Rodney Stuckey keeps tabs on rumors

NEW YORK -- Rodney Stuckey admits he keeps up with the happenings around the league.
He says he is a regular visitor to NBA news clearinghouses Hoopshype.com and RealGM.com because he likes following the latest rumors around the league.
So he wasn't surprised to be asked about his future with the Pistons on Wednesday night after their latest loss -- this time a 128-104 blowout to the Knicks.
He saw all those stories saying that he was the Pistons' most valuable asset at the trade deadline and that if a deal were to be done, Detroit would most likely have to part with the third-year guard from Eastern Washington.
Those rumors likely will restart in earnest this summer when free agency begins.
Stuckey said he wants to stay in Motown but understands the reality of the situation.
"Whatever happens, happens," Stuckey said. "It's a business."
Stuckey learned that lesson when two games into his second season the Pistons shipped Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson in what was mostly a business move to clear cap space.
But Stuckey, who had 16 points and six assists against the Knicks, doesn't appear to be going anywhere soon.
It's believed the Pistons are looking at other trade avenues, and one of the reasons they didn't deal at the deadline was because of a reluctance to trade Stuckey.
Stuckey is playing OK, one of the only members of the team playing to expectations.
The Pistons have to make a decision with Stuckey in the off-season as they have a team option and he is set to make $2.76 million next season.
But Stuckey grinned and said of his future: "You never can tell."
NOTEBOOK: The Pistons raised more than $400,000 to feed the needy from their efforts Tuesday night during the Pistons Care telethon.