Most of the 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League Detroit Pistons roster was revealed today in the local press.

Chris McCoskey from the Detroit News writes;

Scott Perry , the Pistons director of player personnel, is in the final stages of putting together the Pistons summer league roster, which will play in Las Vegas, July 6-14. Jason Maxiell , Amir Johnson and Alex Acker , the Pistons three rookies from last season, will highlight the team.

They will be joined by the Pistons draft pick from Wednesday.

Former Knicks and Bulls guard Frank Williams will be on the roster, as will two relatives of Pistons players — Wayne Wallace , Ben Wallace ’s nephew who played at Virginia Union, and Rodney Billups , brother of Chauncey Billups . Rodney Billups, who played on the Pistons summer league team last season.

You might recall that the Pistons were set to trade Horace Jenkins and Smush Parker for Frank Williams when he was a member of the 2004/5 Chicago Bulls.

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Maxiell or Johnson? Acker or Blalock?

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Matt Watson at DetroitBadBoys.com has been hard at work compiling information on the Detroit Pistons 60th and (defacto) 51st picks in the 2006 NBA draft.

Matt had this to say about Cheick Samb;

“Samb is 21 years old but extremely raw — the only reason he was drafted is because he’s 7-1 with a huge knack for blocking shots. He’ll likely stay in Europe for another season or two before he ever has a chance of playing in the NBA. Samb actually put his name into the 2005 draft but wisely withdrew — if he went 51st this year, I’m guessing he probably wouldn’t have even been drafted last year.”

and sounds somewhat optimistic about possible minutes for Will Blalock;

“So, he sounds like he’s a great defender, a solid passer who commits few turnovers, and someone who can really get to the basket. I’m sold.

As for the “must develop the ability to take over offensively in crunch time” bit — don’t worry about it, the Pistons are looking for a backup to play third-quarter minutes, not late in the fourth. I’m not sure how much time Blalock will actually see this year, but he definitely sounds like a guy who’s worth holding onto for a season or two to see what happens. At the very least, let’s hope he sees some quality minutes down in the D-League.”

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The Detroit Pistons finished the 2005 vegas Summer League on a high note.

After defeating the Hornets and Celtics, two of the three 2005 Piston draft picks made the All-VSL roster.

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