Rod Beard | The Detroit News No Jerami Grant, no Delon Wright and no Josh Jackson. Generally, that would be a big problem for the Pistons, but for one night, at least, they found a way to win without their three active leading scorers. They took down the Toronto Raptors, 129-105 Wednesday, in what was
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: We knew we needed everyone vs. Raptors Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey speaks to the media after the 129-105 win over the Raptors on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Detroit Pistons, Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons (10-25) vs. New York Knicks
The Detroit Pistons enter the All-Star break after tonight’s contest against former teammate Derrick Rose and his New York Knicks. Rose’s status has been a bit of a mystery as he has recently been held out for health and safety protocols. This is your last bit of basketball before an extended break so soak it
Troy Weaver is having himself quite the season. His star signing in Jerami Grant is having a nearly All-Star caliber season, Mason Plumlee is notching triple-doubles, and several of his rookies are looking like steals. Outside of Killian Hayes, who we haven’t seen since the first month of the season, all three rookies have been
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: We knew we needed everyone vs. Raptors Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey speaks to the media after the 129-105 win over the Raptors on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Detroit Pistons, Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons (10-25) vs. New York Knicks
In incredibly expected news, the Blake Griffin trade market appears nonexistent. Griffin, the veteran forward of the Detroit Pistons has been sitting out for weeks after the team and Griffin’s reps decided it’d be best for both parties if they amicably separated. For Blake, it’s about playing competitive ball on a contending team. For the
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Pistons forward Jerami Grant is among the Celtics‘ top trade targets, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, the C’s and the Hornets are also among the teams interested in Magic center Nikola Vucevic. It comes as no surprise that Grant and Vucevic would appeal to Boston. Grant has enjoyed a career
Because there’s now a potential path to the postseason for the top 10 teams in each NBA conference (via the new play-in tournament), it’s taking longer this season for clear sellers to emerge on the trade market, writes Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Most teams are still in the playoff chase, which makes everyone bunched
Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver said he planned to be aggressive in all things. That was certainly true in the NBA Draft and free agency, but would it also extend to the NBA trade deadline? Weaver’s aggressiveness could be tested as a new report indicates that Jerami Grant is a top trade target for the
Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) talked to Rafael Barlowe (@Barlowe500) about the Detroit Pistons Core Four: Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saddiq Bey, and Saben Lee. They also talked about the Top-5 prospects in the 2021 NBA Draft: Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Kuminga, and Jalen Green. So what if Dennis Smith Jr. and Mason Plumlee
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons notched one of the most impressive wins of the season on Wednesday night, taking down the Toronto Raptors, 129-105, at Amalie Arena in Tampa. They put together an impressive performance that featured two triple-doubles and some other notable production from their bench, which has been one of
We hear from Rodney McGruder after he comes off the bench to score 20 points Wednesday night. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Dennis Smith Jr. after he posts a triple-double: 10 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Wayne Ellington after he scores 25, including eight 3-pointers, to lead the shorthanded Pistons to a victory Wednesday night. #DetroitBasketball
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Rod Beard | The Detroit News With the Pistons and Toronto Raptors both missing players because of injuries and COVID contact tracing, their matchup didn’t seem to have much flair. The Pistons were missing their top five leading scorers this season, but still played their most entertaining game yet. The backups had a record-setting performance
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Early in Wednesday’s game, it appeared that Wayne Ellington’s hot shooting would be the story for the Detroit Pistons. But they ended up having so many strong performances, too many to single one player out. If there’s a proverbial game ball to hand out, it would be split
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons (9-25) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-17) When: 7 p.m.
With the Detroit Pistons missing Jerami Grant, and Josh Jackson and the Toronto Raptors without Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, and others due to health and safety protocols, the battle was over who had the deeper roster. And Detroit won convincingly. The Pistons started the game slowly, but that lasted only a few minutes.