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Jason Maxiell will officially retire as a Detroit Piston

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Jason Maxiell's professional basketball career has taken him to three NBA cities, including Detroit, as well as China and even the Philippines.

It will officially end as a member of the Pistons. Maxiell will retire as a member of the Pistons organization, according to a release issued by the team.

The 6-foot-7, 260-pound power forward, who was an NBA draft first-round selection out of the University of Cincinnati in 2005, has signed a contract with the Pistons in order to make it official.

According to the team, Maxiell's signing is simply so he can retire as a Piston.