The 23-year-old was taken off the court on a stretcher during the third quarter. He seemed fine as he walked off the floor for a timeout, but a few moments later slumped over in a chair. The game was halted for approximately 12 minutes as medical personnel worked on Stuckey. He apparently suffered a seizure, though it is not known at this time what caused it. Stuckey is currently listed in stable condition.

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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 of the campaign.

Said Iverson: “My whole thing is to work as hard as I can to try and get back to 100 percent. I don’t want to try and come back too early and have this thing lingering on throughout the whole season.”

Entering his first season with the Grizzlies, it’ll be interesting to see if this injury makes Iverson more likely to come off the bench. Either way, it’s bad timing because his teammates won’t be able to build much chemistry before the start of the season.

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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.

Since leaving the Pistons to sign a large free agent deal with the Chicago Bulls, Wallace’s stats have slowly but surely plummeted. Last year, while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he averaged 2.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 23.5 minutes per game.

With the Pistons, Wallace is expected to play a backup role. Detroit has a lot of young, talented players but the 34-year-old Wallace will likely be able to carve out a consistent role.

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Ben Wallace to Play for the Pistons Again

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 might be a Piston by the start of the 2009 - 2010 NBA season.

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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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 needed a defensive swingman. Enter Arron Afflalo. Though he’s not much of a scorer, he’s a scrappy defender who plays hard every possession.

While this was a noteworthy deal, it’s not nearly as big as the last time these two teams swapped players. Early last season, the Nuggets and the Pistons swapped Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups. When all was said and done, the Nuggets were ecstatic to have Billups and Iverson was a disaster in Detroit.

Arron Afflalo Traded to the Nuggets (Image: Zuma Press)

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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 the Cleveland Cavaliers. Considering that the Cavs won 66 games and their offense appeared to be much improved, Kuester did a fine job.

With the Pistons, he will likely continue to focus on offense. During the offseason, the Pistons signed Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva — two offensive players.

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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 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 32 minutes per game. Wallace joined the Pistons in 2004 and helped the team win the 2004 NBA championship.

On the first day of free agency, the Celtics sent a group to meet with Wallace and his wife. They wooed him to join the Celtics.

On Sunday, that wooing paid off.

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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 bring up is what would happen with Richard Hamilton. Last season, Hamilton wasn’t pleased when he was sent to the bench.

Another player the Pistons are reportedly interested in is Charlie Villanueva. Last season he played with the Milwaukee Bucks but the Bucks have cut all ties with him. It’s possible for the Pistons to land both Gordon and Villanueva this summer.

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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 hasn’t said who he will go after to replace Curry. Names that have come up in early rumors include Avery Johnson, Jeff Van Gundy, Doug Collins and Bill Laimbeer.

Curry had a number of questionable decisions last year. He also struggled with how to best utilize Allen Iverson after the trade that sent Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets.

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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 reasons why the Cavs prematurely saw the end of their season. Dwight Howard’s dominance of Wallace and the rest of the Cavs may have not only sent the Orlando Magic to the 2009 NBA Finals, it may have also sent Ben Wallace into retirement.

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