Tracy McGrady says LeBron James would have been better off signing with the Bulls, according to a report in The New York Daily News.

"[Chicago] was a better decision, a better place for him," McGrady told the Daily News. "You can't just go somewhere and have that type of chemistry he had in Cleveland."

McGrady's Pistons played the Knicks in a double-overtime battle on Sunday afternoon.

He said one of the reasons the Heat are off to a disappointing 9-8 start is the chemistry of James and Wade on the court.

"When they're on the court together, they're terrible," McGrady said. "Him and D-Wade don't complement each other. They're somewhat the same type of players, 'Bron and D-Wade. ... Both of those guys need the ball, and they don't shoot the ball like Ray Allen. That's why they're having trouble scoring in the halfcourt, because they can't get a rhythm, because one of them is dominating the ball. That guy might be getting off, but the other guy [isn't].

"That's why when they're on the court together, they're terrible. They're rhythm players that need the ball. I'm like that. I can't stand out there and catch and shoot. I've never been a guy that sits out there waiting for the ball to come to me."

Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince and head coach John Kuester got into a heated argument on the sidelines during the team's loss to the Warriors on Monday night.

"I hope it doesn't happen again," Prince said. "I can't say it won't because I'm the type of guy that if I don't see something right, I got to say something."

The confrontation started after Prince didn't fight through a double screen in time to stop Warriors guard Reggie Williams from hitting a three-pointer that put the Pistons in a 25-point hole with 4:27 left in the first half.

Kuester called a timeout and voiced his displeasure to Prince, who barked back. As the argument continued, Kuester motioned for a Pistons security official to remove Prince from the bench. Kuester started to walk toward Prince, but was restrained by assistant coach Darrell Walker.

"It's something that happens," Prince said. "You can call me the bad guy. I've pretty much said something to Flip [Saunders], Larry [Brown] and all my other coaches. It's part of the game. Maybe the way I handled it wasn't the right way. When you are getting beat by 30 early, strange things happen."

A team source said Kuester and Prince didn't discuss the incident at halftime or after the game.

"I voiced my opinion, and he voiced his," Prince said. "We were getting our heads bashed in, and I felt I had something to say and he felt that he had something to say. It's a situation where everything we were trying to do out there, nothing was going our way. They were picking us apart.

"I felt I had something to say, he felt he had something to say and we left it at that. We came in here at halftime and put everything aside and said, 'Let's go out there and try to win this game,' because Golden State is the type of team with the way they play that they can let you back in the ball game."

Billionaire Tom Gores appears to still be in the mix to purchase the Pistons, who are being targeted by Mike Ilitch.

"He wants to buy the Pistons," Clippers owner Donald Sterling said of Gores, who sat next to him at Friday night's Pistons-Clippers game.

Gores is still very interested in the franchise despite Ilitch's status as the front-runner to buy the team.

"I can't tell you anything about that, but I can tell you that I'm a big fan and would I love to own the team? Absolutely," Gores said when asked about the status of the team's sale.

"I will tell you this. I think Mike Ilitch has been great to the Detroit community. If he's able to buy the Pistons, then I'd love to be talking to Mike."

Raymond Brothers, the agent for Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph, has confirmed that his client hasn't discussed a contract extension with the team.

Brothers, however, denied an SI.com report that Randolph was interested in playing for Detroit.

"There's no truth to that rumor," Brothers said. "All Zach needs is a basketball and a court to play on to be happy. Zach's happy. That's nonsense."

A source familiar with the situation told the Memphis Commercial Appeal that the Grizzlies may be open to giving Randolph a three-year, $40 million extension.

Memphis and Randolph can negotiate throughout the season.

Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph will be a free agent after the season and a source claims he's not happy that Memphis didn't offer him a contract extension.

If the Grizzlies decide to deal Randolph at midseason, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reports that the big man's preferred destination is Detroit.

His presence would fill one of the Pistons' biggest needs.

Rumors of a trade that would send Tayshaun Prince in a package to the Hawks that would land Jamal Crawford and Jeff Teague are false.

A Detroit source told MLive.com that the Pistons have not held any trade discussions with the Hawks, despite rumors to the contrary.

Mike Ilitch, owner of Detroit's Red Wings and Tigers, says he's "real close" to purchasing the Pistons.

"We're getting close -- real close," Ilitch told Nicholas J. Cotsonika of Yahoo Sports on Monday night at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Ilitch has said he would like to bring the Pistons downtown.

NBA.com reports a trade rumor involving a basic swap of Tayshaun Prince for Jamal Crawford and Jeff Teague.

Prince is in the final season of his current contract.

Sekou Smith of NBA.com wrote Monday of a trade rumor that would send Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince to the Hawks.

Smith wrote of a deal that would send Prince and perhaps another player, such as Will Bynum, to Atlanta in exchange for Jamal Crawford and Jeff Teague.

A league scout told Smith that the Pistons have to do something in regards to their roster.

"Detroit has to do something," the scout said. "They're not going anywhere with the group they have. They know it and everyone else knows it. So Tayshaun or Rip, one or both of them have to be in play if they're going to start the rebuilding process properly."

As far as Kevin Garnett is concerned, his feud with Charlie Villanueva is over.

"It's a nobody," Garnett said. "I'm not paying attention to nobodies any more."

The controversy struck on Wednesday morning, the day after Boston faced Detroit and Garnett and Villanueva had words.

Villanueva accused Garnett of calling him "a cancer patient," which the Celtics forward denied.