Detroit Pistons News

How badly are the Pistons missing Rip Hamilton? Young, Black and Fabulous : You probably heard Jason Maxiell got married over the summer.

He barely qualifies as Piston-related, but Chase Budinger, who was drafted by Detroit in the second round and immediately shipped to Houston, has made quite the impression so far.

Ita s now three games into the season and the Pistons are 1-2. This isna t as bad as it sounds, as the two losses came when the Pistons' leading scorer for the past seven seasons, Richard Hamilton, was riding the pine.

Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the 'Deminski & Doyle' morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

The Orlando Magic look to avenge their only loss of the season to the Detroit Pistons this evening, when the two clubs change scenes and square off at Amway Arena.

It was a shot Jose Calderon needed to fall. With the Toronto Raptors having just given away a 17-point lead to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the ball found its way to Calderon, the team's struggling point guard.

It didn't take long for former Piston Deron Washington to find a new job. He was selected third overall in tonight's D-League draft by the Los Angeles Defenders.

"Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery." Jack Paar was telling a joke when he spoke those words, but in many ways it rings true to migration trends of foreign players, lusting for a chance to play in the greatest professional basketball league in the world.

Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing easily won re-election tonight over challenger Tom Barrow.

Amir Johnson is excited to see his former teammates tonight. The Pistons travel to Toronto tonight to face the Raptors, and will be reunited with former prodigy Amir Johnson.

Ryan Anderson had 20 and 10 rebounds, Dwight Howard scored 25 and the short-handed Orlando Magic defeated the previously unbeaten Phoenix Suns 122-100 on Wednesday night.

Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, Chris Bosh scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 110-99 on Wednesday night.

Pistons coach John Kuester has maintained that Ben Wallace has a lot left to offer.

The Pistons were rumored to be interested in Earl Clark before the draft, but he went one spot before they took Austin Daye.

CARMELO Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 yesterday for their best start in 24 years.

Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor.

Auburn Hills -- Is it Magic center Dwight Howard's size that makes him a difficult matchup for opposing NBA centers? Howard is 6-foot-11, 265 pounds and he isn't nicknamed Superman for nothing, what with his broad shoulders.

Allen Iverson #1 of the Detroit Pistons looks on while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 22, 2009 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich. Records: Magic 3-0; Pistons 1-2. TV: FSN; Radio: WDBO AM 580; Spanish language: WONQ AM 1030.

November 29th, game number 18. That was the date and the game number last year in which the OKC Thunder won their second game.