Cade Cunningham The consensus number one pick in what may very well go down as one of the best drafts in NBA history, all Cade Cunningham did as a rookie was finish the season with averages of 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game, numbers matched by only five other rookies ever. Here’s…
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POP 2021-2022 Season Review: The Bigs
With the Detroit Pistons 2021-22 campaign completed, the staff here at Palace of Pistons is recapping the season for each player on the team. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the bigs on Detroit’s roster. This group lost a key piece early in the season and later made an acquisition at the trade deadline…
2019-20 Season Review: An Unfortunate Season for Blake Griffin
The 2019-20 NBA season was Blake Griffin’s worst season, statistically speaking. He averaged 15.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg – both career lows in his 11-year NBA career. If there was one reason for an unsuccessful season for Griffin, health would be considered the main culprit for a less than stellar return from having surgery…
2019-2020 Season Review: Langston Galloway does just Enough Heading into Free Agency
Entering into the final year of his three-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, Langston Galloway, along with Derrick Rose, were set to be the veteran presences that led the young, up-and-coming Piston guards into the future hoping to bring success to a team that has struggled the majority of the past decade. Galloway, coming…
2019-2020 Season Review: Tony Snell Provided Consistency for an Inconsistent Team
After being traded for Jon Leuer from Milwaukee last offseason, Tony Snell came to Detroit as their new starting small forward. A 6’6” 3-and-D wing, Snell returned to being a starter after only starting 12 games for Milwaukee in the year prior. There was a certain level of excitement to get Snell on the earliest…
2019-2020 Season Review: Christian Wood Brings a New Hope
Let’s get right to it. Christian Wood was the star this season for the Detroit Pistons, and not many people are going to disagree with that. Through this underwhelming season of Pistons’ basketball, Christian Wood was a light that shined during these dark days of basketball purgatory. He has given Pistons’ fans some hope, that…
2019-20 Season Review: A Rose Grows In the Motor City
Hip-hop legend, LL Cool J, once rapped “don’t call it a comeback/I been here for years/rocking my peers, putting suckas in fear” on his iconic song, “Momma Said Knock You Out”. If you followed any bit of Derrick Rose’s first season with the Detroit Pistons, you’ll realize that these lyrics are an embodiment of the…
2019-2020 Season Review: The Emergence of Combo Guard Bruce Brown Jr.?
After a solid rookie campaign, which saw him crack Dwane Casey’s starting lineup, Bruce Brown Jr. came into the 2019 season looking to expand his game and contribute at a higher level. But rather than start this review at the first game of this past season, we need to take a step back to mid-summer…
2019-2020 Season Review: Luke Kennard Breaks Out but Falls Victim to Injury
After being a dark horse pick to break out this past season, Luke Kennard appeared to be doing just that before knee issues shut him down after just 28 games. After a promising sophomore campaign, many were clamoring for Kennard to receive a larger role in the Pistons offense going into his third season. Coach…
2019-2020 Season Review: Sekou Doumbouya is a Project Worth the Work
The plan was not to play Sekou Doumbouya 20 minutes per game during his rookie season with the Pistons. The plan was for Doumbouya to spend much of his time in the G League with the Grand Rapids Drive, developing with the Pistons’ minor league club and accustoming himself to a new country. But Detroit’s…
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