Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

Driving to the Basket brings you weekly analysis of everything Detroit Pistons-related! New episodes Wednesday mornings. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @ToTheBasketPod

Episodes

October 29, 2025 47 mins

This episode goes in-depth on the first week of the Pistons' 2025-2026 campaign.

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This episode goes over recent events -- notably Jaden Ivey's upcoming absence and the front office's decision to pass on extensions for he and Jalen Duren -- and previews each player for the upcoming season.

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This episode goes over some season storylines to watch and recaps media day.

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October 3, 2025 31 mins

The podcast returns from a long hiatus to preview the Eastern Conference. More content to come! 

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This episode recaps Summer League, goes more in-depth on free agency, and explains why the betting odds from an unregulated offshore sportsbook about Cam Thomas have no bearing upon reality. 

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This episode, featuring Zariq of RealBullyBall, recaps the Pistons' free agency journey so far.

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June 28, 2025 48 mins

This episode recaps the Pistons' quiet participation in the draft, discusses transactions around the league, laughs at Troy Weaver, and more.

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This episode opines on the Desmond Bane trade to Orlando, how the Magic's current position compares to that of the Pistons, and whether or not the Pistons need to make moves of their own to keep up in the East, then reviews Jalen Duren's 2024-2025 season.

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June 10, 2025 48 mins

This episode visits a variety of Pistons and NBA-related topics that the host himself, posting this episode four days after recording it, cannot remember in their totality.

 

Recorded on Friday, June 6.

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May 30, 2025 55 mins

This episode addresses some common suggested trade targets for the Pistons, and sadly concludes that none of them are viable. 

 

Recorded on 5/24. Correction about the Suns: they've got three picks between now and 2032, though none are their own and all are least-favorables.

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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.

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

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April 18, 2025 59 mins

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!

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March 3, 2025 70 mins

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. 

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

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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!)

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December 13, 2024 27 mins

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

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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. 

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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.

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November 22, 2024 47 mins

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. 

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