Philadelphia — The Pistons are off to a slow start, because of poor shooting, and they’ve been leaning on their defense. That defense faded a bit in the loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. It’ll be hard to gauge what the Pistons are, because the level of competition won’t make many of the games
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On Thursday, Killian Hayes will play his 30th NBA game. The sophomore point guard has so dominated Detroit Pistons discussion on social media — and in real life — over the past 11 months that it’s easy to forget how few games he has played, dating back to his selection at No. 7overall on Nov.
Longtime NBA executive Bob Ferry, an ex-Detroit Piston, has died at age 84. The St. Louis native played for four seasons with the Pistons, averaging 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 312 appearances from 1960-64. Ferry also played his rookie season with the Hawks (then in St. Louis) and finished his career
Atlanta — Luka Garza and Chris Smith place towels in front of each veteran’s locker. Jamorko Pickett carries big equipment bags in from the team bus. Even No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham isn’t exempt from rookie duties. All of them are supposed to carry custom pink backpacks, with a blinged-out unicorn on the back. It’s
A Detroit Pistons clinic from the Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac kicked off the opening of United Wholesale Mortgage Holdings Corp.’s youth community sports center on Wednesday. The Pontiac-based mortgage giant in May said it was investing $10 million to transform the soccer complex on South Boulevard East into a community center open to Pontiac residents for free with basketball
After signing a minimum-salary deal with the Bucks in the offseason, Semi Ojeleye has had his debut with his new team pushed back by a calf injury that he suffered early in training camp. Ojeleye didn’t think it would keep him out long, but he was ultimately on the shelf for nearly a month and
The Motor City Cruise are off and running with plenty of energy. The new NBA G League team’s first training camp practice this week prompted optimism for the team’s media day on Tuesday, in addition to a sense of arrival. “We’re here. We’re doing it,” first-year head coach DJ Bakker said. “To actually see it
Atlanta — Generally, there isn’t much to take from an 18-point loss. The Pistons followed their 15-point loss to the Chicago Bulls with another double-digit defeat on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks. It’s an 0-3 start to the season, they’re without Jerami Grant, their leading scorer, and they’ve shot the ball poorly in all
ATLANTA — The Detroit Pistons‘ front office knew the team would need to shoot the ball better this season. The majority of their cap space spent this summer went toward addressing that weakness. Kelly Olynyk and Trey Lyles are proven floor-spacers. John Beilein has a well-established reputation as a shooting coach and was hired to help Detroit’s young players improve
Atlanta — It’s still not time to start talking about moral victories for the Pistons. They’ve played three games against likely playoff teams, but they don’t have a victory to show for it yet. They were shorthanded, but they still stayed within single digits in the third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks. The offense sputtered
ATLANTA — There’s never an opportune time for any team to lose its best player, but it was certainly poor timing for the Detroit Pistons on Monday when Jerami Grant was a late scratch with a left elbow infection. The Pistons have struggled offensively to start the season, and the Atlanta Hawks — fresh off
Atlanta — It’s been a slow start for guard Killian Hayes, trying to find his mojo in leading the Pistons’ offense. It’s been something of a sluggish start for the offense too, which was ranked last in the league in scoring, 3-point shooting, and in turnovers. Hayes had just one made field goal in the
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CHICAGO — After opening the season with a loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons had an opportunity for redemption on Saturday facing the Bulls again at United Center. But after a solid opening quarter, the Pistons fell apart toward the end of the first half and couldn’t recover. The Bulls led by as
CHICAGO — The Detroit Pistons had good reason to be angry after Saturday’s blowout loss to the Chicago Bulls. They committed the same mistakes on Saturday night as they did in Wednesday’s season opener, against the same team, at a greater frequency. After preaching the importance of shooting and taking care of the ball through
Chicago — It’s way too early to make any sweeping generalizations about the Pistons’ season just from a two-game sample size. Stats are skewed, both high and low, and the Pistons played the same opponent, the much improved Chicago Bulls, in both games. In a couple of weeks, everything could be different, especially if Cade
It could be another week before Cade Cunningham makes his NBA debut with the Detroit Pistons. But the team has a plan in place to ramp up his work load in the days leading up to their next home game on Oct. 30. Cunningham, who has been dealing with a right ankle sprain since early
CHICAGO — The season is not even a week old, and there’s plenty of intrigue for the Detroit Pistons. Cade Cunningham hasn’t made his debut, but we’ve already seen strong play from Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart. Jerami Grant is picking up where he left off last season. Killian Hayes is still a bundle of
Chicago — Saturday’s Pistons-Bulls rematch had a good start, but a much worse ending than the season opener. After they ran with the Bulls and staying close down to the final minute on Wednesday in a six-point loss, the Pistons’ shooting went cold in the second and third quarters, and the Bulls looked dominant in a
CHICAGO — After opening the season with a loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons had an opportunity for redemption on Saturday facing the Bulls again at United Center. But after a solid opening quarter, the Pistons fell apart toward the end of the first half and couldn’t recover. The Bulls led by as many