Detroit Pistons

NBA Power Rankings are back! After a short delay, the return of The Hoop Doctors’ weekly look at where the league stands is once again ready for liftoff. There are no rules here, so check your need for order at the door. These rankings, like always, are going to change from week to week. That’s [...]

When previewing the 2015-16 NBA season, all of us basketball fans had a terrific handle on what to expect from the Eastern Conference. Nine teams were reasonable playoff contenders and anyone else would be a stretch. Seven games into the campaign, Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons have demanded a place in the discussion. It’s [...]

If you liked that dunk from the Lakers’ Julius Randle on Kenneth Faried last night, you’re a definitely going to like this dunk from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope during the game between the Pacers and Pistons. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope decided to show off his athleticism. He drove straight down the lane with no fear for the vicious throwdown [...]

As the NBA’s salary cap increases, so too will the use of the stretch provision. In a nutshell, the stretch provision allows teams to part ways with bad investments and ill-fit partnerships while easing the financial burden of dissolution. It works like this: Teams can waive a player and then spread the remaining value of [...]

The Detroit Pistons and Andre Drummond are taking a page out of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard’s book. Drummond is up for a contract extension, one that will adhere to the exploding cap. Negotiations were thought to be ongoing with some even thinking the Pistons and their young behemoth would hammer out a [...]

Let’s face it: Under Armour basketball sneakers look better as a low top. This has been clear since the Prototype series back when Brandon Jennings was the lone Under Armour wolf in the NBA. That early loyalty has out Jennings in an interesting position if UA takes off in the basketball market the way they [...]

Hey! Psst. Hey, you! Did you know Markieff Morris wants to be traded from the Phoenix Suns? Of course you did, because you’ve haven’t been living on Pluto these last few months, and even if you were, you’d probably still know. I’m not sure how, and I know it’s impossible on every front ever, but [...]

Andre Drummond is lit. The NBA released its 2015-16 schedule on Wednesday, much to the displeasure of the Detroit Pistons big man: 20 back to back games ….. No national televised games….. Cool — Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) August 12, 2015 Welp. If it makes Drummond feel better, the Los Angeles Lakers only make 19 nationally [...]

Andre Drummond will earn almost $3.3 million next season, his fourth, which is not insubstantial. It’s just going to look like chump change compared to what he’ll earn in 2016-17. The almost-22-year-old is eligible to sign an extension with the Detroit Pistons. If he doesn’t ink one, he’ll become a restricted free agent next summer. [...]

Josh Smith should better gauge the company he stands amongst in the future. Smith was officially introduced as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers this week after agreeing to sign a contract for the veteran’s minimum, per the Orange County Register‘s Dan Woike: Clippers deal with Josh Smith is for the minimum – despite [...]