Editor’s note: This post will be updated each morning with the current NBA draft lottery standings With the Detroit Pistons in the midst of their worst season since 1980-81 — which led to the drafting of Isiah Lord Thomas III — missing the postseason for the second straight season, and running their postseason winless streak to 13 years, let’s devote our attention
With tonight’s matchup against Chicago Bulls, The Detroit Pistons enter the last stretch of the 2020-21 season. They will play them all at home with a fair amount of off days in between, which should help their squad full of intriguing youngsters, whose performance at this stage of their careers might be disrupted by schedule
This season has largely been a youth-driven one for the Detroit Pistons, with Saddiq Bey becoming a starter, Killian Hayes and Isaiah Stewart claiming spots in the rotation and two-way players Frank Jackson and Saben Lee getting significant minutes. Deividas Sirvydis, on the other hand, has rarely been seen. The Pistons drafted him in the second round in 2019,
Show Caption Hide Caption How Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart has stayed productive as a starter With five games remaining and coming off a win over Memphis, Pistons coach Dwane Casey speaks after practice in Detroit, Friday, May 7, 2021. Detroit Pistons In April, Isaiah Stewart and Rick Mahorn joined America’s Test Kitchen to make beef stew.
Detroit — Not everyone in the NBA is an All-Star or MVP, and not all superstars are tall or uber-athletic. Away from the court, there are everyday people who stand out because of what they’ve conquered and overcome in their personal lives. In that way, Alicia Jeffreys is a superstar, neatly packed into a diminutive 5-foot frame.
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey addresses the media following a 118-104 loss to the Sixers in Philadelphia. #ItsMillerTime
A young team learning to win on the road is a sports cliche you can just about count on during a rebuild. While this season could’ve been different, with league health protocols the same everywhere, the Pistons fell victim to the trope this season. A 118-104 loss in Philadelphia on Saturday night ended the Pistons’
The Detroit Pistons got their two highest-paid players, Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee, back on Saturday after the duo each missed five consecutive games It wasn’t enough to slow down the hottest team in the Eastern Conference. Joel Embiid scored a game-high 29 points and shot 11-for-13 from the floor to lead the Philadelphia 76ers
The Detroit Pistons had Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee back in the lineup, but they still had no answers for MVP candidate Joel Embiid in Detroit’s 118-104 loss on the road Saturday night. The loss secures Detroit the worst road record in the NBA. The game was not very competitive from the jump, and Philadelphia,
Anthony Tolliver is back, baby! Perhaps we’ll only get to spy him rooting on teammates, but considering Philly could be up by 30 before halftime, this could be a game of heavy minutes for the end of the Sixers’ bench. For Detroit, the Pistons look primed to run out Jearmi Grant and Mason Plumlee against
Jerami Grant and a host of Detroit Pistons veterans are available against the Philadelphia 76ers, perhaps for one final run as the season winds down. Grant has missed 11 of Detroit’s past 16 games, but he’s likely suiting up tonight. Grant is listed as questionable and is joined in that designation by fellow vets Cory
May 7th 2021 at 9:55pm CST by Dana Gauruder Nikola Vucevic didn’t shoot three-pointers when he entered the league in 2011, but it’s become a big part of his offensive game in recent years, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times notes. The All-Star center has drained 44.1% of his long-range shots since joining the Bulls.
As the NBA moves toward the final full week of the season and more than half the teams figure out their playoff seeding and postseason travel plans, there’s another path for the remaining squads. The bottom teams of the league will be preparing for the draft lottery and their scouting kicks into high gear in
Okay, I need to admit something. I’m so old that I remember the rebuild the Detroit Pistons went through after the Bad Boys ended their run. The departure of respective guys from the championships teams (James Edwards, Vinnie Johnson, John Salley), the acquisition of playable veterans (Terry Mills, Olden Polynice, Alvin Robertson, Darrell Walker, Orlando
Even without the steadying presence that comes with having two veterans in the rotation, the Detroit Pistons likely would’ve gone down to the wire with the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. Memphis committed numerous mistakes down the stretch in the fourth quarter that enabled the Pistons (20-47) to pull away with a decisive 111-97 victory at
The Detroit Pistons showed again that they can play very well, especially when the opponent doesn’t bother to show up. In a 111-97 win over Memphis Grizzlies, the team took the lead in the second quarter and never give it back. Motown’s youngsters were sharp down the stretch to seal the deal, making Pistons fans
Detroit — Pistons coach Dwane Casey has extolled the benefits of having veterans on the roster who can lead by example and be ready at a moment’s notice. That includes coming back after missing a couple of games and remaining at a top level. Wayne Ellington and Cory Joseph hadn’t played in the last four
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey chats with the media after Detroit tops Memphis 111-97. #ItsMillerTime
Isaiah Stewart added 15pts/7reb to a winning effort against the Grizzlies; he speaks with the media post game. #DetroitUp
The Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies entered Thursday’s game at Little Caesars Arena in the midst of different stages of their respective rebuilds. The Grizzlies are in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race a season after selecting Ja Morant with the second overall pick. The Pistons, in the first year of their rebuild,