Show overview
Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 248 episodes. That works out to roughly 220 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 1h 2m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 5 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 52 episodes published. Published by Driving to the Basket.
From the publisher
Driving to the Basket brings you weekly analysis of everything Detroit Pistons-related! New episodes Wednesday mornings. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @ToTheBasketPod
Latest Episodes
View all 248 episodesWho Needs Spacing? The Dangers of Playing it Safe
Episode 247: Where Things Stand
Episode 246: An Unnecessarily Early Postseason Review
Episode 245: Farewell, Isaiah
Episode 244: Season Recap & Looking Forward
Ep 200Episode 243: A Higher Degree of Difficulty
This episode recaps a week that saw the caliber of the competition increase substantially.
Ep 199Episode 242: Waiting for Data!
This episode primarily focuses upon contextualizing the season so far, as well as what's coming next.
Ep 198Episode 241: A Hot Start
This episode recaps a week that saw the Pistons grow the standing win streak to nine games and the season's record to 11-2: Daniss Jenkins, the bench mob, and so on.
Ep 197Episode 240: Trending Upward?
This episode recaps the good, the bad, and the context of the last week and a half.
Ep 196Episode 239: A Deep Dive into Week One
This episode goes in-depth on the first week of the Pistons' 2025-2026 campaign.
Ep 195Episode 238: Recent Events & Player Previews
This episode goes over recent events -- notably Jaden Ivey's upcoming absence and the front office's decision to pass on extensions for he and Jalen Duren -- and previews each player for the upcoming season.
Ep 194Episode 237: Season Storylines & Media Day Recap
This episode goes over some season storylines to watch and recaps media day.
Ep 193Episode 236: Eastern Conference Preview
The podcast returns from a long hiatus to preview the Eastern Conference. More content to come!
Ep 192Episode 235: Summer League Recap, Free Agency, and Cam Thomas
This episode recaps Summer League, goes more in-depth on free agency, and explains why the betting odds from an unregulated offshore sportsbook about Cam Thomas have no bearing upon reality.
Ep 191Episode 234: Free Agency Recap (with Zariq of RealBullyBall)
This episode, featuring Zariq of RealBullyBall, recaps the Pistons' free agency journey so far.
Ep 190Episode 233: Draft Recap + More
This episode recaps the Pistons' quiet participation in the draft, discusses transactions around the league, laughs at Troy Weaver, and more.
Ep 189Episode 232: The Desmond Bane Trade (or: do the Pistons need to make a move themselves?) & Jalen Duren Season Review
This episode opines on the Desmond Bane trade to Orlando, how the Magic's current position compares to that of the Pistons, and whether or not the Pistons need to make moves of their own to keep up in the East, then reviews Jalen Duren's 2024-2025 season.
Ep 188Episode 231: A Random Mix of Topics
This episode visits a variety of Pistons and NBA-related topics that the host himself, posting this episode four days after recording it, cannot remember in their totality. Recorded on Friday, June 6.
Ep 187Episode 230: Trade Chatter
This episode addresses some common suggested trade targets for the Pistons, and sadly concludes that none of them are viable. Recorded on 5/24. Correction about the Suns: they've got three picks between now and 2032, though none are their own and all are least-favorables.
Ep 186Episode 229: Run it Back or Take a Swing?
This episode follows a listener-submitted episode suggestion regarding whether the Pistons should run back the current roster for next season or explore other options.