Detroit Bad Boys 10 hours ago
Team USA: Andre Drummond makes case for FIBA World Cup roster spot
Andre Drummond is among 19 NBA players invited to Las Vegas to audition for a spot on USA Basketball's 12-man roster for the 2014 FIBA World Cup held September in Spain. Andre Drummond is among the 19 players selected to participate in the USA Basketball National Team training camp in Las Vegas later this month. Camp starts on July 28 and ends with a public intrasquad scrimmage Aug 1. In the days after training camp, the rosters will be pared down to 12, with the remaining players eventually regrouping for exhibitions in Chicago, New York and Spain before the official start of the 2014...
Detroit Bad Boys 20 hours ago
Maybe Greg Monroe doesn't have a deal because David Falk is crazy
Super agent claims that Evan Turner could have made $10 million per year if he'd stayed in Philly. Can't tell if this means he is really good or really bad at what he does for a living. The stalemate continues between Greg Monroe and the Detroit Pistons, and there are few signs that a contract between the team and restricted free agent will be resolved anytime soon. Many people are ascribing motives to the parties involved -- Monroe doesn't want to be here, the Pistons don't think he is worth much -- and while I can't get into anybody's head, let me submit to readers an alternative...
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Detroit Free Press 12 hours ago
Pistons not a prime NBA destination? Van Gundy doesn't buy it
Detroit Pistons coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy had some observations toward the end of summer-league action in Orlando recently. Here are some of his thoughts.
Grand Rapids Press Jul 28, 2014
Detroit Pistons fans: It's time to retire Chauncey Billups' No. 1, Ben Wallace's No. 3
Billups and Wallace both played for the Pistons' 2004 NBA champions and were the backbone of the Pistons teams that went to six straight Eastern Conference Finals.
Detroit Free Press Jul 28, 2014
ESPN analyst: Max deal for Monroe just unrealistic for Pistons
As the NBA off-season drags along, the Pistons appear no closer to resolving the contract impasse with restricted free agent power forward Greg Monroe.
Detroit Free Press Jul 27, 2014
Drummond's quest to make Team USA starts this week
It would appear the Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond has a good chance to represent his country next month.
Detroit Free Press Jul 25, 2014
Ex-Piston Villanueva, now a free agent, looking for right situation
'The past two years in Detroit, it just seems that they went in a different direction, but I just want to go to the right situation that works best for me,' he said.
Grand Rapids Press Jul 25, 2014
Ask David: A-to-Z (almost) query on where the Detroit Pistons will improve
The young Pistons are looking for improvement in many areas and one reader took the one-time-only alphabetical approach to the issue in the weekly Q&A with MLive Pistons beat writer David Mayo.
Detroit Free Press Jul 25, 2014
PistonPowered: Why is Monroe taking so long to sign? It's complicated
Monroe can't find a team to give him a max contract, so he has lost a lot of leverage. Without their hand being forced, the Pistons won't just give him a max deal themselves. So now what?
Detroit Free Press Jul 24, 2014
Pistons' Jennings seconds choice of China by prep star Mudiay
Brandon Jennings' 2008 decision to skip college to play professionally overseas didn't exactly start a trend.
Grand Rapids Press Jul 24, 2014
Which five players would comprise the greatest starting lineup in Detroit Pistons history?
The battle for the starting center, for instance, could be fierce between Bob Lanier, Bill Laimbeer and Ben Wallace given that Lanier is in the Hall of Fame while the other two won NBA titles.
Detroit Free Press Jul 23, 2014
Pistons' Van Gundy still urging Monroe to sign
Pistons coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy took questions from the media last week about the contract impasse with restricted free agent Greg Monroe after introducing free-agent pickups D.J. Augustin and Caron Butler.
Grand Rapids Press Jul 23, 2014
Poll: Should Detroit Pistons retire the jersey numbers of Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace?
Billups' No. 1 and Wallace's No. 3 are both out of circulation, the two players are among the most beloved in Pistons' history and they were perhaps the two most important components on the 2004 NBA championship team.
Detroit Free Press Jul 22, 2014
Pistons rookie Dinwiddie calls 3-year deal 'perfect situation for me'
'That ain't nothing but money,' he said in Orlando recently. 'Money can be made. So that's not my focus. I think I landed in the perfect situation for me. I get to rehab with one of the best in the business (Pistons strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander).'
Detroit News Jul 22, 2014
Pistons not currently evaluating possibility of moving downtown
Mark Barnhill, senior partner at Platinum Equity, issued a statement Tuesday reflecting the sentiments of Pistons owner Tom Gores, in light of the Ilitch family unveiling plans for a $650 million entertainment district downtown.
