In one of the more eventful weeks of professional basketball action, several former Michigan Wolverines were highlighted for various different reasons. Two former stars joined new teams overseas, another had a career-night for his national team, and another holds an obscure record that could last for a while.
Tim Hardaway Jr. and the Detroit Pistons catch fire
The Detroit Pistons can’t stop winning. Winners of seven straight, they now sit handily in the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference with the playoffs looking all but assured at this point. Tim Hardaway Jr. is certainly not the catalyst of the team, as that distinction belongs to Cade Cunningham, but he’s played his role to a T.