for forward Dzanan Musa

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Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Picking at No. 7 in the NBA draft historically has been a good spot through the years. It’s the midpoint of the lottery and while there generally are some regrettable selections there, some good players also drop, and some others develop nicely into solid rotation players on their teams.

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News In an NBA draft that’s regarded for its dearth of point guards, one position that’s often glanced over and downplayed is center. The face of the big men in this draft class has been James Wiseman, who has been ranked as one of the top players in this group

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News With less than a week until the NBA Draft, there is still plenty of work to be done before the Pistons pick at No. 7. They’ve gone through months of projections, film study and discussions, and with new general manager Troy Weaver, they have a new lead in the

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News When I was a young child, one of the most exciting days of the year was when the holiday catalogs arrived. I would flip immediately to the toy section and imagine all the race tracks, Star Wars figures and new gadgets I could get. Of course, my mother was

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Tyrese Haliburton was just getting to the tough part of the conference schedule during his sophomore season, then he had to shut things down. A fractured left wrist ended his season at Iowa State a few weeks before the pandemic did, and with the success he showed, it was

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News This is the second in a two-part series looking at potential picks for the Detroit Pistons in next week’s NBA Draft. Tuesday: Backcourt. Today: Frontcourt. After a disappointing season in which they finished 20-46 when the season was stopped because of the pandemic, the Pistons have a lot of room

Troy Weaver’s first big performance as an NBA general manager is only a week away. But after more than a decade as an understudy for this role in Oklahoma City, the Pistons’ new leading man sure doesn’t sound like someone still rehearsing his lines. “No, I don’t feel any different,” Weaver insisted last week, as

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at potential draft picks for the Detroit Pistons in next week’s NBA draft. Today: Backcourt. A quick scan of the Pistons’ roster at the end of last season gives an immediate hint that they’ll need to fill some

Associated Press Boston — Tommy Heinsohn, who as a Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster over more than 60 years was with the team for all 17 of its NBA championships, has died. He was 86. “This is a devastating loss,” the team’s owners said in a statement Tuesday. “Tommy was the ultimate Celtic. For the past

Tim Reynolds  |  Associated Press It’s official: The NBA is coming back Dec. 22. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced Monday night that they’ve struck a deal on rules for this coming season, setting the stage for what will be a frenzied few weeks before games resume. Teams will play a 72-game

Rachel Greco  |  Lansing State Journal Lansing – Earvin “Magic” Johnson has given out his fair share of autographs to fans in his home state of Michigan over the years. Now they have a chance to own one of his old rides – a 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL Johnson bought in the mid-1980s. The car’s current

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News When the NCAA Tournament was canceled in March because of the sharp increase of positive cases in the pandemic, Michigan State’s Cassius Winston’s final season vanished as well. There was no fond farewell, just an abrupt ending to a decorated career. Winston isn’t projected to be one of the

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News With less than two weeks remaining before the NBA draft, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver and his staff continue to work on their strategy and draft board. The path forward seems to be clear, with improving the roster as quickly as possible, whether it be through the draft, free