The 2019 NBA Draft is over. The Detroit Pistons came away with the following players: Sekou Doumbouya, Deividas Sirvydis, and Jordan Bone. Detroit made multiple trades throughout the draft. A group of POP staff writers recapped the Pistons’ draft night and graded their decisions. Podcast: Pistons Draft Sekou Doumbouya, Make Multiple Trades Now it’s your…
Category: NBA Draft
Palace of Pistons Roundtable: Grading the 2019 NBA Draft
The 2019 NBA Draft has come and gone with the Pistons selecting Sekou Doumbouya as the 15th pick, a so far polarizing decision. The 18-year-old forward has already played professionally overseas in the French league, so he has experience playing against adults and not college-level athletes. He will not turn 19 until this upcoming December,…
Pistons Fans Should be Excited for Sekou Doumbouya
Say it with me. Sekou Doumbouya. Seh-KOO DOOM-boo-yah. Alright, there we go. With the 15th pick in this year’s NBA Draft, the Pistons chose the 18-year-old Doumbouya from France. The youngest player in the draft, many casual fans are confused about who the Pistons just selected. Hardcore fans are either ecstatic that Detroit got a…
REPORT: Pistons Sign Former Michigan State Guard Matt McQuaid
The Detroit Pistons have signed former Michigan State Spartans guard Matt McQuaid according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic. <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a deal with former Michigan State Spartans guard Matt McQuaid, a league source told <a href=”https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@TheAthleticNBA</a>.</p>— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a href=”https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1142119502135644164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>…
Podcast: Pistons Select Sekou Boumbouya, Make Multiple Trades in NBA Draft
Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye give their full breakdown of the Pistons’ moves in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday night. They discuss if Sekou Doumbouya was the right pick at 15, if Detroit should have traded the 30th pick for what they did, the role Deividas Sirvydis and Jordan Bone can have…
NBA Draft: Pistons Agree to Deal with Undrafted Rookie Bennie Boatwright
After drafting Sekou Doumbouya, trading up for Deividas Sirvydis, and sending cash for Jordan Bone, the Detroit Pistons were not finished with their busy night. The Pistons have agreed to a free agent deal with undrafted rookie forward Bennie Boatwright for the University of Southern California, according to Mike Scotto of The Athletic. The Detroit…
NBA Draft: Detroit Pistons Trade for Draft Rights to Draft Jordan Bone
The Detroit Pistons have traded for the draft rights to Tennessee point guard Jordan Bone, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The trade was completed with the Philadelphia 76ers, who drafted Bone with the 57th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday night. Detroit has traded for the rights to Tennessee guard Jordan Bone,…
NBA Draft: Pistons Trade For 37th Pick, Take Deividas Sirvydis
The Detroit Pistons have traded the 45th pick, a 2020 second round pick and 2021 second round pick to the Dallas Mavericks for the 37th pick in this years draft. With that pick, the Pistons selected Lithuianian swingman Deividas Sirvydis. Sirvydis just turned 19 years-old and has most recently played for Lietuvos Rytas where he…
NBA Draft: Pistons Trade 30th Pick
After sending Jon Leuer to the Milwaukee Bucks for Tony Snell and the 30th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons made another move, trading the 30th pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who ultimately took Kevin Porter Jr. with the pick. The Pistons received Cleveland’s 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024 second round picks…
Romeo Langford has Earned Boom or Bust Label
After one tumultuous season at the University of Indiana, former top-five projected draft pick, Romeo Langford, will likely still be on the board when the Detroit Pistons are on the clock with the 15th pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday evening. Rivals ranked Langford as the sixth-best prospect heading into the college season, but…
