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2 days ago
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Detroit Pistons face Cavaliers on Peacock early, Celtics on MLK Day for 2025-26 season
Two games on the Detroit Pistons' 2025-26 regular season schedule were announced on Tuesday, August 12. They will host the Cleveland Cavaliers a 7 p.m. on Oct. 27, leading off Peacock's exclusive slate of Monday national TV games next season. It's the first half of a double-header, with the Minnesota Timberwolves hosting the Denver Nuggets afterward at 9:30 p.m. The games were part of special dates released by the NBA prior to its full schedule release in the coming days. More: What Javonte Green will bring to Detroit Pistons The Pistons also will conclude a slate of four Martin Luther King Jr. Day games, hosting the Boston Celtics on Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. on Peacock and NBC. It's the Pistons' first MLK Day home game since 2018. The holiday will lead off with the Atlanta Hawks hosting the Milwaukee Bucks at 1 p.m., followed by the Cavaliers hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder at 2:30 p.m. before the Dallas Mavericks head to New York to face the Knicks at 5:30 p.m. All four games will air on Peacock, and every game except Hawks vs. Bucks will also air on NBC. The regular season will tip off with an Oct. 21 doubleheader, with the Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets at 7:30 p.m. and the Los Angeles Lakers playing a home game against the Golden State Warriors afterward at 10 p.m. The Pistons will tip off their four-game preseason on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 6, and will also face the Bucks on the road Oct. 9, Cavaliers on the road Oct. 14 and the Washington Wizards at home Oct. 16. The latter two games will both be at 7 p.m. Eastern, and the Grizzlies game is scheduled for 8 p.m. the time of the Pistons-Bucks game is TBD. [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress) Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons vs Cavs on Peacock early, Celtics on MLK Day
Yahoo
24-06-2025
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Why Detroit Pistons don't have a first-round pick in NBA draft 2025
Why don't the Detroit Pistons have a first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday, June 25, in Brooklyn, New York? It's a long story that dates to the 2020 draft, the first under then-Pistons general manager Troy Weaver. Advertisement Luckily for the Pistons, the roller coaster ride of "will they or won't they convey their first-round pick" is over. The Pistons now control all of their future first-round draft picks and can trade up to four plus three swaps. Here's the backstory on their 2025 first-round draft pick. Why don't the Pistons have a first round pick in 2025 draft? One of Weaver's first moves was to acquire another first-round pick, which he obtained about an hour before the draft from the Houston Rockets in exchange for a heavily protected future first-round pick. Weaver then drafted power forward/center Isaiah Stewart with the pick. (Stewart has become a Pistons mainstay and fan favorite.) Advertisement The pick was protected through 2027, meaning the Pistons had little to no flexibility to trade future first-round draft capital until this year, when the pick owed was only protected for the top-13 selections. With Weaver fired after the 2023-24 season following a franchise-worst 14-68 mark, the Pistons went 44-38 in 2024-25 to earn the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. That meant their first-round pick, which landed at No. 17 overall, was guaranteed to finally be transferred. NBA MOCK DRAFT: How does top-10 shake out? Who should Pistons pick at No. 37? Who owns the Pistons first round pick in 2025 NBA Draft? The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired the Pistons' first-round pick in September 2024 via the Karl-Anthony Towns trade with the New York Knicks. Advertisement The Knicks had acquired it from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to Ousmane Dieng, the No. 11 pick, at the 2022 draft. The Thunder had gotten it from Houston in 2021 for the draft rights to center Alperen Sengun. The Pistons do own the 37th overall pick in the 2025 draft on Thursday, June 26 — their lone selection in this year's draft. Their own second-rounder at No. 47 overall is owned by the Milwaukee Bucks. This is the Pistons' first draft without a first-round pick since 2018, which they dealt in January 2018 to the Los Angeles Clippers in the Blake Griffin trade. (The Clippers used it to select former Michigan State standout Miles Bridges at No. 12 overall, and traded him for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was taken 11th by the Charlotte Hornets.) Advertisement [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Why Detroit Pistons don't have first round pick in NBA draft 2025
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14-06-2025
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Detroit Pistons NBA predraft workouts prospect list: Who is in play at No. 37?
The Detroit Pistons only have the 37th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft — the first time since 2018 the franchise will be without a first-round pick on draft night. Their predraft workouts, as a result, largely have focused on players slated to go in the second round, or players who are candidates to sign two-way contracts with the Pistons' G League affiliate Motor City Cruise after going undrafted. Advertisement Here's a rundown of which prospects we know have visited the Pistons Performance Center ahead of the draft, which is scheduled for June 25 (first round) and 26 (second round). We will update the list as we learn more. ANALYSIS: Pacers shock NBA with improbable Finals run. 3 reasons Pistons might be next 2024-25 stats: 18 points, 3.9 rebounds, 39.5% from 3 Draft projection: Second-round pick Johni Broome, 6-11 big, Auburn, Sr. Johni Broome celebrates a play against Michigan State during the Elite Eight in Atlanta, March 30, 2025. 2024-25 stats: 18.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 blocks, 51% overall, 27.8% from 3 Draft projection: Second-round pick 2024-25 stats: 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists Advertisement Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Jacksen Moni, 6-10 forward, North Dakota State, Fr. 2024-25 stats: 20.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 50.8% overall, 40.8% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Obinna Anochili-Killen, 6-8 forward, Marshall, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 54.8% overall, 32.8% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Jalon Moore, 6-6 wing, Oklahoma, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 15.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 47.1% overall, 38.1% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Johnell Davis, 6-4 wing, Arkansas, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 12 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 steals, 39% overall, 32.8% from 3 Advertisement Draft projection: Undrafted free agent TY Johnson, 6-3 guard, UC Davis, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 21.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3 assists, 38.7% overall, 28.1% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent RJ Felton, 6-3 guard, East Carolina, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 37.6% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent David N'Guessan, 6-9 forward, Kansas State, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 13.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 64.4% overall, 27.3% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Zhuric Phelps, 6-3 guard, Texas A&M, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 13.6 points, 5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 36.3% overall, 25.9% from 3 Advertisement Draft projection: Undrafted free agent [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistonspodcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress) This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons NBA draft workouts: Which players have visited
Yahoo
10-06-2025
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Detroit Pistons to host Kentucky forward Andrew Carr for NBA draft workout
Former Kentucky forward Andrew Carr joined the Detroit Pistons for a predraft workout June 10, a league source told the Free Press. Carr is listed at 6 feet 11, 235 pounds, and averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists last season. He transferred twice in college, playing two seasons at Delaware and two at Wake Forest before spending his final season with the Wildcats. Advertisement For his career, he shot 52.2% overall, and shot 34% from 3 on 2.3 attempts per game. The Pistons have the 37th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25-26. They need frontcourt size with shooting versatility, which Carr could bring. TRENDING: Pacers shocked the NBA with improbable run to Finals. Pistons might be next Kentucky Wildcats forward Andrew Carr celebrates after a basket and foul during the first half against the Georgia State Panthers at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky, Nov. 29, 2024. Carr is widely viewed as a fringe draft pick or Exhibit 10 candidate. Exhibit 10 contracts are one-year non-guaranteed deals with a clause allowing teams to convert it to a two-way contract, and a financial bonus if the player spends at least 60 days with the team's G League affiliate. Advertisement Former Tennessee wing Chaz Lanier worked out with the Pistons last week. [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Pistons to host Kentucky's Andrew Carr for NBA draft workout
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01-06-2025
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Detroit Pistons to host NBA predraft workout with Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier
The Detroit Pistons' priorities are coming into focus as we inch closer to the 2025 NBA Draft. Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier has a predraft workout scheduled with the Pistons on Monday, June 2, a source told the Free Press. Lanier led the Volunteers in scoring last season and won the Jerry West Award, which goes to the top shooting guard in the country. Advertisement The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 18 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and knocked down 39.5% of his 3-pointers, on 8.2 attempts as a fifth-year senior. He played his previous four seasons at North Florida, where he averaged 19.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game on 44% shooting from 3 in 2023-24, his final season there. TRENDING: 10 unrestricted free agents Detroit Pistons could pursue in 2025 Tennessee Volunteers guard Chaz Lanier shoots the ball against the Houston Cougars in the first half during the Midwest Regional final of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, March 30, 2025 in Indianapolis. Lanier is currently slated to be a second-round pick — ESPN projects him at 42nd overall to the Sacramento Kings, Yahoo has him 41st to the Golden State Warriors and The Athletic predicts he'll go 49th to the New York Knicks. The Pistons do not have a first-round pick but have the 37th overall pick in the draft, scheduled for June 25 (first round) and June 26 (second round). Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon has preached the importance of having adequate shooting on the floor, and Lanier would give them additional insurance on the perimeter with both Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. entering unrestricted free agency. Advertisement [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons to host Tennessee's Chaz Lanier for NBA draft workout
