One of the best individual matchups in last year’s meetings between the Celtics and Pistons came between Cade Cunningham and Derrick White. In Detroit, White denied Cunningham at the rim twice — including a game-saving block late in the fourth quarter. Cunningham got one back earlier in the game with a first-half poster dunk over White.

But it seems there is more that links the two sports than initially meets the eye – just ask NBA legend Derrick Rose. The 2011 NBA MVP has been ... Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies before retiring last year.

DETROIT — Before joining the Detroit Pistons this summer, Duncan Robinson had only been with one team during his seven-year career — the Miami Heat. Robinson’s worked alongside plenty of notable bigs from Udonis Haslem to Kevin Love to Bam Adebayo.

Coming off a historic turnaround that resulted in a playoff berth, the Detroit Pistons became an attractive destination with their core of promising young talent. Upon having the chance to be around the group more, some of the new additions have been ...