The Detroit Pistons announced the purchase of the Northern Arizona Suns from the Phoenix Suns with the intent to move the team to play in the new arena being constructed on the Wayne State University campus for the 2021-22 G League season.
The Pistons’ current hybrid partnership with the Grand Rapids Drive, which is owned independently, will continue for the 2020-21 season. When the Pistons previously announced plans to house an NBA G League team on Wayne State’s campus and close to the team’s downtown arena in Detroit, Drive ownership made clear it had no interest in relocating and wanted to remain in West Michigan, approximately 150 miles from Detroit.