Trey Lyles entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Saturday, becoming the sixth Detroit Pistons player to do so this week. Lyles joins Cade Cunningham, who entered protocols on Wednesday, and Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder, who all entered shortly before Thursday’s road game against the Miami Heat. Like his teammates,
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons added some reinforcements to the depleted roster. The team announced Saturday that they’ve added point guards Derrick Walton Jr. and Cassius Stanley from the Motor City Cruise, their G League affiliate, each to a 10-day contract. In the past week, the Pistons have had five players go into
The Detroit Pistons have multiple players in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. On Christmas, they signed a couple of reinforcements. The Pistons signed Motor City Cruise guards Derrick Walton Jr. and Cassius Stanley to 10-day contracts using the NBA’s COVID-19-related hardship allowance, the team announced Saturday. MORE SANKOFA: Pistons’ COVID-19 outbreak ‘blindsiding,’ but they played with purpose
2:21pm: The deals for both guards are now official, according to an official statement from the Pistons (via Twitter). 2:08pm: Guards Derrick Walton and Cassius Stanley are expected to sign 10-day deals with the Pistons via hardship exceptions, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Walton and Stanley logged some preseason run with Detroit before
Here we are at the 30 game mark. I take it many of us in the Detroit Pistons fanbase are ready for the season to end and see some new blood. Or are anxious for the NBA trade deadline to infuse some fresh and needed talent. This is not to disparage anyone on this current
Brian Mahoney | Associated Press New York — So much for good health and good cheer. Both are in short supply in the NBA this Christmas, especially for the 10 teams that will be playing on the holiday. Superstars are sitting. Supposed super teams are struggling. The games will go on, which is the most important
Miami — The Pistons had avoided the spreading COVID issues that had decimated most of rosters around the NBA. Until this week. With Cade Cunningham going into COVID health and safety protocols on Wednesday and then Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder joining him on the list just hours before the Thursday’s
MIAMI — Despite all of the chaos surrounding the Detroit Pistons in the 36 hours leading up to Thursday’s game, they didn’t question whether they could win it. The Pistons played one of their best offensive games of the season against the Miami Heat. They didn’t win, but their mindset going in clearly paid off.
We hear from assistant coach Rex Kalamian after his undermanned Pistons come up short, 115-112, in a spirited effort against the Heat on Thursday. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Cory Joseph after he posts 21 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds as the Pistons’ only healthy point guard in Thursday’s loss in Miami. #DetroitBasketball
Only a few days ago the Detroit Pistons were able to break the 14-game losing streak with a COVID-free roster at home against the Miami Heat. Fast forward to tonight and with the news of Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder joining Cade Cunningham in protocols mere hours before tip-off, tonight’s game
MIAMI — If the Detroit Pistons had lost Thursday’s game by a wide margin, it would’ve been understandable. They had five players in health and safety protocols: Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder joined Cade Cunningham, who entered the league’s COVID-19 protocols on Wednesday, roughly two hours before the game tipped off Thursday. The
Miami — Things can change in a hurry in the NBA, and never as much as this season, with COVID protocols changing rosters day by day. The Pistons had to adjust to sudden change just before their matchup against the Miami Heat, as four of their rotation players were placed in the league’s health and safety
MIAMI — On Wednesday, Cade Cunningham became the first Detroit Pistons player this season to enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols. On Thursday, roughly two hours before the Pistons took on the Miami Heat, Cunningham was joined by several of his teammates. Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder have entered protocols,
Miami — After a couple of weeks of widespread COVID cases in the NBA, the Pistons are having it spread throughout their roster. On Wednesday, Cade Cunningham went into COVID protocols, and on Thursday, the Pistons added starters Isaiah Stewart and Killian Hayes and reserve guards Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder to the list of players
While the last two seasons have had their share of difficulties for the Detroit Pistons, they were incredibly fortunate in some respects — they almost completely avoided any issues with losing players for long stretches to COVID-19 or health and safety protocols. That remained true until two days ago when Cade Cunningham was announced as
Pistons center Isaiah Stewart and guards Killian Hayes and Saben Lee have entered the league’s health and safety protocols ahead of their game against Miami Thursday evening, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets. Reserve swingman Rodney McGruder has also entered protocols, The Athletic’s James Edwards tweets. Top pick Cade Cunningham entered protocols on Wednesday. The Pistons,
By Brian Mahoney | Associated Press New York — The Brooklyn Nets have enough players to fly to Los Angeles and play their Christmas showdown against the Lakers, though Kevin Durant might not be among them. Coach Steve Nash said Thursday that James Harden has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, but he said the Nets
The Detroit Pistons won’t be so lucky to win back-to-back NBA draft lotteries, will they? History says it’s highly unlikely, but their record — 5-25 more than a quarter through the 2021-22 season — says the Pistons should have the best shot at the first pick of July’s selections. So now we get to spend the next several months mourning on-court losses,
The Pistons won’t be playing on Christmas day, but they will likely be spending Christmas on the road as their 3 game road trip that started on Tuesday in New York continues to Miami. It will conclude with a game in San Antonio on December 26. It is unfortunate that the team will have to