Detroit Pistons

The Boston Celtics have another opening on their coaching staff, while a candidate for their head coach job is off the market. The Pistons are finalizing deals with Celtics assistant coach Jerome Allen and two other assistants to join head coach Dwane Casey's staff in Detroit, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday.

Seeing Blake Griffin flourish with the Brooklyn Nets might have driven the Detroit Pistons to slap themselves silly. They already had an All-Star in the bag yet they failed (or Griffin duped them) to make things work. Lucky for them, Jerami Grant came out of his shell and decided to be a franchise player. Grant averaged a career-high 22.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. More than the numbers, Grant seems to have picked up a better understanding of the game. And at 26 years old, he’s about to enter his prime.

It seems every failed contender thinks they are just a Jerami Grant away from winning the title, but that doesn’t mean the Detroit Pistons are going to trade him. Grant has been a mainstay in trade rumors this offseason which makes sense. He is a very good player on a rebuilding team whose contract might be up before the Pistons are really ready to compete.

The minor bits of housekeeping for the Detroit Pistons continue with word coming via Chris Haynes that Detroit and Jaylen Hands have mutually agreed to part ways. The rights to the young two-way player were part of the three-team, 10-player, five second-round pick deal that involved, among others, Luke Kennard, Saddiq Bey, Bruce Brown and Landry Shamet.

The Detroit Pistons will have three picks in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft and could use one or more of them to take a risk on a high-ceiling, low-floor talent. The Pistons have some glaring needs this offseason that they might be able to address with their wealth of draft picks, either by taking a few shooters in the second round or by trying to use them to move up into the first.

Isiah Thomas grabbed his right ankle while writhing in pain, just like Kyrie Irving did Sunday. This was Game 6 of the 1988 Finals, Pistons against the Lakers, and Thomas had stepped on a foot belonging to the Lakers’ Michael Cooper, and rolled that ankle in a way that every player from junior high through the pros could feel.

Oklahoma State Cowboys guard Cade Cunningham (2) shoots. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports. It’s not an overstatement to say that the Detroit Pistons are one week away from the most important day in recent franchise history. The Pistons are hoping to get lucky in the NBA Lottery, grab the...

Dec 11, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports. The Detroit Pistons hold the second-best odds in the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery. That placement gives Detroit a three-way tie with the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic for best odds to land the number one pick. It also means the Pistons can fall no lower than sixth overall after the lottery.

Dwane Casey’s coaching staff will have a few fresh faces next season. The Pistons are adding Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno and Rex Kalamian to the coaching staff, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Allen, 48, was with the Boston Celtics and recently interviewed for their head-coaching job after...

One of the Boston Celtics’ lead assistants – Jerome Allen – interviewed for the Celtics head coach position recently, but it appears he’s moving on to a different opportunity now for another Eastern Conference team – the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Jerome Allen was one of the...

The Pistons are set to renounce their rights to guard Jaylen Hands, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link), who reports that the team and player have agreed to part ways. Hands, 22, was selected with the No. 56 pick in 2019 out of UCLA by the Clippers,...

Isiah Thomas grabbed his right ankle while writhing in pain, just like Kyrie Irving did Sunday. This was Game 6 of the 1988 Finals, Pistons against the Lakers, and Thomas had stepped on a foot belonging to the Lakers’ Michael Cooper, and rolled that ankle in a way that every player from junior high through the pros could feel.

Jerami Grant #9 of the Detroit Pistons handles the ball against Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) GM Troy Weaver of the Detroit Pistons has shown that he is not afraid to make moves. Weaver cleaned house in his first season as Detoit’s GM,...

With a completely reconfigured roster and presumably some new organizational principles coming from Troy Weaver, the Detroit Pistons are shuffling the sidelines with some fresh voices and perspectives within the assistant coaching ranks, according to media reports. The Pistons are adding well-respected veteran assistants Jerome Allen from Boston, Rex Kalamian...

The Detroit Pistons agreed to part ways with Jaylen Hands on Monday. Hands will be an unrestricted free agent after clearing waivers. Hands signed a two-year deal with a Serbian side in the ABA League last January.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 28: Sekou Doumbouya #45 of the Detroit Pistons (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The Phoenix Suns are headed to the Western Conference Finals, which should give fans of the Detroit Pistons some hope. In 2018-19 the Suns weren’t much different from this year’s Pistons. They won...

Status: Team option for 2021-22 season. Key Stats: Appeared in 53 games this season and started 24. Set new career highs in minutes played (16.2), points per game (7.5), 3-point percentage (.398), and free throw percentage (.819). It has been an impressive first four years in the NBA for Edmond...