James L. Edwards III

This September, Malique Jacobs was a recent college graduate looking for a job. He had very little money to his name. We all know that story. Many of us have starred in that story. Basketball, up until that point, paid for everything. His journey through the sport took him from his hometown of Wilmington, N.C., all the way to some place called Ottumwa, Iowa, where he played junior college hoops at Indian Hills Community College, and then to Kent, Ohio, where he finished up collegiately this past…

DETROIT – The season of infamy continues. They’ve now suffered the most consecutive losses in a single campaign in franchise history. led the with a season-high 35 points, added 28 points and 16 rebounds, and the Lakers handed Detroit a 133-107 loss Wednesday, the Pistons’ 15th in a row. was the high scorer with 15 points on yet another dark evening in the Motor City. The losing streak, which began with a 12-point loss in Oklahoma City on Oct. 30, is just six shy of a 21-game skid the Piston…

ORLANDO, Fla. — It was only a year ago that, arguably, the most collectively joyous moment of the Detroit Pistons’ rebuild took place. You remember it. It was last season’s opening game at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. against , two of the ’s rising young squads. The 2021 No. 1 pick versus the 2022 No. 1 pick. It was a must-see game for all basketball geeks. Advertisement With 11.6 seconds remaining, the Pistons’ drove down the middle of the lane and kicked it out to the corner to , who dril…

DETROIT — Some faces were defeated, others in shock. Some eyes peered down at the floor, others gazed into the abyss. The only noise heard was that of players taking off their shoes. The spirit of a young, vibrant basketball team heard just hours earlier was sucked out of each and everybody and now lying next to the dirty laundry in the locker room. Advertisement It was Nov. 1, and the respectable 2-2 Pistons — who had only lost to last year’s Eastern Conference champions, the , and the , the…

To explain how the got to this point — — fingers can be pointed in every direction, starting now and . Figuring out where Detroit goes next? Well, that’s a little bit harder to pinpoint. The Pistons still have , who has really over the back half of this all-time skid. , and still have high upside. Detroit has flexibility with its finances going forward. Advertisement It feels, right now, like there’s nowhere for the Pistons to go. But in theory, there’s a way to get out of this mess. To get…

The Athletic has live coverage of the Follow along for updates. The trade deadline is two weeks away, and the , the ’s worst team, are very involved in discussions. Back in December, owner Tom Gores said . Detroit has since those comments, but nothing that has altered the trajectory of the franchise. The sense I continue to get is that the Pistons will get through this disaster of a season and make significant changes this summer, when Detroit to play with. Advertisement The feeling is that th…

The Athletic has live coverage of the . Follow along for updates. The ’s trade deadline is days away, and as it pertains to the — the league’s worst team — the sense that I’m getting is it could be a quiet time. But this league is unpredictable, and this week, even more so. Advertisement If things do end up being a bit more hush in the Motor City, it’s not for a lack of trying or lack of options. More than anything, it appears the Pistons do have possibilities, both big and small, but remain fo…

By Shams Charania, Sam Vecenie, James Edwards III and Fred Katz The are trading for and while sending to the , according to league sources. Along with Grimes, the Pistons will also receive , and two second-round picks, per league sources. Sources: Knicks receive Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from Pistons for Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn and two second-round picks. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) Bogdanović, 34, had his highest-scoring two-year stint in the with the Pist…

power forward punched power forward in the face in a Footprint Center parking lot before the Suns’ 116-100 win over the Pistons on Wednesday, league sources briefed on the matter confirmed to The Athletic. The Phoenix Police Department announced that Stewart was arrested for assault and issued a citation before being released. It’s unclear what sparked the altercation in Phoenix. “Around 4:45 p.m. Phoenix police officers were working in a security capacity during a Suns home game at Footprint…

The has suspended power forward for three games for initiating an altercation with power forward on Feb. 14, the league announced Thursday. “Stewart punched and pushed Eubanks during the altercation,” the league said in a statement announcing the discipline. Phoenix Municipal Court dismissed an assault charge against Stewart, league and team sources said Thursday, after Stewart was for his role in the altercation. ESPN first reported the charge was dismissed. Advertisement Stewart’s suspen…