The Detroit Pistons are acting quickly to remake a former championship contender.

The Pistons agreed to five-year contracts Wednesday with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Those were the first big moves of the NBA’s free agency period, which began just after midnight. Detroit, thanks to the Chauncey Billups-Allen Iverson trade, is one of the few teams with significant salary cap space this summer.

Gordon and Villanueva are former Connecticut teammates who will remain in the Central Divi...

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