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NBA sets salary cap, mid-level exception and luxury tax
Published 7/9/2008 by Dave Dial at Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - MLive.com
... and $49.5 million ($37.125 million for the Charlotte Bobcats) in 2005-06. This puts the Pistons about 10-11 million below the luxury tax threshold with 10 players under contract and 4-5 roster spots to fill. If you add the MLE it puts the Pistons around 4 million below the tax threshold, which should be plenty of room to fill the roster spots. Of course this doesn't take into consideration that Joe Dumars is looking to make at least one significant trade this summer. Although, as Sherrod Blakely is reporting, Joe Dumars says 'Nothing [is] imminent' .

The free agent market gets smaller
Published 7/9/2008 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... thing — I was blindsided by Jarvis Hayes’ arrival last summer, and even though Hayes was out of the rotation by the end of the year, I actually thought he exceeded expectations. That said, we knew from the get-go this summer that the biggest change wouldn’t happen through free agency. If (or when) it happens, it’ll be in the form of a trade. According to “Boobie” Dumars, though, nothing is brewing at the moment. From (as usual) A. Sherrod Blakely: “I can tell you that there is nothing imminent ...

Signing Day Rumors and Updates
Published 7/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... the Pistons had made contact with six players: the Clippers' Corey Maggette, Warriors' Mickael Pietrus, Jazz's C.J. Miles, Trailblazers' James Jones, Celtics' James Posey and Raptors' Carlos Delfino although none are considered as good bets to sign with the Pistons. The Pistons are looking more to make a trade than to sign a free agent. They are interested in both Carmelo Anthony and Tracy McGrady among others and may break up their long time starting lineup to get a trade done. Reportedly, both Prince and Billups are on the block as they look for a trade. ...

Thursday’s Layup Drill
Published 7/10/2008 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... says the Pistons are “believed to be close” to offering CJ Miles an offer sheet, but A. Sherrod Blakely says that’s only going to happen if the Pistons know the Jazz won’t match it. ...