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Asked JD about the early start. And wrote about how the league’s new idea to kick the season off earlier in the day may have sounded funny at first, but it really worked:
si.com/nba/pistons/early-ope…
“It felt like a playoff game—it was amazing.”
@DetroitPistons center Jalen Duren praised the atmosphere in Detroit to start the NBA season!
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Cade Cunningham opens the season in Caitlin Clark’s “Ice Cold” Nike Caitlin 1 ❄️
📷 @blakesilverman
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Cade Cunningham warming up in some unreleased Caitlin 1s ahead of the Pistons’ season opener against the Celtics
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Paul George getting ready for his Celtics debut, 3 p.m. ET in Detroit against the Pistons @SInow
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First print byline was a fun one.
Go and get @SInow’s November issue, the basketball preview mag for 2026-27!
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Promise kept 🤝
Carlos & his whole team rocking the moustache 😅
@carlosalcaraz #RolexShanghaiMasters
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Boom, roasted.
For @SInow: Some words on the Kings and @ZachLowe_NBA’s report that Vivek Ranadivé’s preseason speech turned into a team roast
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.@SIChrisMannix tagged along with the Lakers in Slovenia to check out Luka’s hometown of Ljubljana and learn a bit more about what makes the superstar tick
With the departure of LeBron James to Philly, Luka Dončić is the unquestioned hoops king of Los Angeles.
As he showed his teammates this offseason, he’s also a pretty big deal back home in Slovenia
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Got the inside scoop on Tomlin's Minecraft city from none other than @maycetomlin himself! Chatted Twitter memes, Steelers criticism and everything in between. The only thing he wouldn't share? When to expect the next YouTube drop ... 🤫
✍️ for @SInow:
si.com/nfl/mike-tomlin-son-m…
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Talked to the lead Nike designer behind the Caitlin 1 ahead of last week’s release:
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Cade Cunningham laced up the Nike Caitlin 1s at Pistons open practice 👀
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New Weber State head coach Kaleb Canales has named John Ross the Assistant General Manager for the Wildcat basketball program.
Welcome John!
📰: WeberStateSports.com
#WeAreWeber
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Instant thoughts and takeaways from Jalen Duren’s decision to take the Pistons’ best and final five-year, $200 million offer instead of the qualifying offer route.
On @SInow: si.com/nba/pistons/jalen-dur…
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Gonna be live blogging on SI dot com about Jalen Duren’s qualifying offer deadline throughout the night with instant analysis when we (hopefully) hear his decision on his Pistons’ future.
Come hang: si.com/nba/pistons/jalen-dur…
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My preseason picks that will certainly pan out:
MVP: Wemby
ROY: Darryn Peterson
DPOY: Ausar Thompson
COY: Darko Rajaković
6MOY: Ajay Mitchell
MIP: Davion Mitchell
Our predictions for the 2026–27 NBA season award winners:
si.com/nba/predicting-2026-2…
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Our predictions for the 2026–27 NBA season award winners:
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Thoughts on Jalen Duren after Trajan Langdon dug in his heels during Pistons media day.
Latest on @SInow: si.com/nba/the-pistons-have-…
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