As the Pistons front office, led by team president Troy Weaver, assesses its long-term outlook beyond the 2020/21 season, the team is less worried about its young players’ present on-court fit than it is about those players’ ceilings across future seasons, writes Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. Langlois points to the team’s recent exchange of Svi Mykhailiuk, one
So long, Fox Sports Detroit. Well, so long to that name, at least. Fox Sports Detroit, home to Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers and other local sports coverage, will be known as Bally Sports Detroit starting March 31 — the day before the Tigers’ Opening Day telecast. The deal has long been in the works but was recently confirmed by the network’s
Rob Murphy is out as Eastern Michigan men’s basketball coach after 10 season, but he wasn’t out of work for long. The university made the announcement Wednesday, one day after Murphy and athletic director Scott Wetherbee met to discuss the coach’s future. In the same news release, Murphy announced his new job as president and general
The Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons’ incoming G League affiliate, has hired a local former college coach with deep local ties to lead its front office. Rob Murphy has left his job as Eastern Michigan men’s basketball coach to become the new president and general manager of the Cruise, the team announced on Wednesday. Murphy
The 2021 NCAA Tournament officially tips off Thursday evening in Indianapolis. Lots of NBA Draft prospects will be competing, so it only makes sense to try to keep track of potential players the Detroit Pistons could draft later this year. Thursday night will see just four games tip off (dubbed the First Four), which is
The last time the Detroit Pistons faced the Toronto Raptors, it delivered Detroit’s most lopsided and most fun victory of the season. A 129-105 shellacking at the hands of a G League squad in the lineup and along the coach’s ranks. The Raptors were stuck in the contact tracing vortex of health and safety protocols
The Detroit Pistons continue to shape the roster in Troy Weaver’s image, as made evident by the recent Hamidou Diallo acquisition. Now, how about Aaron Gordon? Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports recently reported that Detroit is one of the teams that are possibly interested in acquiring Gordon from the Orlando Magic. Does he make sense
When Detroit Pistons guard Killian Hayes’ hip injury occurred against the Milwaukee Bucks on Jan. 4, he initially didn’t realize the full severity of it. He was in pain after contesting a layup early in the third quarter and grabbed his right thigh. He figured there was a chance he would be able to return
Detroit — Pistons rookie Killian Hayes is nearing a return to the court this season. After sustaining a torn labrum in his right hip early in the season, Hayes was only able to play in the first seven games of the season before beginning rehabilitation. That process has gone well, and the 19-year-old is ramping
March 16th 2021 at 10:55pm CST by Dana Gauruder Lakers reserve forward Jared Dudley will not have surgery on his torn MCL because he hopes to contribute in the postseason, Dave McMenamin of ESPN tweets. Dudley, who has appeared in 11 games this season, suffered the right MCL tear earlier this month. Surgery would sideline
One year ago, the sports world stopped. We thought it’d be a minute. It would seem like forever. Only now are things, sort of, getting back to normal. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest state order allows up to 750 fans at Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings home games, and up to 1,000 once the Detroit Tigers start
Detroit — Pistons rookie Killian Hayes is nearing a return to the court this season. After sustaining a torn labrum in his right hip early in the season, Hayes was only able to play in the first seven games of the season before beginning rehabilitation. That process has gone well, and the 19-year-old is ramping
Two months after beginning the rehab process to rehab his hip injury, Killian Hayes is nearing his return. Hayes has been cleared for on-court basketball action and “will begin a phased progression towards his return to full-contact practice and game action,” the Detroit Pistons announced Tuesday. The rookie point guard will be re-evaluated again in
Two months after beginning the rehab process to rehab his hip injury, Killian Hayes is nearing his return. Hayes has been cleared for on-court basketball action and “will begin a phased progression towards his return to full-contact practice and game action,” the Detroit Pistons announced Tuesday. The rookie point guard will be re-evaluated again in
Detroit — Pistons rookie Killian Hayes is nearing a return to the court this season. After sustaining a torn labrum in his right hip early in the season, Hayes was only able to play in the first seven games of the season before beginning rehabilitation. That process has gone well and the 19-year-old looks like
These Detroit Pistons don’t provide a whole lot of reason to watch some nights. That could change next month. Killian Hayes, the seventh overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, has been cleared for on-court basketball activities, per a release from the Pistons. After sustaining a hip sublaxion against the Milwaukee Bucks back on January
Troy Weaver doesn’t like to sit still. On Friday, he made another move in his effort to ‘restore’ the Detroit Pistons. Svi Mykhailiuk, the longest-tenured Piston with two years, one month and six days with the club, was dealt with a second-round pick to Oklahoma City Thunder for 22-year-old Hamidou Diallo. The move means Detroit
The Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, Hornets, and Pelicans are among the teams to explore whether the Pacers are willing to trade big man Myles Turner, league sources tell J. Michael of The Indianapolis Star. The Pacers were willing to discuss Turner in trade talks during the 2020 offseason and have lost 17 of their last 26
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: We’re trying to build here what San Antonio has done Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey speaks to the media after the 109-99 loss to the Spurs on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit Pistons, Detroit Free Press In some ways, the San Antonio Spurs
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons lose to the Spurs 109-99 Monday night. #ItsMillerTime