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• Ime Udoka Among Those Mentioned Among Pistons Coaching Candidates
Former Celtics coach Ime Udoka may be a candidate for the Pistons’ vacancy, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Coach Dwane Casey announced he will be moving into Detroit’s front office, opening the door for a new coach. Udoka, of course, was suspended by the Celtics before the season and then released after an inappropriate […] The post Ime Udoka Among Those Mentioned Among...2023Read about Ime Udoka
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• Pistons To Consider Charles Lee, Adrian Griffin, Ime Udoka, Chris Quinn For Head CoachWith Dwane Casey leaving coaching to head to the Detroit Pistons front office, the team will have to fill a vacancy on the sidelines. Casey was the Pistons head coach for the last five seasons. Detroit is expected to consider Charles Lee, Adrian Griffin, Ime Udoka and Chris Quinn for their next head coach. Lee is currently a Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach under Mike Budenholzer. Lee has been fina...2023Click for news about Detroit Pistons -
• Pistons Expected To Consider Charles Lee, Adrian Griffin, Ime Udoka, Chris Quinn For Next CoachWith Dwane Casey leaving coaching to head to the Detroit Pistons front office, the team will have to fill a vacancy on the sidelines. Casey was the Pistons head coach for the last five seasons. Detroit is expected to consider Charles Lee, Adrian Griffin, Ime Udoka and Chris Quinn for their next head coach. Lee is currently a Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach under Mike Budenholzer. Lee has been fina...2023Continue with Detroit Pistons
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• East Notes: Pistons, Cade Cunningham, Nets, Pacers
Pistons Guard Cade Cunningham is staying engaged despite being ruled out for the season after undergoing shin surgery in December, per James Edwards III of The Athletic. “I communicate with him, the coaches communicate with him about what’s going on, what he sees and what he thinks,” coach Dwane Casey said, via Edwards. “It’s important […] The post East Notes: Pistons, Cade Cunni...2023See more East Notes
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• Cade Cunningham’s injury status gets concerning update from Pistons coach Dwane Casey
The first overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft has yet to make his debut for the Detroit Pistons. The highly-touted Cade Cunningham is still dealing with an ankle problem and at this point, it doesn’t sound like he’s going to be taking the court in the immediate future. Pistons head coach Dwane Casey provided […] The post Cade Cunningham’s injury status gets concerning update...2021Check it out Cade Cunningham
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• Detroit Pistons To Hold Out Cade Cunningham For Season Opener
Cade Cunningham will reportedly miss Wednesday’s season opener against the Chicago Bulls due to a lingering ankle injury. The No.1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft did not play in any of the preseason games after spraining his ankle early in training camp. Pistons’ coach Dwane Casey stated that the team would not rush […] The post Detroit Pistons To Hold Out Cade Cunningham For Seaso...2021See more Detroit Pistons
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• Pistons’ Blake Griffin ‘had some bounce’ in recent workout following latest knee surgery
According to Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey, All-Star power forward Blake Griffin is recovering well and recently had some bounce in a workout. Griffin is rehabbing from yet another knee surgery, but the Pistons coach liked what he saw from the former high-flyer. #Pistons Dwane Casey on Blake Griffin's return: "Blake was in last […] The post Pistons’ Blake Griffin ̵...2020See more Blake Griffin
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• Dwane Casey describes how the Pistons confronted the coronavirus
From playing one of the last games before the NBA suspension to the challenge of a player diagnosed with the coronavirus, the Detroit Pistons have had a strenuous experience dealing with a global pandemic....2020See more Detroit Pistons
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• Pistons rookie Sekou Doumbouya may be headed to G League
In the wake of Blake Griffin‘s season-ending injury, rookie forward Sekou Doumbouya was inserted into the Pistons‘ starting lineup and made a strong early impression, scoring double-digit points in seven of eight games and handling some challenging defensive assignments. However, the NBA’s youngest player has experienced some growing pains in recent weeks. Since scoring 24 points in Boston on Jan...2020Read about Blake Griffin
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• Pistons PG Reggie Jackson medically cleared to return
Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson has been medically cleared to play and could return to action this week, head coach Dwane Casey said today. Jackson, 29, appeared in just two games at the start of the season before being sidelined with a back injury. In his absence, Bruce Brown has emerged as the Pistons’ starting point guard, and Derrick Rose has become one of the team’s most important contribu...2020See more articles Reggie Jackson
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Dwane Casey injury and suspension
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• Dwane Casey won't call struggling Pistons a 'rebuild' situation
The Pistons’ decision to hire Dwane Casey as head coach in June of 2018 was the right call, one that remains a smart choice even with the team’s current struggles, Keith Langlois of NBA.com writes. Detroit has lost three straight games and is just 14-27 on the season, dealing with a litany of injuries to key players such as Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson and Luke Kennard. Casey was hired after an o...2020See more articles Keith Langlois
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• Pistons' Luke Kennard could miss another month
Pistons swingman Luke Kennard is expected to miss another month due to bilateral knee tendinitis, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com. Coach Dwane Casey made the announcement prior to the team’s overtime loss to New Orleans on Monday. Kennard, the team’s top perimeter shooter, has missed 11 consecutive games. “They said somewhere around All-Star break,” Casey said. “He’s working his behind off an...2020See also Luke Kennard
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• Pistons injury woes continue as Luke Kennard remains out
The Pistons stay racking up injuries. If you’ve lost track, well, join the club, because head coach Dwane Casey knows how you feel. Here’s the Detroit News with an update: Any potential second-half playoff surge the Pistons could possibly muster this winter is looking more and more unlikely. The limping Pistons lost season took another [...]...2020See also Luke Kennard
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• Derrick Rose feels he could do without minutes restriction
A minutes restriction has helped Derrick Rose stay healthy in his first season with the Pistons, but he believes he would be OK without it, writes Rod Beard of The Detroit News. Rose, who has been on the court for 28 of Detroit’s first 34 games, is limited to about 27 minutes per night. It’s a decision made in conjunction with the medical staff to help preserve the 31-year-old guard, who has a lon...2020Continue with Derrick Rose
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• Pistons coach Dwane Casey jokes that Joe Ingles looks like a bartender
Joe Ingles definitely does not look like your average NBA star, and apparently opposing coaches think the same thing as well. Speaking Monday before their game against the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey gave some thoughts on the sharpshooting Jazz forward. “He looks like he’s slow, can’t move, and has a bartender-type look,” joked Casey, according to Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Trib...2019Check it out Joe Ingles
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• Pistons to consider Derrick Rose in free agency?
Point guard will be an area of focus for the Pistons in free agency this summer, as backups Ish Smith and Jose Calderon are set to hit the open market. And a source with first-hand knowledge of the team’s thinking tells Vince Ellis of The Detroit Free Press that Derrick Rose is one potential target who will be “a subject of debate” within the front office. Rose is unlikely to have to settle for th...2019Check it out Derrick Rose
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• Blake Griffin inactive for Game 2 of Pistons-Bucks
According to Malika Andrews of ESPN, Pistons forward Blake Griffin has been listed as inactive for tonight’s Game 2 in Milwaukee. Griffin was originally reported as likely being out for the entire first-round series against the Bucks after missing Game 1, but head coach Dwane Casey told reporters after Monday’s practice that Griffin’s availability for Game 2 was still up in the air, which it was u...2019See more articles Blake Griffin
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• Pistons' Blake Griffin out for Game 1 vs. Bucks
Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin will not play in Game 1 of the team's first-round playoff series against Milwaukee because of a left knee injury, coach Dwane Casey said....2019Visit the page Blake Griffin
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• Blake Griffin to miss Game 1 in Milwaukee
Pistons star Blake Griffin will miss Game 1 of Detroit’s series against the Bucks on Sunday due to a knee injury, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Griffin will be listed as day-to-day going forward. “We’ll take this day by day,” Griffin said of his injury last week, according to Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. “I’m not looking forward to a day that’s not right here in...2019Continue with Blake Griffin
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• Pistons rule Blake Griffin out for playoff opener
It’s hard to see the Detroit Pistons making much noise in the NBA playoffs, but it’s even harder to see it happening without Blake Griffin. Griffin, who has been bothered by a knee injury down the stretch, will not play in Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to coach Dwane Casey. He is still considered day-to-day. Griffin hasn’t played since the first half of Detroit’s game against the M...2019Read about Blake Griffin
Dwane Casey injury and suspension
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• Pistons coach: Blake Griffin knee issue cannot get worse by playing
The Detroit Pistons are fighting to get into the playoffs, and they’ve subjected themselves to some questions by using a hobbled Blake Griffin to do it. Griffin is battling left knee soreness and was clearly hobbled in Sunday’s loss, going just 5-of-18 from the field. The situation is severe enough that he sat out three consecutive games despite the Pistons being right in the middle of a playoff r...2019See also Blake Griffin
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• Pistons' top brass meeting to try to revive the flagging team
The Pistons’ top brass is expected to meet in Los Angeles today to discuss ways to improve the team, Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press reports. Owner Tom Gores, coach Dwane Casey, senior adviser Ed Stefanski and vice chairman Arn Tellem will discuss how to revive the playoff hopes of the floundering team and provide star forward Blake Griffin with a better supporting cast. Detroit got off to a...2019Click for news about Vince Ellis
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• Dwane Casey: We have to keep an eye on Blake Griffin's minutes
Pistons coach Dwane Casey wants to reduce Blake Griffin‘s workload, as he told the Detroit Free Press. Griffin is averaging 35.9 minutes per game, the sixth-most for any player in the league. Griffin has missed significant time with injuries over the past four seasons but sat out only one game this season, when Casey decided to give him a night off. “We want to watch his minutes and the key is th...2018Read about Blake Griffin
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• Pistons' Reggie Jackson resumed basketball activities
Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson is still scraping off the rust after spending the summer rehabbing a high ankle sprain, Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press reports. Jackson, who originally suffered the injury in late December, returned to basketball activities on Thursday and participated in a public scrimmage on Saturday. He showed some quickness during the scrimmage but took a passive appro...2018See more Reggie Jackson
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• Reggie Jackson: 'Been doing everything I can to get healthy'
Some time off has done a lot of good for Pistons guard Reggie Jackson, according to Keith Langlois of NBA.com. After missing 37 games with a severely sprained right ankle last season, Jackson mostly stayed away from basketball this summer. He talked with new coach Dwane Casey, watched the new assistant coaches conduct drills and spent time with teammates, but he didn’t subject the ankle to the str...2018Click for news about Reggie Jackson
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• Glenn Robinson III wants to soar in new role for Pistons
Glenn Robinson III will soon have lunch with Pistons head coach Dwane Casey to discuss his role at length, but the former University of Michigan standout has a pretty good idea what his new coach wants, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com reported in a feature story. Robinson signed a two-year, $8.35M contract with Detroit after an ankle injury wrecked his 2017-18 season with the Pacers. “We’ve got a sp...2018See more articles Glenn Robinson
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• Several Pistons will battle it out for starting positions during camp
Determining the two starters who will join Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson in the lineup is one of the things to watch for during the Pistons’ training camp, according to Keith Langlois of the team’s website. Stanley Johnson, Reggie Bullock and Luke Kennard are the three major candidates for those two slots. Jon Leuer, Henry Ellenson and Zaza Pachulia will vie for the role of firs...2018See more articles Blake Griffin
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• Pistons still unsure of who will join Griffin, Drummond and Jackson in lineup
Determining the two starters who will join Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson in the lineup is one of the things to watch for during the Pistons’ training camp, according to Keith Langlois of the team’s website. Stanley Johnson, Reggie Bullock and Luke Kennard are the three major candidates for those two slots. Jon Leuer, Henry Ellenson and Zaza Pachulia will vie for the role of firs...2018See more articles Blake Griffin
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• Reggie Jackson looking to mesh with new-look Pistons
In a preseason player profile piece, Ansar Khan of MLive.com makes the case that the Pistons need a worthwhile, injury-free campaign from Reggie Jackson in order to have a successful 2018-19 season.Jackson, 28, missed 37 games in 2017-18 due to a severe right-ankle sprain that he suffered against the Pacers on December 26. He eventually returned for the final 12 games of the regular season, but he...2018See also Reggie Jackson
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• Pistons not sure Leuer will be ready for camp
Jon Leuer‘s knee surgery this week gives the Pistons a reason to worry about their frontcourt depth, suggests Vince Ellis of The Detroit Free Press. Leuer had a procedure done on his right knee Wednesday after suffering a medial meniscus injury. Although it’s considered minor, the team isn’t sure that he’ll be ready for camp, saying his condition will be re-evaluated in late September.New coach Dw...2018Click for news about Vince Ellis