The Eastern Conference’s top team appears to catch a breather on Sunday—at least on paper—when the Detroit Pistons return home from a West Coast business trip to face a Brooklyn Nets squad loaded with rookies.
The Detroit Pistons were a very good basketball team last year, and they have graduated to excellent this season. While saying as much earlier in this season might have generated some side eye, you don’t generate a 5.5-game lead in the Eastern Conference by accident.
Daniss Jenkins has been an absolute rookie revelation for the Detroit Pistons this season. The entire team has been a revelation for the entire city of Detroit, but Jenkins has been the diamond in the rough this bench unit has needed.
The breakout of Cade Cunninghma has put the whole league on notice. He has the Detroit Pistons soaring to the top record in the East at 25-12 and they show no signs of slowing down.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The 35-12 Detroit Pistons continue to garner the respect of their peers around the NBA. Detroit’s Western Conference road trip concluded with a crucial 131-124 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
The top team in the Eastern Conference gets, at least on paper, a breather on the scheduled Sunday. The Detroit Pistons return home from a West Coast trip to host the rookie-laden Brooklyn Nets.
Second-year guard Daniss Jenkins recently declined a two-year, minimum-salary contract offer from the Pistons, report Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link).
There is less than a week to go before the NBA trade deadline, and the Detroit Pistons need to do something. That could be as small a move as they formally create a roster spot for Daniss Jenkins or a large move, including, according to Marc Stein, trading a whole lot for Michael Porter Jr.
When you flick through the Detroit Pistons regular season records from 2020 to now, you notice a rapid shift midway through, and one man is at the heart of it all.
It wasn’t just a win; it was a declaration. In a season where the Detroit Pistons have steadily climbed the ladder from “promising young core” to legitimate Eastern Conference heavyweights, Friday night at the Chase Center served as a microcosm of their evolution.
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists as the Detroit Pistons withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 131-124 in San Francisco on Friday.
The Detroit Pistons are set to take on the Golden State Warriors on the road on Friday evening. Unfortunately, it sounds like the club will be without one of its key rotational players for the contest.
Will the Pistons make a move for more shooting or ride with their young, talented, defense-first roster? With the trade deadline on Feb. 5, the world will know soon.
The Detroit Pistons opened their Western Conference schedule with a 109-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets. In another collective team effort, the Pistons leaned on veteran Tobias Harris late, with clutch buckets when needed most.
After a 3–1 week, the Detroit Pistons enter an upcoming West Coast trip with momentum. For the first time this season, they’ve climbed to the top spot in the latest NBA power rankings — a sign that their turnaround is no longer flying under the radar.
The Detroit Pistons are sitting comfortably at the top of the Eastern Conference for most of this season so far. They have been playing extremely well on both ends of the court.
J.B. Bickerstaff’s selection as head coach for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game represents more than individual recognition—it reflects the Detroit Pistons’ remarkable transformation into an Eastern Conference powerhouse.
The Pistons’ J.B. Bickerstaff has wrapped up one of three head coaching slots in next month’s All-Star Game, the NBA announced (via Twitter). The Celtics’ loss Saturday night in Chicago ensured that Detroit will hold the best record in the East by the February 1 cutoff.
College basketball's new most controversial player had a solid individual performance on Saturday, but Charles Bediako and No. 17 Alabama fell to Tennessee 79-73 inside Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa.