Detroit Pistons sign John Lucas III to a 10-day contract

Detroit Pistons General Manager Jeff Bower announced Monday that the club has signed guard John Lucas III to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The 5’11”, 166-pound guard joins the Pistons after spending the season in China with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association where he averaged 26.6 points, 7.1 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 43.5 minutes in 26 games.

The Washington, DC native has spent parts of six seasons in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz.