CADE CUNNINGHAM NAMED TO 2021-22 KIA NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham was named to the 2021-22 Kia NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced tonight.Read More
Isaiah Livers, like Dinwiddie drafted under the cloud of injury, showed as a rookie in limited opportunity after fully rehabilitating that he has the stuff to thrive in today’s NBA as a wing player with size and potentially elite 3-point ability.
Pistons fans don’t have to worry about getting spoiled by lottery fortune. After breaking a streak of 13 trips to the lottery without moving up by winning the No. 1 pick last year, things reverted to form on Tuesday with the Pistons dropping two spots to pick fifth in the June 23 draft.
Kelly Olynyk wound up missing more than half the season with an early-season knee injury that left a major hole in Dwane Casey’s bench unit. When he returned and hit his stride in mid-February, Olynyk played a big role in the best stretch of the Pistons season.