According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Detroit Pistons have been granted a $9.2 million disabled player exception in correspondence with a projected season-ending injury to star forward Blake Griffin. The Pistons have been granted a $9.2M disabled player exception for the projected season-ending injury to Blake Griffin, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. https://t.co/4xMAHH6evu —…
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Roundtable: Should They Stay or Should They Go, Trade Targets, and a New Year’s Resolution
We could not go very far into the new year without New Year’s Resolutions, so I also asked for some Pistons resolutions. Hopefully non of them are gym-related, the Pistons don’t need to be told that. Here we go: Q: If Detroit is REALLY going to blow it up, who should they ship out of…
POP Podcast Episode 97: Pistons Won’t Trade Derrick Rose, 7 Teams Interested in Andre Drummond
On this week’s edition of The Palace Of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye are in the studio to discuss all the recent trade reports surrounding Andre Drummond, Derrick Rose, Luke Kennard, and Langston Galloway. They discuss: Seven teams interested in Andre Drummond The Pistons won’t trade Derrick Rose unless he asks…
REPORT: Pistons Apply for Disabled Player Exception for Blake Griffin
Shams Charania of The Athletic has reported that The Pistons have applied for a 9.2 million dollar disabled player exception for 30 year old Power Forward Blake Griffin. Detroit has applied for a $9.2M disabled player exception for the potential season-ending loss of All-Star Blake Griffin, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)…
Moving on From Blake Griffin
Blake Griffin may have already played his final game in a Detroit Piston uniform. On Monday morning, Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports reported that Griffin will meet with a specialist on Wednesday, January 8th, to discuss season-ending surgery on his left knee, the same knee in which he suffered a partially torn meniscus on after…
Injury Update: Reggie Jackson Progressing Towards Return, But No Timetable for Him or Luke Kennard to Return
On Tuesday night the Pistons updated the status’ of both Reggie Jackson and Luke Kennard. The problem? Neither of their statuses changed. Reggie Jackson saw his doctor in LA, making good progress, still no timetable on return — Keith Langlois (@Keith_Langlois) January 7, 2020 While there was no official update on Kennard, the Pistons said…
REPORT: Detroit Likely To Pursue Fred VanVleet In Free Agency
According to a recent piece by James Edwards III of The Athletic, the Detroit Pistons are likely to begin pursuing restricted free agent Fred VanVleet. Currently a member of the Toronto Raptors, VanVleet plays both backcourt positions for the team from the North. When Kyle Lowry went down with a broken thumb in November, VanVleet…
REPORT: Blake Griffin Considering Season-Ending Knee Surgery
Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin is reportedly meeting with a specialist in Los Angeles to discuss season-ending knee surgery, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Griffin has not played since December 28th against San Antonio. Griffin, who has been clearly hobbled in his return to action this season, has averaged 15.5 points per contest….
POP Podcast Episode 96: The Pistons Will Trade Andre Drummond, Sekou Doumbouya Feasts in Big Minutes
On this week’s episode of The Palace Of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson and Aaron Johnson breakdown the reports of the Pistons engaging with other teams in trade talks for Andre Drummond. They look into the potential suitors and packages that could send the big man elsewhere. They also discuss the performances of Sekou Doumbouya who…
Will Tom Gores Ever Help This Team Become Winners by "Tanking"?
The Detroit Pistons are currently in a bad position. Not in a totally bad position, but also not in a very good position either. The franchise seems to be stuck in somewhat of a “basketball purgatory.” That should be a familiar term as we have written about it before. Detroit has been confined and cemented…
