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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...2019
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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...2019
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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...2019
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• Blake Griffin to start season healthy, looking to regain respect
After dealing with various injuries in recent seasons, Blake Griffin is healthy and looking to regain respect by leading the Pistons back to the playoffs this season. Vince Ellis of The Detroit Free Press writes about how Griffin’s game has evolved and adapted in recent seasons to account for his decline in athleticism. Gone are the nightly posterizing dunks, with a reliable 3-point shot and impro...2018
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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...2018
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• Jon Leuer could be ready to play by training camp
Pistons big man Jon Leuer is expected to be ready by the season opener and perhaps by the start of training camp, Vince Ellis of Detroit Free Press tweets. Leuer underwent surgery to repair a meniscus issue that arose during a workout earlier this month. Leuer appeared in just eight games last season due to a left ankle injury that required season-ending surgery in January. The team is hopeful Leu...2018
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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...2018
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• Stan Van Gundy disappointed at firing, wants to coach again
Stan Van Gundy said he’s disappointed but not bitter that the Pistons cut ties with him on Monday, Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press tweets. Owner Tom Gores parted ways with Van Gundy as both head coach and president of basketball operations when they couldn’t come to an agreement on proposed changes Gores wanted to make.Van Gundy, who was entering the final year of his five-year contract, adm...2018
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• Reggie Jackson feels he let teammates down with disappointing 2016-17 campaign
Reggie Jackson isn’t mincing words about his forgettable 2016-17 season.Speaking after a team scrimmage Friday, the Detroit Pistons guard looked back on a year where he played in just 52 games due to a knee injury and saw regressions in almost every statistical category when he was on the court.“The pain I could tolerate,” said Jackson, per Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. “It was just the l...2017
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• Drummond had nose surgery to help with breathing
Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond had an underwhelming season, but perhaps it was partially due to breathing problems.Drummond had surgery to correct a deviated septum, an issue that dates back to his time with Connecticut.“This season was probably my toughest breathing year for me,” Drummond said, via Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. “It got progressively worse. My allergies were really...2017