Whom will the Pistons draft? Vincent Goodwill puts odds on nine candidates

So whom will the Pistons draft in the first round, now that they know they’re selecting eighth? Vincent Goodwill of The Detroit News breaks down the candidates and sets the odds of the Pistons drafting each player. More

• Ford: UNLV’s Anthony Bennett would give Pistons premier front line
• Pistons land No. 8 pick; Joe Dumars confident they'll add 'nice piece'
• Charlie Villanueva picks up option to stay with Pistons
• Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

Ford: UNLV’s Anthony Bennett would give Pistons premier front line

With the lottery order established Tuesday night, ESPN's Chad Ford released an updated mock draft. He has the Cavaliers taking Kentucky center Nerlens Noel No. 1 and Orlando selecting Michigan guard Trey Burke No. 2. More

• Whom will the Pistons draft? Vincent Goodwill puts odds on nine candidates

Pistons land No. 8 pick; Joe Dumars confident they'll add 'nice piece'

Winning the coin flip with the Washington Wizards led to the Pistons falling to the eighth spot as opposed to the seventh. The Wizards rose to the top three. Had the coin flip gone the other way, the Pistons would've been in the top three. More

• Whom will the Pistons draft? Vincent Goodwill puts odds on nine candidates

Charlie Villanueva picks up option to stay with Pistons

Villanueva is in California training for next season and decided to opt-in for the last $8.5 million from a deal he signed in the summer of 2009. Villanueva presumably will return to Detroit if he isn't traded or the team doesn't use the amnesty clause on him in July. More

• Whom will the Pistons draft? Vincent Goodwill puts odds on nine candidates

Tuesday’s NBA roundup: Spurs blow late lead, beat Grizzlies in OT

Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio’s first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 on Tuesday night. More

Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft. More

• Whom will the Pistons draft? Vincent Goodwill puts odds on nine candidates

Pistons make most of lottery selections

It’s seemingly taken awhile, but one element of the Pistons’ offseason will be revealed tonight — at least a portion of it — at the draft lottery in New York. More

Pistons hope Andre Drummond can bring good luck at NBA Draft Lottery

Pistons rookie Andre Drummond turned out to be quite a find with the ninth pick in the 2012 draft and he's no stranger to the camera, so the gregarious center will represent the Pistons at the NBA Draft Lottery in New York on Tuesday. More

Spurs pound Grizzlies in Game 1 of NBA Western Conference finals

Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the Spurs struck first by beating Memphis 105-83 on Sunday. San Antonio raced out to a 17-point lead in the first quarter. More

Pacers drop Knicks, head to first Eastern finals since ’04

Indiana is 6-0 at home in the playoffs, but this one sure wasn’t easy. Next up is a rematch with Miami, the team that eliminated Indiana last season. Game 1 will be Wednesday at Miami. More

Victor Oladipo says he’d be good fit with Pistons

Oladipo rose up the draft boards this past season because of his stellar play on both ends of the floor, especially his ability to disrupt offenses by being perhaps the best perimeter defender in college basketball. More

• Former Michigan star Trey Burke expects to play big in NBA

Heat star Dwyane Wade surprises fan at prom

Wade walked into a ballroom with roses and hugged Nicole Muxo on Friday night as her classmates from Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School cheered. Muxo posted a YouTube video in April asking Wade to the prom. More

Friday's NBA roundup: Tony Parker emerges as Spurs' leader

Danny Green failed to step up quickly enough on a pick, allowing Golden State’s Stephen Curry to hit an open 3-pointer. The roar of the Oracle Arena crowd Thursday night was nothing compared to Tony Parker’s tirade at Green over the defensive lapse. More

Former Michigan star Trey Burke expects to play big in NBA

If age is only a number, then height serves the same meaningless purpose for Michigan’s Trey Burke, the national player of the year. He feels his skill set and accomplishments should speak more to NBA teams than the concerns about how tall he is. More

• Victor Oladipo says he’d be good fit with Pistons

Georgetown’s Porter praises Pistons, Indiana's Oladipo stresses defense

Georgetown swingman Otto Porter is one of the Pistons’ targets for next month’s NBA draft, and Porter compared himself to a player who just left town. More

• Michigan's Trey Burke ready for NBA with help from trusted allies

Tim Hardaway Jr., Ray McCallum face tough questions as they introduce themselves to pros

Questions about their respective athletic abilities is something Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. and the Detroit’s Ray McCallum are being forced to answer for the first time in their careers. More

• Michigan's Trey Burke ready for NBA with help from trusted allies

Thursday's NBA roundup: Carmelo Anthony, Knicks force Game 6; Spurs eliminate Warriors

Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks broke out just enough to stay in it. Anthony scored 28 points and the Knicks avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night. More

• Michigan's Trey Burke ready for NBA with help from trusted allies

Otto Porter: It’d be ‘beautiful’ to play with Pistons’ Greg Monroe

Georgetown swingman Otto Porter is one of the Pistons’ targets for next month's NBA draft and Porter compared himself to a player who just left town: "Tayshaun Prince." More

• Detroit’s Ray McCallum out to prove he belongs in the big show

Detroit’s Ray McCallum out to prove he belongs in the big show

Reintroducing himself at the NBA Draft Combine was the main goal for Ray McCallum, the University of Detroit junior point guard who declared for the draft on the last possible day. More

• Otto Porter: It’d be ‘beautiful’ to play with Pistons’ Greg Monroe

Combine will give Pistons a chance to see who’s the best fit

It’s there where they can begin separating fact from fiction when they actually sit down with college players, beginning the delicate process of figuring out who’s the best fit for the type of team Pistons president Joe Dumars is trying to build. More

Wednesday’s NBA playoffs roundup: Heat down Bulls to advance

LeBron James scored 23 points, Wade added 18 and the Heat clawed back from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 94-91 on Wednesday night and close out their second-round series in five games. More

ESPN ‘30 for 30’ film will feature Pistons’ Bad Boys title teams

The critically-acclaimed ESPN "30 for 30" series now has its sights set on the Detroit Pistons teams that won back-to-back NBA titles in 1989 and 1990. More

Michigan’s Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. in Chicago for NBA draft combine

Burke and Hardaway, who were the Wolverines’ leading scorers last season, both are in Chicago to participate in the NBA draft combine, which begins Thursday. More

Report: Pacers assistant Brian Shaw to interview for Pistons job

WXYZ (Channel 7) reported that Shaw, who was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers title teams as a player and an assistant coach under Phil Jackson, will get an interview after the Pacers’ playoff run is over. More

Pistons’ Andre Drummond, Kyle Singler make all-rookie second team

In a bit of a surprise, Drummond wasn't named to the all-rookie first team by the league's coaches Tuesday. Drummond and Singler made the second team, though. More

In photos: Vincent Goodwill’s top 20 NBA prospects

The NBA draft is June 27, and Detroit News Pistons beat writer Vincent Goodwill is offering up his ranking of the top 20 prospects. Check them out in the gallery inside. More

Tuesday’s NBA playoffs roundup: San Antonio takes 3-2 series lead

Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs held the Golden State Warriors’ starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. More

Monday's NBA roundup: Heat’s defense stymies undermanned Bulls

LeBron James and the Miami Heat didn’t even give the Chicago Bulls room to breathe, practically squeezing the playoff life out of them to take a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal. More

Darrell Walker to interview for Pistons’ coaching job

The Pistons will interview former assistant coach and current Knicks assistant Darrell Walker, the Detroit News has learned. Walker was a Pistons assistant under former coaches Michael Curry and John Kuester. More