Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm  |  489 responses

Pistons To Trade Billups, McDyess For Iverson

by Ryne Nelson

You heard the rumors. You thought it wouldn’t happen because the season already started, things were rolling. Chauncey Billups is a much better fit in the D than almost any other guard.

But it’s official official, according to a phone call from MLive’s A. Sherrod Blakely:

The Detroit Pistons have reached a tentative agreement to trade Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson. Neither player was at this morning’s shoot-around. Team officials said that more information would be forthcoming later today.

First thing that comes to mind: Stuckey better come up off that No. 3.

Second thing: Detroit is going to love A.I. The little guard’s hard-nosed play will quickly anoint him a king.

But this trade also makes something else official: This is the Pistons’ last chance for an NBA Title…at least for a while.

Iverson’s contract goes off the books after this season. He’s likely not coming back, unless the Pistons can land a championship this season. Rasheed is also coming off the books, and he’s shown no desire to do anything next year other than chill on the beach and call it a career.

And…for the Nuggets. Billups seemed like he’d be a fixture in Detroit, but if he was to play anywhere other than the Palace, it has to be with his hometown Nuggets. Denver traded Chauncey in 2000 to the Magic although he was injured and never really got a fair chance. Since then, Chauncey has earned the nickname Mr. Big Shot and proved he belongs in the Brotherhood.

But can he lead a franchise? We’re fixin’ to find out…

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  • NBK

    thats because all the productive work left when bush took office

  • Kostas Koufos

    @TADOne,NBK….:don’t worry you, can work for me if you got no problem moving to Romania…(i give a base salary of 100 $,but i can work out something better for you…)

  • NBK

    yea 100$ would pretty much put me through one day so ill have to pass

  • Kostas Koufos

    John McCain!!!!John McCain!!!!John McCain!!!!

  • http://shawn-kemps-offspring.blogspot.com/ TADOne

    Albie: Multi-tasking. I’m good at that. I do work, trust.
    Kostas: If Obama loses this election tomorrow, i’ll certainly be moving somewhere outside of this country.

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    Kostas, did you read my Powe thing?

  • http://idunkonthem.blogspot.com/ albie1kenobi

    @NBK: touché.
    the country has been very counterproductive the past 8 years. i blame my counterproductiveness in the last 8 years on W.

  • Kostas Koufos

    it is 100$ for a month…but i told you that i can give something more for you…

  • NBK

    why would you say that?
    did you know a comedian called Sarah Palin impersonating the leader of France and she actually believed him? If McCain wins the election and then dies, i will move to romania that day because that women can’t lead a family let alone a country

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    I agree, TAD. Maybe I’ll move to Toronto. I’ll have no money, but at least there’s the NBA! Oh yeah, did YOU read my Leon Powe thing? If not, click my name, read and comment!

  • http://idunkonthem.blogspot.com/ albie1kenobi

    @TAD: you and Eboy with your fancy multi-tasking. I wish i’m as talented.

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    NBK, that is one of the reasons why I’m supporting Obama. But I ain’t just going against Mccain and Palin, Obama is a great man that could be one of the best presidents ever.

  • Kostas Koufos

    @TADOne….:he cannot lose it and this is something arranged by the begging….the choice of mcCain was something according to the plan….don’t worry,at all (ok,you should worry but this ain’t the place…)let’s get back to our lovely “Answer”!!!

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    But I can’t vote, that sucks nut$. That’s why I’m telling you guys to vote Obama!

  • http://shawn-kemps-offspring.blogspot.com/ TADOne

    Moose: Toronto is my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd option, trust me. Everyone have a good day/evening. I’m off to update my resume and watch Chauncey’s last game as a Piston.

  • NBK

    NBK for president 2024

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    And I’d go with you, TAD. Best of luck to your Detroit guys until Sunday nite.

  • Gaber

    Iverson Sheed let’s smoke some weed… bad boys

  • Big Marv

    My favorite players Sheed and AI, Roscoe and Bubba…. still have to buy a jersey now.

  • http://www.ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com Allenp

    JE
    Did you say that nobody other than Mutombo was an average defender on that Sixers team from 2001?
    Eric Snow
    George Lynch
    Aaron McKie
    Raja Bell
    Tyrone Hill
    Are you serious?

  • Bubba Chuck

    Mcdyess is 2 old & ai is better than chauncey. im moving 2 detroit. DETROIT PISTONS!

  • http://www.ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com Allenp

    Ryne
    I meant Flip Saunders. I would have liked to have seen what Flip Saunders could do with designing an offense with Iverson in mind. Flip, except for his curious use of Tayshaun, is very good at offense.

  • Kostas Koufos

    @Allenp….:JE wasn’t serious.
    @Gaber….:comment of the month!!!!

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    hmmm..this is just an april fools prank surely….(in november…)??

  • http://www.myspace.com/hemantsbeats what

    The Nuggets are gonna waive McDyess. So basically they traded a guard whose contract expires this year for a not quite as good guard who is signed until 2011. Say what you want about AI but I find it hard to see how a running team that plays no defense improves by trading AI for Billups. It’s not like Billups’ better defensive abilities are gonna really matter on a team that has no inside presence whatsoever, and he’s obviously a clear downgrade offensively.

  • http://www.where-basketball-b-longs.blogspot.com/ B. Long

    Denver got the short end of the stick fo sho.

  • http://AllAbout-Penis-Enlargement.com Jukai

    If McDyess goes back to the Pistons, I can tell you who is getting the better deal…

  • http://shawn-kemps-offspring.blogspot.com/ TADOne

    Both teams benefitted. Why does everyone look for a winner and loser in a trade?

  • http://www.ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com Allenp

    Why are they getting rid of McDyess?
    If it’s just for the money, they should have just kept Iverson. Denver appears to be stupid.

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    i just dont think the Nuggets are gonna pay Mcdysse all his money, so he wont just walk away from it.

  • http://www.ballislife.com Justin Walsh

    …wow wth?

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    Moose in da house . . .

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    Moose is a mouse? what?

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    Dude, you not only need a spell check, you need to learn to read . . .

  • http://www.where-basketball-b-longs.blogspot.com/ B. Long

    @BET:Congrats on your boys win this weekend.

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    Dude, not only do you take your work seriously, you are also a mouse!

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    thank you B.Long.

  • Bruno

    that was a shocking one…
    can be very interesting BUT, a gamble, huuuge gamble, for both sides.
    Melo can get way better with Chauncey, or he will just prove he doesn’t have the heart…
    Iverson is a fan-favorite anywhere he goes, BUT, can he shake this team up???
    doubtfull. i don’t see him blending in and putting him with Sheed can get crazy…. crazy good or crazy bad…
    at least, shakes the league a little bit.

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    Bruno i thought you said you were done with SLAM a while ago on one of the top 50 things?

  • http://www.where-basketball-b-longs.blogspot.com/ B. Long

    Unfortunately Bruno is not a man of his word, BET. Must be a McCain voter or something. Check the new ish on Where BBall B Longs, when you get a chance, homie.

  • JE

    Allenp: My comment is in print, so you know what i said. I said I can’t recall any that were ABOVE average. For the love of God. Sh1t. That said, I’m not going to be able to make it back on here tonight, because I have to drive back home to vote tomorrow.

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    I read you Obama one. It was good, i commented.

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    the game is about to start, so i am gonna jet in a minute

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    is gonna LOOSE TONIGHT

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    *LOSE

  • http://www.freewebs.com/betcats BETCATS

    im out!

  • Bruno

    i said i was done with SLAM????????
    i hated the whole list and a lot of the articles, but i don’t remember saying i would give up on slam.
    i didn’t renew my subscription, but that doesn’t mean i’m done with slam…
    anyway, thanks god, i don’t live in US and i don’t have to choose between obama and mccain.
    specially thanks that i WASN’T governed by george W…, but well, he must have robbed on the election…
    americans are toooooo smart to elect this guy… specially twice…

  • Bruno

    but i really don’t want to go into politics…
    you guys worry with your own problems… please.
    i’m here for basketball.

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BASKETBALL-JERSEY-WORLD NBA-JERSEY-KING

    now gotta get their jerseys!!!

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