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Breaking Down the Trade Deadline, Team by Team

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"Detroit Pistons Status: Seller Team Weaknesses: Post offense, passing, perimeter defense Projected 2010 cap room: ($-1.5 million, $12.5 million under luxury tax) Untouchables: Rodney Stuckey, Jonas Jerebko Potentially on the block: Rip Hamilton ($11.4 million this year, three more years left), Tayshaun Prince ($10.3 million, one more year left) Expiring Contracts: Kwame Brown ($4 million) Prospects: Austin Daye, DaJuan Summers Good trade partners: Boston, Charlotte, Phoenix, Utah Possible targets: Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, any other expiring contract Detroit wants to offload some long-term contracts, but they have the wrong guys to do it. They're reportedly committed to moving Rip Hamilton and his massive contract, but to channel Adam Sandler for a second, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT JOE DUMARS SHOULD HAVE SEEN COMING YESTERDAY. Sorry. Tayshaun Prince might have some value to a team like Charlotte or Utah, but he hasn't been the same player since suffering back problems last season, and there's not much those teams can offer back. It's a pity to Pistons fans. That team is unwatchable and there doesn't seem to be much of a prospect for making a move. I'm guessing Detroit is listed in a ton of rumors, but ends up doing nothing. "