The Pistons seemed to have an advantage Monday night, with the San Antonio Spurs on the second night of a back-to-back. The Pistons were rested, having not played since Saturday. The Spurs didn’t show any signs of being tired or being any worse for the wear after their loss in Philadelphia on Sunday. In fact,
A hot second quarter helped the San Antonio Spurs leave Little Caesars Arena with a win Monday. The Spurs led by as many as 23 points in the second half and handed the Detroit Pistons their fourth straight loss, 109-99. San Antonio shot 69.6% in the second quarter and took a 10-point lead at halftime. It
The San Antonio Spurs have been a team in transition. They’re young, kind of interesting, and retooling on the fly. It’s not the old guard you’re used to, but it’s a group that’s working—they’re a playoff team and somehow leading the Southwest Division. Facing the Detroit Pistons without injured Demar DeRozan and disgruntled LaMarcus Aldridge,
Game Vitals: When: 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MichiganWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, Odds: Pistons +3 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (10-28): Delon Wright, Rodney McGruder, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee San Antonio Spurs (19-16): Derrick White, Dejounte Murray, Keldon Johnson, Trey Lyles, Jakob Poeltl Pregame Reading: The Pistons already made a couple of
As we relayed earlier today, Portland and Minnesota are among the teams interested in Aaron Gordon, but the Magic forward is receiving interest from several other clubs as well. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, the Rockets, Mavericks, Nuggets, and Warriors are all eyeing Gordon. Some lead members of the Pelicans‘ front office are
The Detroit Pistons are signing forward Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Monday. Cook, a 23-year-old former Iowa standout, will bolster the Pistons’ roster depth through the March 25 NBA trade deadline. In eight G League games with the Iowa Wolves this season, he averaged 20.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.4
The Pistons are bolstering their frontcourt, at least for the short term. The team is signing big man Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, a league source told The Detroit News on Monday. Cook, 23, is a 6-foot-8, 255-pound post player who will add some size to the roster that has been shorthanded because of
The Detroit Pistons plan to sign forward/center Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Cook previously signed a 10-day with the big-man starved Booklyn Nets. Ironically, the Pistons are able to sign Cook thanks to the roster spot opened up by the buyout of Blake Griffin, who eventually signed
I have decided to never be surprised by any potential trade rumors involving new GM Troy Weaver even when it involves big game hunting. I’m not sure if the perennially interesting but never quite actually really good Aaron Gordon fits that bill, but a new report indicates the Detroit Pistons have inquired about the Orlando
Multiple playoff contenders have interest in Thunder veterans George Hill and Trevor Ariza, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, the Clippers are among the teams eyeing Hill. Neither Hill nor Ariza is active right now for the Thunder. Hill hasn’t played since January 24 due to a right thumb injury, while Ariza
The San Antonio Spurs are like the zombie franchise that refused to die. Always moving forward toward the playoffs. In this case, they are not the modern World War Z types who sprint toward cities and climb giant walls. They are the old-school zombies. Quiet. Ambling. Moving slowly and steadily toward forever competence. This year
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk about your 10-28 Detroit Pistons. Jacob Kniffen of The Uncontested joins Ben Gulker and I to break down the Hamidou Diallo trade. We talk about Diallo’s future role for Detroit, how Detroit and Oklahoma City are two teams
Bulls head coach Billy Donovan is rumored to be making significant changes to the club’s starting lineup, a source informs Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. Veteran Tomáš Satoranský could replace second-year point guard Coby White, and veteran forward Thaddeus Young could be moved in to start ahead of third-year center Wendell Carter Jr. as soon as
NBA trade deadline season is officially underway and, big surprise, it was started by the Detroit Pistons’ uber-aggressive GM Troy Weaver. perimeter shooter Svi Mykhailiuk was dealt in exchange for Hamidou Diallo. The move means Weaver has almost completely remade the Detroit Pistons roster. There is just one man left standing since he took over
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In 2008, then-Pistons general manager Joe Dumars made the notable declaration about his championship-level roster and the outlook for improving the roster, even in the midst of making six straight Eastern Conference finals. “There are no sacred cows here,” Dumars said famously. Troy Weaver, who has been the Pistons general
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Troy Weaver‘s ongoing “restoring” of the Detroit Pistons hasn’t just given the team an overhauled roster. It’s given them a defined identity. At all five positions, they have long, athletic players with plus wingspans and strong defensive instincts. The Pistons are being built to thrive in the modern NBA, which
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press General manager Troy Weaver said Tuesday that while the Detroit Pistons will remain aggressive through the 2021 NBA trade deadline, he didn’t anticipate a repeat of November’s frenzy, which left the Pistons with four returning players. That level of activity would be hard to top between now and the
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Detroit Pistons continue to play well against some of the top teams in the league. They’re just not going to end up winning every time. Even when they don’t win, it’s worth watching. Against the Brooklyn Nets, whom the Pistons already beat this season, they had another gritty effort,
Pistons coach Dwane Casey is thrilled with the trade that brought Hamidou Diallo from the Thunder, writes Keith Langlois of NBA.com. Even though Detroit gave up a shooter by parting with Svi Mykhailiuk, the team believes the move will pay off with an upgrade on defense. “He’s a wing defender – can guard one through three,
Sometimes basketball just comes down to whether you have the best player on the floor. That was the story in Brooklyn on Saturday night where James Harden took over and finished off Detroit in a 100-95 Nets victory. The Pistons fell to 10-28 on the season. The loss to the Nets came in the form