Detroit Bad Boys

Troy Weaver has reloaded and is emptying a fresh clip in the early days of NBA trade season by flipping a vet in Rodney McGruder, and a Brooklyn Nets second round pick projected for the mid- to low-50s for the once highly ranked and recruited Bol Bol, son of former NBA big man Manute Bol.

The Detroit Pistons went from down just nine at halftime to suffering a humiliating 133-87 defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls. The 46-point margin was the fourth-worst in Pistons franchise history and worst since 1978. There isn’t much to discuss other than it was absolutely embarrassing showing with few players showing the slightest

A lot has changed since opening night when the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls meet for the first time. While Detroit has remained an Eastern Conference bottom-dweller, Chicago has exceeded expectations, emerged as a true contender and is current atop the Eastern Conference standings. A 9-30 record is indicative of Detroit’s play to this point

On episode 82 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast I am joined by Mat Issa, creator of The Quest for the Best and The Rise Network, Mat is also a NBA writer and content creator for basketballnews.com and 137pm. Mat and I took a deep dive into Cade Cunningham’s game after we worked on an