Detroit Pistons 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) who covers the Detroit Pistons and NBA at large on Substack to break down the—YOU GUESSED IT—2026-27 Detroit Pistons. Keep up with all of Laz’s work here: https://lazjackson.substack.com/subscribe. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:36 - Takeaways from last season
5:43 - The offseason approach
8:26 - Jalen Duren’s return and continued development
23:36 - The Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson fit
26:41 - Ausar Thompson’s on-ball usage
31:27 - Ausar-plus-shooting lineups
32:48 - Daniss Jenkins’ development
38:29 - Early impressions of Eubuka Okorie
44:07 - Cade Cunningham’s turnovers
48:41 - Ron Holland’s continued development
53:04 - Isaiah Joe’s role
56:03 - Kevin Hurter’s role
57:18 - Javonte Green’s role
58:09 - Ugonna Onyenso, Tolu Smith and shifting big-man depth
1:00:41 - Isaiah Stewart’s exit
1:04:53 - Biggest needs + John Collins’ fit
1:09:12 - The Pistons’ high floor
1:14:12 - Top-10 rotation
1:14:39 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
1:15:03 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:16:37 - PREDICTIONS

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