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Derrick Walton Jr. hangs on to NBA dream, which bring him home to Detroit Pistons

Former Michigan player Derrick Walton Jr., who played in the NBA with the Heat last year, participated in the Moneyball Pro-Am on Thursday, July 26. Lansing State Journal

Derrick Walton Jr. has gotten used to being uncomfortable.

Walton signed a 10-day contract on Friday with his hometown team, the Detroit Pistons, continuing a three-year odyssey through the pro ranks. He could make his Pistons debut on Sunday, when they begin a four-game road trip in Portland (9 p.m. Fox Sports Detroit).

"It just felt weird, for the first time today getting out of my own bed and coming to a practice," Walton said Friday.