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News July 19

Darko Milicic is having some problems being eligible to play for the NBA.  His former team the KK Hemofarm are saying that he cannot play because he is legally bound to them.  Darko signed a contact when he was younger that went to the 2008-2009 season.  The buyout for Darko Milicic is roughly around $10 million.  You can read an in depth article here.   

 News July 17

Jon Barry will visit the Indiana Pacers on Friday July 18.  You can read more about at this link
Speedy Claxton is reported to being close to signing with the Detroit Pistons.  Last year Claxton played with the spurs as a backup point guard. 
The Pistons have almost signed a  deal with Richard Hamilton that is worth $62 million for a 7 year.

News July 15

Chucky Atkins may be traded this summer.  Pepe Sanchez and Justin Hamilton are going to have a bigger impact on the team this year.  Atkins is rumored to be traded to Denver.

News July 10

The Detroit Piston led by Tayshaun Prince beat Cleveland 73-62.  Prince scored 26 points and is now leading the Summer League in ppg.
Delfino's old team Skipper Bologna rejected a $1 million dollar buyout.  The pistons may have to wait until next season until he is eligible to play. 

News July 9

The Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic with a score of W 81-65 (1-1).  Pepe Sanchez led the team with 7 assist. 

News July 8

The pistons lost to Minnesota on a last second shot.  The final score was L 74-72 Record (0-1).  Tayshaun Prince led the team with 26 points.

News July 3

Zeljko Rebraca may be considering to have surgery on his heart to fix the irregular heart beat.  The heart beat side lined him for the majority of the season last year. 

News June 14

The Toronto Raptures hired former pistons assistant coach Kevin O'Neil to be their head coach. 

News June 12

The future 2nd overall pick was on the cover of espn.  Darko who is expected to be selected No. 2 for the pistons was featured on it.  The last pistons to be featured on the cover on espn was Ben Wallace on March 3, 2003.

News June 2

Joe Dumars welcomed in veteran coach Larry Brown  the former Philadelphia 76ers coach. The Pistons signed Brown for a 5 year deal worth $25 million. 

 News May 30

The Detroit Pistons fired Rick Carlisle.  In the past 2 seasons Rick had won 2 central division championships, 1 eastern conference championship and gone to the playoffs twice.  He was also the 2001-2002 coach of the year.   It was not an easy decision at all," Joe Dumars, Pistons' president of basketball operations, said during a news conference attended by Carlisle.