Pistons strike deal with Gordon

[MrFedEx503]

The Detroit Pistons have reached agreement with free-agent guard Ben Gordon(notes) on a five-year contract worth around $55 million, a source with knowledge of the talks told Yahoo! Sports Wednesday evening.

The Pistons are continuing to negotiate with forward Charlie Villanueva(notes) and are moving closer to an agreement.

July 8 is the first day free agents can officially sign contracts.

Gordon and Villanueva, who played together for a year at UConn, traveled to Detroit on Wednesday morning to meet with Detroit president Joe Dumars.



http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...ug=aw-gordonpistons070109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns



wonder what the bulls are gonna do now for a scorer outside of Rose?

 

[live4rm52o]

oh damn, the pistons are back... t rip and gordon, god damn!!! thats nasty and they both uconn

i knew the bulls would let gordon go... they fucked up, gordon is one of the best up and comers in the league i can see big things for dude... ive liked him since his uconn days im glad he geting the credit he deserves...

 

[ALL BOUT CHICKEN]

they also signed charlie villanueva...

 

[MrFedEx503]

they also signed charlie villanueva...

has that been agreed on yet?

 

[DubbC415]

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

AP press release (minneapolis-st. paul star-tribune)



DETROIT - A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday night on the condition of anonymity because NBA rules prohibit teams from announcing free agent signings until next week.

Gordon, the third pick in the 2004 draft by the Chicago Bulls, agreed to a 5-year deal for at least $50 million.

Villanueva, the seventh overall pick by Toronto in 2006 who has played all three of his NBA season with the Milwaukee Bucks, also agreed to a five-year deal. His contract is worth at least $35 million.

 

[ALL BOUT CHICKEN]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4301111

The Detroit Pistons made the biggest early splash in free agency on Wednesday, agreeing to terms with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva.

Former Bulls guard Gordon will receive a five-year, $55 million deal, while former Bucks forward Villanueva gets a five-year deal for $35 million, sources told ESPN.com's Chris Broussard.

Gordon rejected deals from Chicago in excess of $50 million each of the past two seasons.

The Associated Press first reported the Villanueva signing.

Free agents can't officially sign with new teams until July 8.

Gordon, who was taken third in the 2004 draft by Chicago, led the Bulls in scoring each of the past four seasons. He averaged 20.4 points per game on 45.5 percent shooting last year. For his career, he has a 21.3 points per game average.

Villanueva, the seventh overall pick by Toronto in 2006 who has played the past three seasons with the Bucks, averaged 16.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game last season.

 

[MrFedEx503]

well I guess its been confirmed ..... lol

 

[hella_numb]

stuckey
hamilton
gorden
villanueva
prince
mcdyess

i dont know bout their roster. i think they still got a trade coming.

 

[MrFedEx503]

Mcdyess is a FA

 

[D.I.R.B]

i like how dumars consistently makes moves

 

[CZAR]

Gordon is a mark, he signed the same deal we offered him last year and the year before!! Good riddens then!! And by the way Salmons will feel his spot nicely and Deng will be back healthy next year so we have two other scorers outside of Rose next year not to mention that Thomas is getting better and developing into a nice player as well!! I guess Hinrich aint goin nowhere then, and oops he is a nice scorer also!! It wouldve been cool to keep Gordon but we offered the same shit so what can you do? Got Em!!

 

[Chree]

lol czar, u remind me of a dude who says a girl is hella bomb, then when he rejects her, he calls her a bitch, and ugly and not all that. How is Gordon a mark? obviously he didnt want to be a Bull.

and its Riddance btw

 

[Mr.24&HOGAN-HSC]

damn just when i thought my BULLS were doing something we lost one of our most dangerous shooters gordon even tho sometimes he was streaky when hot he was our go to guy!!!!

 

[lenbiasyayo]

they also signed charlie villanueva...

yikes he aint shit

 

[Chree]

Lesbian Yayo

 

[KillaClown]

Gordon is a mark, he signed the same deal we offered him last year and the year before!! Good riddens then!! And by the way Salmons will feel his spot nicely and Deng will be back healthy next year so we have two other scorers outside of Rose next year not to mention that Thomas is getting better and developing into a nice player as well!! I guess Hinrich aint goin nowhere then, and oops he is a nice scorer also!! It wouldve been cool to keep Gordon but we offered the same shit so what can you do? Got Em!!

Maybe Ben Gordon realized he has a better chance of winning a championship with Detroit.

 

[radiostationrep]

wow!talk about management breakdown. when you have a team moving forward and you are subracting rather than adding to that equation, you are heading down the wrong road. losing him to another team over the difference of a couple million says alot about the teams overall function.

 

[KillaClown]

wow!talk about management breakdown. when you have a team moving forward and you are subracting rather than adding to that equation, you are heading down the wrong road. losing him to another team over the difference of a couple million says alot about the teams overall function.

are you talking about the Bulls?

 

[Defy]

^obviously

 

[radiostationrep]

are you talking about the Bulls?

of course.