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Pistons sign Eugene Omoruyi to 10-day contract

The Detroit Pistons have signed forward Eugene Omoruyi to a 10-day contract.

Omoruyi, 6-7, 244, averaged 4.9 points (47% FG), 2.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.6 steals in 11.8 minutes over 23 games (two starts) with Oklahoma City this season. He also appeared in 13 games (11 starts) with the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA G League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder, averaging 17.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 26.8 minutes per game.

A native of Orangeville, Ontario, Omoruyi holds career NBA clips of 4.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals in 27 games (two starts) over two NBA seasons with Dallas and Oklahoma City. Omoruyi began his collegiate career at Rutgers University where he played three seasons. He played his final season at the University of Oregon where he was named All-Pac-12 Frist Team and helped the Ducks to the 2021 NCAA Sweet 16. In 121 career games, he averaged 9.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 22.8 minutes per game.

Omoruyi will wear #97 for the Pistons.

Pistons sign R.J. Hampton

The Detroit Pistons have signed guard R.J. Hampton.

Hampton, 6-4, 175, averaged 5.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals in 13.9 minutes over 26 games with Orlando this season. Overall, Hampton played 116 games (15 starts) over three seasons with the Magic, averaging 8.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.6 steals in 20.8 minutes.

The Dallas native holds career NBA clips of 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.6 steals in 141 games (15 starts) over three NBA seasons with Denver and Orlando. He was drafted 24th overall by Milwaukee in the 2020 NBA Draft before being traded to Denver on draft night. Prior to the NBA, Hampton played one season for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League.

Hampton will wear #14 for the Pistons.

Pistons sign Stanley Umude to 10-day contract

The Detroit Pistons have signed guard Stanley Umude to a 10-day contract.

Umude, 6-6, 210, has averaged 15.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.7 steals while shooting 42% from the field and 35% from 3-point range in 18 games (14 starts) for the Motor City Cruise, the NBA G League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons, this season.

A native of San Antonio, Umude began his collegiate career at the University of South Dakota where he played four seasons and was named to the 2018 and 2020 All-Summit First Team. He played his final season at the University of Arkansas where he helped the 2021 Razorbacks to the Elite Eight. In 138 career games, he averaged 14.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 26.5 minutes per game.

Umude will wear #14 for the Pistons.

Multi-team trade sends James Wiseman from Warriors to Pistons

The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired forward Kevin Knox II via the Detroit Pistons and five future second round picks in a trade that sent Gary Payton II to the Golden State Warriors, it was announced today by General Manager Joe Cronin. As part of the trade, Detroit acquired center James Wiseman in a move that sent forward Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks.

In his fifth season out of Kentucky, Knox has amassed career averages of 7.4 points (37.9% FG, 34.4% 3-PT, 71.1% FT) and 2.9 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game in 254 games (62 starts) for New York (2018-22), Atlanta (2021-22) and Detroit (2022-23). A former ninth overall selection in the 2018 NBA Draft of the New York Knicks, Knox averaged 5.6 points (46.9% FG, 37.1% 3-PT, 78.8 FT%) and 2.6 rebounds in 14.1 minutes per game in 42 games (1 start) during the 2022-23 season

Pistons center Marvin Bagley III out after hand surgery

Pistons center Marvin Bagley III underwent successful surgery yesterday (Thursday) to repair a fracture of the third and fourth metacarpals in his right hand.

Bagley suffered the injury at the 6:57 mark of the second quarter at Portland on January 2.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Michelle Carlson at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, in consultation with team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bill Moutzouros of Henry Ford Health.

Bagley will be reevaluated in approximately six weeks.

Pistons sign Jared Rhoden to a two-way contract, waive Braxton Key

The Detroit Pistons have signed guard Jared Rhoden to a two-way contract.

And in a related move, Detroit waived two-way forward Braxton Key.

Rhoden, 6-6, 210, most recently played for the College Park Skyhawks, the NBA’s G League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks. In 16 games (four starts), he averaged 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists while shooting 54.7% from the field and 51.4% from 3-point range.

Rhoden, a Baldwin, NY native, played four years, collegiately, at Seton Hall University. In 122 career games (72 starts), he averaged 10.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Pirates. In 31 games as a senior, he averaged 15.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 33.1 minutes per game, garnering 2022 All-Big East First Team honors. Rhoden left the program as one of only 12 players to record 1,200 points and 600 rebounds in school history.

Keys was signed to a two-way contract on April 3, 2022, following a 10-day stint with the Pistons. He’s appeared in 12 games with Detroit, averaging 6.8 points and 4.1 rebounds.

Pistons guard Cade Cunningham undergoes season-ending surgery

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham underwent surgery on Friday, December 16 to stabilize and promote complete healing of a left tibial stress fracture.

The surgery was performed by Dr. David Porter and Dr. Mark Ritter of Forte Sports Medicine and Orthopedics (Carmel, IN) in consultation with team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bill Moutzouros of Henry Ford Health, who was also present.

The 6-foot-6 guard is expected to miss the remainder of the season with doctors anticipating a recovery and return to full basketball activities this offseason.

Per the Detroit Free Press, “the 2021 No. 1 overall pick was initially shut down for five games after Nov. 9 for what the team characterized as “shin soreness,” but there was suspicion a stress fracture was the cause of the underlying soreness Cunningham had been dealing with for an extended period of time. He averaged 19.9 points on poor efficiency (41.5% on field goals, 27.9% on 3-pointers) with 6.2 rebounds and six assists a game in 12 appearances this season.”

Pistons guard Cade Cunningham to undergo season-ending surgery

Via the Detroit Free Press:

Cade Cunningham made the right decision for himself and for the Detroit Pistons. But that doesn’t mean it was an easy decision.

Cunningham, who will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left shin later this week, took a few weeks to make the biggest decision of his young NBA career. He had been dealing with shin soreness off and on since at least last season, but the team didn’t suspect there was a more severe cause until it flared up again toward the start of this season. There was a chance his shin would’ve healed after an extended period of rest, but surgery should ultimately fix the issue for good.

Cunningham will miss the rest of the season. His final game came Nov. 9, and he only played in 12 games before the team decided to shut him down. It’s an unfortunate development for a rebuilding Pistons team that expected to be better this season, with Cunningham, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2021, leading the way. While they don’t anticipate Cunningham’s surgery negatively impacting their rebuild long term, they will have to navigate the near future without him.

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Pistons sign Bojan Bogdanovic to a contract extension

The Detroit Pistons on Monday, October 31 signed forward Bojan Bogdanović to a contract extension.

Bogdanović was acquired from the Utah Jazz on September 22, 2022. In seven games this season, he’s averaging a team and career-high 22.7 points per game while shooting 53% from the field and 51% from 3-point range.

Last season, Bogdanović, 6-7, 226, averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 30.9 minutes per game with the Jazz. He averaged 18.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists over the previous three seasons in Utah while shooting 45% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc.

Drafted 31st overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, Bogdanović played professionally overseas before coming to the NBA in 2014.

Born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bogdanović began his professional career in Europe, most notably, with Real Madrid in Spain and Fenerbahce in Turkey. He helped lead Fenerbahce to a Turkish Cup win in 2013 and a Turkish Supercup and Turkish League championship in 2014.