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Las Vegas -- Pistons assistant coach Darrell Walker didn't even wait for the questions to get around to rookie forward DaJuan Summers on Saturday.

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The Pistons have agreed to a three-year contract with Cavaliers assistant John Kuester to be their next coach, CBSSports.com has confirmed.

When Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon agreed to contracts to join the Pistons, the team was without a coach.

The Detroit Pistons were slated to be big players in the free agent market. They were scheduled to have the most cap space available this offseason due to terminating contracts... by David McClure 6 reads Opinion July 06, 2009 The Detroit Pistons were slated to be big players in the free agent market.

The day after the Bulls lost Game 7 to Boston in May, guard Ben Gordon was asked about the limited number of teams that would have enough salary-cap room to make him a decent offer in free-agency. "It only takes one," he said.

Television analyst Doug Collins, one of two heavy favorites to fill the Detroit Pistons ' sudden coaching vacancy, has withdrawn from consideration for the job.

Whoever the Detroit Pistons hire as their next head coach, three words of advice: "Rent, don't buy!" All the talk about building a franchise that can consistently compete at the highest level sounds good.

It's Thursday night at a Southfield eatery and two women are discussing the famous man sitting far across the bar area.

Currently, the Pistons boast six players who will receive a majority of the playing time - Rodney Stuckey, Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Kwame Brown and newcomers Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva.

Three former Huskies who are teammates with the Pistons, at least for the time being: RICHARD HAMILTON >> UConn career: Rip played three seasons at UConn and was named Big East player of the year as a sophomore and junior.

The Detroit Pistons were the busiest team in the first day of free agency, as they agreed to terms with former UConn stars Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, who essentially serve as younger replacements for the departing Allen Iverson and Rasheed Wallace.

Pistons agree to deals with Gordon, Villanueva Chicago Bulls shooting guard Ben Gordon.

After months of positioning and planning, teams will begin to find out today whether their hopes can be turned into reality, and players will discover exactly what their worth is on the open market.

It is that time of year againthat time of year where everybody from analysts, journalists, and fans alike come together on these boards and sites and start throwing out our ideas of what our favorite teams should be doing in the coming weeks... by Tony Dean Michaels 3 75 reads Opinion July 01, 2009 It is that time of year againthat time of year ...

ESPN just reported that head coach of the Detroit Pistons, Michael Curry, has been fired.

The Pistons would love to sign Carlos Boozer should he decide today to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Jazz and become a free agent.

Auburn Hills --What draft night was about for the Pistons, if we can take a step back from made-for-television hysteria, was bolstering the back end of their bench.

The Detroit Pistons need to land a superstar talent this summer, or, at the very least, a difference-maker. That's no secret.

The NBA silly season, already under way, will kick into high gear this week. The NBA Draft is Thursday, then July 1 teams can start courting and negotiating with free agents, though they can't sign any until July 7. It's called the silly season because of the wild and incessant rumor mongering it spawns.