Detroit — The Detroit Pistons will open their five-game preseason schedule Sunday night time towards the Milwaukee Bucks at Little Caesars Enviornment. This recreation will mark the debut of coach JB Bickerstaff, whom the Pistons employed after the departure of Monty Williams in June.
Along with Bickerstaff, the sport may also mark the debuts of a handful of veterans and rookies the Pistons added to their roster after an unpleasant 14-68 report final season. They signed Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris and Paul Reed in free company to assist with their mediocre play and continued improvement of the younger core.
Within the 2024 NBA Draft, the Pistons chosen former G League Ignite prospect Ron Holland II within the first spherical. They then acquired second-round choose Bobi Klintman in a commerce with the Minnesota Timberwolves. A calf bruise throughout apply will sideline Klintman towards the Bucks.
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▶Trick : 8 p.m. Sunday, Little Caesars Enviornment, Detroit
▶Tv/radio: ESPN/97.1
▶Pistons damage report: Ausar Thompson, absent, blood clot; Bobi Klintman, out, calf contusion
PROJECTED STARTING LINE-UPS
▶Milwaukee Bucks: guards Damian Lillard, Gary Trent Jr.; Taurus Prince ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo; heart, Brook Lopez
▶Detroit Pistons: guards Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey; forwards Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris; heart, Jalen Duren
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