OFFICIAL: Historic Detroit Pistons TURNAROUND—14 Wins to 60 Wins in 2 Years! NBA Playoffs Are NEXT!
The Detroit Pistons cap off a historic turnaround, clinching their first 60-win NBA season in two decades. Is this the greatest comeback story in sports? Host Ku Khahil spotlights the Pistons’ remarkable rise from a 14-win team to Eastern Conference leaders, fueled by Cade Cunningham’s MVP-caliber moments, Jalen Duren’s leap to All-NBA status, and Defensive Player of the Month honors for both Isaiah Stewart and Ausar Thompson.
Key talking points include Paul Reed’s dominance as the Pistons’ secret weapon, Kevin Huerter and Caris LeVert’s timely bench resurgence, and the unsung heroics that could swing a playoff series. Ku reflects on signature wins—especially Cunningham’s explosive performance against the Knicks—and questions if Detroit has all the right pieces for a deep postseason run. Which Play-In contender will stand in their way? Don’t miss this passionate, in-depth breakdown of the Pistons’ rise and their high-stakes playoff path.
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28 Comments
YKTPWA 60 WINS!
Trajan would be a fool to let Huerter walk this offseason!!!!
What up doe, 60 wins???
As a Detroit RW, Tigers, Pistons & Lions fan its nice to see one of them not choke away the division, Cheers!!!
Playing the Hornets would be a fun series
That's why I give the front office a lot of props because I didn't want to get rid of any of the players last year. but they made some small changes tweaks that I think did make them better cuz they got 60 wins but they kept the guys that I wanted them to keep
B-Baul!!!!!
Levert said he was playing injured most of the season. Huerter has been quality during his pro career, getting him is a big plus. Tobias Harris is reminding everybody of what he can do. Having the amount of good players coming off the bench is a unique and tough situation for a coach to have to manage. JB has done well maneuvering it.
I hope we sweep whoever we play first to really send a message to the NBA and the fans. I think whoever we play in the first round it will be a 5 game series at most.
Also i smell an upset happening between the Cavs and Raptors or Hawks and Knicks.
We going to the finals
I would offer Paul Reed $10M+ per year once his contract is up after next season to convince him to stay. I think we have seen this season and last year that having a great reserve big is incredibly useful. Foul trouble, injuries, ahem suspensions. He may be the 3rd string center, but he played in as many games as Cade this year. He played in MORE games than Beef Stew this year. He has proven he is worth a handful of wins in these situations.
Pay him, try to massage the rotations to get him nightly minutes whenever possible. Give him the key to the city. Anything.
Little advice, don't go with what ifs. Nobody cares
It’ll be a big week for Cade before going into the playoffs. He looks a tad bit heavy to me
1st Listen. What's good Ku. This was the best times brother. Love how Cade earned this city respect and brought his boys with him. This is too dope. Let's MFKN GO!!! 🏀
I thought you was gonna bring up Tobias 3pt shooting looking better in this last stretch
I hope Cade is 100% ready for the playoffs. I feel like he was just playing at 70% today, but he will ramp it up. His 3 pt shot improved so much before the collapsed lung. Hope it returns by game 1 😄
One more thing ku, not even just missing games I know either Duren or stew will get into foul trouble and have Reed will be a cheat code then. Oh god am I excited, having Dannis and Kevin heurter and not having leshart leshit the bed as much is amazing
Shocked you didnt mention the turnovers from LeVert thats the part that scares me the most not the bad shots, he commits turnovers that just unravel the stretch of minutes he plays
I knew it their going to make 60. Yeaaah Pistons!! Well done. Congratulations you all. Good luck on the playoff.100% winner!!!
Everyone is trying to bench each other. Reed trying to bench JD, Huerter trying to bench Duncan, Jenkins trying to bench Cade, lately Ron trying to bench Tobias. 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂 They are baaad. This team is bad. 😂
I think Cade was playing safe not to get injured before the playoff. He was great as always.
All year people were commenting about our shooting behind the arc. All of the commentators were telling that this tem need someone other than Duncan. Also they were saying that we need a second scorer other than Cade. Ku included. I always knew and mentioned that they just choose not to!! Not to shoot 3s, not to make creations besides Cade. Because this team wants to win and they are playing infallible basketball. And as JB mentioned they are the definition of TEAM. I was always against to make flashy trades. Because any flashy trade could disrupt the spirit of this team. Next year all the other teams will try to make flashy trades "from Pistons", because by the end of the playoff all of these players will double/triple their worth and every team will be in line to get one of our players. Ibwish we could keep all of them. We can go 2-3 consecutive championships with this team if we can keep it intact. And for 10+ years we can dominate NBA. I'm so happy
I don't know if it is legally possible but if possible some of the players who has the highest contracts might/should/would sacriface some of their contracts/earnings to keep this TEAM intact. As they are sharing the ball on the court, they might also share their earning with a more equitable solution. Am i being too childish/romantic/naive??? 😊😊
Blocks per 100 possessions, team leaders, this season
Stew 3.4
Reed 3.1
Ausar 1.8
Caris 1.7
Who's missing from this list, y'all?
Troy Weaver needs much props
A team going to give Paul Reed some money
King predicted a 60 win season back in November
Hard to believe but 2 years ago was the first year I watched an entire NBA basketball season and started to learn the game of basketball and I can’t believe this team created a season like this!! Night and Day difference!! Once I found Ku YouTube! I ain’t ever going back to Woodward sports for Pistons info!! Hope the Pistons bring a ring back for the CITY! Let’s go PISTONS!!
totally agree with Kelser. I lived in St Louis for the Greatest Show on Turf and Dallas when Dirk got his championship. This is absolutely right up there for magical seasons.