Fans are drinking Detroit Pistons Kool-Aid by the pitcher following Troy Weaver’s big night at the 2022 NBA Draft. The Pistons walked away with Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, two big-time athletes who will give Cade Cunningham and Co. some much-needed athleticism. With a few days gone and free agency right around the corner, let’s
Four-year NBA veteran Sindarius Thornwell has committed to play summer league with the Bulls, a league source told Hoops Rumors. Thornwell holds 160 games of experience, making past stops with the Clippers, Pelicans and Magic. The 2022 Las Vegas Summer League will be held from July 7-17 this year. Thornwell, the No. 48 pick out
The Pistons will not pick up the team options of center Luka Garza and guard Carsen Edwards, James Edwards III of The Athletic tweets. The option on Garza, a second-r0und pick last season, is worth $1,563,518. The option figure for Edwards, who joined the Pistons late last season, is $1,815,677. Edwards also confirms that Detroit will
The Clippers and Knicks have engaged in “exploratory” discussions about a possible trade involving center Nerlens Noel, league sources Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The Knicks are attempting to clear the cap room necessary to make a serious run at free agent point guard Jalen Brunson and have a surplus of future draft picks to offer
The Pistons are following up their stellar week in the NBA Draft with some additional moves to prep themselves for free agency, which begins this week. After drafting Purdue guard Jaden Ivey at No. 5 overall to strengthen their backcourt and Memphis big man Jalen Duren to solidify the frontcourt, the Pistons look to be
The Detroit Pistons have extended a $7.2 million qualifying offer to Marvin Bagley III, making the fourth-year big man a restricted free agent, according to a report from Keith Smith of Spotrac. The move is largely a formality and much expected after the Pistons traded for the disgruntled and little-used Bagley, a former second overall
Miles Bridges checks plenty of boxes. A native of Flint, Michigan, a former star player for Michigan State, oh, and he is really good at basketball. The 24-year-old forward also entering restricted free agency, and it’s no surprise that some Detroit Pistons fans are salivating at the idea of Bridges joining their favorite team. But
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior. • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys share further breakdowns on how the Pistons’ 2022 NBA draft class fits on the roster and how these new rookies will impact what Troy Weaver will do
The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce continue to breakdown the Pistons Draft from this past Thursday with deeper dives into #5 overall pick Jaden
Detroit Pistons assistant general manager George David was a regular at Memphis Tigers practices last season. The Tigers had multiple prospects with NBA upside, including Ypsilanti native and former five-star recruit Emoni Bates. But Larry Brown had an inkling that Jalen Duren was high on the Pistons’ wish list. His hunch proved to be correct.
You’d think that the team that has amassed more than $40 million in cap space, nearly double any other team, might control free agency once moves are possible starting at 6 p.m. Thursday. But, as usual, this is Kyrie Irving’s (flat) world and we’re just trying to live in it. The mercurial point guard of
Assuming the draft of Jalen Duren takes the Detroit Pistons out of the running for DeAndre Ayton, it is time to turn our attention to other free agents the team could sign. I know they still are linked to Miles Bridges, but with the way Troy Weaver has used free agency so far, this doesn’t
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode Ben Gulker and I are joined by Sean Murphy of Woodward Pistons to talk about the results of the 2022 NBA Draft. We give our thoughts on the selection of Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, and break down how that
The dust has settled for the Detroit Pistons. For now. After a busy, transaction-filled week, the Pistons enter free agency with an updated roster and a new set of priorities. On Wednesday, they traded Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers in a salary-cap clearing move that brought back a distant first-round pick from the
The Detroit Pistons added plenty of athleticism in the NBA Draft in Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren. The one thing they didn’t add is shooting, and it’s a definite need of the Detroit Pistons after finishing last season 29th in 3-point percentage. Malik Monk, 3-point specialist most recently of the Los Angeles Lakers, could be
Things couldn’t have gone better for the Detroit Pistons on NBA Draft night. Now they may not be so desperate to pursue their biggest free agency targets. The Pistons hit paydirt during Thursday’s NBA Draft when Jaden Ivey fell to them at No. 5 and then they successfully maneuvered to land Jalen Duren as well.
As the player empowerment era continues to rise across the league, player movement, even among the youngest stars, has never seemed more possible. There has never been more player movement in the NBA. Detroit fans only have to look in their own backyard, as the Detroit Pistons brass have completely overhauled the roster in a
There will be moments when the rookies are running, and the sophomores are leading, and the step-backs and lob dunks bring the crowd inside Little Caesars Arena to its feet. There will be whole nights like this, too, when the Detroit Pistons’ young core knocks off a title contender — heck, it happened last season in Boston. There
There will be moments when the rookies are running, and the sophomores are leading, and the step-backs and lob dunks bring the crowd inside Little Caesars Arena to its feet. There will be whole nights like this, too, when the Detroit Pistons’ young core knocks off a title contender — heck, it happened last season in Boston. There
There is a fascinating scene in the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit,” where the ceiling turns into a chess board. The main character looks up at the chess pieces, moving them around in her imagination, reacting to different situations, going on the offensive, constantly reacting, constantly learning. Which what it feels like watching Troy Weaver transform