Pistons sign Alex Acker

by Matt Watson on Sep 29, 2008 1:28 PM EDT

After adding him to the training roster, the Pistons officially signed Alex Acker. Chris McCosky has details on his blog:

You wonder where or if he's going to play, but the Pistons have signed guard Alex Acker. They gave him a partially-guaranteed one-year deal that would pay him close to $700,000 if he sticks the whole season, and they have an option for him for next season.

Obviously nothing is guaranteed until the start of the season, but the addition of Acker means the Pistons have a full roster of 15.

Update: Actually, strike that, it's apparently fully guaranteed. From A. Sherrod Blakely:

Alex Acker won't have to earn a roster spot after all. The 6-foot-5 combo guard signed a one-year, fully guaranteed contract with the Pistons. By signing Acker, drafted by the Pistons with the final pick (No. 60) of the 2005 NBA draft, the Pistons now have the NBA-maximum 15 players with guaranteed.

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One question: Is Lindsey Hunter one of those 15 players?

by Diablo on Sep 29, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting move… how many roster spots are left now – 1?

by Steve in OH on Sep 29, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions

No, Hunter is not on the roster. As far as I can tell, if he returns this year (still uncertain), it won’t be until his legal problems sort themselves out.

If Acker impresses in camp and the Pistons decide to guarantee his contract, the roster will be full.

by Matt Watson on Sep 29, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions

This sounds like the same type of contract that we gave to Mejia. Unfortunately Sammy has had the nack of getting injured at the most inappropriate times in an attempt to forge a NBA career.

by Mike on Sep 29, 2008 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

I haven’t paid attention to him since he went overseas. What’s the word on his play nowadays?

by Paul M on Sep 29, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

Paul M – Sammy Mejia played for Orlandina of the Italian League last year but he’s not listed on the roster this year. I found a story from August ‘08 from the Dominican National Team coach bemoaning his absence from the team which suggests Mejia may be of contract and looking for work. Most pro ballers don’t risk injury and job prospects playing for the national team when they are unsigned.

If you combine a Google News archive search + Google Translate + a little digging you can find out a lot about world basketball, even when the stories aren’t in English. Most websites are similar with roster, stats, schedule, etc. so even a rough translation yields easily understood results.

OT: The Raptors are playing CSKA Moscow in a preseason game in Toronto on Oct. 14th for all you Euroball fans in the area.

by joejoejoe on Sep 30, 2008 6:04 AM EDT reply actions

Not Alex related, but perhaps this is why Joe D. didn’t pull the trigger, from ESPN:

The Houston Rockets, buzzing about the arrival of Ron Artest, already have injury concerns with Tracy McGrady.

McGrady, Houston’s leading scorer said Monday that his left shoulder is arthritic and will require surgery after this season. He also said his left knee is healing slower than expected from surgery in the spring. FWIW

by MarkButter in SoCal on Sep 30, 2008 9:35 AM EDT reply actions