AboveLegit Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Detroit has traded Ben Gordon and a protected future first-round pick to Charlotte for Corey Maggette, league sources tell Y! Sports. Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBAThe deal sends Detroit's 2013 first-round pick to Charlotte with lottery protection, sources tell Y! So now Detroit decides to start saving money... Interesting Edited June 27, 2012 by AboveLegit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Not bad for Charlotte. Their main goal should be putting a competitive team on the floor next season. By competitive I mean watchable. I think Gordon can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throw Away to Worthy Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Wow, this move will actually help the Bobcats in the long run. Although BenGo may be a lil undersized at SG, Maggette was the first player to give up when we were down last year. I'd be willing to bet that Maggette led the league in games with at least 20 points and 0 assists last season (he had 3 in only 32 games mind you). Still though, the over/under for the Bobcats win total should be set in the low teens next season. http://www.theblackfalcon.net/articles/bobcats2.html Edited June 27, 2012 by Throw Away to Worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ehh i don't this is going to help much for either teams. The first round pick is a good grab though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Sheed Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Yeah the Pistons need to start making moves, even if it means breaking the team up. They have been irrelevant for years now. Welcome aboard Shaliq. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Never understood why Detroit signed Gordon and Villanueva to such large contracts. Maybe they are about to get back on the right track. I like Knight, Stuckey, Maxiel, and Monroe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Where the [expletive] has Shaliq been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I like this deal for both sides. Bobcats get Gordon who can definitely score, while the Pistons can give Stuckey and Knight large minutes without worrying about BG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Charlotte does it for the first, which is lightly protected after next season. Edited June 27, 2012 by Dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Is it bad that all I thought about was Shaliq when I saw this. I like the trade for the Pistons simply for the fact that they are getting cap space. Still, Ben Go will drop about 18 points a game for the Bobcats seeing how they can't put five guys on the court that can dribble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Is it bad that all I thought about was Shaliq when I saw this. I like the trade for the Pistons simply for the fact that they are getting cap space. Still, Ben Go will drop about 18 points a game for the Bobcats seeing how they can't put five guys on the court that can dribble. Same. I'll probably never think of Maggette again without thinking of Shaliq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Cool!! (...) Welcome aboard Shaliq. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 The Pistons are such a mess. They are stuck in the worst position you can be in basketball, too good to draft a franchise player, but too bad to sniff the playoffs. Knight and Monroe are the only 2 pieces there worth keeping, and Knight being put in that light is generous. He has a lot to show still, but it sounds like he's a hard worker and is still young so he has time. Monroe is a stud though, definite keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throw Away to Worthy Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 This deal works out better for the Bobcats than the Pistons. I would even take this trade straight up BenGo for Corey so when you add in the first round draft pick there's no doubt that this transaction helps out the Bobcats more than the Pistons (I agree it's a good move for both). Seriously though, I will throw out a gentleman's bet that Maggette led the league in 20+ pt, 0 assist outings and I will pay $20 if someone can find another player who had more (I already checked Kobe and even tho he dropped 41 pts and 0 assists in the last game of his playoffs he only had one other game this season with 20+ pts and 0 dimes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Dumars has really ruined any positive rep he had after building the early 00's Pistons. That team is a complete mess. They go out and sign Gordon and Villanueva to ridiculous contracts and now two (three?) years later he has to attach a lightly protected first round pick (lottery next year, top 8 year after, top 6 and then unprotected I believe) to dump Gordon and Charlie V is an amesty waiting to happen. Like the trade for Charlotte. Gordon won't do anything to screw up their draft status next year or even the year after and with the Pistons being a mess, that pick could easily end up being top 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 BFT the protection is actually even worse than the one you posted. 2013: lottery protected2014: top 8 protected2015: top 1 protected2016: unprotected Either way Dumars is only giving himself one year to put together a competitive team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 The Pistons are such a mess. They are stuck in the worst position you can be in basketball, too good to draft a franchise player, but too bad to sniff the playoffs. Knight and Monroe are the only 2 pieces there worth keeping, and Knight being put in that light is generous. He has a lot to show still, but it sounds like he's a hard worker and is still young so he has time. Monroe is a stud though, definite keeper.Yeah. Except, I think even Monroe is slightly overrated, because he's not a good you can truly build around. He's a nice guy to have though, and he'd be an excellent 2nd option, but he's not a number one-go-to-guy from what I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Oh yeah for sure, by no means do I think Monroe is a franchise player, but I think he is definitely a piece the Pistons, or any team, can build with moving forward. He is only what, 21 years old? He is no franchise player, but he is a core piece for any team moving forward imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Sheed Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Pistons are at least 3 years out of being relevant in the Eastern Conf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Pistons are at least 3 years out of being relevant in the Eastern Conf.I'd say two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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