Jaden Ivey spent a moment in reflection before his Detroit Pistons’ debut. “I just kind of talked to my grandpa, who’s up in heaven,” Ivey said of his grandfather, James Hunter, who played defensive back for the Detroit Lions. “I just told him, you know, ‘just give me the strength to go out there and
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The night before the 2022 NBA draft, Troy Weaver received a call from Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores. He had some advice for his general manager. “(He) said, ‘Hey, I want you to be aggressive and go for it,’” Weaver said the night after the draft. “I didn’t know what the rest of the day
Detroit – Buckle up, folks. If this was a prelude to the reload, it’s going to be boisterous and bumpy, and occasionally blurry. That one blur? That was rookie Jaden Ivey zipping to the basket, game on the line, clocking ticking down, dropping in a layup and drawing a foul to push the Pistons’ lead
Detroit — If there’s anything to take away from the Pistons’ first game of the 2022-23 campaign, regardless of the score, it’s the team’s resilience. With 11.6 seconds left in the game, Cade Cunningham drove to the basket and dished to a wide open Isaiah Stewart, who calmly knocked down a corner 3-point shot he’d
He worked on it all summer, the 3 from the corner, and when he got the ball with 11 seconds left and the Detroit Pistons up by a point, he settled his feet, bent his knees, rose and let it fly, just as he had thousands of times in the practice gym in Detroit, and
Detroit — Tom Gores, owner of the Pistons and CEO of Platinum Equity, had a front row seat to his team’s first win of the 2022-23 season. Gores watched Jalen Duren rip down vicious dunks and he watched Jaden Ivey put his speed on full display, often finishing at the rim with finesse. Lastly, he
Detroit — Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren will have Pistons fans cheering for a long time. Detroit’s two lottery picks had electric performances in their NBA debuts. Ivey, the No. 5 overall pick scored 19 points had four assists in Detroit’s 113-109 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Duren, the No. 13 pick, threw
A late 3-pointer by Isaiah Stewart allowed the Detroit Pistons to start off their 2022-23 season with a gutsy win. Stewart drained the 3, his only make of the night, with 11 seconds left to extend the lead to four. Despite trailing by 15 midway through the first quarter, the Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic
Detroit — A little more than two seasons ago, Isaiah Stewart was in the same position that Jalen Duren is now. Stewart, the 6-foot-9 big man from Rochester, New York was a rookie trying to transition to a faster and more physical game. As he enters his third season, Stewart is embracing a leadership role
Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey is refreshed and ready to climb mountains. In the NBA. Or out in the real world. Wherever life takes him. “Man, it’s crazy,” he said, standing in the Pistons’ practice facility, as the team prepared for its home opener Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic. “I feel good coming into this
As a child, Jaden Ivey watched YouTube highlights of Michael Jordan, his favorite basketball player, before every one of his games. The Hall of Fame guard and former rival of the Pistons starred in several Gatorade commercials during his prime in the 1990s. Now, the explosive young guard is closer to following in his idol’s
They’ll be fun at times, as young teams can be. And on the nights when they’re making shots and racing up the court and catching one of the league’s heavyweights off guard, well, that’ll feel like progress. At the least, it’ll feel good in the moment when, say, the Detroit Pistons knock off the Celtics
Cade Cunningham agrees with what many saw during the preseason — he wasn’t his usual self. The Detroit Pistons dropped all four of their exhibition games, and while there were individual bright spots, they struggled to click as a team. They shot 39.4% from the floor, 30.2% from 3 and had nearly as many turnovers
Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey is refreshed and ready to climb mountains. In the NBA. Or out in the real world. Wherever life takes him. “Man, it’s crazy,” he said, standing in the Pistons’ practice facility, as the team prepared for its home opener Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic. “I feel good coming into this
Niele Ivey is no stranger to Madison Square Garden. It’s a place she’s visited several times before, as a player and coach, but her most recent trip to one of the most renowned venues in sports was unlike any before. This time, she was there as a spectator to watch her son, Jaden, play his
Every now and then, Pistons fans will see the future this season. It’ll come in glimpses, if not glances, and with audible gasps as well as groans. But all the young talent that general manager Troy Weaver has assembled in his first two years on the job in Detroit should begin to make its presence
Detroit — The Orlando Magic trotted out a mammoth-sized starting lineup of Cole Anthony, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr. and Mo Bamba for its final preseason game on Friday. Aside from Anthony, the rest of the group stands at least 6-foot-10 and over. Magic bigs Bol Bol and Moritz Wagner, 7-2 and 6-11,
Free Press sports writers answer the burning questions and make predictions about the Detroit Pistons and the 2022-23 NBA season: Omari Sankofa II Optimistic, glass half-full view of rebuild and this season: Cade Cunningham makes a sophomore leap and receives strong All-Star consideration, Jaden Ivey has an encouraging rookie season and the supporting young players
Detroit — Lawrence Lamont has directed music videos for Big Sean and J. Cole. He’s involved with a new show, “Rap Sh!t,” coming out on HBO. But it’s hard to find anything that he’s prouder of than the one-minute clip that will set the tone for the Detroit Pistons’ season and tell the story of
The Detroit Pistons are beginning to grow weary of losing. Their goal for this season is to compete. It’s a simple goal, but for a franchise that’s gone 63-157 over its last three seasons, competing every night would represent a meaningful step forward. On paper, they have the makings of a team that could enter
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