Pistons acquire Gigi Datome

[bargs]

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Ho deciso di diventare un giocatore dei Detroit Pistons. Penso che possa essere il posto giusto per permettermi di fare un ulteriore salto di qualità nella mia carriera e per realizzare il sogno di una vita. Sono molto eccitato all'idea di unirmi al gruppo dei giocatori di Detroit. Voglio ringraziare la mia famiglia, il Presidente Toti, tutta la Virtus Roma e con lei i suoi tifosi per il loro continuo supporto e augurare alla Virtus il meglio per il futuro.

I've decided to join the Detroit Pistons, i believe it should be the right place to improve my career and realize a dream of life. I'm very excited to join the team, i want to thank my family, Virtus roma Chief and all virtus roma fans for their continuos support, i wish them the best for the future.

[DETermination]

Don't know who this guy is, can you guys tell what position he plays, what he does best?

[rmfc]

Who is Gigi? What position does he play?

[ajaX82]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Datome

[Piston Pete]

Italian SF (6'8", 220)

Was the Italian league MVP last season.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBeAKDS8uwo[/youtube]

[rmfc]

http://redsarmy.com/2013/07/01/who-the- ... gi-datome/

[mamadontcry]

Don't know who this guy is, can you guys tell what position he plays, what he does best?

shooting, hustle, captain, slow feet

[Hotmayo]

wow

[ajaX82]

Looks like a big 3 who can do a bit of everything. How legit is the Italian league?

[Piston Pete]

Sounds like an end of the bench Kravtsov-type signing....sweet!

[bargs]

ya sorry for the missing details, he's a SF from italy, MVP of the italian league. You can find more information via Celtics board where this guy he's been discussed on a lot. He's probably the best SF profile behind danilo gallinari, really good shooter, aggressive, very long and still young, so sky's the limit...

[aristippus]

Forever my captain

Gigi and Sheed in the same team! Go Gigi and Go Pistons.

[rmfc]

Italian league MVP.

[mamadontcry]

Looks like a big 3 who can do a bit of everything. How legit is the Italian league?

playing for the team where Jennings spent a year (rome). lost the finals this year

[mamadontcry]

Looks like a big 3 who can do a bit of everything. How legit is the Italian league?

no much now, well below greece-turkey-spain-russia

[rmfc]

ya sorry for the missing details, he's a SF from italy, MVP of the italian league. You can find more information via Celtics board where this guy he's been discussed on a lot. He's probably the best SF profile behind danilo gallinari, really good shooter, aggressive, very long and still young, so sky's the limit...

No defense, though, right?

[DETermination]

Well we needed shooting, so he gives us shooting and more size. I like it.

[Piston Pete]

Datome's contract = guaranteed?

Not sure what signing him means for Singler and Middleton. Maybe a deal is on the horizon.

[DetroitDon15]

If he has size, can shoot, and play defense, I'll take him. I think giving that big of a two year means he plays. Hopefully Joe D has another trade in mind.

[Brapman]

This might be one of those times where we'd be better waiting for all the details to come in.

Supposedly, he's one of the best shooters in Europe.

He signed a two year contract (I think).

A two year contract following the signing of Josh Smith would indicate serious and severe competition for PT for Singler and Middleton. I would now assume that Singler and Middleton (at least one of them) will be trade bait. Both of these guys are players I like a lot, so I'm not sure what I'd like to see happen. But, when it comes down to it, if the Pistons are upgrading our talent base, then so be it.