Isiah Thomas sees the similarities most on defense. Rick Mahorn loves Dillon Brooks. A longtime Detroit beat writer compared Steven Adams to Bill Laimbeer. The “Bad Boy” Pistons won back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, earning their reputation through a willingness to stop opponents by any means necessary. Now, more than 30 years later,
Go through the gallery above to view Mike Curtis’ final grades for the 2022-23 Detroit Pistons. Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the gallery. When the bulk of the Pistons’ current roster was assembled last offseason, expectations slowly increased, to the point where some believed they would be a participant in this season’s Play-In tournament, which concludes Friday night.
A generationally bad season for the Detroit Pistons should be rewarded with a generational prospect like Victor Wembanyama, right? While it’s true that the Pistons won the second-fewest games in team history (behind only 1979-80s 16-win squad), and it’s true that Wembanyama is a generational prospect (and I’ve thought Detroit is his best fit even
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: The disappointment in “The D” continues as the guys talk the Detroit Pistons season that was and why head coach Dwane Casey stepped down. Across town on the baseball diamond, things don’t appear to be swinging
As we close the books on another season for the Detroit Pistons, all eyes are ahead, looking toward the unknown of what this summer’s offseason will bring for the franchise. Detroit finished with the league’s worst record, and that means they have the best odds of remaining in the lottery-selected top four picks as well
The Detroit Pistons are set up for a fair amount of roster attrition this offseason. They have three unrestricted free agents — Hamidou Diallo, Cory Joseph and Rodney McGruder — three players with team options — Alec Burks, Isaiah Livers and Eugene Omoruyi — and a non-guaranteed player (R.J. Hampton). Bojan Bogdanovic and Marvin Bagley
This Thursday night from 8pm E.T. join Wes Davenport, Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops and myself for the first official live stream of DBB Live! With a painful 2022-23 season now in the rearview mirror for the Detroit Pistons, its time to turn our attention toward a pivotal offseason that promises to be full
The Detroit Pistons have officially closed the door on season three under Troy Weaver. They finish with another season unable to crack more than 20 wins — the fourth consecutive for the franchise. They avoided tying a franchise-worst season by one win with 17 in the W column. Armed with yet another top-five selection and
Troy Weaver’s next decision will be a big one. No, not who he takes in the NBA draft. That’ll depend on luck, and as the Detroit Pistons general manager said Tuesday afternoon, he wasn’t raised to rely on luck. “I know people look at me crazy all the time,” he said. “From Day 1, I
Detroit – Do injuries and youthfulness explain a lot? Sure. Are they valid excuses? For now. Of the 10 Pistons that logged the most minutes this season, seven were 24 or younger and only two played in 70-plus games. Is everyone tired of hearing about it? Absolutely. After a near-franchise-worst 17-65 record, which followed a
Detroit — In an era of the NBA when coaches are relieved of their duties for a lack of wins or failure to meet expectations, Dwane Casey walked away from his post as Pistons head coach on his own terms. Casey, who announced his decision to step down and move to the Pistons’ front office
Detroit — Pistons general manager Troy Weaver spoke to reporters for the first time since the team ended the regular season with a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, which was the same day Dwane Casey announced his decision to step down as head coach and accept a front-office role with the franchise. Weaver
Every offseason is important. This one is especially so for the Detroit Pistons, who are looking to boost their rebuild following a 17-65 season. It was clear this season that, despite some bad luck with injuries, the Pistons need to make a leap in the talent to ascend in a deep Eastern Conference. General manager
Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver takes the podium for his end-of-season news conference Tuesday at 1:10 p.m. at the team’s practice facility in Detroit. You can follow live updates below. This comes two days after one of the worst seasons in franchise history finally ended. Through Weaver’s three seasons, the Pistons have posted the