The Pistons have made signing Rasheed Wallace their number one priority.
This move comes as no surprise, as signing Wallace would leave the Pistons with virtually the same team that dominated the Lakers in the 2004 championship series, sans Okur.
Okur has expressed repeatedly that he would like to remain a Piston, however if Wallace stays, Okur would likely sign for a team that has extra cap room and would give him more playing time. Phoenix and Utah being the frontrunners.
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Jun 23, 2004 10:53 AM EST
Speaking to the Newark Star-Ledger, Knicks president Isiah Thomas may have indicated that he will not be able to lure Rasheed Wallace away from Detroit.
“I would say we have maybe a 1 percent chance — maybe,” Thomas said of signing Wallace. “I’m sure Detroit is going to do everything it can to keep him. It’s a great situation for him.”
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World Champions Richard Hamilton and Ben Wallace have declined an invitation of joining the USA Olympic squad. Coach Larry Brown will not have these two stars of his own when he leads the team into Athens.
Michael Redd appears to be the leading canidate to be next offered a position on this team of replacements.
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Pistons Jun 2004 Archive
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Toronto Star | Jun 22, 2004
GM Rob Babcock is earning his new Raptors paycheck, and then some.
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ESPN | Jun 21, 2004
The Detroit Pistons' championship-clinching win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 was the second-highest rated NBA Finals game since 1998, and the series was the highest-rated since 2001.
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ESPN | Jun 19, 2004
For the first time in 15 years, the NBA title-winning Detroit Pistons will be back on the box of the breakfast of champions.
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The Detroit News | Jun 17, 2004
Larry Brown has four remaining years on his contract.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 17, 2004
Remember that pre-Finals bet that everyone had the California Governor winning?
Gov.
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DetNews.com | Jun 17, 2004
The game clearly over, and the festivities to begin any moment, Joanne C.
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NY Post | Jun 17, 2004
Although it seems more unlikely now that Pistons star has his ring, Rasheed Wallace still maintains that nothing is final.
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Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press | Jun 16, 2004
They attacked all night, the way you attack a fire, the way you attack an enemy hill, no counting on luck, fate or chance, just sheer will and your own pounding lungs, drive the rim, drive the lane, until finally, the horn sounded to end their nine-month shift, which began in October and ended one week shy of summer.
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Perry A. Farrell of the Detroit Free Press | Jun 16, 2004
Take a break, Detroit, and pack a lunch.
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nba.com | Jun 16, 2004
Detroit knocked the Lakers out in 5, Chauncey Billups was named Finals MVP.
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Boston Herald | Jun 15, 2004
Ben Wallace was not wanted by the Boston Celtics and now they regret it.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jun 15, 2004
On a slow media day, Kobe Bryant’s comments may have been stretched into a guarantee that the Lakers would win Game 5 and take the series back to their home floor for the final two games of the NBA Finals.
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Jun 15, 2004
Maybe Joe Dumars should be the NBA Finals MVP.
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The Detroit News | Jun 14, 2004
The Los Angeles Lakers team that came into the NBA Finals heavily favored to win the championship is now reeling from the damage inflicted on their title hopes by the underdog Detroit Pistons.
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Yahoo! | Jun 13, 2004
Magic Johnson is not happy, not one bit.
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The Detroit News | Jun 13, 2004
In the belly of The Palace of Auburn Hills, the Detroit Pistons have a room with video scouting technology that allows them to examine every angle and detail of every play in the hopes of finding some advantage over the opponent.
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L.A. Daily News | Jun 12, 2004
When the mighty Los Angeles Lakers are flowing and exuding the superiority of their big talent, nobody can stop them and most teams simply submit to their fate.
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Yahoo! | Jun 11, 2004
Before Game 3 of the NBA Finals the cameras caught Lakers power forward Karl Malone poking a fan in the face.
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ESPN | Jun 11, 2004
Television ratings for the Game 2 overtime thriller of the NBA Finals between the Lakers and Pistons more than doubled ratings for Game 2 of last year's championship series between the Spurs and Nets.
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Yahoo! | Jun 11, 2004
Pistons win 88-68 and take a 2-1 series lead.
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ESPN | Jun 11, 2004
Prosecutors charged a man with grand theft for allegedly selling about $55,000 of Los Angeles Lakers season tickets and promising playoff tickets.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 10, 2004
Mike Woodson, an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, has been contacted by the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors about possible interviews for their vacant head-coaching positions.
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The Detroit News | Jun 10, 2004
The question on everybody’s mind is whether Richard Hamilton should have fouled Kobe Bryant and sent him to the line for two, instead of letting him rise up and fire in the tying three-pointer which eventually led to the Lakers’ series-tying Game 2 overtime win.
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The Detroit News | Jun 9, 2004
“They did some really neat things as a team and got the win,” Pistons head coach Larry Brown said about the Lakers.
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The Detroit News | Jun 9, 2004
Kobe Bryant hits a dramatic 3-point shot.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 8, 2004
Gary Payton was not in a good mood the day after his Lakers lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals and his cover, Chauncey Billups, was a big reason for the big upset.
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The Detroit News | Jun 8, 2004
The Los Angeles Lakers are not going to give the Detroit Pistons a lot of credit, even after the Pistons knocked off the Lakers Sunday night to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
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Yahoo! | Jun 6, 2004
Chauncey Billups hit a 3 to cap a 10-4 run at the start of the 2nd half that gave Detroit the lead for good.
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The Newark Star-Ledger | Jun 6, 2004
The Lakers themselves don’t seem to acknowledge it but many observers in the press and inside the NBA are saying so: Whether it’s in this NBA Finals series at the hands of the Detroit Pistons, or after they win another championship, the dynasty of the Los Angeles Lakers may be drawing to a close.
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North Jersey Media Group | Jun 6, 2004
So what would happen if Isiah Thomas was never injured in that pivotal game 6 against the Lakers during 1988 NBA Finals?
"They lose," he said.
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L.A. Daily News | Jun 5, 2004
Yesterday was the Lakers’ fourth consecutive day off and they are admittedly squirming to start the NBA Finals against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night at Staples Center.
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Detroit News | Jun 4, 2004
Michigan Gov.
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Detroit News | Jun 4, 2004
Only 2,000 NBA Finals tickets available, half over the internet.
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NBA.com | Jun 2, 2004
Richard Hamilton did it again.
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Star Tribune | Jun 2, 2004
After one of the worst offensive displays in NBA playoff history, the Detroit Pistons are back in the NBA Finals.
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NY Times | Jun 2, 2004
Lookout world, Big Ben is coming.
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New York Daily News | Jun 1, 2004
Michael Jordan's decision to trade away Richard Hamilton after his third NBA season for Jerry Stackhouse now looks like the worst error of the MJ GM Era.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 1, 2004
Among Larry Bird, Joe Dumars, Mitch Kupchak and Kevin McHale, there are enough championship rings to fit 10 different fingers.
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New York Times | Jun 1, 2004
The Pacers poor shooting continued against the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals.
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New York Post | Jun 1, 2004
Peter Vescey says that Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is over-investing in his aging superstar, Reggie Miller.
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Yahoo! | Jun 1, 2004
What's the secret behind Richard Hamilton's incredible success during the playoffs? His chef.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 1, 2004
Although he is able to play, Ben Wallace has a strained back, watching practice Monday with a device wrapped around his waist.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 1, 2004
With one of the most important games of their careers and a series in balance, Indiana stars Jermaine O'Neal and Jamaal Tinsley may sit it out.
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