Cade Cunningham was one three unanimous selections to the All-Rookie First Team, with the Detroit Pistons No. 1 overall pick joining Scottie Barnes (Toronto Raptors) and Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers). Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic) and Jalen Green (Houston Rockets) round out the First Team. Cunningham averaged 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.2 steals
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode Ben Gulker and I talk about the Detroit Pistons’ disappointing NBA Draft Lottery results. The Pistons, with the third-best odds, fell two slots to the fifth overall pick; Ben and I try to find the silver lining, run through a
For 10 glorious seconds, George David, the Detroit Pistons assistant general manager and the team’s rep inside the sequestered lottery room, got to dream of the very real possibility of pairing Cade Cunningham with any of the draft’s elite prospects. The Pistons had struck gold on the first three lottery balls selected in the four-number
It’s the most … wonderful time … of the year — for draft aficionados. The NBA draft lottery results Tuesday night gave us the draft order for the 14 lottery teams in the draft June 23 in Brooklyn. The Detroit Pistons have the fifth overall pick after dropping two spots in the lottery, won by the
The Detroit Pistons fell back two spots in the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday. After spending months dreaming of the “Big 3” of Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith, and Paolo Banchero, fans will have to shift their attention to other prospects and scenarios over the next month: 1. There will not be back to back top
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 give you their immediate reactions and analysis to Tuesday nights NBA Draft Lottery and where the Pistons landed.
When the Detroit Pistons won the NBA draft lottery last year, Troy Weaver said his faith never wavered. He would have been as ready to pick fifth or first. The Pistons general manager is going to need to lean on that faith again this year after his team was one of the lottery’s biggest losers
It’s too early to deliver a verdict on the Detroit Pistons’ rebuild. But nearly three years in, this much is clear — they’ve done a good job at drafting. They’ve produced three All-Rookie players in the last two drafts, which Troy Weaver dutifully reminded reporters and fans after Tuesday’s unsatisfying lottery outcome in which the Pistons
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: We know now where the Pistons will pick in the first round of the NBA draft. After dealing with the initial shock of falling to fifth overall, the guys break
The bad news for the Pistons is, they fell out of the NBA Draft’s top three. Good news is, they won’t have to engage in the loud, rancorous debate over which super-hyped players should go one, two, or three. With one flip of the lottery card Tuesday night, the Pistons’ focus shifted, and so will
Detroit Pistons fans were disappointed by the results of Tuesday night’s NBA Draft lottery in Chicago. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver on the other hand? Not so much. Detroit, for the second time in franchise history, fell exactly two spots in the lottery and received the No. 5 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, which is
The Detroit Pistons got lucky during last year’s NBA draft lottery, moving up one spot to secure the first overall pick. That pick became Cade Cunningham, who had one of the best rookie seasons in franchise history. The Pistons didn’t get lucky this year. They entered Tuesday’s lottery with the third-best odds, but fell two spots
The Detroit Pistons couldn’t get the lottery luck for a second year in a row. Detroit fell two spots and landed the No. 5 selection in the 2022 draft during Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago. It represents the second time in franchise history that the Pistons have fallen exactly two spots in the draft.
Lightning, in fact, doesn’t strike twice. After winning the NBA Draft Lottery a year ago, the Detroit Pistons fell two spots to No. 5. In a draft lacking in a consensus, can’t-miss prospect dropping isn’t the worst thing. But it is unlikely the Pistons will take one of the intriguing big men with huge boom