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Ben Wallace Turns Back the Clock

ORLANDO -- Pistons general manager Joe Dumars signed broken-down Ben Wallace this summer to be a figure-head, to serve as a low-budget example for his young, talented guys to see where hard work could take them. Dumars never expected this kind of start. Wallace, 35, is one of the biggest and most pleasant surprises of...

Avery Johnson Reportedly Won't Be Next Pistons Coach

The Pistons' head coaching search has narrowed, with the former favorite to secure the job now apparently out of the running. Avery Johnson was perceived as the leading candidate for the position, considering the fact that Joe Dumars had said that after the Michael Curry debacle, he wanted someone with more experience to...

Ben Gordon, Villanueva Visit Detroit

The Pistons have been tied to Bulls gunner Ben Gordon for ages, it seems, with pundits constantly bickering about how little or much sense a pairing made. Detroit, after all, traded All-World champ Chauncey Billups precisely to free up time for buckin' Rodney Stuckey while also inking former All-Star Rip Hamilton to an...

Celtics Trade Rumors Abound: Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen to Detroit?

There's a little NBA trading spice coming out of Woj's internet-making machine recently, in the form of (another?) rumor involving Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo. This time, they were reportedly offered to Detroit in a deal that would have sent Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince and Rodney Stuckey to Beantown.(Quick aside: Is it...

Bad Boys Return to Honor Chuck Daly

TEQUESTA, Fla. -- This looked like a Bad Boys reunion.The NBA came from around the country Wednesday to celebrate the life and mourn the death of Chuck Daly, but nothing was more impressive than his collection of pallbearers.It was the nucleus of his two championship teams in Detroit, the ones that transformed him from...

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05/22/12 Gores: Pistons 'lucky' to have Dumars as GM Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI The Detroit Pistons have released a promo video from their State of the Pistons event with season-ticket holders last week.
05/21/12 NBA Trade Rumors: Pistons' GM Joe Dumars Must Move Ben... Source: Bleacher Report Detroit Pistons ' general manager Joe Dumars has been walking on thin ice for the past few years after some questionable moves, but he can start making up for his mistakes by trading away Ben Gordon in the offseason.
05/17/12 Pistons Mailbag - Monday, January 2, 2012 - Page 2 Source: NBA - Detroit Pistons Pistons.com editor Keith Langlois answers your questions about the Pistons and NBA.
05/16/12 19 GMs get votes for NBA executive of the year; Dumars... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI NEW YORK Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird was voted the NBAs executive of the year today, becoming the first person to win that award, the MVP and coach of the year.
05/15/12 Detroit Pistons: 3 Reasons Joe Dumars Should Stay on... Source: Bleacher Report Joe Dumars was the catalyst of the turnaround for the Detroit Pistons in the early 2000s.