Corey Maggette will not seek a buyout of the remainder of his contract with the Detroit Pistons.

"No, not at all," Maggette said. "I don't even know how it works."

Maggette hasn’t seen game action since Dec. 15.

"I like management here and I'm still able to help the young guys, that's been my MO with this season," Maggette said. "I haven't played, it's part of what happens sometimes. You know me, I've been positive about that. I haven't thought about getting a buyout."

Will Bynum has been suspended for one game for punching Tyler Hansbrough in the stomach during the Detroit Pistons' loss on Saturday to the Pacers.

Bynum will serve his suspension Monday when the Pistons play Hawks.

Bynum immediately was ejected then escorted off the court.

"It wasn't intentional, but it kind of happens throughout the course of the game," Bynum said.

Charlie Villanueva has decided to pick up his $8.5-million player option for the 2013-14 season.

Villanueva signed a five-year, $35-million deal with the Pistons in the summer of 2009.

Barring a last-second deal forming, Will Bynum is poised to stay with the Detroit Pistons past Thursday’s trade deadline, agent Mark Bartelstein told RealGM.

Bynum had seemed expendable once the Pistons traded for Jose Calderon, but he has averaged 10.6 points in seven games since Calderon joined the lineup and Detroit appears locked into its current roster to end the season.

Bynum, 30, is in the last year of his contract, averaging 9.2 points and 3.8 assists over 45 games.

The Detroit Pistons are expected to sit out the trade deadline, according to a source.

The Pistons are content with their January trade that sent Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye to the Grizzlies for Jose Calderon.

Prior to the 2007-08 season, Jerry Buss invited Kobe Bryant to his home and warned he had a deal to send the Los Angeles Lakers' star to the Detroit Pistons -- a team that wasn't one of Bryant's preferred destinations as part of his trade demand.

Bryant then realized he didn't want to waive his no-trade clause to leave the Lakers and, most importantly, his owner.

"It hit me that I didn't really want to walk out on Dr. Buss," Bryant said Monday.

The Pistons' package for Bryant included a combination of their core players and draft picks, according to sources.

Buss passed away on Monday morning.

With the acquisition of Jose Calderon, the Detroit Pistons likely will have a smaller role for Will Bynum moving forward.

Bynum has an expiring contract, which could make him easier for the Pistons to trade.

"To be honest with you, I don't care," Bynum said Monday about trade rumors.  "All I care about is winning and trying to make the eighth spot (in the Eastern Conference playoffs). Whatever happens happens.

"Right now, I'm just concerned with us getting as many wins as possible, taking it one day at a time and trying to make the playoffs."

Andre Drummond will miss at least one month due to a stress fracture in his back.

Drummond suffered the injury on Sunday while attempting to block a shot.

The Detroit Pistons are exploring short-term solutions in the frontcourt while Drummond is out.

Andre Drummond was limited to four minutes on Wednesday due to back pain.

Drummond played late in the first quarter and early in the second quarter and was clearly in discomfort.

"After I took that charge, it just hit me again," he said.

Drummond sat the rest of the game with his lower-left back strain near his tailbone, and the pain was evident on his face as he left.

"My back has been terrible," Drummond said.

Drummond initially suffered the injury on Sunday and was limited to eight minutes in Monday's game at the Knicks.

"We thought he was good enough to go, he thought he was good enough to go, and then once you've seen him on the court, you see him labor out there," Lawrence Frank said.

The Detroit Pistons announced on Monday that new acquisition Jose Calderon has resolved his Visa issues and is expected to make his debut against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Lawrence Frank has told reporters that Calderon will most likely start as soon as he is ready to join the lineup.