New Pistons Logo Resurfaces On 2016 Draft Hat [PHOTOS]
By Dan Jenkins
@DanTJenkins
The potential change of the Detroit Pistons logo has made for quite a drama over the past month.
Now, a new retro logo that leaked on the internet in early May has resurfaced on the 2016 Pistons Draft Hat. The hat is currently listed as "Out of Stock" on the official NBA Store website.
JUST IN: Maybe the Pistons WILL have a new logo next year...here's their draft hat from @NBASTORE (h/t @DERK405) pic.twitter.com/ruxCCwTAbN
— Conrad Burry ???????????? (@conradburry) June 3, 2016
UPDATE: @NBASTORE is showing the Pistons Draft hat as Out Of Stock, so it appears they've pulled the product. [1/2] pic.twitter.com/xNCYmk6X3a
— Conrad Burry ???????????? (@conradburry) June 3, 2016
However, on the Lids website the same hat is featured with the Pistons' current primary logo.
UPDATE: Photos from the @lids listing of the Pistons Draft hat, featuring the old logo. Trackback complete? [2/2] pic.twitter.com/57fxSa53je
— Conrad Burry ???????????? (@conradburry) June 3, 2016
The Pistons bluntly denied the notion that the team will be getting a new primary logo for next season after renders showing a return of the "Bad Boys" era logo with an updated font were leaked on May 5.
Pistons Vice President of Public Relations Kevin Grigg went as far as to call the leaks "erroneous."
CONFIRMED: First look at the new Detroit #Pistons logo for 2016-17 via @conradburry
— Chris Creamer (@sportslogosnet) May 5, 2016
More: https://t.co/3zqGe0tHcW pic.twitter.com/pM9POBZkIZ
"We're not changing our logo next season, that was a leaked erroneous report," Grigg told 97.1 The Ticket's Evan Jankens.
Chris Creamer and SportsLogos.net are generally pretty reliable when it comes to getting the latest logo and jersey news correct, but had to issue a correction after Grigg denied the change.
New information we just received suggests the Detroit #Pistons will not be using the logo we wrote about earlier this morning. More to come.
— Chris Creamer (@sportslogosnet) May 5, 2016
An update on new Detroit #Pistons logo story. We'll be sure that this doesn't happen again.https://t.co/3zqGe0tHcW pic.twitter.com/ruKUjm3Hnd
— Chris Creamer (@sportslogosnet) May 5, 2016
Jankens spoke with Grigg again after the draft hat was leaked on Friday and he said that the marketing team hasn't seen the draft hats, but that the retro logo has been used for promotional purposes. He said that the team's primary logo will not be changed.