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Pistons, Ben Gordon agree to five-year deal
The Pistons and free agent guard Ben Gordon have agreed on a five-year contract worth at least $50 million. Deals cannot be officially announced until July 8th.

Gordon finally gets the contract he couldn't pry out of the Bulls, and the Pistons get an explosive scoring guard just entering his prime. It's still unclear where Gordon will fit into a backcourt with Rodney Stuckey and Rip Hamilton, but the Pistons undoubtedly have big plans for their new $10-million-man. Jul. 1 - 7:09 pm et
Source: Associated Press


Report: Pistons ink Villanueva for five years
The Pistons and free agent forward Charlie Villanueva have reportedly agreed to a five-year contract worth at least $35 million.

At 24 years old, Villanueva is a solid long-term replacement for departing power forward Rasheed Wallace. Jul. 1 - 7:44 pm et
Source: Associated Press
 
It's probably going to be Stuckey, Gordon, Hamilton, Prince, Villanueva. We didn't have a chance at Bosh, so we were better off spending $17 million on two instead of that on just 1.
 
AI's contract is up, Dalembert would be a nice fit...

Prince was a PF for part of last season (Stuckey, AI, Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed), so it's not a complete stretch.
 
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