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
This episode recaps a week that saw the caliber of the competition increase substantially.
This episode primarily focuses upon contextualizing the season so far, as well as what's coming next.
This episode recaps a week that saw the Pistons grow the standing win streak to nine games and the season's record to 11-2: Daniss Jenkins, the bench mob, and so on.
This episode recaps the good, the bad, and the context of the last week and a half.
This episode goes in-depth on the first week of the Pistons' 2025-2026 campaign.
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.
This episode goes over some season storylines to watch and recaps media day.
The podcast returns from a long hiatus to preview the Eastern Conference. More content to come!
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.
This episode, featuring Zariq of RealBullyBall, recaps the Pistons' free agency journey so far.
This episode recaps the Pistons' quiet participation in the draft, discusses transactions around the league, laughs at Troy Weaver, and more.
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.
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.
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.
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!)
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