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Philadelphia 76ers Win 2016 Draft Lottery

With the first pick in 1996 NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers picked Allen Iverson... and you could say that went pretty well for them. Now, this coming June, in the 2016 NBA draft the 76ers have earned another top pick. With this years top pick the 76ers have first choice over top prospects Ben Simmons…

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Vote for Andre Drummond - NBA Community Assist Award

Each month during the NBA regular season, the NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente is awarded to an NBA player in recognition of his outstanding commitment and dedication to making a difference in his community. Now it is time to pick the winner for the year. Andre Drummond is up for the…

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Maybe Shooting Underhand Will Help

Pistons Center Andre Drummond will consider shooting underhand from the free throw line...He shot just 36% last season.   Andre Drummond 'open' to going underhanded at the line Auburn Hills - Pistons center Andre Drummond is no Rick Barry at the free-throw line. But the two may have something in common beginning next year. Drummond,…

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AUDIO: Pistons Fight But Can't Avoid Sweep by Cavs

The Pistons first playoff run in seven years ended without a win as the Cavaliers topped the Pistons 100-98 to win Game 4 and finish off a sweep of their first round series. Tobias Harris got the Pistons off on the right foot with a 10 point, 6 rebound first quarter while Andre Drummond helped…

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NBA Logos: Hip Hop Edition

UPROXX.com is back at it again. We've covered their redesigned sports logos as Trump, WWE stars, superheroes & more... now it's time to check out the NBA redesigned logos as Hip-Hop artists. No surprise at who landed the Detroit Pistons... check it out here: Redesigning NBA Logos As Hip-Hop Artists, Because The Two Are Already…

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Pistons Bring The Playoffs Home

The series moves back to Detroit and the Pistons are looking to even the series starting with tonight.... Detroit has lost 10 straight playoff games to Cleveland. Tip off from the Palace at 7pm. Detroit Pistons end 7-year home playoff drought in critical Game 3 vs. Cavs AUBURN HILLS -- Most of the 2,553 days…

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Cavs Hold Serve, Pistons Host Game 3 on Friday

The Cavaliers tied an NBA Playoff record by making 20 three pointer en route to a 107-90 win over the Pistons on Wednesday night. Andre Drummond came out with tremendous intensity to help the Pistons take a lead of as many as 10 in the first half but Lebron James and company battled back to…

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Pistons-Cavs Game 2 Tonight

Game two of the Eastern Conference first round series between the Pistons and the Cavaliers is tonight in Cleveland. The Cavs took game one 106-101. Detroit hung around as much as they could throughout the game, and pressured Cleveland, showing they would not roll over for the series. After the showing in game one, it…

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NBA Salary Cap To Make A Monstrous Jump

The NBA salary cap sits at $70 million, which sits at just under $6 million per player, and obviously the last three to four players on your roster won't make that much, especially the rookies. The new projected NBA salary cap, which was sent to league executives in a memo this week is set to…

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Pistons Threaten Cavs, Fall In Game One

One thing was learned on Sunday during game one of the Eastern Conference playoffs between Detroit and Cleveland. That was that the Pistons would not just roll over for the top seeded Cavaliers. Detroit hung with the Cavaliers as long as they could, and made it a ball game before losing 106-101. They matched the…