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Pistons Will Seriously Consider Evan Mobley, Jalen Green In Addition To Cade Cunningham

Jun 24, 2021 9:18 PM

While Cade Cunningham has long been considered the top prospect in the 2021 NBA Draft class, league sources tell Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated that the Detroit Pistons will seriously consider Evan Mobley and Jalen Green.

"The strong sense I’ve gotten is that Detroit will explore all its options before committing one way or another, and that the decision on who to take is far from a done deal," writes Jeremy Woo at Sports Illustrated.

Troy Weaver is known as a contrarian with disregard for consensus thought. Weaver continues to be a proponent of the value of bigs in the modern NBA and was widely thought to be bullish on James Wiseman entering last year's draft. That thinking has some around the league believing Weaver could ultimately favor the versatility of Mobley. 

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Tags: Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Detroit Pistons, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General

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Zach LaVine, Jerami Grant Become Team USA's Final Commits For Olympics

Jun 23, 2021 3:35 PM

Zach LaVine and Jerami Grant have committed to the United States for the Tokyo Olympics to complete their 12-man roster.

James Harden has withdrawn as he recovers from a hamstring injury.

The United States has also received commitments from Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Draymond Green, Bradley Beal, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Kevin Love, Bam Adebayo, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton. 

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Tags: Jerami Grant, Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, United States, NBA, National, National Olympics, National Teams

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Cade Cunningham Will Only Visit Pistons Before Draft

Jun 22, 2021 9:13 PM

Cade Cunningham plans on visiting only the Detroit Pistons after they won the draft lottery.

Cunningham has long established himself as the consensus top overall pick in the 2021 draft class. 

Cunningham averaged 20.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 35.4 minutes per game in his one season at Oklahoma State. 

Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

Tags: Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General

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Pistons To Hire Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno, Rex Kalamian As Assistant Coaches

Jun 15, 2021 12:58 PM

The Detroit Pistons are finalizing deals to hire three new assistant coaches to the staff of Dwane Casey.

The Pistons will add Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno and Rex Kalamian. Kalamian and Bayno previously worked for Casey with the Toronto Raptors.

The Pistons will also likely re-sign Sean Sweeney on a new deal.

Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

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Pistons, Jaylen Hands Agree To Part Ways

Jun 15, 2021 1:17 AM

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. 

Chris Haynes/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Jaylen Hands, Detroit Pistons, NBA, NBA Misc Official Transaction, NBA Waiver

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Pistons Hire John Beilein In Player Development Role

Jun 1, 2021 8:25 PM

The Detroit Pistons will hire John Beilein as their Senior Advisor for Player Development. 

Beilein was head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers for 54 games before the franchise parted ways with him. Beilein had a 14-40 record in the role. 

Belein reached the Final Four as head coach of Michigan in 2013 and 2018.

Marc Stein/New York Times

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