Show Caption Hide Caption NBA all-stars share special moments with their little ones NBA all-stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo shared tender moments with their children on the court. Sportskind, USA TODAY The 2021 NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m., and this year’s market is still taking shape. Many teams who in years past would
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports 5 players Saints should draft in the first round by Rucker Haringey The bigger deals have yet to take shape but the Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings found a smaller swap that works for both sides. While we’re waiting for the real fireworks to being, the Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings
Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) talked to Mark Schindler (@MSchindlerNBA) about the Detroit Pistons’ loss to the Indiana Pacers, and each team’s plans at the trade deadline. That, in turn, became a discussion about Edmond Sumner’s progression, how much dominating the G-League is worth, Batman: The Animated Series, Isaiah Stewart being ready to fire from downtown, Henry
Is it any suprise that the Detroit Pistons are the ones that opened up NBA Trade Deadline day, and that they did it at three in the dang morning? Does Troy Weaver ever sleep? The deal will send starting point guard Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings for point guard Corey Joseph and a pair
Call him Trader Troy or the Grim Weaver, or any of the other nicknames that are circulating around Twitter. What’s clear is that Pistons general manager Troy Weaver isn’t afraid to make a deal he thinks will improve the roster and fit his long-term vision. In less than a year, Weaver has completed eight trades,
The Detroit Pistons are reportedly trading guard Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings for guard Cory Joseph and a pair of second-round draft picks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported early Thursday. The Pistons will receive a 2021 second-round pick via the Los Angeles Lakers and the Kings’ 2024 second-round pick, according to the report. Joseph entered
The day of the NBA’s trade deadline arrived when the clock struck midnight on Thursday. Not long afterward, the Detroit Pistons made the first move of the day. Delon Wright has been traded to the Sacramento Kings for Cory Joseph, a 2021 second-round pick and a 2024 second-round pick, a league source confirmed to the
Saddiq Bey chats with the media following a close loss to the Indiana Pacers. #DetroitUp
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey addresses the media after Detroit drops a close one to Indiana. #ItsMillerTime
Wayne Ellington returned to action for the Pistons as they drop a close one to the Pacers; he addresses the media postgame. #DetroitUp
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The Indiana Pacers held the lead for much of the second half, until a Saddiq Bey 3-pointer gave the Detroit Pistons a 96-94 lead midway through the fourth quarter. But the Pistons played catch-up for most of the rest of the quarter, and former Michigan basketball standout Caris LeVert (28 points) went on to ice
It’s hard to get over the hump when the opponent has an answer for every run. The Pistons chiseled away at the lead and tied it a couple of times in the final period. When the Indiana Pacers needed a big basket, they got it, and didn’t let the Pistons get back in the game.
The Detroit Pistons got everything they asked for except the win against the Indiana Pacers. The two teams traded blows courtesy of spurts of explosive offense by both sides. The Pacers outlasted the Pistons 116-111, but Detroit had plenty to be happy about. Wayne Ellington played for the first time in five games and was
The Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers face off tonight, and the two teams could look very different this time tomorrow. The struggling Pacers have reportedly put everyone on the trade block — likely just to see if there is enough value to do a bit of a reset. This includes franchise stalwarts Domantas Sabonis
Not long ago, we discussed Mason Plumlee’s important role in the running of Detroit Pistons’ offense and defense. Mason’s success is not based on wins and losses, but on how he contributes to the development of the team’s crop of young players. One of those young players, Isaiah Stewart, is progressing so quickly, he might
With all eyes focused on the 2021 trade deadline, it’s easy to forget that there are still games to play. Today’s slate includes your Detroit Pistons facing off against a sputtering Indiana Pacers team currently sitting in 10th place in the East. Both teams have struggled this season – Detroit came into this year knowing
The NBA trade deadline is a little over 24 hours away. Trade rumors are swirling, big names are on the block and somehow the rebuilding Detroit Pistons are being mentioned with most of them. You wanna ship out Aaron Gordon? The Pistons are listening. Ready to cut bait on upcoming free agent Victor Oladipo? He’s
We’re only a day and a half away from the 2021 NBA Trade deadline, so you know what that means! Speculative trade conversation time! Matt Way and I talk some official trade discussions, including the Sacramento Kings offering up Marvin Bagley for Saddiq Bey. Some trade rumors, including the Pistons “lurking” around Victor Oladipo, as
Last offseason, the Detroit Pistons brought much of their 2019-20 roster back for an in-market bubble. That group consisted of every player who would qualify as being a part of their young core — Luke Kennard, Sekou Doumbouya, Bruce Brown and Svi Mykhailiuk being chief among them — as well as Justin Patton, who became