NBA NOTEBOOK: PISTONS BRING ON SAUNDERS.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Flip Saunders reached an agreement Wednesday to become the new coach of the Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. Franchise history From Fort Wayne to Detroit , who wasted no time replacing Larry Brown Larry Brown may refer to:
The hiring of Saunders, the former coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Their organization is a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). , was confirmed by an Eastern Conference official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team planned to announce the deal at a news conference today. Following talks between Pistons team president Joe Dumars Joe Dumars (born May 24, 1963 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former basketball player in the NBA, and currently the Detroit Pistons' President of Basketball Operations. At 6'3" (190 cm) he could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective and Saunders' agent, the deal was finalized early Wednesday evening. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a published report, Saunders will receive a four-year contract worth between $4 million and $5 million per season. The appointment comes just one day after the Pistons finalized their severance agreement with Brown, who led Detroit to the NBA Finals in each of the past two seasons, winning the title in 2004. Brown already has been contacted by New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Knicks president Isiah Thomas, who plans to meet with the coach in the coming days. --Turiaf out for Lakers: With second-round draft pick Ronny Turiaf held out of the final four Summer Pro league The Summer Pro League, officially known as the The Southern California Summer Pro League (SPL) is a basketball league held every summer in Long Beach, California where first and second round draft picks in the NBA are able to improve their skills. games, the Lakers said that they were waiting on test results from the 22-year-old forward's physical, his agent said. The team would not say whether Turiaf was facing any significant health problems. Bouna Ndiaye, Turiaf's agent, said he couldn't provide any additional details. The Lakers announced last week Turiaf had signed a contract, the first season of which is believed to be guaranteed. Turiaf, who did not return a message on his cell phone, did not play in the Lakers' two games last weekend. He did not dress for Monday's game and was not at the Pyramid in Long Beach for Tuesday's loss to the Miami Heat. The Lakers also are continuing their search for a point guard after free-agent Antonio Daniels turned them down in favor of a five-year, $29 million contract with the Washington Wizards. Agent Aaron Goodwin, who represents veterans Gary Payton and Damon Stoudamire, said in an e-mail he thought the Lakers had an interest in both players ``but not to any length.'' - Ross Siler --No official deals yet: With the NBA's new collective-bargaining agreement still not finalized, the league's free-agent signing period, which was to start Friday, was delayed indefinitely. |
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