The Pistons have signed 26-year old shooting guard Ben Gordon to a 5-year, $50 million dollar contract. Gordon played in 82 games (76 starts) for the Bulls last season and he averaged 36.6 minutes, 20.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Look for the Pistons to be moving Richard Hamilton in a trade as he likely can’t co-exist with Gordon. Gordon has now played in 398 games (204 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 31.4 minutes, 18.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Gordon brings a great shooting touch to the Pistons as he has nailed 41.5% of his three point attempts in his NBA career to date. I like this signing for the Pistons.

The Detroit Pistons have signed 24-year old power forward Charlie Villanueva to a 5-year, $35 million dollar contract. Villanueva will immediately step into Rasheed Wallace’s old spot in the starting lineup. He played in 78 games (47 starts) for the Bucks last season and he averaged 26.9 minutes, 16.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. The Pistons are expecting Villauneva to put up big numbers with more playing time. He has now played in 274 games (131 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 26.5 minutes, 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. This signing is a tad risky as Villauneva doesn’t always appear to be playing full go all the time, but no one doubts his playing ability.

The Pistons picked 22-year old power forward Jonas Jerebko with the 39th pick in the NBA Draft. Jerebko played in 56 games in two seasons in Italy and he averaged 6.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He appears to be a project for the Pistons as he likely won’t be able to contribute much as a rookie.

The Pistons selected 21-year old small forward DaJuan Summers with the 35th pick of the NBA Draft on Thursday Night. Summers played in 101 games in three seasons at Georgetown and he averaged 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Summers will have to battle Austin Daye for minutes this season and that could be a losing battle for him. Still, this was a good pick for the Pistons as Summers does have some game.

The Detroit Pistons have selected 21-year old forward Austin Daye with the 15th pick of the NBA Draft last night. Daye is a very skinny guy at 6′11″, 200 pounds and his game closely resembles that of Tayshaun Prince. He is a good defensive player and he can hit the three pointer frequently. Daye played in 67 games in his two years at Gonzaga and he averaged 11.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.9 blocked shots per game. Unless Prince gets traded before the season starts it appears that the Pistons might not have a lot of minutes available for Daye as a rookie.