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Pistons trade for former UNLV center Joel Anthony

Joel Anthony, top right, of UNLV makes a layup as teammate Rene Rougeau, top left, watches along with Tyler Smith, left, and Stuart Creason of Colorado State during their game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Saturday, March 3, 2007. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball center Joel Anthony drills during practice at Thomas & Mack Center Monday, March 12, 2007. UNLV (28-6), is making its first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament appearance in seven years and will open against No. 10 seed Georgia Tech (20-11) at 9:25 a.m. Friday in Chicago. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Joel Anthony of UNLV, left, and Chris Devine of UC Santa Barbara battle for the ball on the ground during the first half of their basketball game at UNLV in Las Vegas Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Joel Anthony, 30, of UNLV goes for a layup against Ahmet Gueye of Hawaii at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball player Joel Anthony goes up for a layup during practice at the Cox Pavilion practice court in Las Vegas Friday, Oct. 13, 2006. It is the first offical practice for the Rebels of the season. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball player Joel Anthony blocks a shot by Brad Jones of Wyoming the the second half of their game at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in Las Vegas. (Jan Kalinowsky/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball player Joel Anthony slam dunks the ball during the first half of the Rebels game against Wyoming at the Thomas & Mach Center Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NBA basketball player Joel Anthony, left, with the Miami Heat, who is playing for Team Canada, battles for the rebound against fellow NBA player Dwight Howard with the Orlando Magic, who is playing for Team USA during an exhibition game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, July 25, 2008, as fellow unidentified Team USA players look on. Team USA, which is schedule to travel to Beijing, China for the 2008 Summer Olympics, defeated Team Canada 120-65. Anthony played for the UNLV Rebels during his college years. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
In this April 14, 2014 file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Michael Carter-Williams (1) drives to the basket past Boston Celtics' Joel Anthony (50) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia. Carter-Williams has won the NBA's Rookie of the Year Award. The league said Monday, May 5, 2014, that he received 104 of a possible 124 first-place votes. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)
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October 17, 2014 - 12:08 pm
 

The Detroit Pistons acquired center Joel Anthony from the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Will Bynum on Friday.

Swapping Anthony, who is set to make $3.8 million this season, for Bynum, who will earn $2.9 million, saves the Celtics $900,000.

“We are pleased to welcome Joel Anthony to the organization,” Pistons general manager Jeff Bower said in a statement. “Joel is an experienced front court player who adds size, toughness and depth to our frontcourt. We thank Will Bynum for his contributions and wish him the best in the future.”

Undrafted out of UNLV, Anthony has averaged 2.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 16.0 minutes in 403 career games (110 starts) with the Miami Heat and Boston. Acquired by Boston in a mid-season trade from Miami last season, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound center averaged 1.2 rebounds and 5.6 minutes in 33 games.

Anthony, 32, has averaged a career-high of 3.9 rebounds per game twice (2007-08 and 2011-12). He was a member of the Heat’s 2012 and 2013 NBA Championship teams.

Bynum, 31, has career NBA averages of 8.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 18.5 minutes in 353 games. Undrafted out of Georgia Tech, the 6-foot, 185-pound guard signed as a free agent with Detroit prior to the 2008-09 season.

In six seasons with the Pistons, Bynum averaged 8.4 points, 3.4 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 338 games.

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