sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009
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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 around $55 million while Villanueva’s five-year ...
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lifeondumars.com - 7/2/2009
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lifeondumars.com —
Pistons have spent tons of money on players
that are essentially mediocre and will not help the
Pistons in any large manner. Expect the Pistons to wallow in mediocrity for the next 3-5 years, much like the Grant Hill led teams of the nineties. I'm telling you, the money on Ben and Charlie is risky!
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Pistons now a top 6 team in the East oh boy!
detroit4lyfe.com - 7/2/2009
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The Pistons have reached deal in principle with Ben Gordon
Blog a Bull —
The Pistons have reached deal in principle with Ben Gordon
[From the FanShots. More later, count on it. -ed.]
The Pistons have reached deal in principle with Bulls guard Ben Gordon, a source with knowledge of talks tells Y! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski
Gordon Signs with the Pistons..
Motown String Music —
... Gordon(notes) on a five-year contract worth around $55 million, a source with knowledge of the talks told Yahoo! Sports Wednesday evening.
The Pistons are continuing to negotiate with forwardCharlie Villanueva(notes).
July 8 is the first day free agents can sign contracts.
Gordon and Villanueva, who played together for a year at UConn, traveled to Detroit on Wednesday morning to meet with Detroit president Joe Dumars.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-gordonpistons070109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns ...
Detroit Pistons and Ben Gordon agree on contract
Full-Court Press —
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Ben Gordon and the Detroit Pistons a verbal agreement on a contract. July 1, Yahoo Sports: The Detroit Pistons have reached agreement with free-agent guard Ben Gordon on a five-year contract worth around $55 million, a source with knowledge of the talks told Yahoo! Sports Wednesday evening. The Pistons are continuing to negotiate with forward Charlie Villanueva. A 5-year $55 million dollar contract is what Ben Gordon was reported to be looking for, and the starting salary for that deal would by just under $9.5 million. The ...
Pistons Sign Two Free Agents to Big Contracts
Rufus on Fire —
Pistons Sign Two Free Agents to Big Contracts
5 years. $90 million total. For two players. Would you rather have Emeka Okafor and Gerald Wallace for the next four years at $23.75 million per year, or Ben Wallace and Charlie Villanueva for the next five years at roughly $18 million per year?
Charlie Villanueva, Ben Gordon are Detroit Pistons... Ersan Ilyasova VIDEO and bandwagon
Milwaukee Bucks Blog - The Bob Boozer Jinx —
AP is reporting that Chuck-It Charlie Villanueva will become a Piston, and has agreed to a 5-year, $35 million contract, Journal Sentinel is reporting. So, that sentence should be interpreted as this: The Bob Boozer Jinx says that the Journal Sentinel says that Charlie will be a Pistion next season and agreed to a deal sometime today (Wednesday). Just a couple of hours ago.
Charlie joins free agent shooting guard Ben Gordon in Detroit. Gordon earlier today agreed to a 5-year, $55 mill contract to become a Piston.
In Detroit, the fans are wondering whether they're ...
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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 .
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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 ...
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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.
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Gordon Signs with the Pistons..
motownstringmusic.com 7/1/2009 —
The Detroit Pistons have reached agreement with free-agent guard Ben Gordon (notes) on a five-year contract worth around $55 million, a source with knowledge of the talks told Yahoo! Sports Wednesday evening.
The Pistons are continuing to negotiate with forward ...
