As the season has progressed, Detroit Pistons rookie forward Saddiq Bey has reached major 3-point shooting milestones with increasing frequency. On March 30, he tied Damian Lillard as the third-fastest player in NBA history to hit 100 3-pointers. Bey and Lillard did so in 44 games. (The record-holder, Lauri Markkanen, needed 41.) On April 6,
When the Pistons drafted Killian Hayes last year, the book on him was that he was a deft passer and strong defender, which fit what general manager Troy Weaver was looking for in a lead point guard. The hip injury that sidelined Hayes delayed some of the opportunity to see what their top pick could
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. It’s been a rough year for the Pistons in terms of the standings, but from a player development perspective, they’ve had plenty of wins. Jerami Grant has thrived in
Monday marked just over a month — 32 days — since Tyler Cook signed his first of two two-way contracts with the Detroit Pistons. Within that span, he’s endeared himself to the coaching staff, front office and his teammates with his energy and hustle. Monday also marked a new milestone for the 6-foot-8 power forward
Detroit — When a team jumps to a lead of 20-plus points in the first quarter, it very often feels too good to be true. When it’s a young lineup, a lead that big feels even more fragile. And so it was on Monday night, when the Pistons bulldozed their way to a 23-point lead
Detroit — There were lobs all over the place. Killian Hayes to Isaiah Stewart. Josh Jackson to Tyler Cook. Hayes to Stewart again. There were a few other that didn’t go, but it was a different look than the Pistons are used to showing with their veteran rosters. With most of their veterans on the
The Cavaliers are playing important games late into the season again for the first time in years, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. At 20-37, the Cavaliers are 3.5 games behind the Bulls for the tenth seed in the East. Should Cleveland make up that ground, the team would qualify for the play-in tournament this season. This
Kyle Hightower | Associated Press Boston — Brad Stevens says he wasn’t close to leaving the Boston Celtics for the coaching job at Indiana University. In fact, he says he never received an offer. “I was never offered a package. That’s all news to me. Secondly, I wasn’t going to leave anyways,” Stevens said before
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Miami — The Houston Rockets say that guard Sterling Brown was assaulted by unknown individuals after the team arrived in Miami late Sunday night, suffering cuts to his face. Brown was not playing Monday against the Heat, though the team said that was because of a recent knee injury that
You can win for losing. It’s just not as easy as it looks in the NBA, where the race to the bottom isn’t quite the mad dash that it once was but still takes a special kind of fortitude. And to their credit, it’s one that these up-and-coming Pistons don’t seem to have, something they
Detroit — When a team jumps to a lead of 20-plus points in the first quarter, it very often feels too good to be true. When it’s a young lineup, a lead that big feels even more fragile. And so it was on Monday night, when the Pistons bulldozed their way to a 23-point lead
We hear from Dwane Casey after six of his Pistons score in double figures in a 109-105 victory over the Cavaliers. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Tyler Cook after he gets into the starting lineup and puts up 12 points and three rounds for Detroit on Monday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Frank Jackson after he comes off the Pistons bench to score 20 Monday night. #DetroitBasketball
It looked like the Detroit Pistons were set to cruise to an easy win. An 18-point first quarter from Saddiq Bey helped them build a 23-point lead toward the end of the opening period. The Cleveland Cavaliers slowly whittled down the deficit and took their first lead of the game with a Darius Garland 3-pointer midway through
Well, the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers. If you’re mad, just get it out of your system now. I feel you. I get it. But, I don’t know, it’s hard to be mad at a game like this. Sure, you could have drawn up the ending a little better — maybe the Pistons young
Ahh, a game only a mother could love. Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee (among others) are out for the Pistons. So it’s another night of Deeeetroit Basketball courtesy of the 23 and younger set. It should be a good matchup for rookie Killian Hayes who hopefully gets to see some solid minutes against Darius Garland.
The baby Detroit Pistons will once again see the floor tonight as seven players have already been ruled out against the also bad Cleveland Cavaliers. Call it finding times for the young guys or call it blatant tanking. Whatever it is, it’s probably going to be some ugly basketball tonight. The saving grace for the
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk about your 17-40 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Isaiah Stewart deserving a spot on the All-Rookie team, TANKWATCH, and our conflicting emotions on that Killian Hayes shot against the Clippers. Why we’re talking about “Rest”
With one month remaining in the season, the Detroit Pistons are firmly out of the playoff race. They’re at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, and have the third-worst record across the entire league. Naturally, fans are focusing on the 2021 NBA draft lottery. A bottom-three finish would give the Pistons a strong chance