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Local and familial ties celebrated at introductory press conference for Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren The Detroit Pistons got two of the players near the top of their NBA Draft board Thursday in electric guard Jaden Ivey and athletic big man Jalen Duren. While introducing the two young men and talking about their excitement for the upcoming season, they also took time to look back … [Read more...] about Pistons present Jaden Ivey with the jerseys of his grandfather, father and mother

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Pistons have long been the favorite to land the Phoenix Suns’ big man When news of the trade of Jerami Grant broke, resulting in the Detroit Pistons creating an additional $20 million in cap space, everybody’s focus shifted to free agency and the franchise’s supposed interest in Phoenix Suns’ restricted free agent DeAndre … [Read more...] about NBA Free Agency: Pistons draft results should be the end of their pursuit of DeAndre Ayton

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images NBA Draft Grades were kind to the Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons, true to the words of GM Troy Weaver, attacked the the NBA Draft and ended the night with two lottery picks in Jaden Ivey (No. 5) and Jalen Duren (No. 13), as well as second-rounder Gabriele Procida (No. 36). The Pistons were able to accomplish this with a mix of … [Read more...] about 2022 NBA Draft: Detroit Pistons get rave reviews for picking Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’ve got something a little different for you: the audio of the 2022 DBB NBA Draft Livestream! Bryce Simon, Steve Pelletier, Brady Fredericksen, Sean Corp, Jack Kelly, and myself talked for hours about the Pistons’ night, and we’ve condensed down the super-relevant parts into this podcast. The … [Read more...] about DBB Podcast: 2022 NBA Draft Live Reactions!

The Pistons Pulse Podcast w/Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops & Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce stay up late Thursday night after the conclusion of the NBA Draft … [Read more...] about The Pistons Pulse: Troy Weaver wins the 2022 NBA Draft with Ivey/Duren

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images Troy got his man, and the Pistons have a new defender and lob threat There was a lot of heartburn when the Detroit Pistons traded Jerami Grant for a future first round pick, especially when rumors swirled that Grant might net the team a mid lottery pick in the 2022 NBA draft. In fact, the Grant trade left most of us scratching our heads … [Read more...] about 2022 NBA Draft: A closer look at Jalen Duren and the Jerami Grant trade

Photo by Roberto Finizio/Getty Images Pistons will keep him overseas, but he has legitimate upside The Detroit Pistons continued a string of selecting athletes in the 2022 NBA Draft into the second round with the pick of Italian forward Gabriele Procida out of Fortitudo Bologno. Because I don’t much about Procida, I’ll outsource this to John Hollinger of The Athletic, … [Read more...] about 2022 NBA Draft: Detroit Pistons draft Italian wing Gabriele Procida at No. 36

Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver had a plan going into the draft, and he executed it flawlessly Troy Weaver is eternally unphased. He’s never agitated, he never rushes through an answer, and you can tell while he’s responding to your question about what just happened, he’s thinking about the things that are going to happen … [Read more...] about 2022 NBA Draft: Trust Troy’s Process

Photo by Randy Belice/NBAE via Getty Images Boeheim is the son of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim The Detroit Pistons agreed to a two-way contract with undrafted guard Buddy Boeheim, son of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Boeheim played four years for his father at Syracuse, and averaged 19.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists his senior … [Read more...] about 2022 NBA Draft: Detroit Pistons sign Buddy Boeheim to two-way contract