Report: Detroit Pistons Looking To Sign John Lucas III
The Detroit Pistons are close to signing point guard John Lucas III to a 10-day contract, reports Marc Stein of ESPN:
Sources told ESPN.com that the Pistons, who have been looking for another point guard ever since Brandon Jennings suffered a season-ending Achilles injury, are in the process of finalizing a deal with Lucas, who is fresh off completing his season in China.
Lucas, 31, signed with Fujian Quanzhou in China after being released by the Washington Wizards in October. He was averaging 27 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
Last season Lucas was with the Utah Jazz which was his fourth NBA team after playing for the Bulls, Rockets, and Raptors.
More from Stein:
Possessing an unguaranteed contract for this season with the Jazz, Lucas found himself at the heart of two trades last summer, ?first moving from Utah to Cleveland as part of a multiplayer swap in July and then going from Cleveland to Boston in a Sept. 25 deal just before the Cavaliers opened training camp.
With no need for another point guard, Boston agreed to waive him a few days after trading for him to allow ?Lucas to find a new team, leading to the deal with the Wizards.
Stan Van Gundy has been looking for a point guard to fill in the rotation along with D.J. Augustin since Brandon Jennings went down. Pablo Prigioni was reportedly on their radar. It looks like they’ll go with Lucas, who has shown in every opportunity that he has the ability to be streaky. Now he’ll try to help the Pistons make a competitive haul for an eighth-seed in the conference.
