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Amir Johnson and Jason Maxiell will play in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League for a second summer.
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Current Pistons’ players Jason Maxiell, Amir Johnson and Alex Acker are scheduled to play along with 2006 second-round draft selection Will Blalock. Cheikh Samb, the 51st overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Maurice Evans will also attend.
Four of Detroit’s five games will be televised by NBA TV on a tape-delay basis. Detroit vs. Phoenix (July 10) will be aired on July 14 at 12 midnight, Detroit vs. New York (July 11) will be aired on July 17 at 1 a.m., Detroit vs. L.A. Clippers (July 13) will be aired on July 20 at 9 p.m. and Detroit vs. Boston (July 14) will be aired on July 21 at 10:30 p.m. For more information on the Toshiba Vegas Summer League visit www.vegassummerleague.com.
Games featuring Washington, Phoenix, New York, L.A. Clippers and Boston will be open to the media and general public. For media credentials, please contact the Detroit Pistons Media Relations Department at (248) 377-0135. Following is the Pistons schedule for summer league:
| DATE | GAME | TIME |
| July 8 | Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards | 2:00 p.m. PST |
| July 10 | Phoenix Suns vs. Detroit Pistons | 6:00 p.m. PST |
| July 11 | Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks | 6:00 p.m. PST |
| July 13 | L.A. Clippers vs. Detroit Pistons | 5:00 p.m. PST |
| July 14 | Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons | 1:00 p.m. PST |
Following is the Pistons Summer League Roster:
| NO | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE/COUNTRY | NBA EXP. | NBDL EXP. |
| 6 | Alex Acker | G | 6-5 | 185 | Pepperdine | 1 year | 1 year |
| 1 | Rodney Billups | G | 5-10 | 165 | Denver | none | none |
| 10 | Will Blalock | G | 6-0 | 205 | Iowa State | none | none |
| 12 | Nik Caner-Medley | F | 6-8 | 240 | Maryland | none | none |
| 8 | Sam Hoskin | F | 6-8 | 245 | DePaul | none | none |
| 25 | Amir Johnson | F | 6-9 | 210 | Westchester HS (Los Angeles) | 1 year | 1 year |
| 17 | Marko Jovanovic | C | 7-0 | 248 | Serbia & Montenegro | none | none |
| 54 | Jason Maxiell | F | 6-7 | 260 | Cincinnati | 1 year | none |
| 23 | Rick Rickert | F | 6-11 | 235 | Minnesota | none | 2 years |
| 18 | Cheikh Samb | C | 7-1 | 195 | Senegal | none | none |
| 9 | Wayne Wallace | C | 6-9 | 215 | Virginia Union | none | none |
| 7 | Mateen Cleaves | G | 6-2 | 205 | Michigan State | 4 years | 1 year |
| 5 | Rasheim Wright | G | 6-3 | 190 | District of Columbia | none | 1 year |
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COACHES: Don Zierden, Mount Senario Ron Harper, Miami (Ohio) Bill Pope, Kansas Kevin Wilson, Ashland Paul Rivers, Michigan State ATHLETIC TRAINER: Mike Abdenour, Wayne State STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Dave Boyer, Wayne State | |||||||
