As reviewed in last week’s roundtable, the Pistons have been unlucky this past decade with their draft choices. Andre Drummond stands out as the only Pistons stud selected by the red and blue in the past ten years. It’s still too early to make the call on recent first-round picks Sekou Doumbouya and Luke Kennard,…
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Palace of Pistons Roundtable: Remembering Detroit’s Biggest NBA Draft Blunders This Past Decade
With Carmelo Anthony coming out and saying he still wants to play in The Association, bored #NBATwitter ran rampant trying to figure out where he could reasonably play. We explored that on the latest addition of the Palace of Pistons Podcast too, and begged the question if Detroit should inquire on a future Hall of…
Report: Pistons to Waive Henry Ellenson
The Detroit Pistons will waive forward Henry Ellenson, Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports reports. Detroit Pistons plan to release forward Henry Ellenson to make room for Wayne Ellington when he clears waivers, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 8, 2019 Detroit will waive Ellenson to make room for the acquisition of…
Report: Pistons Decline 4th-Year Option on Henry Ellenson, will Become Unrestricted Free Agent
The Detroit Pistons will not pick up the team option they possess on third-year forward Henry Ellenson, Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports reports. Detroit Pistons will decline the fourth-year option of forward Henry Ellenson, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. The No. 18th pick in the 2016 Draft will become an unrestricted free agent in July….
2018-2019 POP Season Preview: Henry Ellenson’s Opportunity is Staring Him in the Face
For the first two seasons of Henry Ellenson’s career, he has been stuck far back on the bench. Out of 164 games through the last two seasons, Ellenson appeared in just 52 of those games, under 32 percent. The reasons for his lack of playing time are multiple. Detroit has had better options ahead of…
Four Takeaways from the Las Vegas Summer League for the Pistons
The Summer League in Las Vegas is over for the Pistons, while if we are being honest it is good to remember that Summer League means literally nothing and we should all take nothing from it, here are the things that we can maybe take away. Henry Ellenson is still just as big a question…
Podcast: Addressing Pistons’ Free Agency Moves and Analyzing Summer League Performances
The Palace Of Pistons Podcast returns this week, making its debut on iTunes. I was joined by new co-host Ryan Paye to discuss the moves Detroit made in free agency, as we hit on signing Glenn Robinson III, Jose Calderon, and Zaza Pachulia while taking a look into the decisions to move on from Dwight…
Pistons Notes: Henry Ellenson and Luke Kennard to Play with the Grand Rapids Drive Today
The Detroit Pistons won their seventh game of the season last night when they took down the Sacramento Kings, 108-99. After the game, Stan Van Gundy announced that Detroit’s 2016 first round pick, Henry Ellenson, and their 2017 first round pick, Luke Kennard, will both play with the Grand Rapids Drive today. Stan Van Gundy…
2017-2018 Season Preview: Henry Ellenson
Unfortunately for Henry Ellenson, he saw a limited role in the Pistons’ lineup last season. However, with his stellar performance in the Orlando summer league, the Marquette big-man might get his chance at an extended role. Ellenson had a very quiet and unexciting rookie season, averaging 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. To be…
Five Takeaways for the Pistons in the 2017 Orlando Summer League
1) The Pistons could have point guard depth in the G-League Over the course of these games, we saw flashes from the point guards. Pierre Jackson played very well, highlighted by a game-winning shot in overtime vs the Heat. Pierre Jackson(@PAPPYGAWD) with the game winner for the #Pistons! pic.twitter.com/O6DUyYRcEv — Palace Pistons (@PalaceOfPistons) July 4,…