According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Detroit Pistons have signed LiAngelo Ball to a non-guaranteed one-year contract. Ball’s contract will be an Exhibit 10 deal, according to Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press. Ball is the younger brother to New Orleans Pelicans guard, and former number-two overall pick Lonzo Ball and…
2020 Detroit Pistons Free Agency: Troy Weaver, What You Doin?
It kind of feels like the opening scene of The Hangover. A chicken wakes you, Troy Weaver, up. You can make out that you’re in a hotel room, on the floor. Your glasses are luckily by your head. What fresh hell has 2020 delivered? Better lay back down for a bit. Drunk Tom Gores stumbles…
REPORT: Pistons Called Wizards About Blake Griffin/John Wall Swap
According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, the Detroit Pistons made “an exploratory call” to the Washington Wizards about a potential Blake Griffin for John Wall trade. However, the talks proceeded to not go anywhere and it is unclear how interested Detroit is. Wall has not played the past two seasons due to injuries. Griffin is coming…
Roundtable NBA Draft Edition: The French Connection
There was not a more active team on draft night than the Detroit Pistons, a new front office hell-bent on reshaping a flawed, incomplete roster. To start this rebuild off the Pistons selected point guard Killian Hayes, a Frenchman (okay, he was born in Florida – but he is still French) who The Ringer regarded…
REPORT: Pistons Sign Wayne Ellington
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Detroit Pistons have signed wing Wayne Ellington to a one-year $2.6 million deal. Ellington played for the New York Knicks last season, where he only played in 36 games, battling injuries throughout the season. Prior to the Knicks, Ellington played in Detroit for a half of a season and…
REPORT: Pistons Waive Dewayne Dedmon
The Detroit Pistons have waived recently-acquired center Dewayne Dedmon, per James Edwards III. Dedmon was acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks that sent away Tony Snell and Khyri Thomas. Dedmon, who’s guaranteed salary was $13.3MM, wasn’t expected to be on the Pistons’ roster for long. It’s widely assumed that Detroit will use the…
REPORT: Pistons Sign Undrafted Free Agent Anthony Lamb
According to Chris Haynes, the Detroit Pistons have reached an agreement with undrafted free agent Anthony Lamb. Lamb comes to the Pistons after a four year career at Vermont. At 6-6, 227 lbs, he was a two-time AEC Player of the Year and averaged nearly 17 points per game this past season. It is unclear…
REPORT: Pistons Trade Tony Bradley For Zhaire Smith
After 24 hours of no Pistons news, general manager Troy Weaver has struck again. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Detroit has traded center Tony Bradley to the Philadelphia 76ers for guard Zhaire Smith. After drafting Isaiah Stewart and signing Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor, Detroit had an abundance of centers and lacked guard play. This…
Detroit Pistons Reconstruct Roster with Wild NBA Draft Night
New GM Troy Weaver made his own stamp on the team Wednesday night with a flurry of activity in the long-awaited 2020 NBA Draft. By the time the dust settled, the Pistons took part in three trades and reshaped their roster to get younger and more athletic. So the obvious question, how’d he do? Well,…
REPORT: Pistons Acquire Delon Wright, Send Ariza to OKC in Three Team Deal
The Detroit Pistons have acquired Mavericks point guard Delon Wright in exchange for Trevor Ariza in a three team deal with the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder. Wright, a veteran point guard for the Dallas Mavericks, averaged 6.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the 2019-20 season. Ariza, who was acquired this week…
