The Detroit Pistons finally caught a break in the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery, winning the No. 1 overall pick and the right to select prized prospect Cade Cunningham. While again entering Tuesday night’s 2022 lottery tied for the top odds, will luck favor general manager Troy Weaver’s rebuild for the second year in a row?
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
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
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
It’s the most dramatic and franchise-changing 15 minutes in television annually. The NBA draft lottery selection takes place Tuesday night, where 14 draft slots will be decided in Chicago for the NBA draft June 23 in Brooklyn. Of course, the lottery will have already been decided in a separate room by the time results are made public
Detroit — There are shortcuts to building a winner in the NBA. But you’re lucky if you find them. That’s the message Troy Weaver keeps reiterating, even after two years on the job as the Pistons’ general manager. And not coincidentally, it’s the same one his close friend and mentor, Sam Presti, the longtime GM
It’s gonna be one-and-done for Max Christie. The Michigan State basketball guard, who completed his freshman season in East Lansing before entering the NBA draft this spring, is hiring an agent, forfeiting the rest of his college eligibility. MSU coach Tom Izzo said “after taking some time the last few months to focus on preparation
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
What do you do for an encore? For the Detroit Pistons it’s all about going back to work. Or more specifically, the Going to Work era, as the team announced Rip Hamilton will represent Detroit at Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery. The NBA Draft lottery will be held at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday and air
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
After the Pistons got the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft Lottery, they’re looking for a repeat in their luck. The Pistons’ representative in the lottery last season was Ben Wallace, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last fall. Wallace exulted in the Pistons’ winning the lottery
Last year, it was hard enough as a Detroit Pistons fan to debate players in the NBA Draft. And that was in a loaded class with a consensus No. 1 pick and the Pistons owning the first overall selection. This year, the draft order has not yet been solidified, but lightning rarely strikes twice. The
The Detroit Pistons have a long list of tasks this summer. They’ll have significant cap space, a strong chance to land a top-four pick for the second year in a row and several pending roster decisions. After Tuesday, the front office could have a much easier time mapping out its offseason. The NBA’s 2022 draft lottery
Bob Lanier was more than a reference in one of Hollywood’s goofiest movies. But the reference is instructive for what he meant to the Detroit sports scene in the 1970s. The longtime Detroit Pistons center and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer died Tuesday night at 73 after a short illness. I don’t remember his