Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva Is the Best Detroit Could Do?
larrybrownsports.com 7/2/2009 — Not too long ago I was praising Joe Dumars for recognizing his team wasn’t good enough to beat the elite teams in the East and that he needed to change it up. What I didn’t envision was him using the available cash he freed up under ...

Gordon, Villanueva meeting with Pistons - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 7/1/2009 — Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon (notes) and Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva (notes) flew to Detroit on Wednesday morning for a mid-day meeting with team president Joe Dumars and indications are both are moving rapidly toward deals with the ...

Are you excited about Gordon and Villanueva?
thedsq.com 7/2/2009 — We kinda are. Ben Gordon can shoot the rock with the best of em and Charlie Villanueva keeps building and improving his game, coming off his best season. Dumars gets higher marks for this one. In Joe we trust? Time will tell tell if these picks pan out. What do you think?

Pistons agree to deals with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva
motownstringmusic.com 7/2/2009 — Well it didn't take long for Joe Dumars to make use of a majority of the Pistons ' free agent money as he has reportedly agreed to deals with former Bulls and University of Connecticut guard, Ben Gordon and Milwaukee Bucks , and another former UConn player, Charlie Villanueva .  From The ...

Gordon, Villanueva May Be Pistons Soon
celticsblog.com 7/1/2009 — Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports: Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon (notes) and Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva (notes) flew to Detroit on Wednesday morning for a mid-day meeting with team president Joe Dumars and indications ...

PISTONS SIGN FREE AGENTS BEN GORDON AND CHARLIE VILLANUEVA
inplaymagpistons.blogspot.com 7/8/2009 — AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that the club has signed free agent guard Ben Gordon and free agent forward Charlie Villanueva to multi-year contracts. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. “We are ...

Shopping spree continues, Pistons sign Villanueva
pistonpost.com 7/2/2009 — The signing of Ben Gordon was almost immediately followed by news that the Pistons were signing Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva to a 5-year contract worth $35 million, according to ESPN.com. It’s a good thing this happened after the Gordon signing, because this move give Joe Dumars a ...

Pistons agree with Gordon, Villanueva (UPDATE)
cbssports.com 7/1/2009 — The Detroit Pistons struck first Wednesday, getting commitments from their top two free-agent targets, Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva . Gordon agreed to a five-year, $55 million deal, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. Villanueva ...

Pistons Sign Gordon and Villanueva
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — "The Detroit Pistons made the biggest early splash in free agency on Wednesday, agreeing to terms with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. Former Bulls guard Gordon will receive a five-year deal for between $55 million and $60 million, while former Bucks forward Villanueva gets a five-year deal ...

Gordon, Villanueva Added
paspn.net 7/2/2009 — The recruitment didn't take long. The Pistons have agreed to terms with free agents G Ben Gordon and F Charlie Villanueva on this first day of NBA free agency.

Post-Flip Funk Continues — Wizards Insider 7/1/2009
Flip Saunders might feel a bit vindicated right now. The Detroit Pistons fired Michael Curry yesterday after one season, continuing a troubling trend for the men who follow the current Wizards coach. Joe Dumars, the team's president of basketball ...

Michael Curry Taking Joe Dumars' Heat — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/1/2009
A championship can buy anyone in professional sports some job security, and Joe Dumars is living in that safe haven as we speak. Architect of the 2004 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons, Dumars masterfully crafted his team. He traded icon Grant Hill in a ...

Ben Gordon visiting Detroit Pistons today — Chicago Sun-Times Bulls 7/1/2009
Bulls guard Ben Gordon will be at the Detroit Pistons' practice facility in Auburn Hills, Mich., today along with Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva to meet with president Joe Dumars and may take a tour of the area and do some home shopping, ...

Report: Bulls' Gordon meets with Dumars in Detroit — NBA.com: News 7/1/2009
A person tells The Associated Press that Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon is in talks with the Detroit Pistons about joining the team.

Pistons, Ben Gordon And Charlie Villanueva Equals 45 Wins — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
It was obvious that the Pistons were going to be major players in free agency this summer.   With nearly $20 million available to rebuild, Pistons GM Joe Dumars made it clear that he was going to try and lure multiple impact players to ...