We have no plans to do anything with Derrick at the moment. |
We have not agreed to anything with Larry and there is no buyout yet. Both sides are still talking. |
We have put ourselves in a position to re-sign both Ben (this summer) and Chauncey (in the summer of 2007), and we are getting a pretty good draft pick to fill in with another young guy in the next year or two. I am very satisfied with how this turned out. |
We have very smart players and they've been fortunate to play for three very good coaches. |
We just want to see where he's at. |
We like the fact that he is young, athletic and ready to step on the floor and help us immediately. |
We look forward to seeing his continued growth as a player. Darko was able to play a lot of minutes during summer league this July, and we are happy that he is on Serbia-Montenegro's roster during the European Championships this September. |
We loved his talent when we drafted him, but it didn't work out here in Detroit. |
We needed someone who can play those two positions. If that had been a pure shooter, great, but we just needed someone to play that spot. We need players on our team to step up and make shots. |
We think Tony will be a nice addition to our team as we move toward the end of the season. He brings veteran experience and will give us quality depth at both guard positions. |
We will be in the market to add depth at the point guard position. If we can't, we still have four guys who can handle the backup point guard position. |
We wish him the best and good health going forward. |
We're sitting here with 107 consecutive sellouts because we win. My personal belief is that winning supersedes everything. |
We've been able to negotiate with guys because they understand this is something special and they want to be a part of it. Maybe they could squeeze a few dollars more out of somebody else, but they realize that the few extra dollars they may get won't trump what's going on here. |
When you are a kid you look up to the guys in front of you. You don't get to this place in life with only one or two people helping you. I thank my parents for raising me in the manner they did and all the other people along the way. |