Via ESPN.com
“The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a two-year deal with free agent Chris Wilcox, a source told ESPN.com. The deal is for $6 million over the next two years according to sources.”
Exclusive Photoshopped Need4Sheed Photo Chris Wilcox in his Pistons Jersey
The skinny on Chris Wilcox
Born: 03-Sep-1982 (27 years old by seasons start)
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 235 lbs. / 106,6 kg.
Position: Center
College: Maryland
Years Pro: 7
July 20, 2009 at 1:23 am
u forgot deron, thats 13 players full roster
July 20, 2009 at 1:24 am
i think that sheed was looking in the mirror when he came up with the zombie
July 20, 2009 at 2:18 am
You can have up to 15 (3 on the reserve)
12 is required for an active team.
July 20, 2009 at 3:04 am
Kwame will start because he’s a better rebounder and can defend a lot of the better starting bigs in the league…..maybe they’ll alternate though, depending on who the opposition will be on a given day.
July 20, 2009 at 4:18 am
Don’t worry people we still have WILL BYNUM.
July 20, 2009 at 9:00 am
Summers too bro! I like our rookies thus far
July 20, 2009 at 9:06 am
yes an aging roster is always good for any team…
July 20, 2009 at 9:14 am
just a big guy would be sufficient, i’m so tired of people talking about the PG shit…
July 20, 2009 at 9:15 am
Kind of agree with you on this man. Good ascpect and way of looking at the situation
July 20, 2009 at 9:23 am
I like this pickup, Wilcox is a beast inside and will provide exactly what we needed which is another big body who is decent. As for people saying he can’t play center, the times are out for players who are targeted at 1 postion. There are all kinds of players that play multiple positions now in the league. Wilcox is 6′10 and a big body, he can def. play center, hell big ben did at 6′9 so why not? I would like to see how this all pans out over the course of at least 30 games, then we will see it unfold.
July 20, 2009 at 9:27 am
Wilcox is a BEAST
July 20, 2009 at 9:52 am
Difference is, we still have Rip and Tay. And, Chauncey has fizzled in the playoffs the last three or four years.
July 20, 2009 at 10:21 am
other than LA I thought Chauncey was pretty good this year
July 20, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I would be more encouraged if his career average was higher than 0.4 blocks per game.
There’s a reason why he was a bench player for teams like the Sonics, Thunder, and Knicks. It’s not like he was coming off the bench for Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett – he was backing up guys like Robert Swift, Nick Collison and Eddy Curry. I hope he proves me wrong, but until he does I’m going to remain a skeptic.
July 20, 2009 at 12:07 pm
wilcox has talent but we still need a trade for a better center trade prince,and by the way wilcox is a center/powerforward he plays both with out a trade we are died.
July 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm
ithink one is joe knows we need a better center no matter what i say prince and a 2nd round pick or two for tyshaun chandler he is tall and has the defence that we need badly.
July 20, 2009 at 12:15 pm
why the hell would u trade rip for a center. if we do that who is gonna play SG the no defense undersized ben gordon please rip has been there most consistent player. if dumars would have been thinking he wouldnt even have gotten gordon especially for that kind of money. he should have used that 55 mil and got a big man and a cheaper. two guard i like gordon but he is not that good for us to trade rip and anybody who says trade rip is silly
July 20, 2009 at 3:21 pm
You’re a FOOL if you think Curry was hired because rip and sheed wanted him. Or that Joe is trying to keep everyone happy instead of run the team the way he thinks it should be ran.
Or is this how you try to justify Joe’s screwing up the team?
July 20, 2009 at 3:56 pm
It’s amazing how many people don’t even read their own comments on here.
July 20, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Eh, I don’t know about Wilcox, he’s kind of sloppy…I would start Kwame. Still want Glen Davis, though.
July 20, 2009 at 7:24 pm
You seem to be only one who wants him. We already couldn’t afford Big Baby so how would we be able to now? Are some of you people seriously this ignorant?
July 20, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I dont understand signing Glen Davis, or even Chris Wilcox to an extent…with a healthy beast of Jason Maxiell ready to be unleashed FINALLY…?
July 21, 2009 at 2:16 am
BESIDES HES OLD, Y WOULD WE SIGN HIM TO ANOTHER EXTENSION?
July 21, 2009 at 2:16 am
sorry about the all caps wasnt looking when i typed.
July 21, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Signing Wilcox may have just been about setting up a trade
Look for a early season trade:
Rip + Wilcox for Amare + Barbosa
The suns are clearly looking to trade Amare and Rip would be a huge upgrade for them over Barbosa. Amare would be great in the post with CVN and Barbosa would be solid coming off the bench behind Ben Gordon/Tay
July 22, 2009 at 7:14 am
Not much else we could do at this point man, with only 3.2 million on the table you aren’t gonna get much and I’m pretty sure he was starting on Seattle. Eddy Curry was out last season for most of the year, he backed David Lee. I do believe he will be an energetic player off the bench or even starting, which will be nice, we need that. Everyones defense seems to liven up once they get to Detroit lol.
July 22, 2009 at 7:15 am
Free agent signings cannot be traded until Dec…
July 22, 2009 at 7:16 am
We def needed another big body. It made plenty of sense to me
July 22, 2009 at 7:17 am
The Celts offered a trade recently for Maxiell and a future first round pick that we declined, although i have reason to believe that this guy just assumes out of free agency in which then I would have to agree with the whole ignorance thing…lol
July 22, 2009 at 12:40 pm
So do the New York Knicks.
July 22, 2009 at 6:13 pm
The season starts in November.
That’s “early season,” like they suggested.
July 24, 2009 at 3:41 pm
this would be an awesome trade i love maxiell but we don’t have a defined center and tyson chandler is young and talented so i would agree to it
July 29, 2009 at 3:38 am
firstly; HUGE WASTE! there are many more talented and productive front court free agents who possess much more skill and potential than wilcox. the first that comes to mind is young and explosive hakim warrick. plus throw al harrington and david lee into the mix and this free agent signing is a very disappointing move. i also gotta show my big dog eddy curry some love . . . look at his highlights; VERY underrated.
July 29, 2009 at 3:43 am
plus; wilcox does not even seem appealing to trade for arguably the best 4 spot in the NBA. Amare’s versatility is threatning and all though i would love to bring him here to detroit ; phoenix could easily build around him. A more tempting trade would be (if we signed him instead of wilcox) PF David Lee & SG Richard Hamilton for Suns PF Amare Stoudamire SG Leandro Barbosa & 2010 1st Round Pick. Wilcox was a huge mistake….