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Vincent Goodwill: The two best shooting guards, Ben McLemore and Victor Oladipo, have interviews with the Pistons tonight. Twitter @vgoodwill

Detroit Pistons, Draft, Ben McLemore, Victor Oladipo 

Later Thursday, Burke is slated for at least six more interviews with pro squads. Does he have one with the Detroit Pistons? "No, I don't," Burke said Thursday. "I was actually surprised. But talking to my father (and agent, Benji Burke), he said some teams do that just to not let other teams know that they're interested (in a player). I don't know. I don't think they're going to bring me in for an interview." Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Draft, Trey Burke 

Keith Langlois: Probably not a 1st rounder in group that worked as PFs. Both Andre Roberson and Grant Jerrett met with Pistons, they told me, last night Twitter

Detroit Pistons, Draft, Andre Roberson, Grant Jerrett 

Jason Quick: Michael Carter-Williams said he also interviewed with OKC, Minnesota, Detroit and Charlotte Twitter @jwquick

Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Draft, Michael Carter-Williams 

Keith Langlois: C.J. McCollum (graduates from Lehigh with a degree in journalism this weekend!) to meet with Pistons on Friday afternoon, he told me. Twitter

Detroit Pistons, Draft, CJ McCollum 

Vincent Ellis: Georgetown small forward Otto Porter says he has interview scheduled with #Pistons. Compared himself to Tayshaun Prince. #nbadraftcombine Twitter @Vincent_Ellis56

Detroit Pistons, Draft, Otto Porter 

Vincent Ellis: Iowa State SF Will Clyburn (Romulus) has workout scheduled with #Pistons on May 30. Ohio State SF Deshaun Thomas to interview with #Pistons. Twitter @Vincent_Ellis56

Detroit Pistons, Draft, Deshaun Thomas, Will Clyburn 

McMillan also is a candidate for the coaching openings with the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons. He's already interviewed with those teams. Yahoo! Sports

Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Coaching, Nate McMillan 

ESPN spokesperson Jennifer J. Cingari confirmed that a “30 for 30” documentary on the notorious Pistons squads that won two world titles and battled for Eastern Conference supremacy in the late 1980s and early 90s is “in the works.” “A ‘30 for 30’ on the Bad Boys is in the works, but we don't have an air date or a film summary yet,” she said in an e-mail to the Free Press today. Detroit Free Press

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Asked earlier this week on WWJ to give his thoughts on possibly playing for the Pistons next season, the former Wolverine said he'd be all in. "Absolutely (I would)," Trey Burke said. "A lot of people ask me where I want to play, I really don't care, it's just a blessing to be in the NBA. But I'd definitely want to play for the Detroit Pistons. I know Joe Dumars really well, the fan base is right there in Michigan." Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Draft, Joe Dumars, Trey Burke 

Indiana Pacers associate head coach Brian Shaw has been contacted by the Detroit Pistons to interview for the team's head coaching job, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. wxyz.com

Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Coaching, Brian Shaw 

Eurobasket outsiders Sweden will have been boosted by the news that Detroit Pistons’ forward Jonas Jerebko will play for the national team in Slovenia this summer. TalkBasket

Detroit Pistons, Jonas Jerebko, Eurobasket 

Sources say there is no leading candidate, though the Pistons' ability to pry an interview out of Mike Budenholzer certainly represented some leeway in the San Antonio Spurs veteran assistant coach's future plans. Budenholzer long has been considered the top choice to replace Spurs boss Gregg Popovich someday, and while that still could happen, there are only 30 of these jobs and that bird-in-hand thing to consider, if the Pistons' and Budenholzer's shared interest should take them deep into the search process. Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Coaching, Mike Budenholzer 

Detroit assistant/big-man specialist Roy Rogers was inquired about by the Trail Blazers recently, according to a league source. But both sides agreed it wasn't the right fit. Stotts pursued Rogers last offseason, as well. CSNNW.com

Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, Coaching, Roy Rogers 

The combine is expected to include 61 draft hopefuls, including Michigan's Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. and Detroit-Mercy's Ray McCallum Jr., all of whom potentially could be on the Pistons' radar, with the team looking for backcourt and wing help. Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Draft, Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr 

Phil Jackson visited and left in his first visible contribution to president of basketball operations Joe Dumars' coaching search, which has included four known formal interviewees, and undoubtedly others whom Dumars has kept under wraps. Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Phil Jackson, Coaching, Joe Dumars 

Sources say there is no leading candidate, though the Pistons' ability to pry an interview out of Mike Budenholzer certainly represented some leeway in the San Antonio Spurs veteran assistant coach's future plans. Budenholzer long has been considered the top choice to replace Spurs boss Gregg Popovich someday, and while that still could happen, there are only 30 of these jobs and that bird-in-hand thing to consider, if the Pistons' and Budenholzer's shared interest should take them deep into the search process. Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Phil Jackson, Coaching, Gregg Popovich, Joe Dumars, Mike Budenholzer 

Jackson's long relationship with Brian Shaw, the Indiana Pacers assistant regarded as a top head-coaching candidate, also could factor into the search. Pacers president of basketball operations Donnie Walsh has said he would prefer his assistants not interview for other jobs during the postseason, but if Jackson happens to mention to Shaw that he thinks Detroit might be a good fit, and Dumars happens to agree, then the unconventional association between Jackson and the Pistons could pay substantive dividends. Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Phil Jackson, Coaching, Brian Shaw, Donnie Walsh, Joe Dumars 

Is "The Dream" in Andre Drummond's future? Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon, one of the game's all-time great offensive players, is expected to work with the Pistons' center-forward over the summer to help him with his offensive game, which is still in the infant stages. USA Today Sports

Detroit Pistons, Hakeem Olajuwon, Andre Drummond 

His name has been mentioned, in some publications and blogs, as a possibility to be the next head coach of the Detroit Pistons. “It has not,” Laimbeer said. “I read every article in the world about basketball, and what people are saying is not being read out there, don’t even start that (stuff).” So he’s not interested in the job? “I didn’t say that,” Laimbeer answered. “I have a job right now. I will be interested in that job forever, but they are off in their own direction right now, so don’t even go down that road.” The Bulletin

Detroit Pistons, Coaching, Bill Laimbeer