Iverson signs with Pistons

The last time the Pistons were champions was back in 2004, failing by little the next year. This meant Detroit’s third NBA title in franchise history, and just last season, they were close to start dreaming again with a championship trophy but were eliminated in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals.

This year, the Pistons are ready to do whatever it takes for another shot at the title, and that is why they had brought Allen Iverson into the team. Iverson is fully aware of his new responsibility with a team that is expecting him to play at a top level in order to be a contender this year.

Allen Iverson has been an NBA scoring champion and part of the first-team All-NBA, and he believes is time to add a title to his career. “I haven't accomplished my No. 1 goal, and that's to win a championship. I'm willing to sacrifice whatever I have to sacrifice to get it done. I've tried it my way plenty of times. I've tried it many ways, and it hasn't been done.” Iverson said.

And exactly that was the mentality of Kevin Garnett when he was told that he will be playing along Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, the three whom hadn’t won an NBA championship before last season.

The 33 year-old point guard is arriving to Detroit in exchange for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb.

Iverson has been given Billups #1 shirt, and for some fans that comes as a some sort of disrespect for a player that was valuable and decisive for the Pistons recent successes. The question is: will Allen Iverson perform better than Billups? My guess is that he will, as Iverson is truly one of the best players of the past decade and has a lot to give to this, his new team.