The Detroit Pistons have been without consistent contributions from the backup big men in recent years. There have been some solid, even exciting, bench bigs, such as Anthony Tolliver and Aron Baynes, who brought hustle, IQ, and leadership behind Tobias Harris and Andre Drummond. Once that duo no longer repped Detroit’s red, white, and blue,…
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Training Camp Battle: Christian Wood vs Micheal Beasley for Final Roster Spot on Pistons
WATCH OUT Y’ALL!! The Detroit Pistons finally have some training camp action! To put it modestly…they only have mild action. What’s the prize you ask? Only the coveted 15th and final roster spot. The challengers fighting for the spot are Christian Wood and Michael Beasley, the two newest Pistons to be signed to the team…
2018-2019 Season Review: Zaza Pachulia Does Not Belong Anymore
He was far from perfect and often frustrating, but Detroit really didn’t know what they had in Aron Baynes prior to his departure to the Boston Celtics in 2017. Following Baynes’ tenure in Detroit, the Pistons have found that consistently playable backup centers are few and far between. Whether it be implementing 7’3 behemoth Boban…
2018-2019 POP Season Preview: Zaza Pachulia Brings a No Nonsense Style to the Pistons
During the offseason, the Detroit Pistons added depth and veteran leadership to the center position when they signed Zaza Pachulia to a one-year deal worth the veteran minimum. Pachulia will play backup center behind Andre Drummond and will have a similar role that Aron Baynes had a few years ago with the Pistons. The 6-11,…
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…
Poll: Grading the Pistons’ Offseason Decisions?
The Detroit Pistons have had a rather busy offseason compared to the one many had anticipated the franchise to be having. Detroit added a draft pick in this year’s draft and has made multiple roster changes in free agency while having little financial; flexibility. The Pistons added Khyri Thomas and Bruce Brown through the draft…
Report: Pistons Sign Zaza Pachulia to One-Year Deal
The Detroit Pistons have signed center Zaza Pachulia to a one-year, $2.4 million contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo. Warriors free agent Zaza Pachulia has agreed to a one-year, $2.4M deal with the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell Yahoo. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 8, 2018 Pachulia has been with the Golden State Warriors…
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