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Sources: Pistons hiring powerhouse NBA agent Arn Tellem to help run franchise (Yahoo Sports)

Wasserman Media Group's Arn Tellem, one of the most powerful and prominent player agents in the history of the NBA, is finalizing an agreement to take a senior management position that will oversee the Palace Sports and Entertainment company that owns the Detroit Pistons, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Longtime NBA and MLB agent Arn Tellem has been hired to help run the Pistons. (AP)
Longtime NBA and MLB agent Arn Tellem has been hired to help run the Pistons. (AP)

Tellem will answer directly to billionaire owner Tom Gores, but will not become the ultimate authority on the Pistons' basketball decisions, sources said. That responsibility will remain with president and coach Stan Van Gundy, who signed a five-year, $35 million deal a year ago.