Positions in the NBA are like stop signs – they are more of a recommendation than an actual requirement. Guys with wing-like frames can be guards or small-ball bigs. Bigs can be point-forwards and bring point guard qualities to the floor. When we talk about the wings on Detroit’s roster, there is some positional overlap….
Category: Season Preview
POP 2021-2022 Positional Preview: The Bigs
The NBA season is quickly approaching. This past Sunday began the preseason and the Detroit Pistons opened their preseason on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Today, we continue our preview across the three positional groups on PalaceOfPistons.com. We have already previewed the season ahead for players such as Killian Hayes, Cade Cunningham, and Saddiq…
POP 2021-2022 Positional Preview: The Guards
There are a lot of questions about the Pistons guards that need to be answered this season. What will Cunningham’s role on this team look like in his rookie year? Can Hayes take the necessary leap as a scorer and shooter to pair him alongside Cunningham long-term? Can Saben Lee or Cory Joseph be counted…
POP 2019-2020 Season Preview: Be Cautious with Blake Griffin
Last season you could say that the 2018-2019 season was the year of the resurgence of Detroit Pistons star forward, Blake Griffin. He displayed again why he is one of the top power forwards in the league. To say he “carried” the Pistons to NBA Playoffs would almost be an understatement. Let’s be honest, without…
POP 2019-2020 Season Preview: Is this Andre Drummond’s Final Year as a Piston?
Last year was another solid year statistically for Drummond as he averaged 17.3 pointers per game, and once again lead the league in rebounds with an astounding 15.7 per game, his third time leading the league in the last four seasons. But this year seems different than all his previous seasons. Drummond seems more focused…
Roundtable: Season Predictions for the Pistons and the Rest of the NBA
Hard to believe that I started putting together these roundtables months ago, slowly counting down each week until the regular season through clever descriptions of current events. Well, here we are on the week of the regular season. And that means it is time to put together all that we learned throughout the offseason and…
POP 2019-2020 Preview: Reggie Jackson Will Take A Step Back
Detroit Pistons starting point guard Reggie Jackson is poised for a healthy 2019-20, but will take a dip in his production. After being healthy for the 2018-19 season, Jackson had his second-best season in Detroit, putting up averages of 15.4 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.6 assists on 42.1 percent shooting and 36.9 percent from three-point…
POP 2019-2020 Season Preview: Eat Breakfast and Hit the Gym, Sekou
On May 18, 2019, just over a month before the NBA Draft, a 47° sunrise stretched over the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc in Limoges, France. The venue is home to Limoges CSP, a French LNB Pro A league basketball team. As dawn brought morning in the city, Sekou Doumbouya, the team’s 18-year-old phenom, woke…
POP 2019-2020 Season Preview: A Make or Break Year is Ahead for Thon Maker
The excitement that came with Thon Maker when he arrived to Detroit in a trade that shipped out Stanley Johnson was real. Johnson’s tenure with the Pistons needed to come to an end. Meanwhile, Detroit was receiving a 21-year old that came into the league with high potential and simply needed a chance, as Milwaukee,…
POP 2019-2020 Season Preview: Tony Snell is Exactly What the Pistons Needed
One of the biggest stories of last year’s Pistons team was the lack of size and defensive presence at the small forward position. Reggie Bullock and Wayne Ellington split time as the team’s starting wing opposite Bruce Brown, who consistently held his own on the defensive end but contributed little on the offensive side of…
