Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: Bryce and Omari have Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart’s new contract deal fresh on their minds this week. How does this contract extension reflect on the front
The NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League is winding down, and the offseason showcase had its share of positives for the Detroit Pistons. The rookies played well and the other players in the young core showed that they’ve made some strides in their skill sets. Although the Pistons finished 3-1 in the regular games, they didn’t
Another NBA Summer League has come and gone for the Detroit Pistons, who went 4-1 after finishing up their five-game stint Sunday in Las Vegas with a 100-85 win over the Indiana Pacers. We saw some good play from their 2023 draft class, Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser, as well as from some of their
The Detroit Pistons made one last appearance in the NBA Summer League on Sunday, this time without No. 5 overall draft pick Ausar Thompson. The Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers, 100-85, in his absence, thanks to No. 25 overall pick Marcus Sasser’s 40-point performance that gave the team the momentum it needed. Thompson started in
The Pistons played their fifth and final game of the Las Vegas Summer League on Sunday evening without rookie forward Ausar Thompson, who watched from the sidelines after promising performances in his last two outings. Without Thompson, all eyes were on Marcus Sasser, the 25th overall pick whose play has been overshadowed to some degree.
Detroit Pistons (3-1) vs. Indiana Pacers (2-2) in NBA Las Vegas Summer League exhibition When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Where: Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas. TV: NBA TV. • Box score Notable players: Welcome to the Pistons’ final game of NBA Summer League 2023. Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser, the team’s two first-round picks in June’s draft, helped lead the Pistons to a
The Detroit Pistons play their Summer League finale today, and I have to say it has been one of the more encouraging Summer League’s for Detroit that I can remember. Sophomores Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey had plenty of ups, and a few downs, but this Summer League has been all about rookie Ausar Thompson.
Troy Weaver said during an interview with ESPN on Wednesday that his desire for his young team is for them to become “the real Pistons” again. Detroit’s general manager longs for a return to the playoffs, but he knows the first step to becoming competitive on a consistent basis is the health of franchise cornerstone
LAS VEGAS — Tom Gores took his basketball team to dinner Tuesday night on the Strip. A steakhouse-sushi mash-up where sashimi comes topped with caviar AND black truffle. But then, no one ever claimed Gores was cheap. The opposite, in fact, if we’re judging by what he has paid his coaches and spent on practice
We hear from A.J. Hinch after the Tigers took the series from Seattle with a convincing 6-0 shutout win.
Imagine a world where the WNBA is just as big as the NBA. Although the leagues are not at the same level yet, the recent boom of attention to women’s basketball has young female athletes hopeful that someday, there will be more opportunities for them to follow their aspirations to the professional level. The Detroit
A Detroit Pistons offseason that began with an extended courting of former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has continued through free agency and the NBA Draft. Detroit has been busy, but maybe not in the ways that some fans expected. The DBB crew looked at each phase of the offseason and awarded grades: 1. We’ll
LAS VEGAS — Ausar Thompson outscored Victor Wembanyama by 18 points Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. He outrebounded him by 14 and if you allow a bit of the transitive property to carry over from the NBA Summer League to the NBA’s big-boy league, then the Detroit Pistons just drafted the rookie
Ausar Thompson added several highlights to his Summer League mixtape during the Pistons’ fourth game in Las Vegas. The fifth overall pick in last month’s draft is gradually earning a reputation around the league for his explosiveness and rebounding ability, and Friday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs was another display of Thompson’s potential. Late