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Samb Re-Assigned To D-League

Jan 29, 2008 1:17 PM EST

The Detroit Pistons announced in a press release that they have re-assigned rookie center Cheikh Samb to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Tuesday. Sabm’s re-assignment marks the 36th assignment of the season.

Samb, 7-1, 245-pounds, has appeared in two games for Detroit this season and is averaging 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 10.5 minutes per game. In six preseason games for the Pistons, Samb averaged 4.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 17.8 minutes.

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Detroit's Johnson Will Continue Getting Minutes

Jan 26, 2008 7:49 AM EST

Pistons' coach Flip Saunders told the Detroit Free Press that he plans to continue playing forward Amir Johnson even though the matchups aren't always favorable.

Saunders wants to allow his younger bench players to earn their minutes as the team heads into the second half of the season.

"We need to see what we have with a lot of those guys," Saunders told the Free Press. "We can't expect to not play them, and then all of a sudden playoff time comes and we play them. So we might as well find out how some of our guys match up -- especially with these guys because there's a chance we could see them in the playoffs."

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Pistons' Billups Happy He Stayed In Detroit

Jan 21, 2008 9:25 AM EST

Chauncey Billups expected the Orlando Magic to be one of the teams to make a bid for him when he became a free agent over the summer.

"There were some teams that were talking certain situations, and Orlando was one of them," Billups told A. Sherrod Blakely of MLive.com. "I won't get into the particulars, but they weren't talking to me like they were talking to someone else."

"I know a lot of teams knew from the jump, getting me to leave here wasn't going to be easy," said Billups, who signed a five-year, $60 million deal with Detroit that includes the final year being partially guaranteed. "Like I told you before, this is where I wanted to be from the very beginning of my free agency, up until it was over. That was my whole thing; I wanted to come back here, finish my career here. I want to be a Piston and hopefully win a couple more championships and have my name hanging up there in the arena. It would have taken something really, really special for me to even consider leaving Detroit."

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Pistons Jan 2008 Archive

  • Artest Wouldn't Mind Playing In Detroit

    Detroit Free Press | Jan 19, 2008

    It has been more than three years since the infamous brawl at the Palace, and one of the key figures Ron Artest was back in town Friday for the Sacramento Kings' game against the Pistons.

  • Webber: I'll Be Back In Two Weeks

    ABC Sacramento | Jan 14, 2008

    In an interview on Sunday, Chris Webber told News10's Bryan May that he will sign with a new club and be back on the court in a matter of days.

  • Pistons Just Miss Lowest Point Total In Team History

    espn.com | Jan 13, 2008

    The end of the Pistons' road trip was almost the worst night in their history.

  • RealGM Daily Rundown For Jan. 10th's Games

    Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jan 11, 2008

    - Detroit 90, San Antonio 80 Rasheed Wallace led the Detroit Pistons to an impressive victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

  • Dampier, Stackhouse Cleared To Play

    Dallas Morning News | Jan 9, 2008

    Coach Avery Johnson said center Erick Dampier and guard Jerry Stackhouse (right thumb) both were cleared to play tonight against the Pistons.

  • Celtics' Showboating Draws Detroit Smirks

    Detroit Free Press | Jan 7, 2008

    The Celtics made quite a show of their win over the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday night with Paul Pierce yelling that the Celtics are the best team in the league, and several Celtics "popping" their jerseys, and, according to an ESPN.

  • Davis The Difference In Celtics Win Over Pistons

    AP | Jan 6, 2008

    In one of the top regular-season matchups in years, an unlikely player was the difference.

  • McMillan And Saunders Named Coaches Of The Month

    RealGM Staff Report | Jan 2, 2008

    The Detroit Pistons’ Flip Saunders and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Nate McMillan today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.