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Jodie Meeks, Detroit Pistons reach 3-year deal - ESPN
Who would have thought that Jodie Meeks would be the first free agent to sign with a new team? LOL!
He should call Mike D'Antoni and thank him for getting him his new contract. LOL!
He was solid as a Laker, especially last season. No way Lakers would have paid him anywhere near what Pistons did.
Who would have thought that Jodie Meeks would be the first free agent to sign with a new team? LOL!
He should call Mike D'Antoni and thank him for getting him his new contract. LOL!
He was solid as a Laker, especially last season. No way Lakers would have paid him anywhere near what Pistons did.
Free-agent guard Jodie Meeks has agreed to a three-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, Meeks told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Tuesday.
The deal is worth anywhere between $19 million and $20 million and does not include any player or team options, according to Meeks.
"Had a great time in L.A. and loved every moment," Meeks said in a text to ESPNLosAngeles.com. "Looking forward to moving forward with my career in Detroit! Excited!"
Meeks, 26, is coming off a career season where he averaged 15.7 points on 46.3 percent shooting from the field and 40.1 percent from 3 to go with 2.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
Meeks' contract will absorb approximately half of the $13.5 million in cap space the Pistons currently have available.
Detroit finished 29th in team 3-point percentage last season.
Stan Van Gundy, the team's new coach and president of basketball operations, detailed the team's free-agency approach to reporters last week.
"The analogy I've used is we're not going to hit a home run, but if we can get three singles, or two singles and a double and drive in a couple runs, we'll be okay," Van Gundy said, according to CBS Detroit. "I think it's important. I think we can improve some things on our team, I think we're pretty specific about what we're looking for and we'll go out and pursue those guys. Then you need a little bit of luck, too, you really do."
The Meeks agreement was earlier reported by Yahoo! Sports.
The deal is worth anywhere between $19 million and $20 million and does not include any player or team options, according to Meeks.
"Had a great time in L.A. and loved every moment," Meeks said in a text to ESPNLosAngeles.com. "Looking forward to moving forward with my career in Detroit! Excited!"
Meeks, 26, is coming off a career season where he averaged 15.7 points on 46.3 percent shooting from the field and 40.1 percent from 3 to go with 2.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
Meeks' contract will absorb approximately half of the $13.5 million in cap space the Pistons currently have available.
Detroit finished 29th in team 3-point percentage last season.
Stan Van Gundy, the team's new coach and president of basketball operations, detailed the team's free-agency approach to reporters last week.
"The analogy I've used is we're not going to hit a home run, but if we can get three singles, or two singles and a double and drive in a couple runs, we'll be okay," Van Gundy said, according to CBS Detroit. "I think it's important. I think we can improve some things on our team, I think we're pretty specific about what we're looking for and we'll go out and pursue those guys. Then you need a little bit of luck, too, you really do."
The Meeks agreement was earlier reported by Yahoo! Sports.