After playing without a significant segment of their roster on Friday, the Detroit Pistons were closer to full health against the Washington Wizards on Saturday. Killian Hayes sat during the second half of a back-to-back, but several key players — including Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee — returned to the lineup. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough
Game Vitals: When: Saturday, April 17, 2021, 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.Watch: Bally Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Pistons +4.5 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (17-39):Cory Joseph, Josh Jackson, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee Washington Wizards (22-33):Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal, Deni Avdija, Rui Hachimura, Alex Len Pregame Reading: DBB’s own Matt Way
The Thunder used the remainder of this year’s non-taxpayer mid-level exception — a little over $3.87MM — in Gabriel Deck‘s creatively constructed four-year contract, Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports tweets. The remainder of the contract includes a non-guaranteed salary of $3,676,852 next season; A non-guaranteed $3,483,334 in 2022/23, with the guarantee kicking in if he’s on
The Detroit Pistons‘ in-game host grabbed the microphone. “Before we get started, you know what I’m going to do, right?” Kev Knows (his stage name) asked 13 teenagers, who sat at tables separated by Plexiglas and maintained social distance on the second floor of the Pistons practice facility overlooking the basketball court downtown Detroit on Monday.
April 17th 2021 at 10:31am CST by Dana Gauruder The Knicks could make a roster move to replace John Henson, who didn’t receive another 10-day contract. A wild card could be Baskonia combo guard Luca Vildoza. According to Lithuanian journalist Donatas Urbonas (Twitter link), Vildoza is on the Knicks’ radar. The 25-year-old, 6’3” Vildoza is averaging
When it comes to historical player comparisons, fanbases tend to keep them in-house. It’s why Isaiah Stewart, whose rebounding and defensive energy have helped him become a key rotation piece as a rookie for the Detroit Pistons, has often been compared to one of the greatest big men in team history — Ben Wallace. Stewart’s
The Detroit Pistons‘ in-game host grabbed the microphone. “Before we get started, you know what I’m going to do, right?” Kev Knows (his stage name) asked 13 teenagers, who sat at tables separated by Plexiglas and maintained social distance on the second floor of the Pistons practice facility overlooking the basketball court downtown Detroit on Monday.
Detroit — Three rookies, a second-year player and a fourth-year player. That’s a hard lean to the youth movement for the Pistons’ starting lineup in Friday night’s 110-104 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pistons (17-39) have committed to the young players, with the playoffs all but out of their grasp. Killian Hayes had
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons take down the Thunder 110-104. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Isaiah Stewart after sets a Pistons rookie record with 22 rebounds and scores 15 Friday night. #DetroitBasketball
Detroit — After letting a victory slip away in the final minute on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Pistons didn’t let another one get away. With a revamped starting lineup tilted toward the youth movement, along with several veterans who were resting or injured, the Pistons put a rotation on the floor that accentuated
One look at the injury report will tell you what time of the season it is for the Detroit Pistons. During the first half of a back-to-back, a whopping seven players missed Friday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Little Caesars Arena. Wayne Ellington and Mason Plumlee both sat due to rest, and Jerami
For the first time all season, the Pistons’ three first-round draft picks started the game together. And it was sure fun to watch. We’ve seen them all impress at times individually, but seeing it all happen at the same time felt different. Isaiah Stewart was a man among boys even at only 19 years old.
With just a month left on the 2020-21 schedule, there’s no better time than now to wrap up the Tank Commander series. In case you’re new here, this series monitors where the Pistons and their fellow tanking members of the National Basketball Association stand regarding positioning in the draft lottery. Based on FiveThirtyEight’s prediction formula,
All 30 of the NBA’s teams are carrying some sort of “dead money” on their respective books for the 2020/21 season. Dead money is the guaranteed salary paid or owed to a player who is no longer under contract with the team. In some cases, teams are carrying cap hits for players whom they released
The schedule doesn’t spoil us. The Detroit Pistons host tonight Oklahoma City Thunder, visit Washington Wizards tomorrow and host Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. These teams have a combined winning percentage of 37.2%. It’s the type of schedule you want when fighting for a favorable playoffs seed, but not one you want when you … are
With 17 games left in the regular season, the Detroit Pistons are in an unfamiliar position. They’re one of the three worst teams in the NBA, a feat they haven’t accomplished since 1993 when they landed the third overall pick. That selection, of course, ended up being Grant Hill, who is perhaps the single most
As much as the television screen likes basketball, a few things remain lost in translation. Size, for one. Not that Killian Hayes stands out among the giants on an NBA court. Still, he’s 6 feet 5 with a long reach, especially for his position. Speed, for another. Though Hayes isn’t an outlier here, either. Change of speed, however, is one
The Bulls are 3-8 since adding five new players in two big trade-deadline moves. Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic assesses the players club’s new additions in an extensive piece. Though All-Star center Nikola Vučević has produced offensively, the team is struggling to cling to the No. 10 seed (and thus a play-in tournament opportunity) in the East. Vučević’s
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press The NBA said Thursday that the rate of players needing to miss games because of injuries is down from last season, and within the normal range for what the league has seen over the last five seasons. League data shows the player injury rate this season is down about 6%, even