Despite losing in the second round of the playoffs, The Detroit Pistons find themselves placed No. 21 in the first of this year's rookie NBA Draft. The
It’s been a tough two-week stretch watching a team the Detroit Pistons probably should have passed get stomped on by the New York Knc That’s not to say Detroit would have beaten New York in the Eastern Conference Finals, but the fight would have been there.
For the second consecutive season, Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff came up just short of winning NBA Coach of the Year as the honor went to Joe Mazzula of the Boston Celtics.
For a year that should widely be considered a success for the Detroit Pistons, of course there were the disappointments. The playoff did not go as many fans expected, and certain players failed to live up to their expectations this year.
The Detroit Pistons had a good run in this year’s postseason. To no one’s surprise, they failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, flaming out in the semifinal round against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
The Detroit Pistons were so close to their first conference finals appearance since 2008. After falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games, the Pistons are back to the drawing boards to find a way to get back to their late 2000s success.
While Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to be at the forefront of trade conversations, another big name that could be moved is Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard.
The Detroit Pistons are now in the early stages of their offseason after being eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in rather disappointing fashion. While
It’s been a little over a week since the Detroit Pistons 2025-26 NBA season came to a close in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Since elimination from
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
The NBA’s recent All-NBA team announcements have sent shockwaves through Detroit, particularly for young center Jalen Duren. With Cade Cunningham earning a well-deserved spot on the first team—no surprise after his impressive fifth-place finish in MVP voting—Duren’s entry into the All-NBA third team is the real game-changer.
So the Pistons really laid an egg at home in Detroit in game 7 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. But, honestly, that shouldn’t take away from what was a fantastic season this year.
The Detroit Pistons have a very important offseason ahead of them with some pretty big decisions to be made. Following their disappointing exit from the playoffs, the Pistons are hungrier than ever to chase the success they had this season by doing whatever it takes to improve their roster.
The Pistons took a major step forward this season, even if the ending left a sour taste after a disappointing playoff exit against the Cavaliers. Detroit spent much of the year near the top of the Eastern Conference standings behind the continued growth of Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson.
The Detroit Pistons authored a wonderful regular season in 2025-26. Sadly, the cruel reality of playoff basketball exposed exactly how fragile that breakthrough truly was.
If you delve into this season, you can win an argument that states that the Detroit Pistons were the NBA’s surprise factor. A 60-win season and a No.1 seed in the East is a far cry from when they slumped to just 14 wins just two years previously.
Pistons center Jalen Duren still appears headed for a massive payday. Maybe just not quite as massive as it once looked. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, a fair deal for Duren now projects closer to five years and $180 million rather than the full-blown max extension some expected before the playoffs began.
This time, Michael Jordan can’t take that personally. On Thursday morning, Jordan’s longtime rival and Detroit Pistons great, Isiah Thomas was asked by Dan Patrick to name his “Dream Team” during an appearance on Patrick’s radio show.
Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and the Detroit Pistons are officially out of the postseason after falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Detroit on Sunday, 125-94.
The Pistons are wasting little time looking ahead to next season. Ausar Thompson becomes extension-eligible this offseason, and according to The Athletic’s Hunter Patterson, Detroit would like to lock him up as part of its long-term core.
The Pistons have listed guard/forwards Duncan Robinson (low back soreness), Caris LeVert (right heel contustion) and Kevin Huerter (left adductor strain) as questionable for Sunday’s do-or-die Game 7 against Cleveland, according to Hunter Patterson of The Athletic (Twitter link).
The Detroit Pistons have officially forced a Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals after the team's Friday win, 115-94, on the road.