One of the by-products of the Billups-for-Iverson swap is that the Detroit Pistons will have a ton of cap space in the summer of 2010, when LeBron James and a number of high-profile free agents could potentially hit the free market. Henry Abbott of TrueHoop goes through the options.
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Found November 03, 2008 on
The Scores Report:
PLAYERS:
LeBron James,
Allen Iverson,
Chauncey Billups
TEAMS: Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets
TEAMS: Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets
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