Dec 11, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (23)Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
At the beginning of 2018, then-head coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy approved a blockbuster deal to bring the high-flying Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons.
The flashy superstar that had long eluded the Detroit Pistons had arrived. This team wasn’t going to compete for championships, but they were expected to hang with the league’s top dogs so long as Griffin was there.
What became quickly apparent, though, was that the move was the last gasp for Van Gundy’s tenure.