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This week's mailbag features your questions on first-round options, an early LeBron MVP snub, point differential analysis, and more. There's too many variables to mount a good answer to this question, so let's answer a simpler version: How many games -- and more importantly, minutes -- would Embiid need to play for the Philadelphia 76ers to pass the eighth-seeded Detroit Pistons in projections using ESPN's real plus-minus (RPM)? Embiid starts out projected for 50 games (the minimum for any player who doesn't have a specific injury going into the season) and 25 minutes per game, a total of 1,250 minutes. Continue to Article

October 17, 2017 11:58:am EST

Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy believes that the solution to discourage the worst NBA teams from tanking their seasons is to wipe out the NBA draft. "I'd get rid of it, just get rid of the draft altogether," Van Gundy told reporters after practice Friday. "We'd just deal with the salary cap. Make all [rookies] free agents coming in, and if I want to go give a guy $50 million a year, good, but I got to do it under the cap." Van Gundy's comments followed Thursday's board of governors vote that reworked the lottery odds each team gets. Starting with the 2019 draft, the top three teams will each have 14 percent odds of landing the No. 1 pick. Also, four teams will be drawn in the lottery, meaning Continue to Article

September 30, 2017 10:35:am EST

The Detroit Pistons were back at The Palace for their annual media day, so their old venue hasn't completely been forgotten. The Pistons will play at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, the new facility they'll share with the Detroit Red Wings. It's already hosting preseason hockey, and the Pistons will open the regular season there Oct. 18 against Charlotte. Continue to Article

September 25, 2017 8:24:pm EST

Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy doesn't buy into the notion that sports figures should just stick to sports. When asked about that perspective, the outspoken Van Gundy said Monday at Detroit's media day that could be applied to virtually anybody about anything. Kent Bazemore has a new passion. Continue to Article

September 25, 2017 8:12:pm EST

Detroit also seemingly spent well above market rate (three years, $21 million) for Langston Galloway, who plays the same position as No. 12 pick Luke Kennard. Two years ago, Jackson was a solid starting point guard propelling the Pistons on an upward track. Continue to Article

September 22, 2017 1:00:pm EST