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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 I recorded one final episode previewing the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday … [Read more...] about The Pistons Pulse: Detroit Pistons Draft Lottery Primer, Monty Williams and NBA Playoffs

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Don’t let yourself be crushed it it doesn’t happen, let yourself experience pure joy if it does happen Today is the day. The day a franchise’s future is forever changed because they are the lucky one chosen to have the opportunity to draft Victor Wembanyama No. 1 overall. It could even be the Detroit Pistons! The odds are … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Lottery: Pistons Nation is rooting for Victor Wembanyama

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images A new place to talk about a new round of the NBA Playoffs The NBA Playoffs have been great so far, but are the Conference Finals going to keep that going? Some are predicting lopsided series as the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics could potentially make short work of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, respectively. Of … [Read more...] about 2023 NBA Playoffs Conference Finals Open Thread

Photo by Christian Liewig - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Since the NBA adjusted the lottery odds in 2019, the worst team has yet to select first overall If the Detroit Pistons are lucky enough to select Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft, they will have defied recent history. The team with the worst win-loss ratio is yet to select first overall since the lottery … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Lottery: Sorry, Victor Wembanyama fans, the team with the worst record has never* selected first overall

Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images A closer look at the generational Frenchman ahead of Tuesday’s draft lottery We don’t have the words to properly describe Victor Wembanyama. We’ve never seen a prospect like him and in most ways, we’ve never seen a human like him. Wembanyama has long been assumed to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but by way of … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Profile: Victor Wembanyama passes every test with flying colors

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Detroit could be in position to add another recent Coach of the Year recipient I’ve been lucky enough to cover the Phoenix Suns over the past few years and have had a close watch on them for Monty Williams’ entire tenure. That tenure came to an end Saturday night as new owner Matt Ishbia decided to part ways with the veteran … [Read more...] about Monty Williams could take Pistons beyond rebuild with sophisticated offense, high-level leadership

Jake Crandall/ Advertsier / USA TODAY NETWORK As the NBA Draft Lottery approaches, the Detroit Pistons can (maybe) rest easily knowing that they will lead off the second round. There will be a bevy of near-first round prospects to choose from to fit their system. While we don’t know how the Detroit Pistons’ luck will play out in the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, the … [Read more...] about 2023 NBA Draft: Three prospects for Detroit Pistons to target at pick No. 31

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Williams appears to be the fall guy for the Suns not making it to the conference finals As the Detroit Pistons began a search for a new head coach after Dwane Casey announced he was taking a front office position, there were reports from The Athletic that the team would interview high-level assistants, but would also not … [Read more...] about Monty Williams fired in Phoenix and Detroit might be interested

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The only thing standing between the Pistons and Victor Wembanyama is fate, luck, odds, math, science and the powers of the great beyond The Detroit Pistons have decided if it wasn’t broke then it is best not to fix it when it comes to the NBA Draft Lottery. The franchise has reached into the recent past and decided the best person to … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Lottery: Ben is back hoping to deliver some more lottery magic for Pistons