Detroit News AUBURN HILLS -- Negotiations on a contract extension for Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince aren't quite at an impasse, but it wasn't a good sign that agent Bill Duffy left for California Saturday morning without a deal in place. "We're nowhere as of this point," Prince said after practice Saturday. "We haven't progressed, so we'll see. We still have two weeks to get something done." When asked if he would characterize the negotiations as stalemated, Prince said, "We are still a little part away." Prince is in the fourth year of his rookie contract. The Pistons are offering him a five-year extension believed to be worth between $45 million and $50 million. There were a couple of signings over the summer that might be causing Prince and Duffy to seek a higher number. Cleveland paid swingman Larry Hughes $60 million over five years, Atlanta paid Joe Johnson $70 million over five years, and Chicago paid Tyson Chandler, Prince's high school teammate and fellow Compton native, $75 million over six years. A $50 million deal would make Prince the Pistons' third-highest paid player, behind Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton. If no deal is reached by Oct. 31, Prince will become a restricted free agent in July. "If we don't get it done, we'll just play it out," Prince said. "I've played three years already, so I am not going to let it bother me. I still have to represent Detroit basketball. I am not going to let it affect me at all." Pistons president Joe Dumars said on Saturday that talks were continuing, and that he was still optimistic a deal would get done before Oct. 31. Source
Heard a few days ago they were close on a 45 million 5 year deal. They need to get a deal done soon the last thing that Joe D and the Pistons need is for this to be another Joe Johnson situation.
The Pistons are gonna be in the luxury tax if Tayshaun gets $45mil for 5yrs and Ben Wallace get his pay raise. Did anyone see this? source <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">However, it appears that Prince is looking for a deal more comparable to the five-year, $60 million deal signed by Cleveland's Larry Hughes this summer.</div>
Did anyone see this? source <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">However, it appears that Prince is looking for a deal more comparable to the five-year, $60 million deal signed by Cleveland's Larry Hughes this summer.</div>
