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Sources: Assistants in the hunt for Pistons job (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:16:00 PDT

Cavs assistant John Kuester and Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau are contending with Avery Johnson.

Suicide lines: Celtics offer 'Sheed deal; Iverson to the Heat? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:55:43 PDT

Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your...

NBA free agents: 2009 class (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:39:00 PDT

Team-by-team list of NBA free agents.

Updated odds to win 2010 championship following Draft, trades (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:05:25 PDT

Bodog's odds to win the 2009-10 NBA Championship have been reassessed and posted following last week's...

Pistons Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:02:25 PDT

The Allen Iverson experiment taught the Pistons a valuable lesson: Better to have a roster filled with high-character guys than big talents with oversized egos.

After going through the Iverson circus, among other in-house issues—players coming in late for practices and staying out late before day games—president of basketball operations Joe Dumars is re-emphasizing integrity in his talent acquisitions. That's one of the big reasons why he chose spindly 6-foot-11 forward Austin Daye of Gonzaga with the No. 15 overall pick in the annual draft.

"Over the last nine years, this was probably the toughest year in dealing with issues," he said. "As you know, I put a premium on character, on guys who will represent us the right way.

AP Source: Pistons land FAs Gordon and Villanueva (AP)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:05:09 PDT

The Detroit Pistons wanted to add talent and get younger this offseason. On the first day of free agency, Detroit did both. Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva agreed in principle to five-year contracts with the Pistons, a person with the knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

Pistons land pair; Kidd, Gortat seem in demand (AP)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:36:59 PDT

The Detroit Pistons are acting quickly to remake a former championship contender. The Pistons agreed to five-year contracts Wednesday with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. Those were the first big moves of the NBA's free agency period, which began just after midnight.

Dumars says he wants new coach by next Tuesday (AP)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:47:00 PDT

The Detroit Pistons don't plan to wait long to name a replacement for fired coach Michael Curry. Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president for basketball operations, doesn't have a "complete list" of candidates but wants to act in less than a week, before next Tuesday's opening practice for the NBA developmental league.

Pistons reach deals with Gordon, Villanueva (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:00 PDT

Free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, former teammates at UConn, will join the Pistons.

Source: Pistons meet with Bulls' Ben Gordon (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:31:31 PDT

By DAVID N. GOODMAN Associated Press Writer

Pistons will try to steal Gordon from cash-strapped Bulls (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:33:23 PDT

The Detroit Pistons are challenging the Chicago Bulls for the rights to guard Ben Gordon, the Chicago Tribune...

Ranking the top 20 free agents (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:47:00 PDT

If you're a contending team and looking for a bargain, you just might be in luck.

Pistons fire coach Michael Curry after 1 season (AP)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:57 PDT

All or nothing seems to be the formula for coaching the Detroit Pistons. Bring home an NBA championship or hit the road. First-year coach Michael Curry became the latest Pistons coach to get the ax as president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired him Tuesday after watching his team stumble to a sub-.500 record and an embarrassing first-round exit from the playoffs.

Pistons dump Curry (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:30:51 PDT

I don't know what else it will take for people to realize that they constantly underrate Flip Saunders.

Dumars hopes summer brings fresh start (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:13:00 PDT

Pistons GM Joe Dumars traded his leader and fired his coach. He looks forward to rebuilding a proud franchise.

Pistons fire Curry after one season (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:26:00 PDT

Michael Curry's inability to command respect within the Pistons' locker room led to his dismissal.

Rasheed Wallace in Dallas, but was it to talk to Mavs? (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:20:55 PDT

Reports indicate Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace was in Dallas over the weekend partying at the Ritz,...

Pistons draftee Daye grew up watching `Bad Boys' (AP)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:01:42 PDT

Austin Daye and DaJuan Summers grew up watching Detroit Pistons stars Joe Dumars and Isiah Thomas on television. At the same time, Jonas Jerebko was in Sweden watching two other Detroit stars -- Nicklas Lidstrom and Tomas Holmstrom of the NHL's Red Wings. The trio are now teammates, the first players in what is expected to be a wave of new Detroit Pistons.

2009 NBA Draft: Best and worst dressed (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:00 PDT

The 2009 NBA Draft's stage was filled with sharp, conservative suits, black baseball caps and a lots of...

Winners and losers: Cavs cash in (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:34:00 PDT

Cleveland made the most of draft day with a big trade, but the Pacers bit way too early on a college star.

Draft buzz: Trading game (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:27:00 PDT

Keep up with all the latest news and notes on draft day.

The Ball Don't Lie/SB Nation 2009 NBA Mock Draft recap (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:05:00 PDT

Ball Don't Lie combined with SB Nation (and a few others) to put together this epic 2009 Mock Draft.

Dumars likes his chances to reshape Pistons (AP)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:31:48 PDT

With four of the first 44 picks in the NBA draft and about $20 million under the salary cap to work with, Joe Dumars likes his chances of improving the Detroit Pistons in a hurry. The franchise has a lot of work to do this offseason, trying to retool after their worst season in several years "We're definitely in the mode of reshaping our roster," Dumars said Wednesday in a telephone...

The 10-man rotation, starring S. O'Neal vs. B. Manley (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:10:06 PDT

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...