AP Source: Pistons, Josh Smith Agree To $54M Deal
A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a $54 million, four-year contract with free agent Josh Smith.
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A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a $54 million, four-year contract with free agent Josh Smith.
The Detroit Pistons announced today that the club will participate in the 2013 Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League which will be held at the Amway Arena's practice court in Orlando, FL.
The Detroit Pistons have been amongst the most active teams in the NBA -- in the free agent market and in trade discussions.
The Detroit Pistons have offered to trade point guard Rodney Stuckey and forward Charlie Villanueva to the Toronto Raptors for forward Rudy Gay, according to a report by ESPN's Brian Windhorst.
Since NBA free agency began, the Detroit Pistons have been linked to a plethora of star small forwards. A gaggle. Myriad, even.
Yahoo Sports reports that Dumars, Detroit's president of basketball operations, met with Smith at the earliest possible moment of free agency – 12:01 a.m. Monday.
Emboldened by their pursuit of free agent Dwight Howard, the Rockets have called several teams and made Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin available in potential trades, league sources told CBSSports.com.
Would you let former NBA bad boy Rasheed Wallace represent your organization and take a leadership role?
The Detroit president of basketball operations said he tried to play the team's hand close to the vest and refrain from tipping others off to what the organization wanted to do.
Former Nets coach Lawrence Frank will return to the team as an assistant under new coach Jason Kidd.
I was like many of you when Trey Burke seemed to magically fall into the Pistons laps at #8, then just as quick Joe D took a player that 99% of Stones fans had never heard of.
I have never seen anything like it. People who say the Pistons are dead in this town are wrong.
The Detroit Pistons have drafted Louisville guard Peyton Siva with the 56th pick in the NBA draft.
The Detroit Pistons have drafted North Texas forward Tony Mitchell with the 37th pick in the NBA draft.
So the Pistons passed on Trey Burke to take Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
