Pistons decide to keep Quincy Miller around

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Forward Quincy Miller has yet to appear in a game for the Detroit Pistons, but he has shown enough for team brass to want to keep him around a bit longer.

Pistons president/coach Stan Van Gundy said Wednesday night that Miller, on his second 10-day contract, will be signed for the remainder of the season.

And the team will take him to summer league and to training camp next season, under a partially guaranteed deal. RealGM is reporting that Miller soon will sign a two-year deal worth $1 million -- although Van Gundy made it clear that Miller, 22, still has to make the roster next season.

"He's a guy with size and length and athletic ability and can shoot the ball, so he's somebody who we want to see. It's not a huge investment for us," Van Gundy said before the 105-98 loss to the Golden State Warriors. "He's a guy who has great potential to develop."

Miller, who is viewed as a 6-foot-10 stretch power forward, signed his first 10-day deal Feb. 21. He has had one assignment with the Grand Rapids Drive, the Pistons' NBA Development League affiliate.

In two games with the Drive, he averaged 11.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, two assists and one block in 19.7 minutes per game. He also played for the Sacramento Kings earlier this season and for the Reno Big Horns of the D-League, where he averaged 25.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocked shots.

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