The Detroit News
The Detroit Pistons won back-to-back NBA titles in 1989 and 1990 with legendary coach Chuck Daly. That almost didn't happen, according to Pistons icon Isiah Thomas, who says Daly was fired and then rehired in 1986.
In an interview on the July 18th edition of the "Bad Boys and Beyond" podcast with Mike Payton and Keith Black Trudeau, Thomas revealed the story behind it all: "I'll tell you a story here that not too many people know, that hasn't been told."
Thomas said Pistons GM Jack McCloskey fired Daly after a lengthy losing streak in the 1985-86 season.