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Sure, the Pistons were utterly and completely embarrassed on their home floor by the lowly Timberwolves last night, but there's still reason for fans in Detroit to smile: Antonio McDyess is coming home. His agent made the rounds informing the media last night, text messaging the AP and explaining his client's motivations to ESPN:

"It was a very difficult decision for him. He was weighing good offers financially, along with other variables he thought were important," agent Andy Miller told ESPN.com. "But going into the year he had a team goal set, and to not finish up with it, he didn't want to do that. He wants to finish the year, finish what he started in Detroit, then reevaluate after the season is over."

League rules dictate he can't re-sign with his former team until 30 days after the trade that sent him away, so his return won't be official until Dec. 3. Assuming he maintains his conditioning, there's a chance he could be in uniform two days later when the Pistons host the Sixers on Dec. 5, though a more realistic target is probably Dec. 7 in New York.

While Chauncey Billups and Allen Iverson prepare to take the court with their new teammates tonight for the first time, Antonio McDyess is still stuck in limbo. Andy Miller, who represents both Billups and McDyess, said the odds of McDyess returning for his third stint with the Nuggets was "very, very low to zero."

Despite Denver's initial stance that they wouldn't be open to a buyout (I can't believe anyone fell for that! Oh, wait ...), that's exactly what they're negotiating right now. It hasn't happened yet, but all signs suggest it will in the near future. Once he's a free agent, what does his future hold? Billups said during his introductory press conference that McDyess is "tired of moving," but is it a foregone conclusion that he returns to Detroit?

One thing is clear, if McDyess sits out 30 days and wants to re-sign with the Pistons, they'd love to have him back. And considering Detroit's all-world training staff helped resurrect his career, it might be the best thing for him. If he so chooses to test the waters, though, he'll have no shortage of interested suitors: the Boston Globe cites an NBA source who claims no fewer than 17 teams have inquired about his status.

For the first time ever, Kevin Garnett (or at least his agent) has spoken up about where he'd like to end up. Although the exact location hasn't been determined yet, he certainly won't be ending up in Boston. Here's what Garnett's agent Andy Miller told ESPN.com about the potential Boston trade:

"The Boston trade isn't happening. If a trade were to happen, that's not a destination that we're interested in pursuing."

As well, sources have told ESPN's Marc Stein that Garnett wants to move to a warm-weather city and a team that can claim legitimate championship potential.