This is a part of our NBA Draft Prospect Review series where we evaluate the top players of the 2022 NBA Draft by reviewing every shot, assist, turnover, steal and rebound during their most recent collegiate season. Every writer was given access to game footage and asked to deliver their takeaways about the player in
That collective groan during last week’s NBA Draft Lottery was the Pistons’ fan base lamenting dropping two spots to the No. 5 pick. Entering the lottery, the Pistons had the third-worst record and were tied for the best odds (14%) to get the No. 1 pick. After getting the first pick last season and selecting Cade
Take a tour of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, and you’re likely to come across a peculiar exhibit: a bronze replica of Bob Lanier’s size 22D Converse sneakers. His famously large feet led to some commercial success in the 1970s, but it also serves as something of a metaphor for the playing
When the lottery balls fell Tuesday, the Detroit Pistons ended up with the No. 5 pick in next month’s draft, set for June 23 in Brooklyn, New York. It’ll be the first time in franchise history the Pistons pick fifth. (The New York Knicks, meanwhile, have picked fifth five times, the most in league history,
CHICAGO — The top of the 2022 NBA draft is beginning to take shape, less than a week after the lottery. The Detroit Pistons own the fifth pick and are in prime position to select one of the top prospects. Most of their front office was present at the draft combine last week, and they interviewed multiple
Chicago — The deadline is looming for Moussa Diabate. The Michigan big man wrapped up most of his on-court work Friday at the NBA Draft Combine by playing in his second scrimmage in as many days, and now he begins the process of making the next big decision in his life — remain in the draft
Keegan Murray has a strong chance to be drafted by the Detroit Pistons at No. 5 overall. A player already on Detroit’s roster has been guiding him through his draft process. Luka Garza, drafted by the Pistons at No. 52 overall in 2021, was teammates with Murray at Iowa during the 2020-21 season. Garza won
Chicago — Keegan Murray is used to being doubted. Shoot, he’s not entirely unsure he hasn’t been part of the crowd casting the doubt. So, the notion the All-America selection from Iowa is on the verge of being a lottery pick in next month’s NBA Draft might have seemed a tad farfetched at one point. “If
Max Christie didn’t enter his freshman season at Michigan State basketball with the expectation that he would be a one-and-done. But after the Spartans’ loss to Duke in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Christie realized he was ready. The opportunity to prove himself in the NBA outweighed his desire to return to East Lansing
Chicago — Forget what the mock drafts say. Forget what the skeptics might say. Forget even what the safe path might be. Max Christie understands it all, but there’s one thing he’s confident in above anything else — himself. “I think it’s just betting on myself and being confident in myself and the preparation that I
The Detroit Pistons tumbled to No. 5 in the upcoming NBA Draft, and with it a lot of fans got awfully depressed awfully quickly. It is somewhat understandable considering most people had this upcoming draft pegged with a clear top 3 — Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr. in some order. But drafting fifth
The Detroit Pistons will pick fifth in the 2022 NBA draft June 23. It’s not the outcome the team preferred, as they entered Tuesday’s lottery in the third spot. But it’s an outcome they’re still happy with and will be the team’s third-highest pick post 1994. Historically, the fifth slot has produced star-level talent, and general
Cade Cunningham had an outstanding first season for the Pistons. It didn’t end with Cunningham winning NBA Rookie of the Year, but he was recognized with first-team honors on the All-Rookie Team, the team announced Wednesday night. Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick last season, posted 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists and shot
In April, Cade Cunningham finished third in the NBA Rookie of the Year race. So the Detroit Pistons’ 2021 first overall pick’s latest award isn’t a surprise. Cunningham was named to the 2021-22 All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced Wednesday. He was one of three players unanimously voted to the team, joining Cleveland Cavaliers big