Dale Davies & Pistons deal agreement? <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DETROIT -- It appears the Detroit Pistons will continue to emphasize defense under new coach Flip Saunders. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that the Pistons have reached an agreement with forward-center Dale Davis on a two-year contract. Davis' agent Chubby Wells told the newspaper that Davis was also pursued by Cleveland and Seattle, but wanted to play for a championship contender. In Detroit, Davis, 36, will replace Elden Campbell as the backup power forward and center to Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace. The 6-11, 252-pound Davis was a teammate of Rasheed Wallace for 3? seasons with Portland. But he spent most of his 14-year career with the Indiana Pacers. Last season, Davis started 25 games for Indiana and averaged 6.9 points and 8.8 rebounds in 29.2 minutes after being released by New Orleans. Davis has career averages of 8.4 points and 8.3 rebounds in 1,020 career games.</div> Source: ESPN August 23 2005
