The Latest Breaking News from Troy Weaver

The "why" behind the Detroit Pistons' sudden arrival as a playoff team in the East.

Detroit appears set to reshape its front office.

DETROIT — And here we still sit, stuck between the P-words. Detroit fans craving Playoffs, management doubling down on Patience.

“When you see something special, you know it’s special,” #Rockets general manager Rafael Stone says of Amen Thompson. “What Amen can do, to me, jumps out.”

DETROIT — Tanking time is over. For the Pistons, it didn’t really work, unless former No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham blossoms into a superstar. This year’s reward — the fifth pick in a draft with only three notable prizes — is for sale, by most accounts.

DETROIT — It wasn’t just the eye-popping financial commitment that got Monty Williams’ attention.

DETROIT — It was obvious why the Pistons wanted Monty Williams. In nine seasons as an NBA head coach, he’d helped rebuild two teams, was named Coach of the Year, reached the playoffs five times and the Finals once. At 51, he was suddenly, surprisingly available, dismissed by the Phoenix…

The lottery was a coin flip. The NBA draft probably will be, too, after the ping-pong balls did the Pistons no favors last week in Chicago.

A heartfelt letter to essentially say they regret nothing.