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14-06-2025
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Detroit Pistons NBA predraft workouts prospect list: Who is in play at No. 37?
The Detroit Pistons only have the 37th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft — the first time since 2018 the franchise will be without a first-round pick on draft night. Their predraft workouts, as a result, largely have focused on players slated to go in the second round, or players who are candidates to sign two-way contracts with the Pistons' G League affiliate Motor City Cruise after going undrafted. Advertisement Here's a rundown of which prospects we know have visited the Pistons Performance Center ahead of the draft, which is scheduled for June 25 (first round) and 26 (second round). We will update the list as we learn more. ANALYSIS: Pacers shock NBA with improbable Finals run. 3 reasons Pistons might be next 2024-25 stats: 18 points, 3.9 rebounds, 39.5% from 3 Draft projection: Second-round pick Johni Broome, 6-11 big, Auburn, Sr. Johni Broome celebrates a play against Michigan State during the Elite Eight in Atlanta, March 30, 2025. 2024-25 stats: 18.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 blocks, 51% overall, 27.8% from 3 Draft projection: Second-round pick 2024-25 stats: 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists Advertisement Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Jacksen Moni, 6-10 forward, North Dakota State, Fr. 2024-25 stats: 20.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 50.8% overall, 40.8% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Obinna Anochili-Killen, 6-8 forward, Marshall, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 54.8% overall, 32.8% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Jalon Moore, 6-6 wing, Oklahoma, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 15.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 47.1% overall, 38.1% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Johnell Davis, 6-4 wing, Arkansas, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 12 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 steals, 39% overall, 32.8% from 3 Advertisement Draft projection: Undrafted free agent TY Johnson, 6-3 guard, UC Davis, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 21.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3 assists, 38.7% overall, 28.1% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent RJ Felton, 6-3 guard, East Carolina, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 37.6% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent David N'Guessan, 6-9 forward, Kansas State, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 13.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 64.4% overall, 27.3% from 3 Draft projection: Undrafted free agent Zhuric Phelps, 6-3 guard, Texas A&M, Sr. 2024-25 stats: 13.6 points, 5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 36.3% overall, 25.9% from 3 Advertisement Draft projection: Undrafted free agent [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistonspodcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress) This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons NBA draft workouts: Which players have visited
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10-06-2025
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Detroit Pistons to host Kentucky forward Andrew Carr for NBA draft workout
Former Kentucky forward Andrew Carr joined the Detroit Pistons for a predraft workout June 10, a league source told the Free Press. Carr is listed at 6 feet 11, 235 pounds, and averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists last season. He transferred twice in college, playing two seasons at Delaware and two at Wake Forest before spending his final season with the Wildcats. Advertisement For his career, he shot 52.2% overall, and shot 34% from 3 on 2.3 attempts per game. The Pistons have the 37th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25-26. They need frontcourt size with shooting versatility, which Carr could bring. TRENDING: Pacers shocked the NBA with improbable run to Finals. Pistons might be next Kentucky Wildcats forward Andrew Carr celebrates after a basket and foul during the first half against the Georgia State Panthers at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky, Nov. 29, 2024. Carr is widely viewed as a fringe draft pick or Exhibit 10 candidate. Exhibit 10 contracts are one-year non-guaranteed deals with a clause allowing teams to convert it to a two-way contract, and a financial bonus if the player spends at least 60 days with the team's G League affiliate. Advertisement Former Tennessee wing Chaz Lanier worked out with the Pistons last week. [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Pistons to host Kentucky's Andrew Carr for NBA draft workout
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01-06-2025
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Detroit Pistons to host NBA predraft workout with Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier
The Detroit Pistons' priorities are coming into focus as we inch closer to the 2025 NBA Draft. Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier has a predraft workout scheduled with the Pistons on Monday, June 2, a source told the Free Press. Lanier led the Volunteers in scoring last season and won the Jerry West Award, which goes to the top shooting guard in the country. Advertisement The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 18 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and knocked down 39.5% of his 3-pointers, on 8.2 attempts as a fifth-year senior. He played his previous four seasons at North Florida, where he averaged 19.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game on 44% shooting from 3 in 2023-24, his final season there. TRENDING: 10 unrestricted free agents Detroit Pistons could pursue in 2025 Tennessee Volunteers guard Chaz Lanier shoots the ball against the Houston Cougars in the first half during the Midwest Regional final of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, March 30, 2025 in Indianapolis. Lanier is currently slated to be a second-round pick — ESPN projects him at 42nd overall to the Sacramento Kings, Yahoo has him 41st to the Golden State Warriors and The Athletic predicts he'll go 49th to the New York Knicks. The Pistons do not have a first-round pick but have the 37th overall pick in the draft, scheduled for June 25 (first round) and June 26 (second round). Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon has preached the importance of having adequate shooting on the floor, and Lanier would give them additional insurance on the perimeter with both Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. entering unrestricted free agency. Advertisement [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons to host Tennessee's Chaz Lanier for NBA draft workout
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17-05-2025
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If Cade Cunningham makes All-NBA, here's how much more money Pistons will owe him
Cade Cunningham will soon find out if he'll make his first All-NBA team. Whether or not he does will have ramifications on the Detroit Pistons' offseason and their future salary cap. The rising superstar has put himself into position to make an All-NBA roster for the first time following his breakout season, averaging 26.1 points, 9.1 assists and 6.1 rebounds for a 44-win Pistons team that fell to the New York Knicks in six games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. He's due for a massive raise next season, the first of a five-year, $224 million max contract extension he signed in 2024. But that number will balloon even more if he makes All-NBA, expected to be announced once the conference finals are underway. Advertisement His four-year, $45.6 million rookie contract as the No. 1 overall pick in 2021 is now over, and his designated rookie extension kicks in beginning in the 2025-26 season. Cunningham is the first Pistons draft pick to sign a max rookie extension with the team since Andre Drummond signed it in 2016 for five years and $127 million. Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) walks off the court after 116-113 loss to New York Knicks in the Game 6 of Eastern Conference playoff first round at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Here's what to know on Cunningham's new deal: ANALYSIS: Pistons can pounce on reshaped Eastern Conference in 2025-26 Cade Cunningham contract situation with Pistons If Cunningham is named to any of the three All-NBA teams (five players per each team), his salary will bump from 25% of the 2025-26 salary cap to 30% — bumping the total value of the contract to roughly $269 million, a $45 million increase or $9 million per year on average. (I had Cunningham as a no-brainer pick for All-NBA Second Team on my official ballot.) If that happens, Cunningham's starting salary next season will increase from $38.6 million to $46.4 million, which would reduce the Pistons' cap space in the 2025 offseason from around $27 million to roughly $19 million. Either way, the Pistons have enough money and resources to bring back some of their veterans, with Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dennis Schröder and Paul Reed all entering unrestricted free agency. It's ultimately a good problem to have, but it will make navigating their cap down the road a little tricker as Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren (this summer) and other young players become eligible for their own extensions. ANALYSIS: Cade Cunningham is a star but can't do it alone. What can Pistons do to help him? [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. Advertisement Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Cade Cunningham contract: Pistons set to lose $8 million in cap space
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28-04-2025
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Detroit Pistons score: New York Knicks respond to take Game 3 and series lead, 118-116
Detroit Pistons fans waited six years for an NBA home playoff game. Little Caesars Arena provided an electric, juiced up atmosphere on Thursday night, but the New York Knicks answered the heckling with their best game of this first-round NBA playoff series. Advertisement Karl-Anthony Towns poured in 31 points and Jalen Brunson scored 30 to push the Knicks past the Pistons 118-116 in a wild Game 3 in Detroit. The Knicks lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1. There are two off days before Game 4 on Sunday in Detroit (1 p.m., ABC). The Pistons had a final chance with 0.5 seconds left, but turned the ball over when Jalen Duren tried to inbound the ball near the Pistons bench to Cade Cunningham at halfcourt, but overthrew him. More: Was Jalen Brunson's apparent turnover left uncalled with Detroit Pistons down 3? Cade Cunningham was limited to 24 points on 9-for-25 shooting with 11 assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. poured in 24 points, 18 in the first half. Advertisement The turning point came when Cunningham dropped OG Anunoby with a spin move and the Pistons within 108-105 with about 90 seconds left, but Towns met him at the rim, the ball trickled away and Brunson scored a layup on the fastbreak. Hardaway then missed another open 3 and Brunson again scored with 59 seconds left to open a 112-105 lead. This story will be updated. Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify). Contact Omari Sankofa II at osankofa@ Follow him on X and/or Bluesky. Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). Next up: Knicks Matchup: Pistons vs. New York, Game 4 of first-round playoff series. Tipoff: 1 p.m. Sunday; Little Caesars Arena, Detroit. TV/radio: ABC; WWJ-AM (950) This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Pistons score: Knicks respond to take Game 3, 118-116
