Only minutes after Dwane Casey announced he was stepping away as head coach of the Detroit Pistons and taking a position in the team’s front office, names started being tied to the opening.
The headline candidate so far is Ime Udoka, who is likely to have a number of suitors this offseason. Udoka is currently serving a season-long suspension from the Boston Celtics after an alleged inappropriate relationship with a female staffer. The Celtics have already removed the interim tag from Joe Mazulla so Udoka will certainly be on the market this offseason.
In one season as the Celtics’ head coach, Udoka finished with a 51-31 record.