Aaron Kellerstrass

6 days ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons are finally doing what they should have been doing all along, which is leaning hard into player development. The previous front office did a solid job drafting players, evidenced by the fact that most of the team that carried them to the playoffs this season were guys that Troy Weaver chose. Where they failed was in development, as Weaver and co.

6 days ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons got calls from the Los Angeles Lakers about Jalen Duren at the trade deadline, but nothing ever materialized after Detroit told them to get lost. The Athletic's Jovan Buha first reported that the Lakers inquired about Duren, and it likely won't be the last time, as LA is still looking for a center to pair with Luka Doncic. They thought they had their guy in Mark Williams before the traded was nixed and he headed back to Charlotte after failing a physical.

6 days ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons had plenty to overcome this season, including having to adjust to their third coach in three years. It wasn’t completely shocking that the Pistons fired Monty Williams just one year into his massive contract, as the team couldn’t have performed much worse on their way to a 28-game losing streak and 14 wins overall. Fans weren’t terribly excited when JB Bickerstaff was announced as his replacement, even though JB had previous success guiding young teams to the next level.

1 week ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons' only long-term question is at power forward and the Houston Rockets may have the answer. The Pistons have veteran Tobias Harris, who is only under contract for one more season, and have no immediate replacement. Detroit has an interesting prospect in Bobi Klintman, but he’s far from ready to play big minutes on a team that wants to get back to the playoffs. Ideally, the Pistons could find a younger four who could supplement Harris next season and eventually replace him.

1 week ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons just completed a wildly successful season, and it must be tempting to just run it back and hope internal growth from their young players is enough to push them to the next level. That starts with bringing back free agents Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Dennis Schroder who were all key elements of Detroit’s success this season.