4/2/26 7:00PM Timberwolves 46-29 @ Pistons 55-21

[Tigeraholic1]

Little Caesars Arena - Detroit, MI

[Deleterious]

On livestream, Jaden Ivey says he had suicidal thoughts after breaking his leg

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After being traded from Detroit, Ivey played only four games with the Bulls, who sat him to allow him to rehab his surgically repaired left knee to build strength. He said the Bulls thought he was playing hurt, but he said it was how he had been playing all season with the Pistons.

Ivey said he rehabbed his knee for two weeks, but the Bulls pushed back his timetable. Then, in one practice with the team, he banged knees with forward Leonard Miller, and his left knee later swelled up before the swelling subsided.

“I said, ‘I’m ready. Jesus healed my knee,'” Ivey said.

Ivey said he offered to fly himself to Philadelphia for the team’s March 25 game. Instead, he got an MRI, and the team shut him down for the season March 26.

Did the Pistons think Jesus had healed him?

At this point it isn't even about basketball anymore.  I hope he can get some help.

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

On livestream, Jaden Ivey says he had suicidal thoughts after breaking his leg

Did the Pistons think Jesus had healed him?

At this point it isn't even about basketball anymore.  I hope he can get some help.

stuff coming out now is just weird.  the bulls were likely to make him a QO before this.  so he cost himself at least $10m.

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Stew gets overlooked with Cade being out. But I'm starting to get a bit concerned about his injury. 

A second year missing the playoffs due to injury might make them consider moving him this summer. 

 

[Deleterious]

Pistons would help themselves beating Minnesota tonight.  Edwards is questionable and McDaniels is out.

With only 7 games left it appears the Minnesota pick will fall into the 21/22/23 slot with Detroit being 28th.  So they move up a bit, but its pretty pointless.  Vecenie said most players in that range are so similar they could go 20th or 30th.

I do see people saying the Pistons should try to move up.  Terrible idea IMO.  Vecenie also said for the first time in his career he will be giving out more than 30 1st round grades.  So the draft is deep.  In deep drafts you don't move up, you accumulate extra picks.

OKC should be a target of Detroit to acquire an extra pick.  Currently, they are 15th.  Well, the Clippers are 15th but it goes to OKC.

There were reports around the trade deadline OKC would move this year's pick for future picks if they didn't end up top 5.  They don't want to add guaranteed contracts to their expensive roster.  They want to push those picks off a few years when they start to ship out more expensive players.  

 

[Betrayer]

I'd much rather choose one of those "1st round grades" at 21 than see what's left for me at 28. We get to draft a player that ranks higher on our board, it's as simple as that. Not sure how you can spin moving up 20-25% higher in a good draft as a bad or pointless thing.

But I do agree with your other point. Accumulating more picks would certainly be nice.

[buddha]

hope its yaxel.

[Deleterious]

4 minutes ago, buddha said:

hope its yaxel.

For what?  Jonas Jerebko's E-Sport team?

[buddha]

2 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

For what?  Jonas Jerebko's E-Sport team?

nyah.  yaxel can play.  big who can guard 2-3-4.  can shoot, pass, and is a willing teammate.  can take over a game when they need it.  he's been the best player in the tournament.  only downside is his age but the pistons are built to win in cade's prime, which is coming up.

morez johnson is another one they could take.  defensive forward like stewart.

[DTroppens]

Hi everyone! GOOOOOOOOOO PISTONS!!!!

What a fun season this has been to this point!

Deleterious with the Kool-Aid man. Gosh, it's been probably more than a decade since I've seen that combo on the message board, but it feels like yesterday right now.
 

Edited 26 minutes ago by DTroppens