Inside The Green RoomGerald Jackson, Joe Dumars, and head scout Bryant Riley sat around a round table waiting anxiously to see who would still be available when pick 25 rolled around. The phone had been ringing all night, calls from GMs across the league poured in inquiring about the availability of almost all the players on the team, but still nothing caught the eye of the three men at the table.
But then, the phone rang.
"Hello" asked Jackson
"Ahh hello Mr.Jackson, its Mike Dunleavy" said the Clippers coach.
"What can I do for you" ask Jackson a little annoyed.
"How bout a sign and trade deal" offered Dunleavy.
"Who do you have in mind" Jackson replied.
"Allen Iverson" Dunleavy said without hesitation.
"Hmmm, lets see what we can do" Jackson responded.
After a few back-and-fourth offers the two men had finally reached an agreement.
"Alright so its a deal then, we will sign Iverson and then send him along with Will Bynum to you, and in exchange we will recieve Baron Davis and you first round pick Will Vaughn"? said Jackson clearly happy.
"Yes, looks good for both teams, I'll get the papers ready for Stern" replied Dunleavy as he went to hang up the phone.
"Wait'! Jackson muttered, almost making his voice crack.
"What" Dunleavy asked
"I know you said you wouldn't give up Gordon,Thoronton or Kamen but I want them" demanded Jackson.
"Yes and they are still not up for- wait" Dunleavy paused.
"What if we give you those three and in exchange you give us Baron back along with you first round pick" Offered Dunleavy.
Jackson though for a moment.
"Deal" he said.
"Excellent, I'll get those papers ready too" assured Dunleavy.
"But you better hurry up, your on the clock" said Jackson as he hung up the phone.
First Deal:Detroit Gets:
Los Angeles Gets
Second Deal:Detroit Gets:
Los Angeles Gets
The Breakdown:Detroit Gets:
Los Angeles Gets
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A pulled this deal for a variety of reasons.
- to make it as realistic as possible, I tried to release Iverson but the CPU signed him anyway.
- gives me more depth.
- gives me a true center in Kamen.
- makes my team young.
- Vaughn has excellent potential.
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As the second round rolled around, the Pistons were on the clock once more.
"Well I'm likeing how the team looks Ger" exclaimed Dumars.
"Yes, but we still have our MLE, and I intended to use it still" explained Jackson.
"So what do you propose, once we pick someone, we will have reached the maximum 15 players" asked Dumars.
"Well I guess we will need to select someone then waive him" said Jackson.
"AHAHA, get his hopes up then tear them down" laughed Dumars.
"Well there is nothing I can do, my job is to make this team better" replied Jackson.
"True, I guess we better call Stern with our pick then"said Dumars as he picked up the phone.
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NBA Commissioner David Stern took the podium, cleared his throat and read the card in front of him.
"With the 55th in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select, Colby Burrows out of Florida State University".
Colby Burrows
6'8
275lbs
PF
Florida State
For the record, he was rated 66 overall and had some decent stats, but he is too small to play PF and simply was not in my future plans, waived.
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The Free Agent MarketOnce More coach Jackson, Joe Dumars and Bryant Riely met to discuss how to use their Mid Level Exception.
"Well boys,looks like the best player available is Rasheed Wallace, but he is not interested in coming back to Detroit. We could also use a Point Guard, but Andre Miller and Stephon Marbury don't want to talk to us either". explained Dumars.
"So where does that leave us"? asked Jackson.
"I say we target a PG or a PF, unfortunately all the PF are scrubs, so how bout a PG" offered Riely
"How bout WIll Solomon"? questioned Dumars.
"Looks like a good addition, except he's a little old for us" replied Jackson.
"I suppose we would sign Rashad McCants" Jackson offered.
"I thought Bryant said a PG" said Dumars clearly comfused.
"Yes but I believe he should be able to run the point behind Rodney, and Eric could even play some Point if we need him too" Jackson explained.
"Sounds good to me" Riely said.
"Alright, lets sign Rashad and announce it to the media" exclaimed Dumars.
ESPN Reports: The Detroit Pistons have signed guard Rashad McCants for two years using their Mid Level Exception valued at approximately 5.8Mil/year.
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Ahhh the offseason is almost over, the 2009 roster will be announced shortly. But man I hope you guys are reading this, this took forever to type :p
