Arron Afflalo News

's season. Maybe his career. And he didn't even play. The Nuggets did - they lost 100-95 to Detroit - but Anthony was 14 miles down Interstate 75, quarantined in his room at the Townsend Hotel, where, as if cruelty had conspired with fate, the game wasn't even televised.

The surroundings were unfamiliar to Arron Afflalo. The former Piston returned to the Palace on Thursday night with the Denver Nuggets, and he was sitting in the visitors' locker room.

"He's got an unbelievable combination of speed and strength. That's hard to come by.

During the 2009 offseason, almost every contender in the wild Western Conference improved through free agency, and it seemed the Denver Nuggets stood pat.

Iverson was traded by the Nuggets in the deal that brought Billups here. How does it happen? One day you're a beloved, iconic figure, playing in a city where you were once the star of stars in the NBA All-Star Game, literally the answer to a team's basketball and box-office woes.

Few are surprised this season's Detroit Pistons will look radically different from last year's group.

Antonio McDyess might be the best signing of the offseason. Once a Piston, always a Piston, right? I'm not sure that's always the case, but there are certainly a fair number of guys around the league who still feel like Pistons.

Clippers guard Eric Gordon draws a foul from Pistons guard Arron Afflalo during a game last season.

Former Piston Arron Afflalo could start in Denver. Piston Post : Arron Afflalo is the likely starter at shooting guard in Denver.

Chucky Atkins, who was part of both the terrible Teal era in Detroit and the franchise's turnaround in the early 2000s which featured annual trips to the Conference finals, is back.

J.R. Smith's suspension will keep him out of the Nuggets' lineup until their game Nov.

The Detroit Pistons signed veteran center Ben Wallace on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Detroit News reported it is a one-year contract worth $1.3 million.

The Detroit Pistons signed draft picks Austin Daye, DaJuan Summers and Jonas Jerebko on Friday.

The Detroit Pistons signed draft picks Austin Daye, DaJuan Summers and Jonas Jerebko on Friday.

The Detroit Pistons and defensive stalwart Ben Wallace have reportedly agreed to a one-year contract.

The Detroit Pistons signed draft picks Austin Daye, DaJuan Summers and Jonas Jerebko on Friday.

The Pistons finished their stint in the Las Vegas Summer League with a 4-1 record .

The Detroit Pistons signed free agent forward Chris Wilcox to a multi-year contract.

The Nuggets have agreed to trade forward Walter Sharpe, a week after acquiring him from the Pistons.

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