New general manager of the Detroit Pistons, Troy Weaver, will not be extending the contract of assistant general manager, Pat Garrity, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Detroit Pistons assistant GM Pat Garrity will be departing the organization, sources tell ESPN. His contract was expiring and new GM Troy Weaver is starting to reshape the front…
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REPORT: Pistons Agree to Name Troy Weaver as Team’s General Manager
The Detroit Pistons have agreed to name Troy Weaver as the team’s general manager, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Detroit Pistons are finalizing a deal with Troy Weaver to make him the franchise's new general manager, sources tell ESPN. Weaver has been the VP of Basketball Operations with Oklahoma City. — Adrian Wojnarowski…
REPORT: Pistons Begin Search for General Manager to Work Alongside Ed Stefanski
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Detroit Pistons are beginning a search to hire a general manager to work alongside senior advisor Ed Stefanski with interviews beginning as early as later this week. The Detroit Pistons are opening a search to hire a general manager to work with senior advisor Ed Stefanski, sources tell ESPN….
Jalen Rose Hopes to Eventually be a Minority Owner of the Pistons
Michigan man and former NBA player Jalen Rose says he would like to eventually be a minority owner of the Detroit Pistons. In an interview with Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, Rose expressed his desire to be in that posion and bring some things to the table that current ownership does not possess. “I would…
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…
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…
Time is Not on the Pistons’ Side
I‘ve seen this before, and it doesn’t end well. With all the people I know, I’m known as one of the few Pistons optimists, even on Twitter (@notzarzarbinks), I usually side with the more optimistic side of “Pistons Twitter.” With the 2019-2020 Pistons, however, I don’t think I can play that role anymore. The Detroit…
Podcast: Pistons/NBA Trade Deadline Frenzy is Upon Us
Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye discuss Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond, the Pistons trade deadline situation, the Knicks/Mavericks trade, and much more on this extended edition of the POP Podcast. As always, your support of the podcast is appreciated. Please consider subscribing to, rating, and reviewing our page. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-palace-of-pistons-podcast/id1399579304?mt=2#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F568543299 SoundCloud: Featured Image: Gregory Shamus/Getty…
Report: Tom Gores to Meet With Stan Van Gundy Next Week to Decide Future
Before the Detroit Pistons finished their disappointing season a few weeks ago, owner Tom Gores announced he would be meeting with Stan Van Gundy in the coming weeks to decide on Van Gundy’s future with the club. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that their meeting will take place next week after it had been pushed back from…
Report: Magic Johnson Turned Down Pistons Front Office Opportunity
In a recent sitdown with Michael Smith and Jemele Hill of ESPN, Magic Johnson reveals that he turn down a front office position from the owner of the Detroit Pistons, Tom Gores. “He wanted me to come home,” Johnson said. “It was hard and difficult to turn Tom (Gores) down because he’s a (Michigan State)…
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