Here is the news wire roundup with mention of the summer plans for Jason Maxiell and Amir Johnson, so read on! Continue Reading »

From the media…

Yoav Borowitz from Haaretz.com writes that the loss of Anthony Parker to the Toronto Raptors leaves a gaping hole in the Maccabi Tel-Aviv roster that could possibly be filled by several current and former Detroit Pistons including invitees to the 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League;

Other players Maccabi is looking at, such as Will Blalock, Alex Acker, Zoran Planinic, Franck Williams and Maurice Evans, just don’t come close to Europe’s MVP.

Travis Heath at Hoopsworld.com has an article on Rodney Bup-Bup-Billups with interesting quotes from Chauncey’s little brother on his chances of making it to the NBA, and what it was like being the leading All-Star vote getter in the Latvian League; Continue Reading »

The first of Detroit’s four tape-delay games on NBA TV airs tonight at midnight, showcasing Amare Stoudamire and the Phoenix Suns. Here’s the full schedule:

Saturday, July 15: Phoenix-Detroit, 12 am ET
Monday, July 17: New York-Detroit, 1 am ET
Thursday, July 20: Clippers-Pistons, 9 pm ET
Friday, July 21: Celtics-Pistons, 10:30 pm ET

Good news! Nba.com is now offering video highlights of Detroit’s 90-87 win over Phoenix on July 10. In the 90 seconds or so of action, you’ll see some very freaky drives by Alex Acker, plus a dunkfest that includes throwdowns by Nik Caner-Medley, Jason Maxiell and Cheikh Samb.

For the whole game, you can also tune in to NBA TV on Friday evening at midnight.

Check out this link for a nice selection of game photos from the Vegas Summer League:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/det/photos?pg=1∩=0