Rodney Stuckey
Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey will spend the next four weeks working out with strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander in preparation for the starting of training camp.
Stuckey is excited to see what he will weight when camp opens on Sept. 27.
“I haven’t gotten on a scale yet,” he said.
“The 27th will be the first time I’ll be on the scale. I’m looking forward to (learning) how much weight I lost. It looks like I lost a lot of weight, right? I think I just toned up a lot. My clothes fit a lot different. I’ve got to poke holes inside my belt because I’m losing a lot of weight. I’ve just been working hard, staying focused and just working out.”
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Tayshaun Prince
With Tracy McGrady signing for the veteran’s minimum of $1.35 million, the Detroit Pistons have a bit of a crowded house at small forward and shooting guard.
Sources say that even though McGrady agreed to be the backup to Tayshaun Prince and Rip Hamilton, the team is likely to trade away one of them before the season starts.
Prince is the more likely candidate since he is in the last year of his contract. He averaged 13.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game last year.
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Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady has agreed to a one-year, $1.35 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, according to sources.
McGrady played in just 30 games last season for the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks.
He had major surgery on his right knee in the middle of the 2008-09 season.
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Ben Wallace
The Pistons have re-signed veteran center Ben Wallace to a two-year, $3.8 million contract.
Wallace averaged 5.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks last season.
He won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award with Detroit four times earlier in his career.
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Will Bynum
The Detroit Pistons have struck a deal to re-sign bench sparkplug Will Bynum.
Bynum’s agent Mark Bartelstein said Bynum and the Pistons have agreed to a three-year deal worth $10.5 million.
Bynum averaged 10 points and 4.5 assists per game last season for Detroit, his second with the Pistons after a two-year stint with Euroleague power Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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Tayshaun Prince
The Kings are looking for a small forward and Detroit’s Tayshaun Prince could be a viable option.
The Pistons are looking to make some changes and it is believed that either Richard Hamilton or Prince will be dealt.
According to sources, Sacramento is open to trade possibilities. They have the fifth pick in this month’s NBA Draft and they are also looking to accommodate Andres Nocioni’s trade request.
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Ben Wallace
Ben Wallace admitted Wednesday he is unsure if he will retire, or if he does return to the NBA, stay with the Pistons.
“Everybody has supported me, and for the rest of my life I am going to be remembered for what I did here,” he said. “I feel a part of the community of Detroit. This is always going to have a special place in my heart.”
The factor in his decision: his 35-year-old body. Wallace, who is working out almost daily at home in Virginia, said he must listen to his body.
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The Palace at Auburn Hills
Pistons owner Karen Davidson said Wednesday that the team was definitely for sale.
“We’re looking for a buyer,” she told the Free Press at a Pistons charity event in Detroit.
That is a slight change from Davidson’s initial position, revealed in late January, that she was exploring a possible sale.
Davidson assumed control of the franchise after the March 13, 2009, death of her husband, Bill.
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Ben Gordon
The Detroit Pistons announced today that guard Ben Gordon underwent a successful surgical procedure performed by Dr. Art Manoli to remove bone spurs and loose bodies from his left ankle.
Gordon’s left ankle will be placed in a cast for three weeks and rehabilitation will begin immediately following removal of the cast.
He is expected to make a full recovery prior to the start of training camp in October.
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Charlie Villanueva
Player-coach conflict is nothing new in the NBA, but it appears to be an annual thing with the Pistons.
Rasheed Wallace and Flip Saunders had their issues. Last year, it was Richard Hamilton and Michael Curry. This time around, Charlie Villanueva and John Kuester are not clicking.
Villanueva was in uniform, but did not play in Wednesday night’s 98-81 loss to Miami, as Kuester preferred to give rookies Austin Daye and DaJuan Summers more playing time. While it was known Summers and Daye would get more opportunities to play as the season winds down, Villanueva did not know it would be at his expense.
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