The Detroit Pistons will give Rodney Billups, the younger brother of their star point guard Chancy Billups, a chance to earn a summer-league roster spot.

"I'm stoked," Rodney said. "I can't wait. I've been working out a lot. I finally got a chance."

Rodney averaged 10.2 points and 6.4 assists per game last year as a senior at the University of Denver.

"A lot of people will say that he got the opportunity because he is Chauncey Billups' brother," said John Hammond, the Pistons' vice president of basketball operations. "I think he deserves the opportunity because he is a good basketball player.