Brandon Knight News

This is the Great American Day of Left Turns, with 1,100 hundred miles of auto racing.

It's not a question the Pistons have to answer now, but in looking at the Eastern Conference playoffs, it's one they might have to answer soon.

Under normal circumstances, I would dismiss the comparisons of a second-year NBA big man to the likes of Hall of Famers Bob Lanier and Willis Reed as so much horsepucky, figuring it to be spewed by an over-exuberant fan who might never have seen Lanier or Reed play a single minute.

The Detroit Pistons have a plan based on not getting lucky, which is exactly what they've been the last few months of May.

Key Stats : 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 30 percent from three I profiled Jones last year before he decided to stay in the draft, and the book on him is basically the same: superstar upside with serious questions about how hard he will push himself to be a franchise player.

If the Detroit Pistons try to improve their backcourt in the first round of next month's NBA Draft, a shooting guard makes the most sense.

Team president Joe Dumars, left, knows he and Lawrence Frank, right, have a lot of work to do to improve, but he likes the foundation put in place in the head coach's first year guiding the Detroit Pistons.

Pistons fans young and old approached Brandon Knight, Detroit Pistons point guard, Thursday afternoon for autographs and photos at Hollywood Market .

As they did for the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery, the Detroit Pistons will be sending their previous year's top pick to the lottery in hopes to lucking their way into a better pick: The Pistons finished the 2012 lockout shortened season with the NBA's ninth worst record, so that's where they are currently expected to pick.

After finishing up their 2012 campaign with a dismal record 25-41, the Pistons held an invitation-only 'State of the Pistons' town hall-style meeting last week at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Jabari Parker, rated the top junior in America, has Kentucky and Louisville on his list, but it's still a long list with no favorite.

Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Knight has been named to the 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today.

Brandon Knight averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 assists and 3.2 rebounds in his rookie campaign, receiving 13 first-team votes and 14 second-team votes.

The Detroit Pistons' season ended almost a month ago, focused more on next week's NBA draft lottery than the playoffs which excluded them, but some NBA key summer dates will keep the Pistons busy this offseason.

You can't truly evaluate the draft until several years down the line. However, that shouldn't stop us from taking a look back at this past season and evaluating the early returns on the 2011 draft.

Detroit Pistons ' general manager Joe Dumars has been walking on thin ice for the past few years after some questionable moves, but he can start making up for his mistakes by trading away Ben Gordon in the offseason.

Key Stats : 16.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 49 percent and 42 percent from three There's really little chance that Jeff Taylor would rise enough to be in play in the late lottery when the Pistons pick and there's little chance he falls out of the 20s, where he's currently projected, to the earlier of ... (more)

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank lauded the play of rookie point guard Brandon Knight and cited positives from his first season Thursday during a radio interview with Jim Rome.

With the regular season finally over and the NBA Playoffs in full swing, the Detroit Pistons are already in offseason mode.

On Tuesday, Cleveland's rookie point guard Kyrie Irving was awarded the 2012 Rookie of the Year award unanimously, with 117 first-place votes.