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The Pistons Pulse

The Pistons Pulse

Discussing the offseason with The Athletic's NBA Daily

Aug 5, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 12 segments

Omari and Bryce were joined by The Athletic NBA Daily hosts Esfandiar Baraheni and Dave DuFour to discuss the offseason as a whole. Follow Omari on…

Omari and Bryce were joined by The Athletic NBA Daily hosts Esfandiar Baraheni and Dave DuFour to discuss the offseason as a whole. Follow Omari on X: @omarisankofa Read the latest from Omari on freep.com/sports/pistons Follow Bryce on X: @MotorCityHoops Read the latest from Bryce on Substack Pick up "The Pistons Pulse" merch here!

Omari and Bryce were joined by The Athletic NBA Daily hosts Esfandiar Baraheni and Dave DuFour to discuss the offseason as a whole. Follow Omari on…

Top entities: Dave Dufour×44 Jaylen Brown×21 Los Angeles Lakers×24 Giannis Antetokounmpo×22 Detroit Pistons×16

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Speakers: Dave DuFourGuestBryce SimonHostEsfandiar BaraheniGuestOmari Sankofa IIHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈236k followers

Welcome and Guest Introduction0:00 – 1:13

Bryce SimonHost

0:00

[gentle music] Hello, and welcome to your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, the Pistons Pulse, co-hosted by me, Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops.

Omari Sankofa IIHost

0:19

And Omari Sakho for the 2nd, Pistons beat writer for the Detroit Free Press.

Bryce SimonHost

0:23

And of course, we're always blessed to be joined by our producer, Wes Davenport.

Bryce SimonHost

0:27

If you are not listening to Wes and Robbie over on the Pindown, on the Detroit Bad Boys YouTube channel, you absolutely should be, along with all of the other great Pistons content creators out there.

Bryce SimonHost

0:37

I think I'm going on Pistons Talk here later in the week.

Bryce SimonHost

0:41

But today, we are joined by another great podcast, a NBA in general podcast, S Barahjeni and Dave Before of The Athletic NBA Daily podcast.

Bryce SimonHost

0:52

Tremendous podcast.

Bryce SimonHost

0:53

One of my favorites to listen to.

Bryce SimonHost

0:55

They're going through their division breakdowns right now, which is awesome.

Bryce SimonHost

0:58

They're joined over there by Zena Cato, who we were hoping to have on this episode, just didn't quite work with her schedule.

Bryce SimonHost

1:05

And sometimes Andrew Schlecht is on with them.

Bryce SimonHost

1:08

And of course, he hosts Slam & Jam with Alex Spears, who Pistons Pulse listeners are very familiar with.

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Free AgencySports > Basketball > NBA > Player Signings
Off-SeasonSports > Basketball > NBA
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Player AnalysisSports > Basketball > NBA
Player SigningsSports > Basketball > NBA
Rookie PerformanceSports > Basketball > NBA > Player Analysis
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Welcome and Guest Introduction0:00 – 1:13

Bryce SimonHost

0:00

[gentle music] Hello, and welcome to your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, the Pistons Pulse, co-hosted by me, Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops.

Omari Sankofa IIHost

0:19

And Omari Sakho for the 2nd, Pistons beat writer for the Detroit Free Press.

Bryce SimonHost

0:23

And of course, we're always blessed to be joined by our producer, Wes Davenport.

Bryce SimonHost

0:27

If you are not listening to Wes and Robbie over on the Pindown, on the Detroit Bad Boys YouTube channel, you absolutely should be, along with all of the other great Pistons content creators out there.

Bryce SimonHost

0:37

I think I'm going on Pistons Talk here later in the week.

Bryce SimonHost

0:41

But today, we are joined by another great podcast, a NBA in general podcast, S Barahjeni and Dave Before of The Athletic NBA Daily podcast.

Bryce SimonHost

0:52

Tremendous podcast.

Bryce SimonHost

0:53

One of my favorites to listen to.

Bryce SimonHost

0:55

They're going through their division breakdowns right now, which is awesome.

Bryce SimonHost

0:58

They're joined over there by Zena Cato, who we were hoping to have on this episode, just didn't quite work with her schedule.

Bryce SimonHost

1:05

And sometimes Andrew Schlecht is on with them.

Bryce SimonHost

1:08

And of course, he hosts Slam & Jam with Alex Spears, who Pistons Pulse listeners are very familiar with.