Jul 23, 2008
Story Timeline: 82 days
Free-agent guard had been in NBDL, overseas; Sharpe has interesting past. Eric Lacy / The Detroit News The Pistons have agreed to two-year contracts with free agent Will Bynum and second-round draft pick Walter Sharpe, representatives for the players said Tuesday. Mark Bartelstein, Bynum's agent, said he expects the point guard to sign today. Bartelstein added that the deal gives Bynum about $700,000 guaranteed the first year, before a second-year team option. "He has great quickness, can really put the ball on the floor and is a big-time athlete," Bartelstein said. Sharpe, a 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward, signed his guaranteed contract earlier this month during the beginning of the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League, said his agent, Danny Servick. Sharpe is considered by several scouts as someone with "lottery pick level talent,"...
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