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| | Detroit Pistons newest player Charlie Villanueva talks to the media during a news conference in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The signing of Villanueva and Ben Gordon signaled the start of a new era for a new-look franchise. Gordon, one of the top free agents this summer, signed a $55 million, five-year contract in leaving the Bulls and Villanueva inked a $35-million, five-year deal as he bid farewell to the Bucks. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) |
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| | Ron Artest pauses during a photo shoot during an announcement that he has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The 6-foot-7 forward earned $7.4 million in his only season with Houston, averaging 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Artest has averaged 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 10 seasons with Chicago, Indiana, Sacramento and Houston and was named 2004 Defensive Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews) |
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| | Ron Artest, left, appears with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak to announce that he has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The 6-foot-7 forward earned $7.4 million in his only season with Houston, averaging 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Artest has averaged 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 10 seasons with Chicago, Indiana, Sacramento and Houston and was named 2004 Defensive Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews) |
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| | Ron Artest pauses during a photo shoot during an announcement that he has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Artest, who played for NBA basketball's Houston Rockets last season, received a five-year deal worth about $33 million, according to his agent, David Bauman. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews) |
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| | Ron Artest appears at a news conference to announce he has signed with NBA basketball's Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in Los Angeles. Artest, who played for the Houston Rockets last season, received a five-year deal worth about $33 million, according to his agent, David Bauman. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews) |
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| | Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert, right, looks at the scoreboard during the second half of a summer league NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Maitland, Fla., Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) |
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