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Injured Detroit Pistons forward Corey Maggette is showing progress as he rehabilitates a strained calf muscle that caused him to miss the final three games of the preseason as well as Wednesday night's season opener against the Houston Rockets. But when he returns is still a bit of a mystery. He hopes to be back in the lineup during the Pistons six-game road trip that begins Friday night in Phoenix. Nothing, however, is certain. "I'm not going to say," Maggette said after practice Thursday. "I don't know if I'm going to play on the trip. Hopefully, I will. "Like I said, one day at a time." Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Corey Maggette, Injuries 

"It's doing better," said Maggette, 32. "Each day there's improvement. No setbacks. That's a positive thing. "The last two days I've been moving around more. Today I shot. I was getting a little more elevation to my shot." Coach Lawrence Frank would only say that Maggette is day to day and he doesn't know when he'll play if at all on the nine-day road trip. "He hasn't practiced," Frank said. "He's coming along." Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Corey Maggette, Injuries 

But with 10 days and two exhibition games before the regular-season opener against the Rockets at the Palace, Maggette said he will be patient and isn't worried about missing the rest of the exhibition season. "I'm just being patient with it, listen to what Arnie says and go from there," Maggette said before Saturday night's game at the Palace against the Charlotte Bobcats -- their sixth exhibition. "I'm not rushing to get back for the preseason. At the end of the day, it's more important to be ready for the regular season. That's what really counts. This is an opportunity for (coach Lawrence Frank) to assess the players. For me, it's just trying to be healthy. That's No. 1." Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons, Corey Maggette, Injuries 

Even though the small forward position is crowded with Tayshaun Prince and Corey Maggette, it'll be hard to keep Singler on the bench because of his ability to hit threes and his basketball IQ. "He makes us more athletic," Pistons big man Greg Monroe said. "He's a smart player." Singler said: "I'm here getting to know my teammates." Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons, Corey Maggette, Greg Monroe, Tayshaun Prince, Kyle Singler 

The Detroit Pistons have been talking up Corey Maggette’s leadership but the truth of the matter is Maggette is not in the long-term plan in Detroit. If the Piston can flip his ending $10.9 million contract for something they like, you can expect Corey to be moved. HoopsWorld

Detroit Pistons, Trade, Corey Maggette 

But how much longer will that career continue? Maggette doesn’t know, and he probably won’t have much of an idea until he’s able to test his degenerating body over the course of a full season. Retirement, he admits, is an option. “I work hard, but we’ll see how long I want to go on after this year,” he said. “We’ll go from there.” HoopsWorld

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Larry Lage: AP Source: #Pistons saved $15 million in trade that dealt Ben Gordon & protected, future 1st-round pick to Bobcats for Corey Maggette Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, Trade, Corey Maggette, Ben Gordon 

Corey Maggette: Appreciate the bobcats and micheal Jordan for being In charlotte love the fans and city thank u. Bj Evans rod rich cho Dennis Williams thx Twitter

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Corey Maggette: Keep working @Bismack Biyombo n @Gerald Henderson u guys can be Allstars strive for excellence. Best of luck to Kemba n dee brown aka powder Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Corey Maggette 

Adrian Wojnarowski: Detroit has traded Ben Gordon and a protected future first-round pick to Charlotte for Corey Maggette, league sources tell Y! Sports. Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, Draft, Trade, Corey Maggette 

David Aldridge: Sources confirm @Adrian Wojnarowski report that the Pistons have traded Ben Gordon and a protected future first to Charlotte for Corey Maggette. Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, Draft, Trade, Corey Maggette, Ben Gordon 

David Aldridge: Pistons clear almost $15M from their 13-14 payroll with deal. Gordon due $26.6M next 2 yrs; Maggette has expiring deal at $10.9M for 12-13. Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, Trade, Corey Maggette, Ben Gordon 

Former Bucks and current Charlotte forward Corey Maggette told me he will have knee surgery immediately after the season. Racine Journal-Times

Charlotte Bobcats, Corey Maggette, Injuries 

The Bobcats have the option to waive one player and no longer count his salary against their cap or a potential luxury-tax bill. Maggette makes about $10.9 million next season, the last on his contract. So the Bobcats could drop considerably under the cap by using the amnesty clause on Maggette. I should think there are four potential candidates should the Bobcats go the amnesty route: Maggette, Gana Diop (nearly $7.4 million next season), Matt Carroll ($3.5 million next season) or Tyrus Thomas (nearly $26 million over the next three seasons). If they’re reluctant to give up on Thomas, then waiving Maggette would produce the most cap space. Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Corey Maggette 

Charlotte Bobcats leading scorer Corey Maggette will miss the last 10 games of the season, due to an Achilles tendon injury, coach Paul Silas told the Observer at morning shootaround. Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Corey Maggette, Injuries 

Sean Deveney: If Bobcats deal DJ Augustin, source says they'd need to dump a bad contract with him: Maggette or Diop. Ty Thomas' contract is untradeable. Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Trade, Corey Maggette, DJ Augustin, DeSagana Diop 

As if the Charlotte Bobcats could afford any additional injury woes, there was fear over the All-Star break that small forward Corey Maggette might have a torn meniscus that would have ended his season. "Just a God-send he didn't have a torn meniscus," coach Paul Silas told the Observer on Monday night. "That's what I (initially) heard." The diagnosis proved to be less dire; Maggette has inflammation and swelling in his right knee, and sat out practice Monday. He said he hopes to practice Tuesday, and if that goes all right, Maggette will try to play Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Mich. Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Corey Maggette, Injuries, Gerald Henderson 

I suspect Corey Maggette could be out for a while with a left hamstring injury. As soon as it happened, on a drive to the basket, Maggette started hopping like putting any weight on his left leg would be agonizing. He walked out of the locker room in considerable discomfort. MRI back in Charlotte. We'll see. Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Corey Maggette, Injuries 

The program, which includes both intensive training sessions and 5-on-5 games, will be aimed at getting guys playing pro level ball with pro level trainers while they wait for the ratification of the new deal. Chauncey Billups and Kevin Garnett will almost certainly be there, while other Impact alumni like Tayshaun Prince, Baron Davis, and Corey Maggette may also show up, but regardless of speculation, we can expect a lot of NBA guys to make the trip. HoopsWorld

Boston Celtics, Corey Maggette, Chauncey Billups, Baron Davis, Kevin Garnett, Tayshaun Prince 

Former Los Angeles Clipper Corey Maggette has become at least the second NBA player to buy a home in the Orange County hills overlooking the Newport Beach coastline. Public records show that the 6-foot-6 Maggette, 31, paid $3 million for a five-bedroom, 5 1/2-bathroom home with a canyon view near the top of Newport Coast. Orange County Register

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