December 20, 2024
WYANDOTTE, Mich – Martha Hammond wasn’t planning to attend the annual Salvation Army holiday gift drive provided by Detroit Pistons Owner and Platinum Equity Founder Tom Gores and his wife, Holly, like previous years. But her husband’s disability and a recent back injury that caused her to miss work forced her to change her mind,
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December 18, 2024
FLINT, Mich. – James Turnbull and his family members excitedly filled their vehicle with big red bags and wrapped presents, filling the trunk to capacity on a cold Wednesday night in early December. The family had just left the Voices for Children Child Advocacy Center annual holiday giveback event where more than 140 children
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December 16, 2024
DETROIT – December 12, 2024 – Platinum Equity founder and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores recently announced a $350,000 commitment to SAY Detroit. Detroit Pistons Front Office Associate Dwane Casey shared the news on behalf of Gores during WJR-AM radio host and Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom’s 13th annual SAY Detroit radiothon, an annual
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October 18, 2024
DETROIT, Mich.– The Detroit Pistons announced today that Melanie Harris has been named President of Business Operations, responsible for leading the organization’s business lines, expanding revenue opportunities and driving engagement with partners, sponsors, ticketholders and fans. Ms. Harris most recently served as vice president and general manager for Nike, Inc.’s Jordan Brand North America unit,
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October 13, 2024
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores spoke with reporters at halftime of the 105-97 loss to the Phoenix Suns in a preseason game held on the campus of Michigan State. He addressed many topics with the franchise trying to improve upon last season’s 14-68 record, but it’s clear the plan crafted alongside
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October 10, 2024
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Most of the focus Tuesday night was on the Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns playing a preseason game on the Michigan State campus. With Platinum Equity Founder and CEO Tom Gores (Pistons owner) and Mat Ishbia (Suns owner) both being MSU graduates, the game served as a recognition that the school
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September 16, 2024
DETROIT – Officials representing the Detroit Pistons, local politicians and business leaders gathered in early September to witness an important step on the path to transforming the New Center neighborhood of downtown Detroit. More than a century after first opening its doors, Henry Ford Health, the Detroit area’s largest healthcare system, broke ground on a
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August 26, 2024
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Great Lakes (Mich.) Christian College freshman Corey Charleston happily conducted drills and dribbled basketballs with a group of young children at the Van Buren Community Center on a sunny day in mid-July. He was excited to teach the game as he recalled how older kids instructed him only a few
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July 26, 2024
DETROIT – Henry Ford Health, Tom Gores and the Detroit Pistons, and Michigan State University identified today two non-profit organizations that will administer a $2.5 million sleeve of funding dedicated to home repair and rental assistance for neighboring residents of the new Future of Health development anchored by a new hospital, residential, commercial and related
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July 19, 2024
DETROIT – J.B. Bickerstaff has many reasons for joining the Detroit Pistons. Introduced as the franchise’s new head coach at a new conference helmed by Pistons President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon, Bickerstaff cited the franchise’s storied past, which includes three NBA championships and many Hall of Famers, as a primary reason for taking the
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July 3, 2024
DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons announced an agreement with J.B. Bickerstaff to join the organization as head coach. Bickerstaff has already initiated the transition process, and begun player correspondence and staff development. “I am pleased to have J.B. joining our franchise and commend our front office team on leading an extensive search,” Pistons owner Tom
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June 27, 2024
DETROIT – High-upside forward Ron Holland will go down as the first draft pick in Trajan Langdon’s tenure as Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations. Langdon told reporters shortly after the Pistons used the fifth overall pick on Holland that Pistons owner Tom Gores responded positively when Langdon presented his draft and free agency plans
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June 26, 2024
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores officially welcomed new President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon on Friday afternoon. Speaking before an audience of immediate family, the local media and team employees, Gores at first thanked the fans for their patience following last season’s 14-68 season that prompted a little soul searching that ultimately led to the
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June 21, 2024
DETROIT – It was a monumental occasion. Representatives from Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University and the Detroit Pistons joined city and state officials and community leaders to officially start the process of transforming the New Center neighborhood for the Future of Health project, a $3 billion collaborative mixed-use development project backed by Pistons owner Tom
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June 13, 2024
Shortly after Platinum Equity CEO and Founder Tom Gores finalized the acquisition of the Detroit Pistons in 2011, a living legend reached out to offer words of encouragement. The legend was Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West, who died June 12 at the age of 86. The entire NBA – including Gores – mourns the
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June 3, 2024
DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons announced recently that Trajan Langdon has been named President of Basketball Operations. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Langdon will report to owner Tom Gores and will expand the current team by recruiting additional innovative and experienced executives, with an emphasis on strategy, player personnel and
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April 16, 2024
DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons announced that the club plans to reorganize and bolster its basketball front office, which includes filling the role of a new head of basketball operations, reporting directly to Tom Gores.General Manager Troy Weaver and the basketball staff will remain in their positions and current roles while the organization assesses where
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April 15, 2024
DETROIT – At the age of 17, Devan Decker enrolled in Traverse Place for Homeless Teenswhen he first experienced housing displacement.“I was kicked out of my parent’s house and didn’t have anywhere to go,” Decker said.More than five years later, Decker stood proudly on the Little Caesars Arena court on a Sundayafternoon in early February
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April 8, 2024
DETROIT – Chauncey Billups, point guard and Finals MVP for the Detroit Pistons’ 2004 NBA Championship team, has been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2024. The announcement was made earlier today during an event held by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Glendale, AZ. Billups becomes the second player
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March 4, 2024
With diverse voices expressing staunch support, the Detroit City Council recently approved a community benefits package and tax incentives to assist the $3 billion development spearheaded by the historic partnership of the Detroit Pistons and team owner Tom Gores, Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University. Known as the Future of Health, the project aims to transform
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November 21, 2023
DETROIT – Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores addressed the media before the team’s 118-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls in the home opener at Little Caesars Arena. He gave more insight on the decision to hire veteran coach Monty Williams, the collection of young talent assembled by general manager Troy Weaver, and several other topics
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November 21, 2023
DETROIT – Monty Williams wasn’t expecting the text representing another chance at the Detroit Pistons coaching job. After explaining to Pistons general manager Troy Weaver earlier that family obligations would be the primary focus after his four-year stint coaching the Phoenix Suns had ended, he figured the organization would move on in its coaching search.
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September 22, 2023
DETROIT – With fanfare, the Detroit Pistons revealed a refurbished basketball court at Howarth Park onWednesday, which completes the organization’s $2.5 million commitment to renovate 60 basketballcourts over six years. Pistons vice chairman Arn Tellem was joined by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit CityCouncilmember Scott Benson and students from Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy at the eastside park.
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July 26, 2023
In the spring of 2013, Jason Collins wrote, “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” in afirst-person essay for Sports Illustrated. In 2014, Collins became the first openly gay athlete to compete in one of the four major professionalsports leagues. Collins shared his story as one of three panelists during the
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July 17, 2023
Detroit Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor conducted an exclusive interview with Platinum Equityfounder and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores recently in Las Vegas. Gores was in Vegas to attend the NBA’s Board of Governors meeting and watch young Pistons prospects compete in the league’s Summer League, an annual series of exhibition games featuring rookies and
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June 26, 2023
By Vince EllisSpecial for Pistons.com Over the last four seasons as coach of the Phoenix Suns, Monty Williams has won … a lot. A branch growing from San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s coaching tree, Williams had a nearly 63 percent winning percentage during his Suns tenure, and led Phoenix to the 2021 NBA Finals.
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June 26, 2023
Monty Williams got to the contract before anyone brought it up. Asked why he’d want to start over,essentially, when teams with immediate championship potential, Milwaukee and Philadelphia, madeovertures to him, Williams plowed straight ahead. “The quick answer is Troy (Weaver), the players and the money,” Williams said. “That’s somethingpeople don’t talk about. They say it
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June 12, 2023
If an algorithm existed that would spit out the ideal head coach for every NBA team’s situation, the Pistons search for Dwane Casey’s successor could not have hoped for a better outcome than what they’ve landed on: Monty Williams. Williams is exactly the right combination of teacher, temperament, visionary, tactician and philosopher that a roster
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June 12, 2023
DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons recently announced an agreement with Monty Williams to join the organization as head coach. Williams has already initiated the transition and begun scheduling player meetings and staff development. “I couldn’t be more proud to have Monty joining us at this important time to lead us into the next decade of
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April 27, 2023
Laughing children played games and dribbled basketballs recently on the YMCA of Greater Flint indoor court. The sight of kids participating in the YMCA’s Safe Places after-school activity only a few blocks away from downtown Flint brought a grin to the face of program director Monica Holmes. “I know from 4-7 p.m., if we have
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April 20, 2023
Life in the NBA can be cold to those who devote their existence to the game of basketball. Frequently, qualities like loyalty and positivity are secondary considerations behind wins and losses. That’s why former Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey’s transition to the front office unique. Casey, who started in 1981 as an assistant at Western
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April 20, 2023
DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons on Monday announced that Dwane Casey will transition into a new role in the team’s front office and that a search process for a new head coach, led by Pistons General Manager Troy Weaver, will begin immediately. “Dwane Casey has done everything we asked of him since the beginning of
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February 9, 2023
Detroit’s New Center area is not a destination neighborhood. But through a significant partnership between Platinum Equity founder and CEO Tom Gores, Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University, New Center could be on its way to being one of Detroit’s premier neighborhood hubs. At a Wednesday morning news conference at the Henry Ford Detroit
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February 1, 2023
PARIS – French Emperor Napoleon III, the last monarch of France, ordered the construction of a new opera house in 1861. Fourteen years later – after the fall of the French Empire in 1870 – the Palais Garnier opened. The gorgeous building has become one of the most famed venues in the world and it’s
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September 15, 2022
Jeremiah West was eager to volunteer at the five-day basketball camp recently held in the Petosky-Otsego neighborhood in Detroit. He fondly remembers when he was taught to play by older kids as a youth. “The camp keeps the kids active and teaches them the fundamentals of basketball,” West said of the early August camp that
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June 28, 2022
The Detroit Pistons are earning rave reviews for their draft night haul of guard Jaden Ivey and center Jalen Duren.
Continue ReadingJune 2, 2022
$20 million commitment will fund new 25,000-square foot multi-use facility, renovate Brennan pool house, and deliver diverse range of services to Cody Rouge neighborhood Gores, Pistons organization and Detroit Parks & Rec to engage residents in planning, design and programming Project originated through discussions with Pistons players, coaches and executives on how to expand and
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May 6, 2022
Cade Cunningham made a great first impression, finishing third in NBA rookie of the year balloting. Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart made significant strides in their second seasons. And the Pistons (23-59) won 11 of their last 25 games of the season, which included close losses and surprising wins over some of the best teams
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May 6, 2022
The Detroit Pistons – one of the youngest teams in the NBA – took their lumps this season in finishing 23-59. But with young players like Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has shown in two seasons that he believes in committed players dedicated to winning. That’s why Pistons
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March 31, 2022
When Platinum Equity founder Tom Gores purchased the Detroit Pistons in 2011, he said he viewed the NBA franchise as a community asset with the power to unite and inspire. The franchise has engaged the Detroit community in recent years with high-profile leadership on matters of diversity and inclusion, voting access and the pandemic. While
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December 9, 2021
“It is so empowering for young people to learn to use their voice and see how it feels to make an impact in someone else’s life,” Gores said.
View StoryNovember 18, 2021
Over the next six months, the organization will partner with different Flint groups to bus children and families to Little Caesars Arena for a free Pistons game, including food vouchers, tickets and free T-shirts.
View StoryNovember 12, 2021
First, the Pistons would play home games at Little Caesars Arena. Second, the Pistons would build a new headquarters that would house basketball and business operations. The last step was to bring a G League franchise to Detroit to offer an improved developmental experience for young players while also bringing an affordable entertainment option for city residents.
View StoryJuly 29, 2021
The Pistons are banking on the top pick in the N.B.A. draft and a young core for a revival. As much as the No. 1 overall pick represents a necessary cog in the Pistons’ rebuild it also symbolizes revitalization for the city of Detroit.
View StoryJuly 9, 2021
In a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan, the recent camp was the first of three that Gores will sponsor with the others being held in Mount Clemens and Eastpointe.
Continue ReadingMay 16, 2021
In nine seasons with the Pistons, Wallace was a four-time All-Star and four-time defensive player of the year. His career spanned 16 years in the league and he averaged 5.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.3 steals.
View StoryMay 13, 2021
The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a contract extension with coach Dwane Casey through the 2023-24 NBA season.
View StoryDecember 27, 2020
Within a matter of days, the Pistons underwent a significant overhaul, with general manager Troy Weaver transforming the roster from the 20-46 team that finished the season with a whimper.
View StoryDecember 26, 2020
During general manager Troy Weaver’s introductory news conference in June, Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores said the Andre Drummond trade last season cleared the way for the Pistons to hire Weaver, and subsequently remake most of the roster.
View StoryJuly 30, 2020
First it was the Pistons moving back to play in Detroit. Then it was building a new practice facility. The final piece is the Gatorade League franchise. It’s all in Detroit now.
View StoryJanuary 3, 2020
From the moment Tom Gores purchased the Detroit Pistons in 2011, he’s been consistent in his expectations. The Pistons are going to compete for the playoffs.
View StoryOctober 7, 2019
There was one clear message from the Detroit Pistons at the opening of their new headquarters Monday: Everyone is welcome. The Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center is in the New Center area about two miles north of Little Caesars Arena, where the franchise will begin its third season later this month.
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