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Senior writer @TheAthletic , covering the Pistons. 2021 NSMA sportswriter of year. The Detroit Players Podcast. Flint. Only reporter on League Fits. PBWA board.
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What if I said a 64-year-old woman has spent most her nights in the cellars of Midwest NBA arenas for 40 years, providing baked goods & motherly love to all your favorite players. Nah, right?
Well, meet one of the NBA's best-kept secrets, the 'Cookie Mom'
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Jalen Duren is not currently with the Pistons because the league’s youngest player lost his passport lol. The team is working and hoping to get him here in time for the game.
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Pistons have presented Jaden Ivey with jerseys of his grandfather, father and mother, all of whom have played in Detroit professionally.
Ivey is tearing up
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It’s now official (if you really doubted) … THE TEALS ARE BACK.
The Pistons will wear the Grant Hill-era jerseys for the first time in over 20 years this season.
Here are official photos featuring Jaden Ivey in the uniform.
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Sources: The Pistons are keeping Jaden Ivey despite several attempts from rival teams to acquire him.
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Garza: "I know every guy in the NBA can beat me in a 3/4 court sprint. I know that. But is everyone going to run that hard in the game? No, but I'm going to."
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Jerami Grant didn't just come to Detroit to spread his wings as a player. He also came because he wanted to play for a Black coach and Black GM in a Black city.
In the player empowerment era, Black empowerment means everything for Grant.
Exclusive:
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Pistons’ Markieff Morris will change from No. 8 to No. 88 in honor of Kobe Bryant, sources tell
@TheAthleticNBA
.
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Cade on player's talking trash: "Nothing I heard tonight held any real weight. It was all for the cameras, I thought."
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Kendrick had something ready to go like he works at The Athletic lmao
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The Pistons are 6-18. Here are the six teams Detroit has beaten: Lakers, Nets, Celtics, Suns, 76ers and Heat.
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Sounds like Ivey is staying put, Duren is going to Detroit and pistons take on contract of Kemba and give up the pick they got in the Jerami trade.
So, as of now, Pistons are leaving draft night with Ivey and Duren. Wow.
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EXCLUSIVE:
@TheAthleticNBA
got the first look at the Pistons' 2022 Statement uniform. They were inspired by a voicemail rant left by diehard Pistons fan, Cochise Hardy, in 2020.
"We need some dog-ass uniforms!"
Here's that story (sub for $1):
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So for those keeping track at home: The Pistons got a lottery pick for Jerami Grant.
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BRING BACK PLAYERS WEARING THEIR OWN JERSEYS
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Sources: Jalen Duren will be active for the Pistons’ summer league team tonight. 👀👀👀
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The
#Pistons
pulled off their warmups to reveal custom Motor Cuty jerseys that have Nos. 8 and 24 on front and “Bryant” on back
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This is who will rep the Pistons at the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery…
Rip Hamilton
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This Russell Westbrook diehard from Michigan pulled out nearly every single Russ jersey.
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Breaking: Monty Williams and the Detroit Pistons have agreed to principal terms of a six-year, $72 million deal for Williams to become the franchise's new head coach, sources tell me and
@ShamsCharania
. The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming days.
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Cunningham on learning about Detroit: "I love Detroit. I've already been listening to Detroit music well before the lottery. I was already hipped to the culture in Detroit. If Detroit picks me, I'm going to try and embody the swag people of Detroit, Michigan walk with."
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Jaden Ivey: "I want to be a Piston for life. It runs deep."
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The jerseys the Pistons gave Ivey of his family
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The Pistons get the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. The first time since 1970. Also the first time the team has ever moved up in the lottery lol.
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The crowd for a team that has 26 straight losses. This city loves the Pistons, man.
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Timberwolves fans: “Naz Reid” had me so confused but I get it now.
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Per sources, the Detroit Pistons will be represented at Tuesday's lottery by...
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Detroit is going to decide the election > the Pistons opened a voting center and got people voting > the Pistons are going to decide the election
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Jalen Duren dunked and then slapped the shit out of the backboard. Ty Lue, who is sitting in front of me, "He's going to break the backboard." lol
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Cool Cade Cunningham moment I heard from before the game: A Purdue family living in Denver was in the stands. Kid's first NBA game. He asks Cade if Ivey is around.Cade took the kid's jersey to the locker room and came back with it signed by Jaden.
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Why is it cool for Trae Young to get emotional after he gets voted in, but Rudy Gobert got jokes when he showed emotion after not making it? Bunch of bullies y’all are.
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If you don't follow the Pistons, you might assume Isaiah Stewart is a menace. A problem. He only goes viral for altercations. That's not who he is -- at all. He does, tho, need to start realizing how important he is.
The misconception of Isaiah Stewart:
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Luka Garza: "I'm really excited to be in Detroit. It's where I wanted to be. I'm glad they drafted me."
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Cade was asked if tonight, down the road, will be remembered as the night Cade Cunningham was drafted by the Pistons or the night Westbrook went to the Lakers: “I think it’s going to be remembered as the night the Pistons drafted Cade Cunningham and the team turned things around.
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Duren said the Pistons were his first pre-draft workout. Said he told his agent this where he wanted to be.
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Cade Cunningham said he’s put on 10-15 pounds this off-season. Said he’s still vegan and has just been more consistent with his weight training.
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Jaden Ivey just told me Troy Weaver challenged him to be a great defender. Said he’s taken that seriously.
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Find the No. 1 overall pick
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No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham is not listed in the injury report for tomorrow’s game against the Magic, meaning is NBA debut is likely.
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Casey: "This is my last game. I'm moving to the front office."
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Saddiq is so different that he dropped 51 and hasn’t social media’d a thing. He’s 22 😂
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I can take you to nice neighborhoods, houses and bars/restaurants in any direction you point to that’s not downtown.
Every major city has rough parts. Every single one.
Stephen A. Smith says Detroit was 'on a respirator as a city' before the Lions' success:
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Pistons coaches and staff will be wearing teal polos with the old horse logo. 🔥🔥🔥
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Told y’all Cade Cunningham has been on the weights
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Dwane Casey: "I hope (every team) gets their licks in now because we're going to be ready in 2-3 years."
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At the end of last season, Pistons staff recommended Saddiq Bey take time off, get a hobby outside of hoops.
So, what does Saddiq do? He moves to the mountains of Colorado and picks up hiking.
It’s part of a bigger plan, though. Exclusive (sub for $1):
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The Lions lost by 100 to this team a year ago. The eagles even got better. Win or lose, to even have a shot to win with eight minutes left, this is the improvement I wanted to see.
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In 2.5 years, Pistons turned Brown+Kennard+Wood (combined to make $34 million this year into Bey and Stewart (combined to make $7 million; Lyles and Jackson into Bagley; Plumlee into Bojan; Grant into Duren
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Per sources, the plan is for
#Pistons
rookie Killian Hayes to return for tomorrow's game against the Knicks. The No. 7 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft has been out since January with a hip injury.
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Cade Cunningham was very candid and, honestly, fed up talking to him tonight. Saving one thing for my story later, but he's struggling with the fact he isn't getting calls. His response:
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By giving DET Jalen Duren, who the organization has fallen in move with in the pre-draft process (and before), the Knicks now have the space to make a run at Jalen Brunson because Detroit took Kemba’s contract. Pistons able to eat bad contracts because of Grant trade.
All win.
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Killian Hayes is now the longest-tenured Piston.
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Cade: "I can't play Mobley's game better than him, and he can't play my game better than me. I just have to focus on myself. ... When you focus on the narrative, your mind is not in the right place."
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Basketball player or not, Kobe taught you to have the utmost confidence in yourself, to work hard, don't cheat the system and great things will happen to you. RIP Mamba.
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Sources: The Pistons are eying Jaden Ivey with the fifth pick.
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Killian Hayes: "I just stopped thinking and started to hoop."
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The dates that the Pistons will wear the teal at home:
Oct. 28 (Atlanta)
Oct. 30 (Golden State)
Dec. 4 (Memphis)
Dec. 18 (Brooklyn)
Dec. 20 (Utah)
Feb. 3 (Charlotte)
Feb. 4 (Phoenix)
April 4 (Miami)
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Asked Ausar what he thought about Detroit on his visit: Said he only heard bad things before he got there and when he stepped foot downtown absolutely loved it. Called it live and it’s clearly building up too.
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Asked Isaiah Livers about his defensive communication and rotations being advanced. Said Juwan Howard really drilled NBA lingo at Michigan.
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Saddiq Bey said he would text and FaceTime the guys in protocols so that they didn’t feel alone.
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Newest Piston James Wiseman on the emotions of the past few days:
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Hearing the Pistons are working on a deal to get Jalen Duren, who was just picked by Charlotte. Sounds close.
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LeBron James gets ejected. This place erupts with boos toward LeBron. The Detroiters who are wearing Lakers jerseys have turned back into Detroiters.
You don't mess with Beef Stew lol.
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The Pistons got good basketball players for free today.
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Sure everyone has seen the photos by now lol but Cade Cunningham is in Detroit and met with the Pistons, per sources.
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Pistons will open the 2022-23 season against the Orlando Magic, in Detroit, on Oct. 19, multiple sources tell me.
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Just when Detroit accepted him…
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Pistons are a young team. The young fans (35-and-under) have asked for these teal jerseys for a while. At a point, you have to cater to the audience that is going to make you the most money for the next 50 years.
I don’t see the issue in wearing these for “10ish” games.
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Hearing the Knicks are taking one last serious push at the Pistons for Ivey, laced with the picks from the OKC trade that happened at pick 11. Stay tuned.
Sources: The Pistons are keeping Jaden Ivey despite several attempts from rival teams to acquire him.
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Cade Cunningham: "We want to win Summer League. We want to go undefeated. We want to gel. I want everyone feeling like they left Summer League a better and bigger piece to the team."
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Per source, the pick the
#Pistons
are sending to Houston is HEAVILY protected. It's top-16 protected for the next four years, top-10 protected the following two years and then top-9 protected. After that, it becomes seconds.
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Lions won 5 of 6. They weren’t going to not lose again.
They can both have turned a corner AND lose today. Both can happen lol
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Sources: The Detroit Pistons are seriously pursuing 2022 NBA Coach of the Year Monty Williams to be their next head coach and are preparing a significant offer.
Full story and details at
@TheAthletic
with
@ShamsCharania
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DET obviously could still pursue Ayton given their cap space, but I get the sense the draft went so well in their favor (they didn’t expect ivey at 5) that they could role with the youngsters and seek veteran assistance in free agency. Troy has said many times no skipping steps.
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...and Devin Booker just told a fan, "this is my city."
I wish this game was closer.
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Cade Cunningham finished a plus-43, which is the highest by any Pistons player since April 17, 2012.
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Cade finished with 13 pts, 6 ast and 5 reb in a game to 50 lol
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This really weakens Detroit vs. Everybody
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Jaden Ivey on his emotions: “This is a dream come true for me.”
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Can confirm that the Pistons re-signed Marvin Bagley III to a 3-year/$37.5 deal.
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New day, new Pistons teal-era polo 👀👀👀
Staff and coaches rocking this colorway today
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Sources: The Pistons will not pick up the team options of Frank Jackson, Luka Garza and Carsen Edwards.
Additionally, Detroit's two two-way guys are Braxton Key and Buddy Boeheim, so Jamorko Pickett no longer holds one of those spots.
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Detroit Tigers: If I want to purchase an Akil Baddoo jersey, I shouldn’t have to get it custom made at this point. Dropping the ball.
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TALK TO ME NICELY
Sources: Boston is drafting Marcus Sasser at No. 25 and trading to Detroit for No. 31.
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The Detroit Pistons are one of the NBA's most storied franchises.
15 seasons of toggling between mediocre and putrid, though, hasn't allowed the legacy to live correctly.
How the Pistons' 27 straight losses this season was 15 years in the making:
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Getting six games for betting on non-NFL games just because it was at a practice facility is maybe the dumbest policy in sports.
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Stewart on the LeBron incident: "This is going to be my last time addressing it. I watched the film. I didn't feel like it was an accident. My focus is on my team and playing basketball. I won't let that define who I am. What Detroit drafted me for is what will define who I am."
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Sources: The Pistons are likely to pick up Hamidou Diallo’s $5.2 million team option.
Additionally, sources tell me and
@WillGuillory
that the Pistons are unlikely to pick up Frank Jackson’s $3.1 million team option.
The club has until Tuesday to make official decisions.
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Sources: Pistons are planning to sign Cassius Stanley.
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Shoutout to ESPN for getting actual shots all around downtown. Looks beautiful, which it is.
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Cade Cunningham just surpassed 800 career points in 50 games, becomes the first Pistons player to reach 800 in 50 games.
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BLAKE GRIFFIN HAS 9 MADE 3-POINTERS .... IN A GAME (and also 42 points with 17 minutes left to be played).
Damnnit. I'm doing it again.
PLUG:
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Cade Cunningham on what/who he wants from this year's top pick: "Someone who wants to work hard, defend and play for each other."
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Cunningham on standing in front of this: "A lot of the load is trusted on me -- on the court, in the locker room. Every day I try to lead the squad. I haven't been successful with that; 2-28. It's only right I speak for it, be the face for it. Everyone cares in that locker room."
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