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Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:42 pm
by PrivateZer0
[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/621749275479949312[/tweet]
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:46 pm
by Kilo
Is three years standard for second round picks? Didn't Dinwiddie only get two years? Or is the third year a TO? We used cap space to sign Darrun, so it looks like our off-season is pretty much done as we're spending cap space that could have been used to take on extra money in any deal. Reggie should be made official soon.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:51 pm
by tmorgan
Gonna trust SVG here, but I don't see it yet.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:49 pm
by coordinator0
[tweet]https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ellis56/status/621751917350359041[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ellis56/status/621753601053097985[/tweet]
It's not exactly unheard of for second round picks getting 3-year deals. That's what Dinwiddie got (with the last year being unguaranteed) and Detroit also gave Middleton and Singler 3-year deals when they signed.
This also puts an end to any speculation about Hilliard being stashed in Europe.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:05 pm
by 313 Professor
I LOVE THIS GUY and his stroke..... pause
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:07 pm
by Laimbeer
Dunno what the dollars and terms are, but they're probably pretty favorable to the Pistons.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:13 pm
by whitehops
most second-rounders sign deals that are very friendly to the team.
Dinwiddie signed a similar contract last year, and I know that Norman Powell of the raps signed a three-year deal with the third being a team option.
essentially he's on the roster this year and we can move on from him at any time as his contract will be of little consequence to cut.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:30 pm
by zeebneeb
Seems basketball clumsy to me. Showed a decent stroke in summer league, but he has Alot to work on, if he ever wants to hit the floor.
I see him as either a fringe rotation player in 2-3 years, or part of a package trade.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:53 pm
by Laimbeer
Just spitballing, but isn't John Jenkins still out there? He's young, has a good stroke and wasn't bad for the Hawks. Wonder how cheap he'll end up being.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:08 pm
by coordinator0
Laimbeer wrote:Just spitballing, but isn't John Jenkins still out there? He's young, has a good stroke and wasn't bad for the Hawks. Wonder how cheap he'll end up being.
At the same time you have to wonder why the Hawks didn't keep him. They're not exactly strong at shooting guard outside of a 34-year old Korver. They opted to sign Justin Holiday instead of keeping Jenkins around too. I wonder what the deal with him is.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:06 pm
by Blkbrd671
Kilo wrote:Is three years standard for second round picks? Didn't Dinwiddie only get two years? Or is the third year a TO? We used cap space to sign Darrun, so it looks like our off-season is pretty much done as we're spending cap space that could have been used to take on extra money in any deal. Reggie should be made official soon.
we have 17 players under contract, there will be moves made to clear those off the books. Normally small deals, but still a chance someone could do something stupid. SVG shows a knack for being there to scoop up the pieces ....kill'em
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:07 pm
by Blkbrd671
coordinator0 wrote:Laimbeer wrote:Just spitballing, but isn't John Jenkins still out there? He's young, has a good stroke and wasn't bad for the Hawks. Wonder how cheap he'll end up being.
At the same time you have to wonder why the Hawks didn't keep him. They're not exactly strong at shooting guard outside of a 34-year old Korver. They opted to sign Justin Holiday instead of keeping Jenkins around too. I wonder what the deal with him is.
Holiday looked really good in a limited role last year, and i think has more versatility than jenkins. Shooters come at a premium in this league, curious as to why he's still on market. Maybe he has a agreement with Atl in place
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:40 am
by Kilo
It's a three-year deal, but only the first season is fully guaranteed. The second year is partially guaranteed. The third year is a team option.
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2015/07/16/detroit-pistons-darrun-hilliard/30249287/
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:46 am
by DBC10
Guy looked aloof out there in extended minutes. His only virtue is his shooting stroke which may translate better than his bodying up college kids and crashing the glass.
So we basically have our Singler replacement, but with maybe better defense. Time will tell.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:48 am
by Blkbrd671
DBC10 wrote:Guy looked aloof out there in extended minutes. His only virtue is his shooting stroke which may translate better than his bodying up college kids and crashing the glass.
So we basically have our Singler replacement, but with maybe better defense. Time will tell.
he ran point forward quite a bit effectively out of the PnR, and showed ability to be creative at the rim. ..............
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:40 am
by DBC10
Blkbrd671 wrote:DBC10 wrote:Guy looked aloof out there in extended minutes. His only virtue is his shooting stroke which may translate better than his bodying up college kids and crashing the glass.
So we basically have our Singler replacement, but with maybe better defense. Time will tell.
he ran point forward quite a bit effectively out of the PnR, and showed ability to be creative at the rim. ..............
Well then he'll get plenty of chances to see if that'll translate in Grand Rapids. I don't got high hopes for him, other than being an off the bench shooting and defense.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:25 pm
by Billl
Perfect contract from the team's perspective. Get him some burn in the D league to see if he develops. If he does, you've got 2 cheap years. It he doesn't, we have virtually nothing committed.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:58 pm
by Han Solo
He's going to be our Cuttino Mobley
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:00 pm
by Han Solo
Blkbrd671 wrote:coordinator0 wrote:Laimbeer wrote:Just spitballing, but isn't John Jenkins still out there? He's young, has a good stroke and wasn't bad for the Hawks. Wonder how cheap he'll end up being.
At the same time you have to wonder why the Hawks didn't keep him. They're not exactly strong at shooting guard outside of a 34-year old Korver. They opted to sign Justin Holiday instead of keeping Jenkins around too. I wonder what the deal with him is.
Holiday looked really good in a limited role last year, and i think has more versatility than jenkins. Shooters come at a premium in this league, curious as to why he's still on market. Maybe he has a agreement with Atl in place
Some are predicting a breakout season next year for Holiday.
Re: Woj: Pistons sign Hilliard to 3-Year Deal
Posted: Wed Aug 5, 2015 11:30 pm
by Blkbrd671
The Pistons liked Hilliard so much that Van Gundy passed on the opportunity to trade down and pick up a future No. 2 pick to ensure they got the shooting guard out of Villanova.“It was probably a good chance we could still get Darrun, but our scouts and Brian (Wright, assistant general manager in charge of the draft) liked him so much that I didn’t want to mess around with it,” Van Gundy said. “That’s what I ended up saying. Look, a lot of times in the second round you’re taking the best option you have available, but you’re not sold on it.“I said, ‘You really like this guy. You’ve liked him all year.’ I’d read Brian’s reports, every week. They’ve liked him all year. You like a guy, we’re not going to screw around and take a chance to try to get too cute. Just go get the guy that we want.”
“It starts with the fact – and he didn’t show this in Orlando – but he can really shoot the ball. We knew that. But I had seen him several times his junior year because I had broadcast their tournament down in the Bahamas. I’d probably seen him eight or nine times that year. So I knew there was more than just the shooting. The thing I remembered from down there is that he could really makes plays off the dribble – he could pass the ball – and that’s actually what I came away from Orlando with, too.
“He’s got a real poise to his game. He plays like an NBA player already. He’s totally under control. You can’t speed him up. He plays at his pace and he knows how to play the game and that’s what our guys watching the games – KCP, Reggie, Andre – kept saying.”
http://www.nba.com/pistons/features/darrun-hilliard-catches-eyes-not-only-svg-his-new-pistons-teammates