Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

This episode follows a listener-submitted episode suggestion regarding whether the Pistons should run back the current roster for next season or explore other options.

This episode discusses postseason takeaways and the end of an unexpectedly rich season for the Pistons.

This episode previews the fast-approaching first-round matchup between the Pistons and the Knicks. (Reuploaded with some added analysis at the end.)   Apologies for the extended hiatus!

This episode focuses chiefly upon the relative importance of each member of the young core -- Cade, Ivey, Ausar, Duren, and Stewart (oops, forgot about Holland!) -- to the team's present and future. 

This episode attempts to make up for lost time by discussing the events of the past two months.

This episode, with guest Zariq of Bullyball.net, goes very in-depth on the trade deadline -- both for the Pistons and the NBA at large. (Apologies for the low volume!)

This episode takes a look at the positives (where applicable) of each rotation player so far in the season.

This mini-episode details the exceptionally unfortunate situation this organization finds itself in with Jalen Duren, with regard to the present and the increasingly dim possibility that he's a viable option for starting center of the future. 

This episode, featuring guest Anthony of Pistons Talk, evaluates -- and hands out grades to -- the team's major rotation players at (slightly past) the one-quarter mark of the 2024-2025 season.

This episode opines on the season so far, then talks Ron Holland, Ausar Thompson, Jalen Duren, and the question of adding another lead handler to the roster. 

This episode, featuring guest Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops, takes on a variety of Pistons-related topics. 

This episode, featuring Zariq of Bullyball.net, discusses player vibes, the surprises of the season so far, and the areas in which the Pistons most need to improve. 

This episode discusses the team's first win of the season and goes over player and coaching takeaways after five games.

This episode discusses the good and the bad from a relatively enjoyable start to the season. 

This episode shares final thoughts ahead of the season opener and covers some listener-suggested subjects. 

This episode discusses takeaways -- to the extent that takeaways from two preseason games are valid -- from preseason so far.

This episode speaks on the key swing factors for the upcoming season, then contextualizes potential scenarios in the context of an Eastern Conference preview.

This episode outlines probable lineups, prospective roles, areas of necessary improvement, and coaching expectations.

This episode belatedly distributes player awards for the 2023-2024 season, then reviews Cade Cunningham's 2023-2024 season.

This episode discusses how competent coaching from JB Bickerstaff could improve the performance of each returning player from last season, then reviews Ausar Thompson's 2023-2024 season.

This episode goes more in-depth on why next season should be very different from the disasters of seasons past, and then reviews Jaden Ivey's tumultuous sophomore season.

This episode goes over the best and worst Pistons seasons at each position since 2014, then reviews Isaiah Stewart's 2023-2024 season.

This episode discusses the Vegas over/under on wins for next season's Pistons -- and why the Pistons will achieve the over -- and then recaps Jalen Duren's mixed-bag 2023-2024 season.

This episode examines some further takeaways from the final two games of Summer League and recaps Marcus Sasser's rookie season.

This episode recaps 2025 NBA Summer League three games in.

This episode briefly previews Summer League, then discusses JB Bickerstaff's intro press conference and the additions of Malik Beasley and Paul Reed.

This episode discusses the trade which brought Tim Hardaway Jr. to Detroit, recaps free agency so far and opines on why in the world it's gone so slowly, and speaks about the organization's hire of JB Bickerstaff as its new head coach.

This feature-length episode recaps the 2024 NBA Draft and previews the fast-upcoming opening of free agency.

This episode previews three final 2024 NBA Draft prospects: Stephon Castle of UConn, Ron Holland of the G-League Ignite, and Tidjane Salaun the LNB Pro A's Cholet. Also some talk about free agency and the draft in general.

This episode recaps the firing of Monty Williams and previews 2024 NBA Draft prospect Cody Williams.

This episode opines briefly on the interminable wait for news on the head coach situation, then goes in-depth on prospective top-ten draft pick Dalton Knecht of the University of Tennessee.

This episode discusses Troy Weaver's departure from the organization, briefly sums up his tenure, and takes a close look at 2024 prospective top-five pick Reed Sheppard.

This episode takes a close look at possible top-five pick Matas Buzelis of the G-League Ignite.

This episode evaluates the selection of Trajan Langdon as Pistons President of Basketball Operation and profiles prospective top-ten draft pick Donovan Clingan.

This episode recaps the draft lottery, opines on why falling to #5 has much lesser implications than it did last season, and discusses some potential picks of interest (and others of no interest).

This episode attempts to contextualize the few genuine positives to Pistons owner Tom Gores in the larger picture of the upcoming offseason, and also discusses the NBA postseason so far.

This episode builds upon the previous episode by expanding further upon the team's two potential paths forward (win now vs. development), and spends some time underlining that the Pistons are in an even more unenviable position than one might think.

After a long hiatus, the show returns to discuss the organization's search for a President of Basketball Operations and how the hire might impact the team's offseason strategy.

This episode takes a break from the nightmarish tone of the season to examine positive takeaways. 

This episode discusses the recent injury news before launching into a comprehensive comparison between the rebuilds (so far) of the Pistons, Magic, Thunder, and Rockets.

This episode discusses James Wiseman's recent improvements, Jalen Duren's outlook, Fontecchio's probable contract future, how Cade and Ivey can play productively together, and more.

This episode compares where the season stands to where the Pistons stood at this time last season, recaps the previous week of basketball, discusses rotations, and speaks on why it's hard to truly evaluate the status and future of the rebuild right now.

This episode reviews the month of February -- and gets very sidetracked in the process -- with a particular focus on the post-deadline roster.

This episode spends 30 minutes ranting about the new low the Pistons have reached thanks to noted incompetent Monty Williams, then speaks on free agency for awhile.

This episode recaps a very surprising trade deadline for the Pistons.

This mini-episode examines trade deadline scenarios.

This episode discusses the recent news about Killian Hayes, analyzes the fit between Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey, and speaks about more about the fast-approaching trade deadline.

This meandering episode discusses the recent trade, does a quick preview of the fast-approaching trade deadline, and recaps the last few games.

This episode responds to a variety of listener-submitted questions. Thank you to everyone who sent in a question!

This episode features an impassioned loss of patience with the team's astoundingly awful head coach and opines on the very, very frustrating loss against the Jazz, the disheartening blowout loss against the Rockets, and the relieving win against the Raptors.     

This episode recaps the organization's record-breaking 27th straight loss in a single season, commiserates with fellow Pistons fans, and apportions blame for the disaster this season (and, to a lesser but still significant extent, the rebuild) has devolved into.