Detroit Pistons: 3 reasons Jose Calderon is a good move

1. Calderon knows his role

No team on any level wants a role player who is going to be disgruntled or complain about his role.

Every NBA player was a star at one point or another in his career — whether it was before the pros or with another pro team — but everyone can deal with having to accept a lesser position.

Calderon has been a starter on playoff teams. He’s been a rotation player on a title contender. He’s been a key player in the Olympics. At his peak in the NBA, he was playing almost 35 minutes per game. According to Spotrac.com, Calderon has made more than $80 million in salary during his NBA career.

With the Pistons, Calderon will not be getting starter’s minutes. He won’t be playing for a championship contender. He won’t be making a lot of money. And all indications are that he’s perfectly fine with that.

In his previous stops around the league, Calderon has, by all accounts, accepted whatever role he was given and hasn’t rocked the boat.

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Calderon can provide some things on and off the court that help the Pistons improve, but more importantly, he shouldn’t be in a spot where he can really hurt the team in a significant way. That has to be considered a win for what the Pistons can acquire at this stage in the roster-building process.