It takes a special kind of confidence to thrive in the NBA. Former Detroit Pistons All-Star Andre Drummond certainly possesses the trait that helps him navigate through this next phase of his career without worrying about losing value in the areas he thrives.

Heading into year 13, Drummond remains confident in the fact that he’s one of the NBA’s best rebounders.

Scratch that…

Andre Drummond wants the world to know he is the best rebounder. Period.

“I’m the best rebounder to ever play the game,” Drummond told reporters in Philly earlier this week.

In case people didn’t hear him the first time, the former Piston made himself clear.

“Do you want me to say that again? You want to record that? Yeah, I’m the best rebounder ever…ever.”

As the Philadelphia 76ers entered the free agency market this past summer, they looked to patch up their rebounding issue by acquiring Drummond for a second stint. They got the guy with the right mindset.

During his Detroit days, Drummond starred in multiple areas of the game, but his value on the boards was so obvious. The 2015-2016 season was the first time Drummond led the league in rebounds per game with 14.8. While he fell off the top the following year, he reclaimed the title in 2017-2018 with a career-high 16 rebounds per game.

He won the title two more times. By the time Drummond left the Pistons, he had routed with two All-Star appearances, an All-NBA Third Team nod, and four rebounding leader titles.

For the last few seasons, Drummond has accepted roles as a backup center. It started with the Sixers in 2021 when he joined forces with Joel Embiid. While Drummond started for a short stint on the Brooklyn Nets, he came off the bench for 67 games with the Chicago Bulls in 2022-2023. He was a reserve for all but ten games last year.

Drummond enters his second stint with the Sixers keeping the same confidence he possessed in Detroit. The 31-year-old still believes he’s a starting-caliber big man. He might get scattered starts in the absence of Embiid over time, but Drummond is embracing a role off the bench for the 2024-2025 season.

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Detroit – Utility pole problems on Detroit’s west side are becoming such a safety concern for one family they no longer feel safe in their yard or parking cars in their driveway.

The issue is a pole ready to fall, and the other is who is responsible.

The pole that caused the most concern on Thursday (Oct. 3) is located on Coyle Street, on the west side.

Angela called Help Me Hank because she was worried for her safety.

“It’s been a headache,” said Angela. “It’s been people at least five different people each day to speak to someone, and I’ve been doing this for three weeks. I have two different ticket numbers, and it’s just been crazy.”

DTE crews were putting in a new pole a few weeks ago. That’s the good news. The bad news is the pole several companies share was left behind, causing chaos as it looks like it is ready to tip.

“We have an old pole that’s cracked,” Angela said. “DTE came and switched the pole out. Now, I’m fighting to find out who owns the pole and who’s coming to get it out of my backyard. It’s cracked at the bottom, and it’s dangerous.”

Angela contacted DTE, Consumers Energy, AT&T, and Comcast, but she couldn’t get a straight answer about who was responsible for the danger near her driveway.

“Now we need to leave our cars on the street, which we don’t do,” Angela said. “We have three cars and we are struggling each and every day to park our cars. And it’s been going on for at least three and a half weeks now.

Help Me Hank started making calls, and DTE jumped into action. The utility company does not own the pole, but it has taken action to make the situation safer.

The old pole is gone, and Angela is ecstatic as she can now live safely.

“I am so happy, as it took me months to get nowhere,” Angela said. “Hank got it done in hours. Thank you so much, Hank. Hank to the rescue. Go Detroit Lions and go Detroit Tigers.”

“Frequently, our poles are used for not only electric wires, but for cable, internet and phone wires as well. When we install a new pole, we move our wires and wait for the communications companies to move their equipment to the new pole before completely removing the old pole. As a courtesy to this customer, we transferred the communications lines so the old power pole could be fully removed.”

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