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Thursday's Pistons Links: Johnson ready to showcase improved game

Pistons trade Meeks to Orlando for 2019 2nd-rounder: When Jodie Meeks came to Detroit two years ago, he said his goal was to one day make the USA Olympic Basketball team as one of the guards. So while the Olympic team is headed to Rio without him, Meeks' goal will have to be making himself a viable player with the Orlando Magic. -- Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons hire coach for D-League's Drive, create GM spot: When Rex Walters was a Miami Heat player, assistant coach Stan Van Gundy often would help him with his game and talk basketball. Now Walters is rejoining Van Gundy, the Detroit Pistons' president and coach, as head coach of the Grand Rapids Drive, the Pistons' NBA Development League affiliate. His hiring was announced today, along with Jon Phelps as the Drive’s general manager. -- Detroit Free Press

Pistons announce Grand Rapids Drive's new head coach, D-League team's GM: Free agency and summer-league prep is not the only movement involving the Detroit Pistons this week. The Pistons announced Wednesday morning a new head coach and new general manager for the Grand Rapids Drive, their NBA Development League affiliate. -- MLive.com

Pistons trade Meeks, free up salary cap money: Although NBA free agency doesn’t begin until Friday, the Pistons got a jump-start on the frenzy. They traded veteran shooting guard Jodie Meeks to the Magic on Wednesday for a conditional 2019 second-round pick. The move clears up salary cap space for the Pistons, who are looking to add a couple of free agents. -- The Detroit News

Pistons' Johnson ready to showcase improved game: Stanley Johnson had a strong finish to his rookie season before the Pistons were swept out of their first-round series against the eventual-champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Besides a shoulder injury, Johnson had a solid first year, posting 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds. He enters his second season with higher expectations and hopes to start showing the fruits of his labors in spring workouts during the Orlando summer league tournament, which begins Saturday. -- The Detroit News

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