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Cavaliers hold off Pistons in J.B. Bickerstaff's return to Cleveland
Dean Wade and Donovan Mitchell scored 19 points apiece and the host Cleveland Cavaliers spoiled J.B. Bickerstaff's return to the city with a 113-101 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.,Jarrett Allen had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Evan Mobley supplied 16 points, six rebounds, three as...
Myles Turner, Pacers overtake Pistons for opening win
Myles Turner had 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four blocks as the visiting Indiana Pacers spoiled J.B. Bickerstaff's first game as Detroit's head coach by topping the Pistons 115-109 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.,Pascal Siakam had 19 points, eight rebounds and nine a...
Overachieving Pacers open vs. Pistons with another run in mind
The Indiana Pacers won 47 regular-season games last year and made a surprising playoff run to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Pacers, who open their season at the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, didn't lose any starters or key reserves during the offseason.,Yet the oddsmakers and bettors don'...
NBA season-preview capsules: Central Division
1. MILWAUKEE BUCKS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 57-25,Last season: 49-33, 3rd in Eastern Conference,Last time ...,The Bucks reached the second round of the playoffs was 2022, settling for a pair of disappointing first-round exits since then. Milwaukee is also just four seasons removed from a championsh...
Pistons await return of F Ausar Thompson (blood clot)
Ausar Thompson's rookie campaign with the Detroit Pistons ended prematurely because of a blood clot. Now, he and the team are waiting to find out when he can take the court for his sophomore season.,Trajan Langdon, the Piston's vice president of basketball operations, said Monday that Thompson still...
Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose announces retirement
Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose announced his retirement from the league over social media on Thursday.,Rose, 35, was selected by his hometown Chicago Bulls with the top overall pick of the 2008 NBA Draft and was named the 2008-09 Rookie of the Year. ,At 22, Rose became the youngest player in league his...
Report: Joe Harris retires from NBA after 10 seasons
Sharpshooter Joe Harris is retiring after 10 NBA seasons, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The Cavaliers selected Harris with the No. 33 overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft, and he averaged 10.3 points over 504 games (283 starts) with Cleveland (2014-16), the Brooklyn Nets (2016-23) and Detroit Piston...
Pistons sign G Malik Beasley to 1-year contract
The Detroit Pistons are signing free agent guard Malik Beasley to a one-year contract worth more than $6 million, his agency confirmed Saturday.,Beasley, 27, averaged 11.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 79 games (77 starts) with the Milwaukee Bucks last season. He averaged 41.3 percent shoo...
Reports: Pistons to hire J.B. Bickerstaff as head coach
The Detroit Pistons will name J.B. Bickerstaff as their next head coach, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,Bickerstaff was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 23 after leading them to the second round of the playoffs in 2023-24. Now, he's headed to the Pistons on a five-year deal, with a team op...
Report: Mavs trading Tim Hardaway Jr. to Pistons
The Dallas Mavericks are trading Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round draft picks to the Detroit Pistons for fellow guard Quentin Grimes, ESPN reported Friday.,The Mavericks get younger and gain more financial flexibility with the move.,Hardaway, 32, is due $16.2 million in 2024-25 in the final y...
Pistons fire Monty Williams with nearly $65M left on deal
The Detroit Pistons dismissed head coach Monty Williams after one season on Wednesday, owing him the remainder of the $76.5 million, six-year deal he signed a year ago.,"Decisions like these are difficult to make, and I want to thank Monty for his hard work and dedication," team owner Tom Gores said...
Reports: Pistons fire Monty Williams with nearly $65M left on deal
The Detroit Pistons dismissed head coach Monty Williams after one season, owing him the remainder of the $76.5 million, six-year deal he signed a year ago, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The Athletic reported team owner Tom Gores made the decision to fire Williams, and new president of basketb...
Warriors, Pistons rally in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Warriors Gaming Squad, the No. 1 seed in the West, and third-seeded Pistons GT each rallied Thursday to advance to the conference finals of the NBA 2K League's The Turn event in Washington.,The Warriors beat fourth-seeded T-Wolves Gaming 2-1 and the Pistons topped No. 2 seed Pacers Gaming by the sam...
Report: Pistons hiring Trajan Langdon as president of operations
New Orleans Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon is expected to join the Detroit Pistons as president of basketball operations, ESPN reported on Thursday.,The 48-year-old Langdon, per ESPN, will have the authority to make alterations and rebuild the struggling organization following a 14-win camp...