Detroit — In trying to engineer a franchise rebuild — or what general manager Troy Weaver would call a “restoring” — it’s not going to be a straight-line improvement. There are going to be ugly losses and growing pains in the process of turning things around with the Pistons. The Pistons’ 1-8 start this season
Rookies are one of the most exciting storylines each season, regardless of sport. This NBA rookie class, headlined by Cade Cunningham, is no different. In fact, many draftniks expected this class of rookies to be one of the best in decades. We are only a couple weeks into the NBA season, but so far they
The Motor City Cruise is in its infancy. The Detroit Pistons’ new G League franchise played its inaugural game Saturday against the Canton Charge (Cleveland Cavaliers). The Cruise have yet to play a home game at their brand-new arena on Wayne State’s campus, which they share with Wayne State’s basketball programs. But the Pistons are
The Detroit Pistons’ offensive struggles are palpable. It’s apparent every time you turn on a game. There’s little variety to a lot of the offense the Pistons are running to begin the season, often looking more reminiscent of something you see in college—perimeter passing and off-ball screens leading to good but not great jump shots.
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your 1-8 Detroit Pistons. I talk about Kevin Durant being impressed with Cade Cunningham’s, Saddiq Bey finding his way alongside Cade, and Saben Lee’s massive performance in the debut of the Motor City Cruise. My usual co-host,
Saddiq Bey had a phenomenally successful rookie season for the Detroit Pistons. The 19th pick in the NBA Draft earned first-team All-Rookie honors, nailed 38% of his 3-pointers on high volume, played quality defense, and seemed to have a sense of the game and a maturity beyond his years. This offseason, debate raged among fans
Nine NBA games isn’t a big sample size. In an 82-game season, things change rapidly. But it’s certainly enough to get a feel for where teams currently are in the pecking order. The 1-8 Detroit Pistons, the Eastern Conference’s lone team without at least two wins, are one of the worst teams in the league right now.
Bulls guard Coby White is likely nearing his return from shoulder surgery, Rob Schaefer of NBC Sports Chicago writes. White faced live contact after the team’s practice on Sunday, a strong sign that the 21-year-old is progressing well in his rehab. “He’s moving closer and closer to getting to a point where he’s going to
Detroit — Saben Lee had himself a night on Saturday. It wasn’t just some pickup game at a local health club against part-time basketball players. The Pistons’ second-year guard made his debut for the Motor City Cruise in the G League with a memorable one: 42 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and four steals. The
Saben Lee scored 42 points, Luka Garza 24 and the Motor City Cruise won the first game in its history, 140-117, over the Cleveland Charge in an NBA G League season opener at Cleveland Saturday night. Jamorki Pickett, Derrick Walton Jr. and Deividas Sirvydis each had 15 points for the Cruise. Walton also had 12
Kevin Durant offered high praise for top pick Cade Cunningham after the Nets’ narrow win over the Pistons on Friday, Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press relays (Twitter links). “I love Cade’s game. I think he’s going to be a tough, tough player for a long, long time,” Durant said. “I got to
Cade Cunningham scored his third bucket of the night against one of the NBA’s biggest stars. He used an in-and-out dribble to catch Kevin Durant off-balance, drove into him and used his shoulder to create space before laying the ball in. It was one of many impressive buckets the Detroit Pistons‘ No. 1 overall pick
Saddiq Bey had a strong second half against Brooklyn on Friday night; he chats with the media post game.
Despite the loss, the Pistons showed a lot of fight and resiliency against the Nets tonight and that’s what head coach Dwane Casey likes to see. He speaks with the media post game.
The Detroit Pistons hung with the Brooklyn Nets late in Friday’s game. Despite a spirited effort from Cade Cunningham, Kevin Durant was able to ice the game with a handful of clutch buckets. The Nets defeated the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena, 96-90, but not before an 11-2 run pulled Detroit to within one on a
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — No matter how much you want to look at it as a five-man game for the Detroit Pistons, the line on the box score that resonates the most is the one with Cade Cunningham’s name on it. Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA
The Detroit Pistons had cut a 16-point deficit to just one after a Cade Cunningham 3-pointer with 2:37 left, but they couldn’t close the deal because the Nets simply asked Kevin Durant to finish off Detroit, and he happily obliged. When the buzzer sounded, the Nets walked away with a 96-90 victory, and the Pistons
Nets forward Blake Griffin. (Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Fans are blaming Shailene Woodley for Aaron Rodgers vaccine debacle by Aryanna Prasad Piston fans don’t like Blake Griffin and they let him know it when he came back to Detroit. The Nets forward responded with boos of his own. The split between the Pistons and Blake
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — The Detroit Pistons were 1-7 entering Friday night’s game with the Brooklyn Nets, and not off to the kind of start anticipated with No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Cade Cunningham and a pair of Big Ten stars being taken in the second round behind him.
Today’s goal for the Detroit Pistons — don’t let the Brooklyn Nets shoot 65% from the floor and 52% from three. That’s what happened in the first matchup between these two teams — a 117-91 thumping that the Pistons are still trying to recover from. The good news is even as the struggles for the