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Pistons' Austin Daye Wins Starting Job At Power Forward


At 6-feet-11 and somewhere around 210 pounds, Austin Daye will be the Pistons' starting power forward in the season opener Wednesday at New Jersey.

Daye beat out Charlie Villanueva and Jason Maxiell for the job -- but expect both backups to play a lot as Daye regularly will be tested by guys outweighing him by 50 pounds or so.

"It doesn't matter to me if I start or not," Daye said before coach John Kuester gave the official word today. "I'm a little eager, but it's not really a big deal for me if I start or not. It's a matter of me playing significant minutes, and I'll be happy.''

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