F.A. SIGNING: Pistons strike deal with Ben Gordon

Deal Tayshaun for Kamen on the side.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kstat

Rip for Brand makes the most sense (again, if Kander signs off).

---

I know Dalembert wants out of Philly, but that's probably not going to happen.

Speights & Thad at the 4, Iggy at the 3, Rip at the 2 and Miller (if they re-sign him) at the point...

Kapono, Green, Lou Williams, Holliday, and Jason Smith on the bench

that seems like it'd work

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Joe Asberry

Brand is a PF then we dont need CV, we need a center!

---

Dice

If they could get Brand (for Rip), then I'd re-sign Dyess and forget about CV and try and find a cheap, mediocre combo guard like Quinton Ross or Rashad McCants as bench fodder.

C- Dyess/Kwame/Rasho
PF- Brand/Max/Summers/Sharpe
SF- Tay/Daye/Jerebko
SG- Gordon/AA/McCants
PG- Stuck/Bynum

Sam Smith accepts your apologies.

Dwayne Jones, too.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Zekyl

5 years, 55 mil? That's a bit more than I'd have been willing to give him. I wonder what this means we're moving Rip for? I doubt we're giving him 11mil a year average to be our 6th man.

---

Whio else was lining up to py Ben Gordon $55 million vs., say, $45-50 million?

We have a runtier version of Michael Redd. Oh joy.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Uncle Mxy

We have a runtier version of Michael Redd. Oh joy.

---

Except ours has healthier knees.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wilfredo Ledezma

Except ours has healthier knees.

---

...and actually shows up in the clutch.

Overall, I like the deal.

Ben Gordon will probably have the highest PPG output by a Piston since Stack from the teal days...