Jerrells Has Chance To Be Detroit's Third PG

Curtis Jerrells will be the third point for the Pistons when training camp opens next month.

Jerrells, who played at Baylor, signed a non-guaranteed contract with Detroit this summer. If he plays well, he'll have a chance to make the team's Opening Night roster.

However, Pistons coach John Kuester is confident in Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum. In addition, he believes that Ben Gordon, Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince can help initiate the team's offense.

Detroit has two roster spots open, but president Joe Dumars likes to leave one spot open for flexibility during the season.

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Gordon's Playoff Performance 'Solidified' Pistons' Pursuit

Ben Gordon's playoff performance helped him secure a lucrative free agent deal from the Detroit Pistons.

"He was a guy we always had our eyes on, so that never changed," said Joe Dumars. "Watching him perform in the playoffs only solidified what we felt all along. In terms of ending up somewhere else, what didn’t change was the amount of teams that had cap space. That never changed. We felt like if he was going to make a decision to leave Chicago that we were positioned to be the team. That’s with all due respect to the other teams that had money. We just felt like we were the team that had a better shot at him.

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Kuester Would Have Been Content As Assistant

John Kuester spent fifteen seasons as an assistant in the NBA before he finally got a head coaching job.

Kuester, who was named the head coach of the Pistons this summer, spent time with six different teams.

"I was always comfortable with what I was doing," Kuester told the Boston Globe. "I would have been fine continuing to be an assistant coach. It's a great life. You meet great people. But did I want to someday be a head coach? Absolutely."

The Pistons are undergoing a transition, but Kuester feels lucky to be in such a positive situation.

"I just keep thinking, 'How lucky am I?' " said Kuester. "I feel blessed to be in this situation, in a great environment, with a great organization that wants to compete for a championship. The Pistons are one of the premier organizations in the league. They're accustomed to winning."

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