Towns, Okafor And Good Lesser-Known Players Top NBA Draft
Karl-Anthony Towns hoisted a child high up toward his shoulders, letting the youngster at an NBA community service event feel what it was like to rock the rim with a dunk.
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Karl-Anthony Towns hoisted a child high up toward his shoulders, letting the youngster at an NBA community service event feel what it was like to rock the rim with a dunk.
I have enjoyed countless football, baseball, basketball and hockey games and media availability sessions - Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, Wolverines, Spartans.
"If you were one or two it might be a little bit different, but at eight, again, we're looking future," Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said.
Here's a list of five players that Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons could realistically go after in free agency this summer.
"The door's not closed," Pistons head coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy said Monday.
"I said to Jeff ... 'Who makes that up?'" Van Gundy said. "I've always wondered about things that we have never even had one discussion on."
Here's a look at who some experts think the Detroit Pistons will select with the eighth pick in the NBA Draft this season.
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Well, to clarify, he can sort of dunk.
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Ilyasova averaged 11.5 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Bucks last year, and he made 38.9 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc.
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Gentry had been a head coach with the Los Angeles Clippers (2000-03), Detroit (1997-2000) and Miami (1994-95). He served as Doc Rivers' top assistant with the Clippers last season.
"LeBron came into the league knowing how to play basketball and involve his teammates," Laimbeer said. "Jordan had to learn that, and then they had to assemble some great teammates around him in order for him to win."
Surprisingly, the Pistons combo of Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton, who played six years together in Detroit and won one championship in 2004, made the list.
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"My dad," Saunders said, unable to complete the sentence. "Sometimes you have to have luck."
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Two Catholic Church leaders have been running a soup kitchen in Detroit's oldest neighborhood for decades, and they have decided it's time to retire.
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The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
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The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
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The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted.
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President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana. While it might seem like a small move, it opens a new door for the industry as a whole.
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Henry Ford Health has announced new labor agreements with registered nurses and radiology technicians at its Rochester hospital.
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season.
Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
Cade Cunningham had a triple-double and Jalen Duren added 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-86.
The Detroit Lions have placed All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph on injured reserve.
Will Bower threw for two touchdowns and rushed for three more as Ferris State won its fourth NCAA Division II championship in the past five years, taking down Harding 42-21 on Saturday.
Moritz Seider had a goal and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 5-2.
The public heard from players on the Michigan Football team on Friday, the first time since former head coach Sherrone Moore was fired and subsequently arrested.
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The Detroit Association of Black Organizations pitched in on Saturday to provide gifts and food to families in need. It was part of the group's annual gift giveaway at the Bridge Center.
The nonprofit Detroit Horse Power held a beam-signing ceremony on Saturday to celebrate a milestone in the construction of what will be one of the largest urban equestrian centers in America.
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