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Ben Wallace says he was very close to retiring before deciding to rejoin the Detroit Pistons. After three seasons away from Detroit, the four-time All Star signed a free-agent contract Wednesday with the Pistons. Wallace won an NBA title with Detroit in 2004 and went back to the finals in 2005. In ...
A person with knowledge of the deal says Ben Wallace is coming back to the Detroit Pistons. Wallace will receive a $1.3 million, one-year deal, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the contract has not been signed. Wallace is expected to do that early next week. The ...
The Detroit Pistons have signed first-round draft pick Austin Daye. The Gonzaga forward signed a two-year guaranteed contract Wednesday and the team holds an option in each of the following two seasons. Daye averaged 12.7 points and 6.8 rebounds as a sophomore for the Bulldogs. He is the son of former NBA ...
The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent forward Chris Wilcox to a multiyear contract. The 26-year-old Wilcox has appeared in 448 NBA games since the Los Angeles Clippers drafted him eighth overall in 2002. He also has played for Seattle/Oklahoma City and New York, averaging 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 21.7 ...
The Denver Nuggets have acquired guard Arron Afflalo and forward Walter Sharpe from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a second round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, team Vice President of Basketball Operations Mark Warkentien announced today. “We are very pleased to add two young promising prospects like Arron and ...
In his decade running the Detroit Pistons, Joe Dumars hasn't been known for showing patience with head coaches. He insists that is about to change. Moments after introducing Cavaliers assistant John Kuester as Detroit's sixth coach in 10 years, Dumars said Thursday that Kuester "might have the most job security of ...
While no final decision has yet been made, Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester is the leading candidate for the Detroit Pistons head coaching job, according to sources, and is expected to get the job officially as soon as Wednesday. Kuester is familiar to the Pistons, and president of basketball operations ...
The Detroit Pistons agreed to terms with two of the NBA's top free agents on the first day of free agency Wednesday, getting commitments from Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon and Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva on multi-year deals. Gordon agreed to terms on a five-year deal worth $58 million, ...
LeBron James made 3-pointers from every angle, drove into the lane for dunks and leaned into low post moves. He was just getting warmed up - 2 hours before tipoff - and his regular routine provided another demonstration of greatness. James had 36 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the ...
This season, if you lose to the New York Knicks, changes may be on the way. Washington coach Eddie Jordan was fired on Nov. 24, one day after the Wizards gave up 122 points to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. On Dec. 16, two days after losing to the Knicks ...