Report: Deron Washington Agrees to Guaranteed Contract with the Pistons
Detroit Bad Boys — ... 2008 second round draft pick, Deron Washington has reportedly agreed to sign a guaranteed deal with the Pistons.  The news broke last night when his ...

Summer League: Detroit Pistons
Liberty Ballers — ... Deron Washington is super-aggresive and possibly the best athlete in Vegas. I'm not sure he'll ever make in the NBA, but man, if he finds his game and combines it with his athleticism... wow, just wow. The best NBA comparison is ...

NBA Summer League Day Two Recap - The Breakouts
Pounding The Rock — ... Deron Washington - Last year's second round pick had two spectacular dunks off missed shots.  Other than those two dunks, he was 2-9 from the field and 4-12 from the line.  He's quite the leaper, but his offensive game is not good.  I didn't really pay attention to him on the defensive end so I can't say if he has a future.  If he does, it's because he can lock guys up.  Not because he can score. ...

NBA Summer League Day Four Recap - The D-League Shines
Pounding The Rock — ... Deron Washington - The athletic wing husltes -- 7 rebounds and a bruised sternum, more in a bit -- but continues to struggle shooting.  He misses chippies and has now gone 5-18 from the line in the last two games. ...

Pistons Add Deron Washington; Roster Set at 14 Before Camp
Detroit Bad Boys — ... fans expected to happen after the summer league was to officially give Deron Washington a roster spot.  That is exactly what the Pistons have done as their latest move.  ...

Pistons Players Answer Fans' Questions on Media Day
Detroit Bad Boys — ... Q: Why do you wear the number 33? (From Joshua in Ann Arbor)  JJ: because my 3 other numbers where not available.. first 11..then 32...then 21.. so i went with 33.. looks good and larry had it. Q: Congrats on being the soon to be first Swede in the NBA.  (From Scott) JJ: thank you very much it is an honour to be the first one from sweden. Hopefully sweden can get some recognition in the basketball world. Deron Washington:  Q: Hey Deron, how has the free ...

Morning Shootaround: 2009-2010 Forecast, Instilling a Defense-First Mindset, NBA's Twitter Guidelines, Replacement Refs Grumblings from a Former Piston, and Pistons Tickets
Detroit Bad Boys — ... Is he taking a shot at someone with that comment? Patrick Hayes is previewing the Pistons players at MLIVE.  His latest preview is DaJuan Summers.  Patrick thinks Summers will get a chance to prove himself from the get go and should match up well with the smaller teams of the East like Atlanta, Washington, and Toronto among others.  Patrick has also previewed Chris Wilcox, Tayshaun Prince, Kwame Brown, Jason Maxiell, and Deron Washington already John Kuester's resume and the ...

Pistons Show Off the Offense in 113-104 Win vs. Bucks
Detroit Bad Boys — ... As for the other "rookie," Deron Washington saw fifteen and a half minutes of action.  He scored nine points on a perfect 4-4 night, grabbed four rebounds and blocked a shot.  ...

Pistons Fizzle in Dallas: 113-88
Detroit Bad Boys — ... near the buzzer.  From those final possessions, Dallas gained a lot of momentum going into the locker room and it definitely carried over into their big third quarter.   Like any preseason game, I wouldn't get too worked up about this one.  Remember that Detroit was without Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace, and Charlie Villanueva again.  John Kuester also decided to mail it in fairly early, as Jonas Jerebko, DaJuan Summers, Deron Washington, and Chucky Atkins all played the entire fourth ...

Waive Goodbye, Part 2
Ridiculous Upside — ... .  (Admit it, that's not the clip you were expecting.)  (Also, note to self: when you get older, shave your head but leave the sideburns and add a mustache.)  But hey, here's a crazy idea; the Pistons also waived their second round pick Deron Washington, who's a 6'7" small forward.  James White is a 6'7" small forward.  WHAT IF THEY'RE ABOUT TO SIGN JAMES WHITE?  They're probably not, but they should be.  While Austin Daye looked really, really good in Summer League, and Jonas Jerebko could be pretty good, it seems a bit ...

Regular Season Game 1: Detroit Pistons @ Memphis Grizzlies [Game Thread]
Detroit Bad Boys — ... .  While I didn't think that was the case, that's a valid question considering Hamilton is surely the largest trade bait on the team and often times, when a guy is about to be traded, they are mysteriously absent from practice leading up to it.  Throw in the fact that the Pistons waived Deron Washington to open up a roster spot (and to  ...

2009 D-League Draft Preview
Ridiculous Upside — ... on the perimeter.  I'm throwing Korolev into the mix because he has pretty good size (6'9"), still has some athleticism and started his career in Los Angeles (but with the Clippers).  Really, the D-Fenders could go in any direction, and it's not even like they're burdened by being directly affiliated with an NBA team. Bakersfield Jam Needs: depth Best fits: Korolev, Alonzo Gee, Paul Harris, Alade Aminu, Deron Washington Unlike the D-Fenders who have a lot of things ...

2009 D-League Draft Results and First Impressions
Ridiculous Upside — ... Marcus Walker Los Angeles D-Fenders Maine Red Claws Reno Bighorns RGV Vipers Deron Washington Paul Harris Desmon Farmer ...

D-League Draft: A Second Look
Ridiculous Upside — ... division last year.  Carroll was a very good three-point shooter in college, and he'll probably get a lot of space to shoot for Iowa between Anderson and Tolliver.  Marcus Walker (8) lead his college conference in per-game scoring while at Colorado State.  Barnette also shot the ball last year, but in France.  Russell Hicks has good size for a center (7'0", 260), but he was an inconsistent rebounder in college. LA D-Fenders Key picks: Deron Washington (1), Jeremy Wise (3), Charlie Parker (6), Travis Pinick ...

Ridiculous Transactions: 11/9 - 11/15, Plus Trade Analysis
Ridiculous Upside — ... , who are nominally point guards but are more scorers than distributor, Ryan Forehan-Kelly, who's a swingman who can do a lot of things but who also probably got accustomed to having the ball last year, Deron Washington, who's another (more efficient) slasher, and Jeremy Wise, a shooting guard.  As for big men, let's see...how does Longar Longar strike you?  It's entirely possible that Barron asked for this trade, but as it stands now the D-Fenders have a glut of shooting guards and/or backcourt scoring without a ton of guys who can rebound or ...

Previewing Tonight's Action, with some Rematches
Ridiculous Upside — ... point one of them is going to go in.  Los Angeles also doesn't have a lot of players who can challenge Pittsnogle's outside shots, either because they're more post-oriented (Longar Longar) or because they're not tall enough (pretty much everyone else on the roster).  I know the Thunderbirds won in a walk last night with Pittsnogle playing terribly on the offensive end, but he could end up being the key player for them tonight.  Ryan Forehan-Kelly and Deron Washington both came off the bench in LA's preseason game, which ...

Recapping Last Night's Games, Where Bob MacKinnon Picked Up Where He Left Off
Ridiculous Upside — ... the game.  The rebounding was largely absent (just three in over 27 minutes), but he finished with 22 points on 13 shots and generally caused some problems in the middle.  Michael Fey, I officially apologize for saying Kevin Pittsnogle wouldn't have any serious defensive responsibilities in this game.  As for the rest of the team, Ryan Forehan-Kelly was his usual solid all-around self with 19 points, four assists, three rebounds, a steal and a block.  Deron Washington is still raw offensively (eight points on 11 shots), ...

Last Night in the D-League; Just Keep Shooting
Ridiculous Upside — ... As for the D-Fenders, they're going to have some ugly, ugly shooting nights simply based on who's on the roster.  Dar Tucker (3-14, missed all of his threes), I'm looking in your direction.  Deron Washington isn't quite as bad in the shot selection department but he's still not a great shooter, and despite the eight rebounds he missed eight of his 12 shots last night and turned it over six times.  ...

Last Night in the D-League; Free Throw Disparities Abound!
Ridiculous Upside — ... The D-Fenders are an inefficient offensive team, plain and simple.  They have multiple guys who need too many shots to rack up the points, guys like Dar Tucker and Deron Washington and Horace Wormely.  As a team, LA missed all seven of its three-point attempts, and six of those came from Tucker.  Ryan Forehan-Kelly went 0-7 from the field, which is unusual for him.  ...

Last Night in the D-League; Oh boy, we get to talk about the refs.
Ridiculous Upside — ... out too.  That's right, four players for the Jam fouled out of this game, none of them playing more than 32 minutes (Amara Sy did it in just 20).  15 of the team's 38 personal fouls came in the fourth quarter by my count, 10 in the second quarter, and the Jam also got hit with several delay of game penalties as if this were some sort of football game.  I know Bakersfield isn't very good, but I have to imagine that there were some overeager whistles.  Deron Washington fouled out and Horace Wormely picked up five ...

Last Night in the D-League; For Shame, Luke Nevill
Ridiculous Upside — ... ?  Out.  DJ White?  In.  Zabian Dowdell?  In.  Deron Washington?  In.  I liked White a lot when I saw him play last year, and against Sioux Falls he made seven of his 10 field goals and grabbed 10 boards.  Not a bad piece of work.  Dowdell, who spent some time on Phoenix's Summer League team, finished with 14 points and 10 assists.  Washington actually made more than half his shots for just the third time this season (4-7). ...

Last Night in the D-League; Is It the Showcase Yet?
Ridiculous Upside — ... had 15 points on eight shots against him and I'm assuming some of Deron Washington's 50 percent shooting came at his expense as well.  I do think that the rest of his talent (he had 31 points on 18 shots and nine boards) will help overcome that at some point. ...

2010 D-League Showcase: Day Two Preview
Ridiculous Upside — ... I'm going to say former Arizona Wildcat Mustafa Shakur, just because if Jefferson was called-up, Shakur could run roughshod over Andre Ingram.  Shakur has helped Tulsa win seven of their last nine, really taking over the leadership role on this team.  On the season, Shakur is averaging 18.9 points, 6.6 assists and even 4.1 boards while shooting a better-than-expected 52% from the field. Other Notable Players: DJ White, Latavious Williams, Zabian Dowdell, Deron Washington, Devon Hardin, Steven Hill, Dontell Jefferson, Luke ...

Other Teams Get Betterer, Too!
Ridiculous Upside — ... (in part because his condtioning isn't to the point where he's a 25-30 minute a night player).  That leaves...that leaves...well, no one.  Richard steps in to play center, even though he's really more of a power forward.  I don't think Richard has been playing since training camp (though feel free to correct me), so he'll probably have to play himself into shape a little bit.  He should help Tulsa's post defense and, somewhat importantly, keep Latavious Williams or Deron Washington or Marcus Lewis from having to start at center. ...

Last Night in the D-League; Hey Ma, We're On the TV Machine!
Ridiculous Upside — ... Deron Washington has his faults, among them inefficient shooting which LA had a lot of, but Keith Clark, but Tulsa definitely got the best of that trade.  Clark has provided next to no rebounding, which is usually the main reason he's on the court.  Washington has been okay but not great for the 66ers,  but I'm not sure Clark has even been okay. ...

Last Night in the D-League; Now Without Bull-Riding Delays
Ridiculous Upside — ... I didn't see the game, but I'm guessing Tulsa lost because their bench combined for 2-9 shooting from outside (the rest of the team was 5-11).  Moses Ehambe and Deron Washington, I'm looking in your direction. ...

"Mufasa" Mustafa Shakur + Chris Richard = Big W Over Iowa
Ridiculous Upside — ... Tulsa's other 3-point threat is Moses Ehambe.  I'd rally for him to start as well in the place of the disappointing Deron Washington, but he's okay with coming off the bench I guess - last night, he hit 4-of-7 from depp to finish as Tulsa's leading scorer with 21 points in 31 minutes. ...

And The D-League Dunk Contestants Are...
Ridiculous Upside — ... Option C: Alonzo Gee, Austin Toros Option D: Frank Robinson, LA D-Fenders Option E: Raymond Sykes, Sioux Falls Skyforce Option F: Doug Thomas, Reno Bighorns Option G: Deron Washington, Tulsa 66ers ...

Quick Hits from Last Night in the D-League
Ridiculous Upside — ... , Latavious Williams and Marcus Lewis combined for 27 rebounds, 13 of which came courtesy of Williams.  Deron Washington added another eight. ...