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2012 Ultimate Team Standings: Pistons rise 33 spots from 2011

ESPN recently released their yearly Ultimate Team Standings, ranking every team from the four major leagues (NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB) on a variety of criteria, including fan relations, bang for the buck, ownership,…Read More

BusinessWeek Report: Pistons rank in bottom of NBA in terms of spending

In a BusinessWeek report earlier this week, the Pistons ranked in the bottom half of the league in terms of spending at #18 out of 30. Here’s how BW calculated the scores: “We’ve used payroll…Read More

2012 NBA Free Agency: Pistons would be wise to wait

With the albatross that was Ben Gordon’s contract now off the books for the Pistons, many of the team’s followers were wondering if GM Joe Dumars would once again jump into the frenzy that…Read More

‘State of the Pistons’ to air this Thursday

After finishing up their 2012 campaign with a dismal record 25-41, the Pistons held an invitation-only ‘State of the Pistons’ town hall-style meeting last week at The Palace of Auburn Hills.…Read More

Detroit Pistons Waive Richard Hamilton

The Detroit Pistons have waived longtime shooting guard Richard Hamilton, the Detroit Free Press reports. He was not cut under the amnesty provision, according to reports. The Free Press: Hamilton is…Read More

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Pistons hire stats expert Ken Catanella as Director of Basketball Operations

In his life as a self-made billionaire at a private-equity firm, Tom Gores has proven that he is a man…Read More

5 Reasons Why: Pistons Should Use Amnesty Clause on Richard Hamilton

On Monday, I took a pessimistic view of the possibility that the NBA’s new amnesty clause would…Read More

Lawrence Frank hired as Pistons head coach

Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Detroit Pistons are set to hire former New Jersey Nets…Read More

Former Knicks president hired to serve as consultant to Tom Gores

Former president of the New York Knicks and CEO of Madison Square Garden Dave Checketts has been hired…Read More

NBA GM: Bismack Biyombo just played a game of one-on-none … and he lost

Patrick Hayes at Piston Powered has already highlighted a recent workout Bismack Biyombo’s agents…Read More

Kuester out, but who is in?

John Kuester has been fired by the Detroit Pistons, according to multiple news outlets. Kuester’s…Read More

Watch Tom Gores press conference live at 4:30 p.m.

Pistons.com will be streaming the introductory press conference of new owner Tom Gores live at 4:30 p.m.…Read More

A new era begins for Pistons

Tom Gores has officially been named owner of the Detroit Pistons. The sale was approved by the Board…Read More

Karen Davidson to be minority owner of Pistons

I’m torn on the news that Karen Davidson, widow of late, great Pistons owner Bill Davidson, will…Read More

Adelman would be great addition to Detroit

While fans obsess over unproven collegiate and international prospects ahead of this year’s draft…Read More

Pistons WILL draft Bismack Biyombo

Along with the current excitement over the sale (finally) of the Detroit Pistons to Tom Gores, fans…Read More

Dumars safe; Life on Dumars doesn’t need to contemplate name change

It’s very rare that I get excited over anything written or uttered by Rob Parker, but consider…Read More

Gores gets off to a rocky start …

While awaiting details on the sale of the Detroit Pistons, I’m afraid I’ve uncovered a…Read More

SOLD! Tom Gores acquires Detroit Pistons from Karen Davidson

After a season-long nightmare of ownership limbo and on-again, off-again talks with various interested…Read More

Players stage protest against Kuester; will coach survive?

Several Pistons players missed the morning shootaround this morning in an apparent coordinated protest…Read More