According to the Indianapolis Star, the Detroit Pistons will be adding Jason Buckner to their scouting staff in November. Buckner will serve as Detroit’s director of draft scouting. Buckner comes to the Pistons after serving eight years as the Indiana Pacers manager of scouting. Buckner worked in a duel role the past three years, serving…
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Luke Kennard’s 2020-2021 Campaign is Critical for His Future
Three years ago, the Detroit Pistons drafted shooting guard Luke Kennard out of Duke University. Kennard was picked ahead of guys such as Donavan Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Kuzma, and OG Anunoby. Although Kennard doesn’t have the accolades of Mitchell and Adebayo or the championships of Kuzma and Anunoby, he has been a solid rotational…
Jerami Grant Should Not be a Primary Target for Detroit in Free Agency
Last week a report from the Denver Post cited the Detroit Pistons as one of three teams, along with the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns, that was expected to pursue Denver Nuggets free agent, Jerami Grant, in free agency this offseason. Grant had a phenomenal season with the Nuggets before he and Denver were defeated…
2020 NBA Draft Guide: Four Players Detroit could Select in NBA Draft
“With the seventh pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select…” is a phrase from Adam Silver we are all impatiently waiting to hear on November 18. Let’s admit, as tough as it was to watch this season, it has been a long six months since we have had Pistons basketball. The Pistons…
Detroit Pistons would Benefit Greatly from Second Chicago Bubble
While 22 teams have entered the bubble at Disneyworld in Orlando Florida, the eight teams who were not invited inside the bubble have not practiced together or played organized basketball for over four months. And that separation from competitive play and team growth will likely continue throughout the remainder of the summer and potentially into…
Bruce Brown’s Development as a Scorer can Accelerate Pistons’ Rebuild
Bruce Brown has held his own in the NBA in his first two years. Registering 6.3 points a game, along with a couple of boards and assists through his career so far, the 23-year-old guard has been slowly improving as a player that can do almost a bit of everything for Dwane Casey and the…
Silver Linings: Three Positives From the Detroit Pistons’ Shortened Season
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a temporary end to many aspects of life throughout the world, which included putting a pause on professional sports for the time being. The lack of NBA basketball is far from the worst result of this extremely contagious virus, but it has definitely left a void in the hearts of…
The Story of Sekou Doumbouya’s Exposure to COVID-19
According to ESPN Senior Writer Jackie MacMullan, Pistons’ Coach Dwane Casey was told by the team’s athletic trainer, Jim Scholler, during the Philadelphia 76ers game that his rookie forward, Sekou Doumbouya, had been exposed to the coronavirus days earlier but he still decided to let him finish the game. Following the Pistons-Jazz game on March…
Dwane Casey Needs To Stop Mismanaging Christian Wood Before It Is Too Late
The Detroit Pistons’ season has been a roller coaster and so has the way the organization and fans have viewed Christian Wood. Just this fall, Wood was an NBA throwaway who was nearly out of the league and now he is one of the brightest stars in the Pistons dreary sky. Wood talked about his…
It’s A Make Or Miss League: 3 Observations From Pistons Late Loss To Portland
The Detroit Pistons’ comeback efforts did not last tonight as they would falter and eventually lose to the Portland Trailblazers 107-104. However, within all losses comes some bright spots. Here are three bright observations from tonight’s contest. 1. Brandon Knight’s best game as a Piston (Round 2) Brandon Knight looked like Brandon Knight of old…
