Category: PISTONS

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Detroit Pistons currently hold the 7th pick in the NBA draft, and they are looking to pick up a solid piece that will help them contend for an NBA championship in the future.  A superstar type player will likely not be available past the 5th pick, so drafting a guy that can be a 3-5 time all-star, and possibly make an All-NBA third, or even second team would be an amazing selection by Detroit. There is good news and bad news. The bad news? The Pistons don’t have a very good track record with the...

Reading Time: 4 minutesAt this point Detroit has two directions to go in, either trade away Rose & Griffin for draft picks, giving young guys some room to grow, or they can make the best of Blake’s huge contract that has become more of a liability at this point than an asset and make a playoff push. In the 2018-19 season we saw how Blake’s loss in athleticism was replaced by improved ball-handling, playmaking, and shooting, allowing him to maintain his All-NBA caliber play. While the Blake we got back this season was not the same, putting up 15pts,...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Detroit Pistons have been mediocre at best in this past decade, only making the playoffs twice. This year Detroit hit the reset button, trading away former All-Star Andre Drummond, and releasing Reggie Jackson and Markieff Morris. In order to become a successful team, the Pistons need to build from within, and stop trading away their pieces before they get a chance to develop. The Pistons drafted players such as Khris Middleton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Drummond, and Stanley Johnson who they traded away before they even got a chance to fully develop. Middleton and Dinwiddie are...