The Detroit Pistons are taking a ... novel approach to rebuilding their team following the dismissal of president and head coach Stan Van Gundy. While most orgs did the dirty deed of firing their coach in April, the Pistons waited until May.
And whereas some organizations quickly targeted, interviewed and hired replacements the Pistons have taken a different path. They’re doing plenty of hiring, sure, but not of head coaches or GMs but of advisers to conduct a search for a head coach and GM.
First their was Ed Stefanski, a former GM, who was given a three-year deal to advise owner Tom Gores on how to hire the right people to lead his organization.