While the Detroit Pistons have had a down season even by their expectations, it is undeniable that the future is bright. Rookies Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren have been selected for NBA All-Star weekend’s Rising Stars Game, per an NBA press release. They will join some of the best young players in the league, including…
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Cade Cunningham’s Injury Sparks Major Decisions Ahead for the Organization
The Detroit Pistons are still mulling the most important decision the franchise will have to make this season. Franchise cornerstone Cade Cunningham hasn’t appeared in a game since November 9th. The second-year guard has been out with right shin soreness – an issue so severe that the organization is considering season-ending surgery. The ramifications of…
POP 2022-23 Positional Preview: The Guards
Perhaps no position had more questions going into last season for the Detroit Pistons than their guards. Fans wondered how Cade Cunningham’s rookie season would unfold, how he’d fit alongside Killian Hayes, and how the largely unproven rotation would play out as the season progressed. The opposite is true this year, Detroit’s guard rotation boasts…
Evaluating the Detroit Pistons Starting Lineup Possibilities
For the first time in recent memory, the Detroit Pistons will be among the more versatile teams in the NBA this season. The team continues to add multidimensional young talent along with developing the picks that general manager Troy Weaver has amassed over the past couple years. Detroit’s 2023 roster allows them to realistically run…
Pistons Select Gabriele Procida with 36th Pick in 2022 NBA Draft
With the 36th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons have selected Gabriele Procida, a wing for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. Procida averaged 6.9 points and three rebounds in 18 minutes per game with Fortitudo Bologna. James Edwards III of The Athletic reports that Procida will likely be…
2022 NBA Draft: Pistons Select Guard Jaden Ivey with the Fifth-Overall Pick
After weeks of speculation, the Detroit Pistons have their choice in the 2022 NBA Draft. Troy Weaver and the Pistons selected Purdue guard Jaden Ivey with the fifth-overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, pairing him in the backcourt with last year’s top pick Cade Cunningham. Ivey fits well with Cunningham in the backcourt, especially…
POP 2022 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Keegan Murray
With the NBA Draft a little over a week away, the Detroit Pistons are set to begin one of the biggest offseasons in franchise history. After securing the number one pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and selecting a generational talent in Cade Cunningham, Detroit’s luck did not veer the same way in 2022, falling…
POP 2022 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Jaden Ivey
After falling in the NBA Draft Lottery and settling for the 5th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons pathway to landing another top-level prospect to pair alongside All-Rookie First Team member Cade Cunningham has become more difficult than anticipated. The hopes of drafting in the top 3 – with the ability to…
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