Detroit Pistons: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

NBA Notes: Pistons, roster, Rockets, Bulls, coaching search

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.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

2 players Pistons must trade after 60-win season ends in disappointing playoff defeat

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.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 23

Perfect Offseason Blueprint for the Detroit Pistons

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.

NBA News / Hoops Wire / May 23

NBA Notes: Pistons, Jalen Duren, Hornets, Coby White, Timberwolves

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.

New York Knicks News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most 30-point playoff games by team' quiz

How many of the players to score 30 points the most time in one playoff run for each NBA team can you name in five minutes?

The '35-5-5 Conference Finals games' quiz

The 'Most 20-point playoff games by team' quiz

The 'Most 40-point games in a season' quiz

NBA News / Hoops Wire / May 23

NBA Notes: Blazers, Jerami Grant, Pistons, Ausar Thompson, Sixers

The Trail Blazers entered last season hoping veteran forward Jerami Grant could bounce back after a rough 2024-25 campaign. Without a doubt, he did just that.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The best homegrown player for every NBA franchise

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.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 22

Detroit Pistons Trade Chips Who Could Be Moved This Offseason

The Detroit Pistons 2025-26 season was filled with many high moments, including a 60-win regular season and earning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 22

Realistic Free Agent Targets The Pistons Can Chase This Offseason

The Pistons ran out of offensive firepower when they needed it most. Any formula to dominance Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham figured out during the regular season proved to be unsustainable against both the No.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 22

Most Glaring Roster Hole the Pistons Must Address in the NBA Draft

The Detroit Pistons finished off their 2025-26 season making it as far as Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals before losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 21

Detroit Pistons Big Board: Top Draft Options at No. 21

The Detroit Pistons will be in unfamiliar territory during the 2026 NBA Draft. Most of this decade, the Pistons have spent their time in the lottery, but after the success of the last two years, Detroit will be selecting later in the first round.

Detroit Pistons News / Hoops Wire / May 21

Pistons great Isiah Thomas ‘teams’ with Michael Jordan

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.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 21

The One Player Detroit Pistons Can't Afford to Lose This Offseason

The Detroit Pistons must do whatever it takes to retain as many of their starters from their record-breaking season as they can going into the offseason.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The most unlikely 50-point games in NBA history

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.

Detroit Pistons News / Stadium Rant / May 21

Detroit Pistons Trade Targets: 4 Perfect Stars To Pair With Cunningham

The Detroit Pistons need another star next to Cade Cunningham this offseason. Four realistic trade targets are Tyler Herro, Lauri Markkanen, Michael Porter Jr., and Trey Murphy III.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 21

Final Takeaways From Detroit Pistons 2026 Campaign

Before the 2025-26 NBA season even started, the Detroit Pistons were slept on. The preseason win total projections for Detroit were at 46.5 wins. The Pistons absolutely crushed this number by finishing the regular season 60-22.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 winners' quiz

The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

The '35-5-5 Conference Finals games' quiz

The 'NBA MVPs' quiz

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 20

3 Win-Now Trade Targets for the Detroit Pistons

The time is now. The Pistons have never been in a better position to take another leap into the first tier of NBA franchises. President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon stepped into his position during the summer of 2024 and had the difficult task of steering the sinking ship that was the Detroit Pistons.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 20

3 Players Who Won't Be on Detroit Pistons Roster Next Season

The Detroit Pistons 2025-26 NBA season officially wrapped up on Sunday night. The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the Pistons' postseason run with a dominating 125-94 win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Little Caesars Arena.

Detroit Pistons News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 19

Why Pistons’ Cade Cunningham earned ‘absolute warrior’ tag from Trajan Langdon

Cade Cunningham did not finish the postseason the way he hoped, shooting 12-of-35 in his last two contests, but he gained a massive amount of respect from fans around the world after returning from a collapsed lung and attempting to carry the Detroit Pistons to the Eastern Conference Finals.

NBA News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 19

Pistons GM leaves reporters laughing with Victor Wembanyama quip

The Detroit Pistons have plenty of time to collect their thoughts after being eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Detroit Pistons News / Hoops Rumors / May 19

Langdon Hopeful Of Re-Signing Duren, Extending Thompson

Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon said on Tuesday he’s hopeful of signing both Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson to long-term deals this offseason, according to Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Pistons News / Detroit Pistons on SI / May 19

2 Changes Detroit Pistons Will Make This Offseason After Game 7 Loss

It’s been two days since the Detroit Pistons season came to an end against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Little Caesars Arena.

Detroit Pistons News / Larry Brown Sports / May 19

Pistons GM addresses Jalen Duren's future with team

Jalen Duren’s rough playoffs have not changed the organization’s opinion on him.

Notable update emerges on Jalen Duren's future after lousy playoffs

Cavaliers have reportedly already made decision on James Harden

Trail Blazers reportedly lay off about 70 employees amid accusations of owner cheapness

Jeff Van Gundy is candidate for one NBA coaching job

Dylan Harper turns heads with a Larry Bird accomplishment

Detroit Pistons News / Yardbarker / May 19

Are Pistons confident in J.B. Bickerstaff after playoff exit?

Are Pistons still confident in HC J.B. Bickerstaff after playoff exit?

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.

Winners, losers from NBA playoffs: Cavaliers trounce Pistons in Game 7

Pistons learned a lesson in tough Game 7 loss to Cavaliers

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert creates a home-court advantage on the road

James Harden's trade demand pays off with return to conference finals

The 'Last 40-point NBA Playoff games' quiz

Detroit Pistons News / Larry Brown Sports / May 19

Notable update emerges on Jalen Duren’s future after lousy playoffs

There is some good news and some bad news right now for Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren. The Pistons are expected to try to retain Duren in free agency this offseason, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reported on Monday.

Detroit Pistons News / Hoops Rumors / May 16

Pistons’ Robinson, LeVert, Huerter Questionable For Game 7

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).

Detroit Pistons News / Yardbarker / May 16

Pistons' Cade Cunningham excited to return to Detroit for Game 7 vs. Cavaliers

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.

Bench players carry Pistons to Game 6 win over Cavaliers

Jalen Duren's postseason might cost him serious money

NBA defends no-call that forced Cavaliers-Pistons Game 5 OT

The 'Last 40-point NBA Playoff games' quiz