According to James Edwards III of The Athletic, the Pistons have made Diallo & Jackson restricted free agents. It’s unclear whether or not Saben Lee will also become a restricted free agent at this time, as Detroit has 3 days until the draft and a week to figure out their plan to attack free agency….
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REPORT: Isaiah Stewart Suffered Ankle Injury In Team USA Scrimmage
According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, well… The severity of the injury is currently unclear. Stewart was chosen to the Team USA Select team alongside rookie Saddiq Bey, while star forward Jerami Grant will be competing for Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Featured Image: Carlos Osorio/Associated Press
Palace of Pistons Mock Draft 1.0: The Pistons are Taking Cade Cunningham
Ahh, what a fantastic year to put out my first mock draft into the public forum. The basketball lottery gods blessed the Detroit Pistons with the first pick in the draft, which hasn’t happened since 1970. Not only did Detroit win the first selection, they won it in a year with a surefire star at…
REPORT: Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart Named To USA Select Team
Pistons rookies Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart were among the 17 players named to the 2021 Team USA Select Team, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. After both Bey and Stewart landed themselves onto the NBA’s All-Rookie teams, this proves to be another interesting tune-up for the young Pistons duo. The USA Select Team…
REPORT: Pistons Trade Svi Mykhailiuk and Future Pick to Thunder, Acquire Hamidou Diallo
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pistons have moved on from Svi Mykhailiuk, their longest-tenured player on the roster. This move allows the Pistons to take a look at Diallo, who Woj also reports is being seen by the Pistons front office as a core player moving forward. The Pistons acquired Mykhailiuk from the…
REPORT: Blake Griffin, Pistons Mutually Agree To Part Ways; Trade or Buy-Out Looming
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Blake Griffin will not be in the Pistons lineup until they can figure out a potential trade or buy out situation. The deal looks to be mutual, similar to the Stafford-Lions situation. “After extensive conversation with Blake’s representatives, it has been determined that we will begin working to facilitate a resolution…
REPORT: Killian Hayes To Avoid Surgery, Will Be Re-Evaluated In Eight Weeks
According to Shams Charania and Keith Langlois, Pistons rookie Killian Hayes will rehab from his right hip injury, avoiding surgery that would have certainly ended his season. This is relatively good news on a dire situation for Detroit, who invested the seventh pick in the 2020 Draft in Hayes before going down with a right…
Jerami Grant is Solidifying His Stardom with the Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons were, for one or two days in November, the main character on NBA Twitter. Nobody could understand what they were doing; rapidly stockpiling draft picks and overpaid players, losing Christian Wood, Luke Kennard and Bruce Brown. General manager Troy Weaver was on 2K’s trade machine, trying to do whatever he could to…
Trading for Saddiq Bey Was Worth The Price
As aggressive as the Detroit Pistons were during November’s 2020 NBA Draft, with Troy Weaver on more phone calls than Kevin Gates, no move stands out more than what became a three-team trade involving the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons traded promising guard Luke Kennard and four second round picks to the…
REPORT: Killian Hayes Suffered Labral Tear In Hip, Out Indefinitely
According to Shams Charania, rookie guard Killian Hayes suffered a labral tear in his hip on the Jan. 4 game vs. Milwaukee. There’s no timetable yet on when Hayes is expected to return, but it is likely Hayes rookie campaign is already over. Typical recovery time for a labral tear in the hip is between…
