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 - INTRO2:36 - Takeaways from last season5:43 - The offseason approach8:26 - Jalen Duren’s return and continued development23:36 - The Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson fit26:41 - Ausar Thompson’s on-ball usage31:27 - Ausar-plus-shooting lineups32:48 - Daniss Jenkins’ development38:29 - Early impressions of Eubuka Okorie44:07 - Cade Cunningham’s turnovers48:41 - Ron Holland’s continued development53:04 - Isaiah Joe’s role56:03 - Kevin Hurter’s role57:18 - Javonte Green’s role58:09 - Ugonna Onyenso, Tolu Smith and shifting big-man depth1:00:41 - Isaiah Stewart’s exit1:04:53 - Biggest needs + John Collins’ fit1:09:12 - The Pistons’ high floor1:14:12 - Top-10 rotation1:14:39 - Go-to crunch-time lineup1:15:03 - Weirdo lineups we want to see1:16:37  - PREDICTIONSJOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITIONSUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com