The Motor City Cruise wrapped up their inaugural regular season campaign on Saturday, topping the Cleveland Charge 118-106 at their new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. The Cruise finished the regular season 22-10, 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. With a roster headlined by hometown hero Derrick Walton Jr. and flanked by…
Category: G-League
REPORT: Derrick Walton Jr. Returning to Pistons on Exhibit 10 Deal
An exciting addition to Detroit’s newest G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise, has been made with the signing of former University of Michigan point guard Derrick Walton Jr, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic: Walton, who spent four years in college with the Wolverines, has struggled to latch on with a team…
REPORT: Pistons Sign Donta Hall to 10-Day Contract, per Marc Stein
The Detroit Pistons have called up Donta Hall from the Grand Rapids Drive and signed him to a 10-day contract, per Marc Stein. Hall will be taking the final roster spot for the Pistons after Detroit waived Reggie Jackson and Markieff Morris this week. The forward/center has averaged 15.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per contest…
3 Young Guns Who Could Fill The Pistons’ Final Roster Spot
The Detroit Pistons front office has been busy these past couple weeks. It all started with longtime Pistons center Andre Drummond getting traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Brandon Knight, John Henson, and a 2023-protected second-round pick. To make room for both players that were brought back in the deal, Detroit waived third-string point guard…
Taking a Look at Detroit’s G League Gems
With the Detroit Pistons currently sitting in the thirteenth spot in the eastern conference with a 4-10 record, it is tough for Pistons fans to find anything positive. However, there is something to be happy about and that is the Pistons first round draft pick Sekou Doumbouya’s play in the G-League, as well as the play of their two-way players Jordan Bone and Louis King.
Pistons Sign Guard Craig Sword to Exhibit 10 Contract, Waive Todd Withers
The Detroit Pistons have signed 6-foot-3 guard Craig Sword to an Exhibit 10 contract, waiving forward Todd Withers in a corresponding move. Sword played four years at Mississippi State, where he averaged 12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The 25-year-old also spent time in Mexican and Polish basketball leagues over the last…
Report: Pistons Sign Todd Withers and Donta Hall
The Detroit Pistons have signed a pair of standouts from their Summer League roster. Detroit has inked both forward Todd Withers and center Donta Hall each to an Exhibit-10 deal, according to Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports. The Detroit Pistons have signed forwards Donta Hall and Todd Withers to Exhibit 10/Summer Contracts. Hall went undrafted…
REPORT: Wayne State Partners with Pistons for G League Arena by 2021, Grand Rapids Balks
The Pistons recently moved from Auburn Hills back to the large city of Detroit. Now, it appears their G League team will be following suit as soon as 2021. The Pistons and Wayne State formally agreed to the construction of a $25 million arena to house the university’s mens and women’s basketball teams – and…
Report: Pistons Sign Isaiah Whitehead, Kalin Lucas, to Two-Way Deals
The Detroit Pistons made a switch-up of their two-way contracts. Letting Zach Lofton and Keenan Evans go, they signed Isaiah Whitehead and former Michigan State standout Kalin Lucas yesterday. #Pistons have made two-way signings of Isaiah Whitehead and Kalin Lucas official. https://t.co/ejyyVp2tq0 — James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) January 16, 2019 Evans and Lofton are able…
G-League Game Review: Drive survive against Fort Wayne, gain ground in playoff chase
The Grand Rapids Drive (24-21) got an important win in their playoff push against division rival Fort Wayne (26-19) on a school-kids day matinee at the DeltaPlex Arena. DRIVE WIN! The boys win an epic battle in OT over the top team in the Central! #WeAreGR pic.twitter.com/sTvBbyj8ta — Grand Rapids Drive (@grdrive) March 13, 2018…