Thunder executive Troy Weaver has been hired as the next general manager of the Pistons, the team announced. Weaver agreed to a four-year contract, sources tell ESPN.
“I’m excited for the challenge of building this team into a consistent winner and assembling the pieces to compete at a very high level,” Weaver said in a statement announcing the hiring.
Weaver beat out a couple of other rising young executives including Jeff Peterson, one of the Nets two assistant GMs. Now, Weaver will be tasked to hire an assistant GM and the Nets director of player personnel, J.