There was not a more active team on draft night than the Detroit Pistons, a new front office hell-bent on reshaping a flawed, incomplete roster. To start this rebuild off the Pistons selected point guard Killian Hayes, a Frenchman (okay, he was born in Florida – but he is still French) who The Ringer regarded…
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REPORT: Pistons Trade Khyri Thomas and Tony Snell to Atlanta for Dewayne Dedmon
After a whirlwhind evening of wheeling and dealing (and picking), the Pistons remain in retooling mode. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Detroit is reportedly acquiring center Dewayne Dedmon from the Atlanta Hawks. <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Atlanta is trading Dewayne Dedmon to Detroit, sources tell <a href=”https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Stadium</a>.</p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329517861128335361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November…
Palace of Pistons Roundtable: What Should the Pistons Do?
Finally, the NBA Draft has a date in place. Non-bubble teams are set to practice this month, their first action together in months. With some things in place, we can finally start speculating on things. What do the Detroit Pistons do with the seventh-overall pick? There is smoke that new General Manager Troy Weaver would…
2019-2020 Season Review: John “Expiring Contract” Henson will Likely Play Elsewhere
There is not a tremendous amount to say about John Henson, who played only 11 games for the Pistons this past season. Hard to really judge a player who saw the court a grand total of 188 minutes. But we will give it a shot. Henson, a 29-year-old center who was traded to Cleveland in…
2019-2020 Season Review: Thon Maker Did Not Make Enough of an Impact
When the Detroit Pistons took a shot on Thon Maker as a bench big, the expectations were low. Maker was drafted as a raw, athletic freak that a team could mold like clay. As it turns out, the clay is already basically rock. Maker is unlikely to be in a Pistons uniform next season and,…
Roundtable: Reminiscing About Andre Drummond and Examining the Trade
In case you have been hibernating for the winter, the Detroit Pistons traded Andre Drummond about three hours southeast to Cleveland. The return for the All-Star caliber center was perhaps less than stellar, and the move certainly looks like a loss (for now) for Detroit. But things are not always as they seem. Now that…
REPORT: Pistons May Still Trade Andre Drummond, But Expectations in Return are Lowered
Andre Drummond has been one of the staple names in the NBA trade discussions this season, but the clock is ticking down quickly. The NBA trade deadline is getting nearer and nearer, and getting the Pistons center out of Motown may not happen at all – but the door is not closed. ESPN’s Zach Lowe…
Roundtable: Should They Stay or Should They Go, Trade Targets, and a New Year’s Resolution
We could not go very far into the new year without New Year’s Resolutions, so I also asked for some Pistons resolutions. Hopefully non of them are gym-related, the Pistons don’t need to be told that. Here we go: Q: If Detroit is REALLY going to blow it up, who should they ship out of…
It’s A Make or Miss League: Three Observations from the Pistons’ Sluggish Finish in Overtime Loss to the Cavaliers
Ah, the rare back-to-back! Sekou Doumbouya’s first home start! John Beilein back in the state of Michigan! Coming off a win at Quicken Loans Arena, Detroit came in looking to sweep the home/away “series” with lowly Cleveland and get some momentum going. It was a back and forth contest, but the Pistons dropped a tough…
Jalen Rose Hopes to Eventually be a Minority Owner of the Pistons
Michigan man and former NBA player Jalen Rose says he would like to eventually be a minority owner of the Detroit Pistons. In an interview with Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, Rose expressed his desire to be in that posion and bring some things to the table that current ownership does not possess. “I would…
