The Pistons have officially signed former Michigan forward Isaiah Livers, according to NBA.com’s transactions log. While terms of the deal aren’t yet known, Detroit had been operating under the cap, giving the team the ability to offer Livers a three- or four-year deal that starts above the rookie minimum. The 42nd overall pick in this
Pistons News
News Sources
The Pistons officially renounced their rights to Wayne Ellington, who has signed with the Lakers, and Dennis Smith Jr., according to the RealGM transactions log. The Hornets renounced four players, including Bismack Biyombo, while the Spurs renounced their rights to a whopping 13 players. San Antonio’s list includes Donatas Motiejunas and David Lee, who haven’t appeared in
A couple of rookies fought last week at Detroit Lions camp. It was more of a skirmish, truthfully, one head coach Dan Campbell let play out for a moment before stepping into to throttle everything back. “Nobody backed down from each other and they got better from it, so I was happy,” Campbell said the next day.
The Pistons have waived veteran wing Rodney McGruder, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic. McGruder’s $5MM contract would have become guaranteed if he had remained on the roster through August 15 (Twitter links). By releasing him before then, Detroit won’t carry any dead money on its cap as a result of the transaction.
AUGUST 6: The trade is now official, according to press releases from both the Hornets and Pistons. Charlotte received Plumlee and the rights to No. 37 pick JT Thor in exchange for the rights to No. 57 pick Balsa Koprivica. JULY 29: The Pistons and Hornets are finalizing a trade that would see Mason Plumlee
Cade Cunningham didn’t mince words about what his expectations are for the Pistons in their five-game Summer League schedule. He said he wants to go undefeated and to win the championship. That’s a lofty goal for a group that should have one of the most talent-laden rosters of young players among the 30 teams that
Netflix documentary looks at Fight Night at the Palace and how it changed the careers of those involved. Adam Graham | Detroit News Film Critic One of the darkest chapters in Detroit sports history gets the deep-dive treatment in Netflix’s “Untold: Malice at the Palace,” which unpacks the infamous 2004 brawl at the Palace of Auburn
Isaiah Livers embraced his former college coach, John Beilein, for 10 seconds when the two reunited at the Detroit Pistons Performance Center earlier this week. Beilein recruited Livers to Michigan in 2017, and Livers went on to have a strong four-year career before being drafted 42nd by the Pistons in the 2021 NBA draft. Midway through his
August 5th 2021 at 9:47pm CST by Dana Gauruder A reunion between the Warriors and defensive specialist Andre Iguodala could be in the works. Iguodala has narrowed his choices to his former team along with the Nets and Lakers, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. Iguodala, 37, played 63 regular-season games with the Heat this
Cade Cunningham didn’t mince words about what his expectations are for the Pistons in their five-game Summer League schedule. He said he wants to go undefeated and to win the championship. That’s a lofty goal for a group that should have one of the most talent-laden rosters of young players among the 30 teams that
The Detroit Pistons released their 2021 summer league roster on Thursday, and it’s a stacked one. The roster is headlined by Cade Cunningham, who the Pistons selected first overall in this year’s NBA draft. Second-round picks Luka Garza and Isaiah Livers and Detroit’s entire 2020 draft class will also make the trip, along with their lone first-round
After drafting Evan Mobley with the No. 3 overall pick and agreeing to re-sign Jarrett Allen to a five-year, $100MM contract, the Cavaliers appear to have locked up their frontcourt of the future, prompting Jason Lloyd of The Athletic to suggest that if Kevin Love is going to remain in Cleveland, he should be prepared
The Pistons’ “Core Four” will be intact for next season. Killian Hayes, Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart already were under contract, but the fourth member, Saben Lee, was a restricted free agent. Lee and the Pistons resolved that issue, agreeing to a three-year contract on Wednesday, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News. Lee,
After his prolific four-year career at Iowa came to an end in March, Luka Garza immediately turned his sights to the NBA. Specifically, he narrowed down what he needed to lose to maximize his chances of making an NBA roster: 30 pounds of weight. He hired a chef and dietician and changed his diet, eliminating
Not long after the Pistons had their introductory press conference for their rookies, Isaiah Livers was ready to start working out in the practice facility. Every little bit counts, and for Livers, there are some steps on the road to recovery from the right foot injury that required surgery and ended his college career at Michigan.
The Detroit Pistons have reached a deal with one of their three restricted free agents. Saben Lee, the 38th pick of the 2020 NBA draft, is returning to the Pistons on a three-year deal, a league source confirmed to the Free Press. Lee, who was on a two-way contract last season, emerged as a steady
AUGUST 6: Lee’s new deal with the Pistons is now official, per NBA.com’s transactions log. We’re still waiting on the exact terms of the contract. AUGUST 4: After a promising rookie season, Saben Lee will sign a three-year contract to stay with the Pistons, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes a team option on
During the draft process, one of the big questions was if the Pistons drafted Cade Cunningham at No. 1 overall, what would they do Killian Hayes, the point guard they selected at No. 7 overall last year? The thinking was that there can’t be two point guards on the court at the same time and
Dwane Casey didn’t want to mention the word “playoffs” when asked about the Detroit Pistons’ goals for its upcoming season. The team’s head coach said he wanted to see “growth.” That’s fair. Reasonable, too. General manager Troy Weaver, however, wasn’t as reluctant, at least not in deed. By agreeing to sign free-agent center, Kelly Olynyk, to a three-year, $37 million contract, he gave us a peek into what he thinks his
August 3rd 2021 at 8:49pm CST by Luke Adams The first-round pick the Bulls will send to the Spurs in the DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade will be top-10 protected in the first year and top-eight protected in the second and third years if it doesn’t convey immediately, reports John Hollinger of The Athletic. That pick will