Allen Iverson missed the end of last season due to injury. To begin his 2009-10 NBA campaign, Iverson is again injured. An MRI has diagnosed the former MVP was a partially torn hamstring and he’s expected to be out about three weeks.
If Iverson does indeed miss three weeks, it’ll be a close call if he’ll be ready for the season opener. On October 28th, the Memphis Grizzlies begin their season with a home game against the Detroit Pistons.
Iverson has said that he’ll take his time getting healthy to ensure that this hamstring problem doesn’t continually bother him for the duration …read more

Ben Wallace made his name while playing for the Detroit Pistons. According to numerous reports, Ben Wallace has agreed to return to Detroit and play for the Pistons once again.
Wallace will reportedly sign a $1.3 million contract for one year. The contract should become official by the end of next week.
Between the 1999-2000 season and the 2005-06 season, Wallace was one of the best defensive players in the league for the Pistons. He averaged at least 11.3 rebounds per game in each of those seasons. In the 2004 playoffs, he helped Detroit win the NBA championship.
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Now that Shaq has moved to Cleveland to be King James’ right hand man, what is to come of the former big man – Ben Wallace?
According to the Detroit Free Press, there is some growing speculation that Wallace might be returning to the Detroit Pistons.  After losing Rashed Wallace to the Boston Celtics, the Pistons are reportedly looking for another frontcourt player. They are in desperate need of an aggressive rebounding presence.

Ben Wallace could be signed for the veteran’s minimum of $1.3 million. He was at home with the Pistons before and could find a good fit with them again.
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In an effort to open up more room under the salary cap, the Detroit Pistons traded Arron Afflalo and Walter Sharpe to the Denver Nuggets for a future second round pick. The Nuggets also received cash in the deal.
For the Pistons, this move made sense because they will now have about $3.5 million to go after a free agent such as Drew Gooden or Ben Gordon. Sharpe wasn’t in the long-term plans and Afflalo was a replaceable piece.
Afflalo was the gem of this trade for the Nuggets. After losing Dahntay Jones in free agency to the Indiana Pacers, the Nuggets …read more

The Detroit Pistons have gone after a couple of big names to fill their head coaching void after firing Michael Curry. Both Doug Collins and Avery Johnson reportedly considered the job. However, the Pistons have decided to go with someone who is unknown to most basketball fans — John Kuester.
After Pistons President Joe Dumars and Johnson couldn’t agree on a contract or a focus of the organization, Dumars quickly moved to hire Kuester. According to multiple reports, Kuester will receive a two-year contract with a team option for a third season.
Last season, Kuester was regarded as the offensive coordinator of …read more

Rasheed Wallace has picked where he wants to spend the next two years. While turning down interest from the San Antonio Spurs and the Orlando Magic, Wallace has agreed to sign with the Boston Celtics. He’s expected to get a two-year contract worth approximately $12 million.
With the Celtics, Wallace will likely come off the bench behind the frontline of Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins. He provides Boston with yet another veteran with championship experience who plays well in the playoffs to go along with Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
Last year with the Detroit Pistons, Wallace averaged 12 points, 7.4 …read more

With the NBA free agency season upon us, one of the first rumors has Ben Gordon close to agreeing to join the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are reportedly offering a deal in the neighborhood of $50 million over five years.
Gordon has played all five of his NBA seasons with the Chicago Bulls. An unrestricted free agent, Gordon averaged 20.7 points per game last season and played in all 82 contests. He also averaged 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
Although he’s played some point guard in his career, Gordon would likely play shooting guard with the Pistons. The question Gordon’s signing would …read more

Last season, Michael Curry got the keys to the Detroit Pistons and entered his first season as head coach. It turns out Curry was one and done. On Tuesday, Curry was fired by the Pistons.
In his only season as head coach, Curry guided the Pistons to a 39-43 record. In the first round, Detroit got swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a series that was hardly competitive. Considering that the Pistons had come off of a stretch of years where they at least made the Eastern Conference Finals, the 2008-09 season had to be considered a failure.
Pistons president Joe Dumars …read more

Ben Wallace, the four-time Defensive Player of the Year and four-time All-Star who is currently on the Cleveland Cavaliers, sounds as if retirement is a real possibility. The 34-year-old bigman struggled with injuries this year and his effectiveness suffered.
During the regular season, he averaged 2.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 rebounds per game. During the playoffs, his numbers fell to 1.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.3 blocks.
Since staring with the Detroit Pistons, Wallace’s game has been in a steep decline. His points and rebounds per game have both declined for five straight seasons.
Wallace not playing well was one of the …read more

Chuck Daly, the legendary coach of the Detroit Pistons, died on Saturday morning. Earlier in the year, it was announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 78.
Daly was perhaps best known for coaching the two-time NBA champion “Bad Boys” Pistons who won their titles in 1989 and 1990. Those Pistons are regarded as some of the best defensive teams of all-time who won with toughness, determination and clutch play.
The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics was also coach by Chuck Daly. That team, which included such legends as Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, won the gold …read more