Andre Drummond

Pistons Exploring Options To Trade Andre Drummond, Though Highly Unlikely

... exploring options to trade Andre Drummond, though highly unlikely. Could the big man be on the move? It's unlikely but the situation in Detroit is not great. Feb 15, 2017. • 3 min read. The Pistons have taken a huge step back this season. Their early season foibles were easy to explain away behind Reggie Jackson’s knee injury. Yet since the starting point guard returned, things have stayed well south of where most thought the team would be this year after their promising run to the No. 8 seed a year ago. There are a lot of contributing factors to their downturn, and while their offense is chief among them, there are defensive concerns as well. The Pistons rank 11 th in defense, which is really good. There should be no problem there. Except that almost all of their good defense comes behind the ...

Pistons' Andre Drummond Remembers Fab Melo As A 'funny Dude

... friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Pistons' Andre Drummond remembers Fab Melo as a 'funny dude'. Vince Ellis , Detroit Free Press 12:23 p.m. ET Feb. 13, 2017. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. George (the Animal) Steele, who's real name was Jim Myers, the famous pro wrestler and Hall of Fame football coach at Madison Heights Madison, died on Feb. 17 at age 79. Courtesy of WWE. Former Syracuse and Boston Celtics center Fab Melo died in his native Brazil on Feb. 11. He was 26. Kevin Rivoli, Associated Press. Buy Photo. Mike Ilitch, owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. He was 87 years old. Ryan Garza, DFP. Don Coleman, Michigan State's first unanimous football All-America, died Jan. 31. He was 88. Courtesy of ...

Isaiah Thomas, Andre Drummond Fuel Celtics Trade Rumors With Mysterious Tweets

... about to complete. — Isaiah Thomas (@Isaiah_Thomas) February 21, 2017. 8:23 PM. Me: gotta wait for this trade. 12:44 AM. Me: I'm going to bed. Jae Crowder: 😎😜😆. — Dave Rouse (@Tito Rouse) February 21, 2017. Trying to process @Isaiah_Thomas ' 👀 tweet like. __link__/ts EVNR 0 jdw. — Only In Boston (@Only In BOS) February 21, 2017. When Isaiah Thomas tweets out an emoji and you know you won't be able to sleep until all questions are answered. __link__/Ohz 0 f 7 Nr De. — Tony X. (@so Ioucity) February 21, 2017. Adding fuel to the fire, Pistons center Andre Drummond , who Detroit has considered trading , retweeted Thomas and then posted his own two-eyes emoji tweet. — Andre Drummond (@Andre Drummond) February 21, 2017. Drummond might just be playing around, but Thomas tweeted the two eyes emoji  over the summer right before the Celtics signed Al Horford , so there is precedent as to why Celtics fans freaked out like they did. Also, because of Thomas’ tweet reporters began to reach out to the Celtics to see if a potential deal was in the works. This led ...

Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond Ranked High On Espn's Top 25 Under 25

... the fourth quarter of the Pistons' 116-108 win against the Timberwolves on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at the Palace. Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports. Feb 3, 2017; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy reacts from the sidelines during the fourth quarter of the Pistons' 116-108 win against the Timberwolves on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at the Palace. Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports. Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins dunks during the fourth quarter of the Pistons' 116-108 win Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at the Palace. Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports. Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins dunks during the fourth quarter of the Pistons' 116-108 win Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at the Palace. Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports. Pistons center Andre Drummond snags a rebound during the second half of the Pistons' 116-108 win over the Timberwolves on ...

Pistons Tried Andre Drummond-for-demarcus Cousins Swap

... was reported the Kings were trading Cousins, a three-time NBA All Star averaging 27.8 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, to the New Orleans Pelicans. Whether the Pistons remained in talks with Sacramento about Cousins is unclear, but the report seems to indicate Detroit is open to entertaining offers for Drummond, their talented, 6-foot-11 center. Sources: Pistons engaged Kings on a Drummond for Cousins swap earlier this season. Kings declined offer then. Unclear if Pistons now in mix. - Michael Scotto (@Mike AScotto) February 20, 2017. Of course, it was reported by ESPN on Friday the Pistons continue to gauge the trade value of Reggie Jackson. Jackson's name came up in a potential trade with the Orlando Magic, one that would reportedly send Detroit's starting point guard south for D. J. Augustin and Jeff Green. It was the second Jackson-related trade rumor reported by ESPN in recent months, including one - Jackson to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ricky Rubio - that was publicly shot down by Pistons president-coach Stan Van Gundy. AROUND THE NBA: The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, in a video published Sunday ...

Andre Drummond And D’angelo Russell

... from the field in these situations. One-on-one Scoring – Another strength for Russell is with his isolation play. He ranks in the 83 rd percentile in the league, averaging 1.039 points per possession, by shooting 41 percent from the field. Out of right side ISOs, Russell is deadly, ranking in the 98 th percentile, averaging 1.5 points per possession. From the top of the key, he ranks in the 77 th percentile in scoring efficiency. Russell can drive it both ways but has a tendency to want to get to his left, or strong hand, on drives. On drives, Russell ranks in the 98 th percentile on ISO drives, ranking as the 5 th most efficient player in the league. His herky-jerky stop and go style allows him to constantly keep his defender off balance. (Defense) – Guarding Pick and Roll Ball Handler – Russell is very good when defending the ball handler out of pick and roll situations. He ranks in the 69 ...

Andre Drummond Among 5 Players Who Should Be Traded But Won’t Be

... five NBA players who should be traded but likely won’t be. Post to Facebook. SI: Andre Drummond among 5 players who should be traded but won’t be Sports Illustrated’s Andrew Sharp listed five NBA players who should be traded but likely won’t be. Check out this story on __link__: __link__/2 j TAef M. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. SI: Andre Drummond among 5 players who should be traded but won’t be. Kirkland Crawford , Detroit Free Press Published 1:41 a.m. ET Feb. 1, 2017 | Updated 8:27 a.m. ET Feb. 1, 2017. Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) walks down the court during the second half of the Pistons' 113-109 loss Monday in Boston. (Photo: Winslow Townson USA TODAY Sports). Sports Illustrated’s Andrew Sharp listed five NBA ...