While the Detroit Pistons were busy selecting Cade Cunningham with the first pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, along with three secound round picks, general manager Troy Weaver was still making moves following the draft’s conclusion at 12:30 am ET. The first move Weaver made was signing Chris Smith, a 6-foot-9 wing out of UCLA…
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Pistons Draft Balsa Koprivica with the 57th Pick in 2021 NBA Draft
The Detroit Pistons have made their fourth selection of the NBA Draft. General manager Troy Weaver has selected Balsa Koprivica with the 57th pick in the draft. Koprivica, 21, is a 7’1″ center from Florida State University. Last season, he averaged 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game. He was named to…
Pistons Draft Luka Garza with the 52nd Pick in 2021 NBA Draft
The Detroit Pistons have selected Iowa’s Luka Garza with the 52nd pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Garza, a 6’11”, 265-pound big man, has a decorated college resume, including being named the 2020-21 AP Player of the Year. In his senior season, Garza averaged 24.1 points and 8.7 rebounds on an very efficient 55/44/70 splits….
Pistons Draft Isaiah Livers with 42nd Pick in 2021 NBA Draft
The Detroit Pistons selected Isaiah Livers with the 42nd pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Livers is a 6’8 forward out of the University of Michigan. Livers, 23, appeared in 23 games this past season for the Wolverines, averaging 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 43.1% from the 3-point line. He missed…
REPORT: Pistons Trade Mason Plumlee, 37th Pick to Hornets
The Detroit Pistons have traded Mason Plumlee and thr 37th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft to the Charlotte Hornets for thr 57th pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Plumlee was signed by the Pistons in the 2020 offseason to a three-year $25 million deal. He averaged 106 points and 9.3 rebounds in 56…
REPORT: Pistons Holding Private Workouts with Top Prospects This Week
With the NBA Draft just over a week away, the Detroit Pistons are doing their due diligence on several top prospects as they decide who to select with the number one pick. The Pistons have already hosted a light workout with the expected pick, Cade Cunningham, on Tuesday, and will soon bring in fellow top…
Assessing Cade Cunningham’s Fit with the Detroit Pistons
After securing the number one overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, The Detroit Pistons are officially on the clock until they make their selection July 29th. Amid smoke screens and speculation, there is some question as to who that pick will be, but it should be confidently believed that the pick will be Cade…
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…
Podcast: Detroit Pistons Win the Lottery, Earn 1st Pick in 2021 NBA Draft
On this week’s edition of The Palace of Pistons Podcast, Aaron Johnson and Jasper Apollonia react to the Detroit Pistons winning the NBA Lottery and earning the first pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. They discuss the presumptuous number one pick, Cade Cunningham, and what makes him so special, his fit, his career outlook, and…
Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart named to respective All-Rookie Teams
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