The top of the Pistons roster has emerged. The middle of it has turned over. What might J.B. Bickerstaff's rotation look like? www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Locks, likelies and long shots for Pistons rotation in 2026-27
Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson identified themselves as primary complementary partners to the undisputed centerpiece of the roster, Cade Cunningham.
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The Pistons, coming off a 60-win season, will get plenty of national TV exposure in the 2026-27 season - and they'll get the chance to bank a win before 28 other teams in their nationally televised opener. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons get plenty of national TV dates, launching 2026-27 season vs. Celtics
The Pistons jumped to the top of the Eastern Conference standings last season on Nov. 7 in their ninth game and never were overtaken.
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The Pistons will tip off the season with a nationally televised game, hosting Boston on Oct. 20 at 3 pm
The Eastern Conference has leveled up and the Pistons are at a different spot now. The barometer for success is about to change. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
As East muscles up and Pistons mature, how does the success paradigm shift?
If the NBA measures success by maximizing the number of franchises that go into the season expecting to win more often than they lose, then we’re about to en...
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Ebuka Okorie will force his way into the Pistons rotation sooner than later. Can Chaz Lanier and Isaac Jones also make a push? www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Lanier, Jones start to make their case for meaningful Pistons roles
The three with the most realistic shot to do so are rookie Ebuka Okorie and two players with limited NBA resumes, second-year guard Chaz Lanier and forward I...
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Ebuka Okorie gave Trajan Langdon and the Pistons front office a restful night after his NBA debut www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Okorie’s debut gives Pistons front office early validation for their conviction
The adage that you should never overreact to Summer League performances – debuts, especially – is mostly true. But when a game ends and a first-round pick ha...
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The Pistons Summer League roster sets up to give Ebuka Okorie plenty of reps to run an offense that will also include Chaz Lanier, Isaac Jones and Ugonna Onyenso. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Summer League roster built to give Okorie keys to Pistons offense
Ebuka Okorie is going to get plenty of chances to show the ability to run his team’s offense when the Pistons get to Las Vegas for Summer League.
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Eyebrows were raised when the Pistons acted swiftly to sign Tobias Harris as a free agent when Trajan Langdon and J.B. Bickerstaff first arrived. He validated every dollar the Pistons offered - and then some. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Harris validated decision to lure him back to Detroit
Harris, who signed a two-year contract with the Pistons in 2024 as a free agent, will be an unrestricted free agent as free agency opens next week.
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Personnel evaluation is more art than science. Hitting is often about the environment a player comes to and the makeup he brings with him. Ebuka Okorie and the Pistons seem made to flourish. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons got their guy – and bring him to an environment where he can thrive
“Ebuka was a player we’ve been tracking all season,” the Pistons president of basketball operations said as Okorie was introduced on Thursday morning.
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When the run on the second wave of playmakers started, Trajan Langdon acted swiftly to get the guy the Pistons really wanted, dynamic freshman guard Ebuka Okorie. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons make bold strike, move up to 17 to land Stanford’s Ebuka Okorie
If Pistons fans wanted to see a more aggressive Trajan Langdon, they got their wish on draft night.
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While you twiddle your thumbs before the Pistons pick at 21, here's some words about why Ausar Thompson is front and center alongside Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren in the Pistons future: www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Thompson firmly establishes himself as elite defender
Thompson established himself as the NBA’s biggest perimeter game-wrecker in his third season and his 2.0 steals per game represent the mere tip of the iceberg.
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The possibilities are many for the Pistons at 21, but their desire to add 3-point shooting & playmaking could marry well with the prospects available at that spot. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons draft preview: Langdon’s move to get up to 21 gets ahead of NIL impact
The Pistons hold the 21st pick in Tuesday’s draft, one that’s regarded as better than most both for star quality atop the class and depth throughout it, tho...
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By the time Marcus Sasser got over a preseason injury, the Pistons were 18-5. His third season was his most challenging, but whenever his number got called Sasser answered the bell. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: As always, Sasser proved ready when needed
I give Sass a ton of credit because he’s always ready when his number is called,” Bickerstaff said.
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Trajan Langdon has full clarity on what comes next for the Pistons. Making it happen is the tricky part. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Langdon’s off-season blueprint: Land good fits around Pistons top 3 players
Trajan Langdon expects the Pistons to land a good player with the 21st pick, but he’s not putting his chips on that player being the answer to his quest to a...
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Javonte Green was the finishing touch on the Pistons roster. The fit was obvious, but the rotation spot was not. Green wound up playing all 82 games and earned his every minute. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Pistons found great value, ideal fit in Green
Green’s toughness, defensive tools and athleticism checked every box for Trajan Langdon and J.B. Bickerstaff’s vision for the Pistons.
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The Pistons didn't get the best of Caris LeVert as nagging injuries kept him from hitting top gear, but the skill set fits what Trajan Langdon prioritizes for their future. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Nagging injuries kept LeVert from hitting top gear
The Pistons didn’t get the best of LeVert in 2025-26 as nagging injuries dogged him from training camp on periodically throughout the season.
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You have to go back to Grant Hill's time in Detroit to find a player who, at 24, was already on a path to the Hall of Fame. The Pistons have another such player today. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Cunningham takes another step on Hall of Fame pathway
What infuses the franchise with boundless optimism for their future is the universally held belief within their walls that Cunningham is made of the exact ri...
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J.B. Bickerstaff and his assistants wondered how they could keep Daniss Jenkins out of the rotation. Turns out, they couldn't. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Jenkins forces his way into the long-term picture
Jenkins took full advantage of an early run of injuries to carve out a role with the Pistons and ran into his 50-game limit for two-way players in early Febr...
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“He’s the heart of what we do every single day. That’s who Stew is. That’s how important he is to us and how much we value him.” The longest-tenured Piston, Isaiah Stewart, symbolizes the blue-collar ethos Trajan Langdon and J.B. Bickerstaff prioritize. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Stewart synonymous with team’s blue-collar toughness
“He’s the heart of what we do every single day,” Bickerstaff said of Stewart. “That’s who Stew is. That’s how important he is to us and how much we value him.”
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Bob Lanier, Bill Laimbeer and Ben Wallace are the greatest big men in Pistons history. At 22, they were a long way from what they became. Why would anyone think Jalen Duren is a finished product? www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: Duren keeps ascending – and, at 22, he’s not done yet
Duren blossomed as a fourth-year player, seeing his scoring average go from 11.8 points per game in year three to 19.5 iwithout sacrificing anything in effic...
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Before Trajan Langdon could make the type of deal Pistons fans want, he had to make a series of moves to put them in position to do so. One of them was picking up Paul Reed for the price of a waiver claim. www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 Rewind: B-ball Paul ready whenever, wherever and however he’s used
Reed signed a two-year contract after the 2024-25 season to remain with the Pistons with the second year reported as non-guaranteed.
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The Pistons have won 104 games since Ron Holland II was drafted two years ago. He's had to earn his minutes, unlike the typical No. 5 pick. The Pistons believe there's much more to tap here. "You guys got to remember, he's still 20 years old." www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons 2025-26 REWIND: Still ample room for growth ahead for Ron Holland II
“I thought Ron took a step. You guys got to remember, he's still 20 years old,” said Trajan Langdon,
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Trajan Langdon will consider every path forward, but the Pistons are not about to get reckless www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Langdon ready to look at everything, but Pistons aren’t about to get reckless
If you were looking for an unequivocally declarative statement from Trajan Langdon that the Pistons were going to make an earth-shaking move or two this summ...
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Four straight weeks of living on the knife's edge caught up to the Pistons all at once. But disappointing? They blew past every reasonable expectation. "There's really nothing disappointing about this group." www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Pistons end with a thud, but disappointing? J.B. Bickerstaff won’t hear it
The final note was a colossal disappointment, but not the Pistons season as a whole, nor this Pistons team.
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FINAL: Cavs 125, Pistons 94 Counting preseason, tonight was the 100th game the Pistons played this season. It was the one that least represented what they strive to be. They've lived on the knife's edge since losing Game 1 to Orlando four weeks ago. It caught up to them.
END 3Q: Cavs 99, Pistons 73 Pistons have had some remarkable rallies this season. This one would shoot to the top of the list.
HALF: Cavs 64, Pistons 47 Other than missing 8 FTs, a nearly flawless half for Cleveland. Pistons offense was an issue (38.1 percent shooting), but allowing 64 points is not a recipe this team can employ.
The Pistons are now in a committed relationship with trouble. Cavs up 55-35, 2:53 left. Offense is stagnant, but even the few good shots they're generating aren't falling. Pistons are 12 of 36 overall, Cavs are 8 of 19 from 3. The math, it's stacked against them.
Keith Langlois@kml7.bsky.social · 4mo agoPistons flirting with trouble. Offense spinning its wheels with 26 points on 33.3 percent shooting. Bickerstaff timeout at 7:30 2Q with Cavs up 41-26.
Pistons flirting with trouble. Offense spinning its wheels with 26 points on 33.3 percent shooting. Bickerstaff timeout at 7:30 2Q with Cavs up 41-26.
END 1Q: Cavs 31, Pistons 22 Cavs get a 3-point bomb at the buzzer from Donovan Mitchell and are 6 of 13 from 3 after starting 0 of 6. Pistons shooting 40 percent.