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Detroit
Pistons
forward
Saddiq
Bey
plays
during
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second
half of
an NBA
basketball
game,
Sunday,
Feb. 14,
2021, in
Detroit.
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Detroit
Pistons
standout
rookie
Saddiq
Bey
named
Sunday
Grand
Marshal
for the
Detroit
Grand
Prix
DETROIT
– One of
the
Detroit
Pistons
brightest
young
stars
will
serve as
Grand
Marshal
at the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear
on
Sunday,
June 13.
Saddiq
Bey, who
just
completed
a
stellar
rookie
season
in the
National
Basketball
Association
(NBA)
for the
Pistons,
will
participate
in
several
activities
to
celebrate
the
final
day of a
busy
Grand
Prix
weekend
on Belle
Isle.
Bey will
participate
in
pre-race
and
post-race
ceremonies
for the
second
Chevrolet
Dual in
Detroit
NTT
INDYCAR
SERIES
race
(Sunday,
June 13
at 12 pm
ET on
NBC) on
the
Belle
Isle
Park
street
circuit.
After
getting
a chance
to meet
some of
the star
drivers
and
teams
competing
in
INDYCAR,
Bey will
deliver
the
official
command
of
“Drivers,
To Your
Cars”
before
the
final
race of
the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear.
The
talented
6-foot-7-inch
forward
from
Washington,
DC will
then
ride in
an
official
pace car
at the
front of
the
INDYCAR
field
before
the
green
flag
waves to
begin
the Dual
in
Detroit
II.
After
the
race,
Bey will
help
present
trophies
to the
top
three
finishing
drivers
as they
celebrate
at
Autotrader
Winner’s
Circle
located
at the
historic
Scott
Fountain.
“It’s an
honor to
be the
Grand
Marshall
for the
Detroit
Grand
Prix,”
said
Bey.
“The
city has
such a
rich
history
within
the
sports
and car
industries
and I’m
excited
to be a
part of
this
incredible
event on
Belle
Isle.”
Bey was
drafted
by the
Pistons
in the
first
round
(No. 19
overall)
of the
2020 NBA
Draft
after a
successful
two
years at
Villanova
University.
During
his
freshman
season,
Bey
started
29 games
for the
Wildcats
and was
named to
the Big
East
All-Freshman
team
after
averaging
8.2
points
and 5.1
rebounds.
His
sophomore
season
featured
a
career-high
33
points
with
eight
three-pointers
against
Georgetown.
He
finished
the
season
averaging
16.1
points,
4.7
rebounds
and 2.4
assists.
Bey won
the
Julius
Erving
Award as
the
nation’s
top
small
forward
and was
a
unanimous
selection
on the
All-Big
East
first-team.
In his
rookie
season
with the
Pistons,
Bey
became
one of
the
team’s
building
blocks
for the
future
with his
standout
play on
both
ends of
the
court.
He set a
Pistons
rookie
record
and led
all NBA
rookies
with 175
three-point
field
goals on
the year
and he
was
named
the
Eastern
Conference
Player
of the
Week in
mid
February,
following
a week
that
included
a
career-high
30
points,
along
with 12
rebounds,
in a
Pistons
win
against
the
Boston
Celtics.
For the
season,
Bey
averaged
12.2
points
and 4.5
rebounds
per game
and he
will be
a strong
candidate
to earn
all-rookie
team
honors
for the
2021
season.
“We are
excited
to
welcome
one of
the
Detroit
Pistons
brightest
young
stars
and one
of the
top
rookies
in the
NBA with
Saddiq
Bey
serving
as our
Grand
Marshal
for
Sunday
at the
Grand
Prix,”
said
Michael
Montri,
President
of the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear.
“Saddiq
will
help us
get
everything
started
as we
celebrate
the
final
day of
what we
know
will be
a
memorable
weekend
on Belle
Isle.”
Tickets
for the
2021
Chevrolet
Detroit
Belle
Isle
Grand
Prix are
on sale
now. For
more
information
and to
purchase
tickets
visit
www.DetroitGP.com.
ABOUT
THE
DETROIT
GRAND
PRIX
The
Detroit
Grand
Prix is
a
501(c)3
organization
and a
subsidiary
of the
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership.
Scheduled
for June
11-13,
2021 at
Belle
Isle
Park,
the
event
will
include
the
Chevy
Dual in
Detroit
featuring
the cars
of the
NTT
INDYCAR
SERIES,
the
Chevrolet
Sports
Car
Classic
with the
exotic
sports
cars of
the IMSA
WeatherTech
SportsCar
Championship
and the
rising
stars of
the Indy
Lights
Presented
by
Cooper
Tires.
For more
information,
visit
www.DetroitGP.com
and
follow
our
social
media
pages at
www.facebook.com/detroitgp,
www.twitter.com/detroitgp
and
www.instagram.com/detroitgp.
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