Detroit Pistons Rumors
NBA Central: 26. Tyrese Maxey, 89 overall 27. Bam Adebayo, 88 overall 28. De’Aaron Fox, 88 overall 29. Domantas Sabonis, 88 overall 30. Zion Williamson, 88 overall 31. Pascal Siakam, 88 overall 32. Karl-Anthony Towns, 88 overall 33. LaMelo Ball, 87 overall 34. Jrue Holiday, 87 overall 35. DeMar DeRozan, 87 overall 36. Chet Holmgren, 87 overall 37. Kristaps Porzingis, 87 overall 38. Jamal Murray, 87 overall 39. Jaren Jackson Jr., 87 overall 40. Lauri Markkanen, 86 overall 41. Cade Cunningham, 86 overall 42. Jalen Williams, 86 overall 43. Franz Wagner, 86 overall 44. Derrick White, 86 overall 45. Dejounte Murray, 86 overall 46. Evan Mobley, 86 overall 47. Scottie Barnes, 85 overall 48. Julius Randle, 85 overall 49. Brandon Ingram, 85 overall 50. Alperen Sengun, 85 overall
NBA Central: 76. Ivica Zubac, 82 overall 77. Jonas Valančiūnas, 82 overall 78. Coby White, 81 overall 79. Cam Thomas, 81 overall 80. Immanuel Quickley, 81 overall 81. Mike Conley, 81 overall 82. Anfernee Simons, 81 overall 83. Austin Reaves, 81 overall 84. Brandon Miller, 81 overall 85. Klay Thompson, 81 overall 86. RJ Barrett, 81 overall 87. Andrew Nembhard, 81 overall 88. Chris Paul, 81 overall 89. Devin Vassell, 81 overall 90. D’Angelo Russell, 81 overall 91. Miles Bridges, 81 overall 92. Naz Reid, 81 overall 93. Isaiah Hartenstein, 81 overall 94. Nikola Vucevic, 81 overall 95. Daniel Gafford, 81 overall 96. Nicolas Claxton, 81 overall 97. Jalen Duren, 81 overall 98. Dereck Lively II, 81 overall 99. Keegan Murray, 80 overall 100. Jaden McDaniels, 80 overall
James Edwards III: Max Unget has been named the GM of the Motor City Cruise. Has put in a lot of work behind the scenes in Detroit. pic.x.com/o3mcvew2r2
James Edwards III: The Hornets hired DJ Bakker to be the HC of their G League team, per sources. Bakker — who worked under Dwane Casey in DET and TOR, and most recently Adrian Griffin in MIL — was the Motor City Cruise HC from 2021-22. Embedded with him for a day in 2022: nytimes.com/athletic/37571…
Sean Highkin: The Blazers announce that March 9’s game against Detroit will be dedicated to celebrating Bill Walton. (Worth noting: his son Luke is an assistant coach with the Pistons, so he’ll be there)
“It doesn’t ever die,” Joey Skinn, the manager at ABC Vintage, said. “(Vintage clothing) is the one thing in fashion that never goes out of style.” At any given time inside the establishment, which is co-owned by Aaron Cohen and Mike Pang, you’ll find forgotten, lost and unique clothing from Detroit’s four major professional sports teams, as well as the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, other sports teams, musical artists and movies. Every “sports piece,” as vintage heads like to call the clothing, was birthed in the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s or early 2000s by well-known apparel companies like Chalk Line or Starter and by fashion designers like Jeff Hamilton. Others are “bootlegs” from those periods — pieces of clothing, often illegally using sports team logos or variations of them, created by civilians and sold out of the trunks of cars or hung on nearby fences during big sporting events in the city.
Locked away in a basement, not yet made for sale, there is a vintage T-shirt that, on its surface, looks like a teal-era Pistons item from the 1990s. However, when you look at the back of the shirt, it shows a drawing of a Lions quarterback throwing a pass to a wide receiver. Nearby is a black Pistons T-shirt that has a caricature drawing of Rick Mahorn but reads “Joe Dumas” underneath it. On the back, there’s a caricature of Vinnie “The Microwave” Johnson that properly states his name, but if you turn the shirt inside out, there is a caricature of John “The Spider” Salley with his name properly spelled. “I don’t even know what to price stuff like this at,” Cohen said with a laugh.
Michael Scotto: The Detroit Pistons are hiring Matthew Verden as Director of Grassroots Scouting and Intelligence, league sources told @hoopshype . Verden was Senior Manager, Player Personnel and Strategy for @OvertimeElite .
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