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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 also agreed to a five-year deal in the $35 ...
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The Detroit Pistons have reached agreement with free-agent
guard Ben Gordon (notes) and forward Charlie Villanueva (notes)...
, a source with knowledge of the talks told Yahoo! Sports Wednesday evening. Gordon will receive a five-year contract worth ...
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Piston get their men, agree to deals with Gordon and Villanueva
Full-Court Press —
Newsday and CBS Sports are both reporting that both Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva have agreed to become Pistons next season. July 1, Newsday: A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva... Villanueva, the seventh overall pick by Toronto in 2006 who has played all three of his NBA season with the Milwaukee Bucks, also agreed to a five-year deal. His contract is worth at least $35 million. If the deal for Villanueva is a 5 year $35 million dollar ...
Pistons agree to deals with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva
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... The Detroit Pistons are clearly not going to sit on their hands and watch as the Magic and Cavs get better in the Eastern Conference. The team has come to agreements with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva on multi-year deals, according to Ken Berger of CBS Sports.com. ...
Rebuilding Pistons add offensive punch with Gordon and Villanueva
The Red Zone Report —
... are going to settle for another season of mediocrity.
After giving coach Michael Curry the boot yesterday after only one season at the helm, Joe Dumars acted quickly to land two top free agents and former University of Connecticut stars, landing former Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon on a five-year, $55 million deal and following that up by signing former Milwaukee Brewers forward Charlie Villanueva to a five-year deal worth about $35 million, according to CBS Sports’ Ken Berger.
$90 million may appear to be a lot for two guys who weren’t always ...
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scoresreport.com 7/2/2009 —
The Detroit Pistons have a ton of cap space heading into 2009 NBA free agency, and they apparently aren’t afraid to use it, agreeing in principle to contracts with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva .
Former Bulls guard Gordon will receive a five-year deal for between $55 million and ...
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 ...
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 Stay In Character With Villanueva, Gordon Signings
sportingnews.com 7/2/2009 — You can see why the Pistons
went after Charlie Villanueva. Not that Villanueva is the second coming of Sheed, or the player Detroit had hoped the now-departed Amir Johnson would become. But he provides size and skill in one body, at a good price ($7 ...
Gordon and Villanueva?
dberri.wordpress.com 7/3/2009 — For reasons I will touch upon in my next post, this has been a busy week. So busy that I have actually been out of touch with this forum and hence I am quite surprised to see more than 100 comments on my last post. At this point, many of these are ...
Pistons agree to deals with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva
tonyblogs.net 7/2/2009 — The Detroit Pistons are clearly not going to sit on their hands and watch as the Magic and Cavs get better in the Eastern Conference. The team has come to agreements with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva on multi-year deals, according to Ken Berger of CBS Sports.com .
Ben Gordon's ...
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 .
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Aldridge: Pistons agree to terms with Gordon, Villanueva
nba.com 7/2/2009 — The Detroit Pistons agreed to terms with two of the NBA's top free agents on the first day of free agency Wednesday, getting commitments from Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon and Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva on multi-year deals. Gordon ...
The Associated Press: Pistons agree to deals with Gordon, Villanueva
google.com 7/1/2009 — 2 hours ago DETROIT (AP) A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday night on ...
