Tirico on the Detroit Pistons’ chances this year
>> 7 O’CLOCK START ON TNT ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT. THE PISTONS OPEN THE NEW SEASON ON THE ROAD IN CHICAGO. THE NEW NBA SEASON GETS STARTED ON TUESDAY, WHICH ALSO MARKS THE RETURN OF THE LEAGUE TO NBC MIKE TIRICO WILL CALL THE GAME BETWEEN OKLAHOMA CITY AND HOUSTON. HE TELLS ME HE IS EXCITED TO CALL NBA GAMES AGAIN. DID IT FOR 16 YEARS ESPN AND HE THINKS THE PISTONS ARE ONE OF THE TEAMS TO WATCH IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE. I LOOK AT THE EASTERN CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW, MIKE AND I JUST CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT. YOU KNOW, THERE’S NO TATUM FOR BOSTON. THERE’S NO HALLIBURTON FOR INDIANA. >> DO THE PISTONS HAVE A CHANCE HERE WITH WHAT WE SAW RISE OF THAT FRANCHISE LAST YEAR. >> LOOK, EVERYBODY WITH DETROIT SHOULD FEEL REALLY GOOD FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. I THOUGHT THEY MADE BIG INROADS LAST YEAR AND NO, THEY DIDN’T ADD A VETERAN PEACE. BUT THEY DO ADD JADEN IVEY TO JOIN THAT GROUP THAT TOOK YOUR GROWTH STEP. HE WAS OUT FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. IF HE COMES IN AND GIVES YOU A BOOST IN THIS TEAM. HE IN A SIGNIFICANT PLACE IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS SO ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS THE PISTONS TEAM THAT CAN BE THERE WITH THE BIG GUYS IN THE EAST OF CLEVELAND ORLANDO, NEW YORK OF THE TEAMS THAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT THAT FROM A ROSTER STANDPOINT IN NOVEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE THE EARLY TEAMS TO LOOK AT. BUT DETROIT WITH A GOOD START. WHAT THEY DID LIE.
After more than 20 years, the NBA will be back on NBC this fall. The season, which begins on Oct. 21, will set the table for a busy time at NBC, including the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics — with a familiar voice leading some of the biggest broadcasts. (Oct. 15, 2025)
