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On Thursday, the Detroit Pistons will add another highly touted player to their young roster. The Pistons got the easy part out of the way last season by drafting Cade Cunningham at No. 1 overall. Cunningham finished third in Rookie of the Year voting, was a consensus All-Rookie first-team selection and looks the part of

The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame announced Thursday the latest group of inductees. Antonio Gates, Chris Webber, Jennie Ritter, Meryl Davis, Charlie White, John Beilein, Mickey Redmond and Kathy Beauregard are the eight new faces for the class of 2022. Chauncey Billups and Shane Battier — both in the 2020 class but were unable to make the

The Detroit Pistons are eight days away from being on the clock in the 2022 NBA draft. Holding the No. 5 pick, the Pistons’ selection will help the franchise’s on-going rebuild led by last year’s No. 1 overall pick, Cade Cunningham. ESPN released its official mock draft on Wednesday, allowing for expert insight on how

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior II • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys lean on our listeners, who submit their best-case scenarios for how the NBA draft and offseason should play out for the Pistons. Then the guys take a

The Detroit Pistons have an important decision to make on NBA draft night, which is less than two weeks away. They have the fifth overall pick, the organization’s second-highest since 2003, and will have a prime opportunity to add another core piece alongside Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart and Killian Hayes. There are several

The NBA draft 2022 is now 10 days away, yet what makes this draft so fascinating is the wide-ranging views on the top prospects. The Detroit Pistons, picking No. 5 overall June 23 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, seem likely to decide between four prospects, but we still don’t have any indication which

Grant Hill repeatedly returned to a single word that described the process of writing his autobiography — interesting. Hill, of course, had a basketball career that was more interesting than most. He starred at Duke and won two championships before the Detroit Pistons drafted him third overall in 1994. He became a superstar with the Pistons,

Most Detroit Pistons fans know about the Kobe Bryant trade that almost happened in 2007, well after he was considered one of the game’s best. But the world learned on Wednesday there was almost a time when the Pistons acquired back when he was No. 8 and before he started winning championships. Former Pistons All-Star

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior II • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys welcome in NBA cap and free agency expert Keith Smith to break down just what the Pistons can, and should, do this offseason. Who they

The NFL is a copycat league. So, the mantra goes, anyway: A team makes a run to the Super Bowl, or a couple of runs, and league executives get busy trying to replicate their success. Sometimes that means copying a system, other times copying philosophy, like when the Washington Commanders won trophies on the backs of

Justin Tillman’s NBA dream has never felt this close. The former Detroit Pershing standout and ESPN four-star recruit is coming off of a strong season with the College Park Skyhawks, the Atlanta Hawks’ G League affiliate. Tillman earned All-NBA G League first team honors after averaging 23.5 points and 11.6 rebounds while shooting 59.8% overall

The Detroit Pistons‘ looming Jerami Grant decision could define their offseason. They have the fifth overall pick and significant cap space, but a Grant trade has the potential to bring back significant assets and better-position the Pistons to build a roster that can sustainably compete in the playoffs. Of course, keeping Grant could also help

The majority of the draft focus for the Detroit Pistons has been centered around their first-round pick. They have the fifth overall selection and are searching for another franchise centerpiece who can thrive alongside 2021 top pick Cade Cunningham. But the Pistons also own the 46th pick of the draft, thanks to their trade with the Brooklyn

With the countdown to the 2022 NBA draft at 23 days, the Detroit Pistons will soon be on the clock. Back on May 18, ESPN NBA draft expert Jonathan Givony projected the Pistons to select Purdue guard Jaden Ivey with the No. 5 overall pick. However, in his latest mock released Tuesday, the former Draft