It was almost a year to the date that Tom Gores acknowledged the Detroit Pistons “required change” as they weathered a historically bad stretch.

As soon as the halftime buzzer sounded during the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup Monday at Crypto.com Arena, Pistons owner Tom Gores assembled a small group of Detroit reporters courtside for an impromptu interview about what he’s seen from the team during the Pistons’ most competitive start through 29 games since 2018-2019.

Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week by the NBA. Cunningham has earned this accolade for the first time in his career after averaging 27 points,