denverpost.com - 11/3/2008
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The Denver Nuggets have traded all-star guard Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons for Denver native and fellow guard Chauncey Billups, as well as forward Antonio McDyess and center Cheikh Samb, the team announced at an afternoon news conference. When asked if the Nuggets are a better team today ...
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Joe Dumars’ November Surprise : Pistons Blow Up The Core, Acquire A.I.
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... points to McDyess’ “reluctance to be included in the deal”, the Denver Post’s Benjamin Hochman claims “Denver plans to buy out McDyess’s contract so it appears he won’t actually play”. ...
The Pistons Took The Iverson-Billups Trade Rather Hard
RealClearSports - Blog —
Chauncey Billups spent his last six seasons with the Detroit Pistons, playing alongside Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince. During that time, the trio spent roughly nine months of the year together, including countless hours on the road, in the locker room and on the court. So it's not terribly surprising that when the Nuggets traded for Billups earlier this month, the boys in Detroit didn't take it so well. All that was missing was ...
Top 50: Chauncey Billups, no. 19
SLAM Online —
... . And when he’s on the floor, you don’t only get production from him, but from everyone else. When Dumars traded Billups, both to save money and make room for Rodney Stuckey, he traded a little part of every other player on the team as well. Without their leader, the Pistons spiraled downward, losing in the first round of the playoffs. Billups went back to the Conference Finals, and Allen Iverson—considered by many to be the superior player—went home. ...
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Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 11/3/2008
A basketball official says the Denver Nuggets have traded former MVP Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons for Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess. The official spoke Monday to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the trade had ...
