“Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg posted on his Twitter account that former Hokies standout Deron Washington has signed a guaranteed contract with the Detroit Pistons, who selected him 59th overall (second round) in the 2008 NBA draft.” Via Daily Press.com
Now there is more….. Our guru Dave Dial gives us the juice.
“Moves like that(signing players like Washington to guaranteed contracts) are often made when one team has to send back a certain amount of money back in a trade. For example, if Detroit is $4 million under the cap after signing Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva and were to get involved with the Hornets in a trade for Tyson Chandler, the Pistons would have to send back a certain amount of salaries in order to make it work.
Chandler makes $12.2 million dollars, and the Pistons might be $4 million under the cap so a straight salary dump couldn’t work. Stay tuned…
{Update: I’ve been informed that there is a 30 day waiting period when you sign a second-round pick before that player can be traded.}”
Detroit Bad Boys adds even more….suggesting Rip could be on his way out.
Now with the quickness in which this is all happening a girls’ head is spinning. I can’t even sleep without waking up to some rumors or possible trades. I have been locked to Twitter for the past few days to send out the info as quickly as I get it no matter where I am, so do some following.
July 4, 2009 at 4:30 pm
i think Will Bynum has been the highest flying guy we have had in a while
July 4, 2009 at 6:13 pm
i agree with ryan nice banner, makes me sad a little bit but clad you did it. Great job as always. Detroit for life
July 4, 2009 at 7:32 pm
yea that is dum
July 4, 2009 at 9:27 pm
ESPN News is reporting that Magic are trying to get Sheed and the Celtics have already given him multiple contract offers. Was hoping he’d come here to San Antonio, doesn’t look like it. Only a matter of time now.
July 5, 2009 at 12:03 am
He averaged 5 rebounds a game which is a little low I think
July 5, 2009 at 7:29 am
I’m ready for Sheed to go, but pleeeeaaassee do not sign with the Celtics!!!! I hate that team with a passion. I’d love to see him play along side Howard or Duncan. Where ever he goes I wonder if he’ll give the same kind of production and effort he gave the Pistons last year? $10 says he plays better this coming year.
July 5, 2009 at 9:56 am
Decent article on Detroit’s need for a big man: http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2009/07/05/sports/srv0000005766252.txt
I think Dalembert is a terrible option, based on his play last year. It was like he forgot how to play basketball, and as a result he was benched for much of the season. Pass.
Chandler is a good option, but I think people are getting a little too excited about him. He’s real skinny for one thing, so he would get pushed around by guys like Shaq, Howard, or even Perkins. Plus he gets injured a lot, and has very little offensive talent. He’s a decent option, but far from perfect.
Chris Kaman is a better option in my opinion. He’s an inch taller, 20 pounds heavier, and has a much better offensive game than Chandler. He also blocks more shots, and grabs about the same number of rebounds. Kaman is also very underappreciated in LA, so we may be able to work out a very favorable deal for him. His salary is nearly identical to Rip’s, which makes it a very obvious trade scenario. This looks like our best bet.
Another option is to work out a blockbuster trade for Amare, but I don’t see any way to make this happen. Gortat is another solid player to look at, but I think we will get outbid by another team. Maybe it’s just the hype machine at work, but it really seems like there is a lot of interest for this guy.
On another note, is it just be or have the Magic had the worst offseason ever? The other title contenders have added guys like Richard Jefferson, Shaq, Artest, and possibly ‘Sheed (to the Celtics). The Magic have done nothing but lose players, with nothing to show for it.
July 5, 2009 at 10:08 am
I agree with that, Tay would be a good mentor for a guy just like himself.
July 5, 2009 at 10:09 am
Thank you, RIP is a good player but i think Tay is a much better leader.
July 5, 2009 at 10:13 am
they did get vince carter, which will help in tmes like the alley oop that Lee missed to win the game against the lakers.
July 5, 2009 at 10:14 am
Don’t forget Hermann
July 5, 2009 at 10:47 am
I think they should use Gordon for a sweet trade, hes valuable but ,I really like rip.
July 5, 2009 at 12:22 pm
hey Natalie and everyone else, this guy on youtube just uploaded a sweet ‘96 Schick rookie game, its only 10 mins but he says he has the whole thing,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMhL5gBSuFs
check out young sheed, dice and KG, just an awesome throwback, can someone with a youtube account ask him to upload the whole game? enjoy it
July 5, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Considering the celtics did it two years ago , moron. And when they sign sheed it,s guarenteed another
July 5, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Yeah and tay isnt playing small ball , shit hamilton is 6′7
July 5, 2009 at 2:31 pm
You dont think flip is a high flyer , can you say play offs , i remember when this happened live i broke our coffee table. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC_Hb_bLzDM
July 5, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Keith Langlois is such a tool. I swear he’s being payed to never say anything bad about the pistons. I get so sick of reading his articles on Pistons.com, what a brown noser.
July 5, 2009 at 6:20 pm
They’re not re-signing ‘Sheed and ‘Dyess is the same age as him! You don’t work!
July 5, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Oh yeah, forgot about the Vince Carter signing. Overall I still think the Magic got weaker this offseason. It makes no sense to sign an older player like Carter to team up with Howard, Nelson, and Lewis. They should’ve tried to keep Hedo instead.
July 5, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Sheed signed with Boston. Will play a 6th man role.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4307834
July 5, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Yea, hard to see Sheed in green and white. The San Antonio news reports every SUnday that the Spurs will have a very good chance of getting Sheed, yet you only hear about Orlando and Boston making the contract offers. My bets are he goes to Orlando.
July 5, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Well Boston will probably let go of big baby davis now putting pressure on sheed to play much better than he has the previous two years. Garnett is an in your face type of floor leader as well, so if those two can get along and Sheed decides he’ll try to play other than standing outstide the three point line, Celtics will be returning to the finals.
July 5, 2009 at 9:03 pm
i’m kinda sad that he’s gone. we have no need for sheed
July 5, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Sheed’s gone. whats gonna happen to the name of this site????
July 5, 2009 at 9:26 pm
She’s said it before, the site will stay the same. Sheed will most be remembered as a Piston. He won his first ring here, he’s been most successful here. He’s not going to be remembered for a 2 year rental by the Celts. (I still wish him the best of luck, if the Stones can’t get a ring I hope Boston does for Sheed)
July 5, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Oh that’s cool. Cause need4sheed is such a catchy name. Lol I thouht she was going to change it to like StuckeyWuckey or PayeDaye Lol I dunno.
July 5, 2009 at 9:34 pm
amen to that
July 5, 2009 at 9:34 pm
might want to change the name of this site… cuz SHEED IS IN GREEN BABYYYYYYYYYYYYY… wooooooooooooooooooooooo.. here comes 18
July 5, 2009 at 9:36 pm
my heart literally just sank with this news, it’s like you know its coming but you still hold out hope that he will stay. This just ruined my day. But good luck to him and i hope Dyess goes there somehow instant ring for him on that squad.
July 5, 2009 at 9:36 pm
i wont miss sheed, as a pistons fan first i was rather tired of sheeds lackluster effort. and the dancing was just wierd.
July 5, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Natalie, if you keep this URL you might have to move to Boston from what the Boston Globe is reporting.
July 5, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Keep the site going Natalie. Don’t let Sheed ruin this by going to Boston.
July 5, 2009 at 10:01 pm
hey just wanted to let everyone know. sheed agreed to a deal with the celtics.
July 6, 2009 at 8:21 am
I will definitely miss Sheed on the D, he’s been the backbone of this team since he got here! Many Piston fans have been calling to ‘blow it up’ for several years now, I think that has now been accomplished. I think rebuilding is gonna be tougher than most think, besides a ‘decent’ Head Coach, we still need at least 1 more piece to the puzzle…As far as Rasheed goes, I hope that the Celtic signing is only a rumor…Of all teams, not them! They’ve been our arch enemy since the ‘3 amigo’ inception. Boston only wants him short term (1 yr deal/complementary role), win a ‘Ship’ and throw him away. I was hoping he would go to Orlando. At least there he would start, he could share his ‘knowledge’ while developing the younger players, maybe even move into a coaching role in the near future…Anyplace, just not Boston!
July 6, 2009 at 8:41 am
yea it’s just you
orlando did add VC, im assuming you forgot giev you said “The Magic have done nothing but lose players, with nothing to show for it.”
July 6, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Playing with the trade machine always brings out the stupidity in people.
July 6, 2009 at 9:51 pm
HAHA
July 6, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I’m not looking at that link, because it contains flip Murray. I’m assuming however that it’s the dunk over Hinrick, when Kurt threw a low blow punch at him. Great things like that happened one out of ever 15 times Flip Murray drove the lane, and the other 14 time were terrible misses or turn overs, so no- I’m not counting him a Detroit Pistons “high flyer.”
July 8, 2009 at 12:19 am
Thanks again. I appreciate it ! Lol