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With Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond, the Pistons frontcourt is set. Detroit took Brandon Knight at No.

Joe Dumars claimed to have selected the consensus top coach available this off-season when he and Tom Gores came to agreement to hire new head coach; Maurice Cheeks.

Key Stats : 16.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per game; shot 56 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line.

Nov 09, 2012; Waco, TX, USA; Lehigh Mountain Hawks guard C.J. McCollum reacts during the game against the Baylor Bears at the Ferrell Center.

With news that Andre Iguodala has opted out of the final year of his contract, sources have named the Pistons as a potential suitor.

Did the one-and-done rule improve today's NBA ? Or is the league still facing similar problems from when high school players could declare for the draft? Debate was rekindled after Tracy McGrady commented last weekend that college players should have to wait two years before becoming eligible for the draft, noting, "the talent in this league is ... (more)

Mar 29, 2013; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons point guard Brandon Knight is helped off the court by shooting guard Kim English and a member of the medical staff during the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors at The Palace.

The Pistons are the distant wild card in these proceedings. If Detroit waives Rodney Stuckey , whose contract is guaranteed for $4 million next season, and uses the amnesty provision on Charlie Villanueva , the Pistons would not have anyone making more than $5 million on the roster next season.

Joe Dumars introduced another coach Thursday, another decent guy facing daunting odds.

A rookie's disappearance during a popular extreme race on Alaska's rugged Mount Marathon has led to significant new rules in the event.

That was the mood Thursday on a bright day in the West Atrium of the Palace. If the sun shines on this franchise again, then team president Joe Dumars and his new hire, coach Maurice Cheeks, will enjoy a long and prosperous ride.

Corey Maggette and Jason Maxiell are among the Detroit Pistons' free agents this summer.

The Pistons' disappointing seasons have made them anonymous on the national scene, but Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond received a high honor Wednesday as they were officially invited to USA Basketball's minicamp in Las Vegas next month.

The Pistons' disappointing seasons have made them anonymous on the national scene, but Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond received a high honor Wednesday as they were officially invited to USA Basketball's minicamp in Las Vegas next month.

Detroit Pistons front-line standouts Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe were two of 27 players announced today as participants in the USA Basketball Men's National Team mini-camp next month in Las Vegas.

Key Stats: 23.9 points, 2.9 assists, five rebounds, 1.4 steals per game; shot 49.5 percent from the field and 51.6 percent from 3-point range C.J. McCollum has won the hearts of many avid basketball fans and bloggers on Twitter by answering questions about style of play in a very intelligent manner.

Growing up in Chicago, Will Bynum was familiar with the legend of Maurice Cheeks.

Austin Jackson, Jimmy Howard, Greg Monroe and Joique Bell, you earned your keep and more, the biggest values in Detroit sports.

At a time when head coaching jobs are increasingly going to new, inexperienced hires, the Pistons have bucked the trend and brought back a familiar face-Maurice Cheeks, who coached four seasons in Portland and four seasons in Philadelphia before moving into an assistant's role with the Thunder.

Maurice Cheeks has been named new head coach of the Pistons, the team announced Monday night.