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DETROIT -- The Detroit Pistons have agreed to deals with free agents Caron Butler and D.J. Augustin, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday night because the team has not announced the deals. The team is set to pay Butler $4.5 million next season, with an option for 2015-16. Augustin will make $6 million over two years. Detroit has missed the playoffs the last five seasons, and the Pistons recently hired Stan Van Gundy as their new coach and team president. The first order of business this off-season has been to add some perimeter help for the teams imposing set of big men. The 6-foot-7 Butler played 56 games last season for Milwaukee and Oklahoma City, averaging 10.5 points and shooting 39 per cent from 3-point range. Augustin was waived by Toronto early last season, but the 26-year-old point guard caught on with Chicago after that and ended up averaging 13.1 points for the season. 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