REPORT: Tony Snell to Opt Into His $12.2 Million Player Option for 2020-2021 Season

According to James Edwards III of The Athletic, forward Tony Snell is picking up his $12.2 million player option for the 2020-2021 season. Sources: #Pistons' Tony Snell is going to pick up his $12.2 million player option. No surprise. — James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) November 16, 2020 This isn’t an unanticipated move by Snell, as…

5 Trades that Could Shake Up the Detroit Pistons

With the Detroit Pistons currently sitting at 11-17 a third of the way through the 2019-20 NBA season, everyone is wondering what direction this team needs to go in: should they rebuild or re-tool?

POP Podcast Episode 92: Where do the Detroit Pistons Go Now?

On this week’s edition of The Palace of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye discuss the recent struggles of the Detroit Pistons and Luke Kennard. They also discuss what a rebuild for the Pistons could look like if they decide to tear it down. Following that, they breakdown the upcoming schedule for…

Dwane Casey Needs to Make Some Changes

As soon I woke up yesterday morning, I was excited. My personal hero and Pistons’ biggest name Blake Griffin was set to make his return to the starting lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves and make everything (and everyone) better. The Pistons performed about as well as one team could with their most important players missing…

POP Podcast Episode 90: Blake is Back, Sekou Debuts, Drummond is Good?

On this week’s edition of The Palace Of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson and Aaron Johnson quickly recap a disappointing week for the Pistons in which they went 1-2. They then discuss how Blake Griffin will impact the team with his return to the court on Monday, the debut of Sekou Doumbouya, the SB Nation piece…

With Blake Griffin Down, It’s Time to See if the Pistons are For Real

News struck on Tuesday evening that Blake Griffin would miss the first week of the regular season, which starts on Wednesday for Detroit against the Indiana Pacers, and would not be re-evaluated until the first week of November. Griffin had appeared in just two preseason games for the Pistons as he had been dealing with…