Four-time Defensive Player of the Year and four-time NBA All-Star. NBA Champion in 2004. Basketball Hall of Famer. Now, newest Pistons front office member. The Detroit Pistons have added Ben Wallace as their basketball operations and team engagement advisor. The Pistons announced Friday that Wallace has been hired in this role to assist general manager…… MORE
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Pistons Sign Luka Garza To New Two-Year Deal; Now A Full NBA Contract
The Detroit Pistons have now locked up Summer League standout Luka Garza to a new fully guaranteed NBA contract for the next two seasons. Garza was selected as the 52nd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Iowa and originally signed a two-way contract with Detroit before the full NBA deal came along.…… MORE
Pistons Send Sekou Doumbouya and Jahlil Okafor To Nets For DeAndre Jordan And Picks; Plan To Buy Out Jordan
Detroit Pistons General Manager Troy Weaver continues to mold the roster into what he envisions and, on Friday, decided to trade away the last remaining Piston that was not “his guy” by sending Sekou Doumbouya and Jahlil Okafor to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for DeAndre Jordan and four future second-round picks. The Pistons plan…… MORE
Motor City Cruise Hires D.J. Bakker As Franchise’s Inaugural Head Coach
The Motor City Cruise are entering its first season as the Detroit Pistons’ G League affiliate, and the franchise recently announced the hiring of their first head coach in D.J. Bakker, who recently served as the Pistons’ player development coach since Dwane Casey was hired in 2018. Bakker’s relationship with Casey also goes back two…… MORE
Carmelo Anthony Was Apparently Promised To Be Drafted By The Pistons In 2003
Carmelo Anthony is still chasing an NBA Championship as he enters the twilight of his playing career (now with his fourth team in five seasons), but to this very day, he still ponders the “what if” scenario of the Pistons taking him at #2 overall instead of Darko Milicic. Why does he still think about…… MORE
Pistons Summer League Standout Luka Garza Signs Two-Way Deal
The Summer League rise of Detroit Pistons second round pick Luka Garza has resulted in the former National Player of the Year at Iowa signing a two-way deal with the organization. With a two-way deal, Garza can practice with the Pistons and be available for some NBA games. Pistons rookie center Luka Garza will sign a two-way…… MORE
NBA Free Agency: Pistons Make Small Moves As Roster Restoration Continues
It was the NBA’s turn to go into a free agent frenzy yesterday evening as teams were busy trying to load up as many high-caliber players as possible that fit their respective identity while trying to stay away from the dreaded luxury tax. As far as the Detroit Pistons are concerned, like the Red Wings,…… MORE
“Motor-Cade”: Pistons Get Their Guy At #1; Dip Into The Big Ten Pool In Round Two
To no one’s surprise, the Detroit Pistons got their guy with the #1 overall pick during last night’s NBA Draft in Oklahoma State Guard Cade Cunningham after weeks of speculation that they could possibly lean elsewhere or even trade out of the pick. Cunningham will immediately make an impact on a young team that features…… MORE
“Malice at the Palace” Netflix Documentary To Air August 10th
November 19th, 2004….one of the ugliest nights in sports history took place at the Palace of Auburn Hills in a nationally-televised regular season matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons. The game would be later headlined as the “Malice at the Palace” that, long story short, featured a $50 bet between buddies resulting in…… MORE
Cade Cunningham Visits Detroit….And The City Comes Alive With Excitement
The NBA Draft is fast-approaching on Thursday, July 29th, and as we all know by now, the Detroit Pistons have the #1 overall pick in the draft. The top prize in this year’s draft is Oklahoma State Guard Cade Cunningham, who stated after the NBA Draft Lottery that he would only workout for one team….the…… MORE
