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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Andre Drummond has his huge contract with Detroit, and an extra season of waiting seems to have worked out fine.The Pistons finalized their five-year contract for $130 million with the NBA rebounding leader, and they held a news conference with Drummond on Friday. Stan Van Gundy, Detroits coach and team president, said Drummonds willingness to wait a little while before receiving this deal gave the team the flexibility needed to acquire other players.I think it goes to Andres character, his true commitment to the Detroit Pistons -- beyond just getting the contract, Van Gundy said.Drummond was a restricted free agent, but the Pistons were able to keep him with this new maximum contract. Detroit could exceed the salary cap this offseason to sign Drummond because he was already playing for the Pistons -- but if they had given the 6-foot-11 center this deal last offseason, it would have used up valuable cap space.Detroit traded for Tobias Harris during the 2015-16 season and made the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The Pistons have also signed free agents Ish Smith, Jon Leuer and Boban Marjanovic this offseason.Van Gundy said the Pistons couldnt have done all that if they hadnt been able to wait on Drummonds deal.We either, number one, wouldnt have been able to do Tobias Harris during the year, Van Gundy said. Or, if we had done Tobias, we wouldnt have been able to add the people that we added this summer.Detroit drafted Drummond out of UConn with the No. 9 pick in 2012, and he made an immediate impact with his size and athleticism. The 22-year-old Drummond led the league in rebounding last season and averaged a career-high 16.2 points per game.Its been clear for a while that Drummond could be a cornerstone for the Detroit franchise -- the type of player thats been hard for the Pistons to acquire via free agency. The question was when this type of contract would get done. There was some risk for Drummond in waiting, but he made it through last season healthy.I wanted to take that chance at making my team better, Drummond said. At the end of the day, the money will be there.Van Gundy said the relationship between Drummond and owner Tom Gores was an important factor in the way the situation unfolded.Its been a pleasure to watch Andre from the time he first came into the league to where he is today, having matured into this incredible talent. Beyond his evolution as a basketball player, its been equally rewarding watching him mature as a young man, Gores said in a statement. Andre has the character and dedication to help our franchise achieve greatness. Im proud of him and his family, the way theyve embraced Detroit and the way Detroit has embraced them.The only major problem with Drummonds offensive game is his sub 40 percent free throw shooting, which has caused Van Gundy to bench him late in games. The league is changing the rules on deliberate away-from-the-play fouls -- owners agreed to extend the prohibition on the fouls from the last two minutes of the game to the last two minutes of each period.Im going to try real hard not to get fined here, Van Gundy said. Ill just say, I dont think it changed a whole lot, and we never counted on it changing a whole lot.Game notes Van Gundy said second-round draft pick Michael Gbinije is still on track to compete at the Olympics for Nigeria despite a sprained right ankle that kept him out most of summer league.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister Air Max 90 Online Store . 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Hawthorn have taken the longer route to AFL premiership success before and theyre not afraid to do it again, according to Hawks defender Grant Birchall.Geelong secured a preliminary final berth in the most dramatic circumstances on Friday night when Isaac Smiths potentially match-winning set shot after the siren sailed to the right of the goalpost at the MCG.The Cats two-point win left the Hawks needing to prevail in a sudden-death semifinal against Western Bulldogs to keep their tilt at a historic fourth successive flag alive.Weve been in this situation before - we put in a shocker this time last year (against West Coast) and were able to bounce back and do it the hard way, Birchall told AAP.Were a really resilient and tough group so Ive got full confidence well bounce back.Weve done it the hard way before ... we did it last year and well just go again.Well lick our wounds and move on - theres no use crying about it. Well do all the right things in our preparation and move on.Were back at the G against the Dogs ... we play the ground really well.The latest chapter in the fierce rivalry between Hawthorn and Geelong was the highlight of an enthralling first weekend of finals, with Greater Western Sydney upsetting Sydneyy to move into the other preliminary final.dddddddddddd.The Swans will host Adelaide in a semifinal at the SCG after the Crows comfortably eliminated North Melbourne.The 62-point loss at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night means Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Michael Firrito and Nick Dal Santo have all played their last games for the Roos.The Bulldogs began the AFL finals in stunning fashion with a 47-point elimination final upset of the Eagles in Perth on Thursday.The Giants have an extra week to recover from their bruising win over the Swans but that wont help Steve Johnson if the AFL match review panel takes a dim view of his bump on Josh Kennedy.Johnson appeared to catch Kennedy in the head with his shoulder in the first quarter at ANZ Stadium, leaving GWS to nervously await the outcome of Mondays assessment.Teammate Shane Mumford will also come under scrutiny for his bone-jarring tackle on Kurt Tippett, who will miss the clash against Adelaide with a fractured jaw suffered in a separate incident.Rising Star winner Callum Mills will also miss with a hamstring injury suffered against the Giants. 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