The Detroit Pistons announced on Saturday that Gregg Polinsky has been hired as director of player personnel.
Polinsky spent the past 19 seasons in various roles with the Brooklyn Nets organization, where he worked with Pistons senior adviser Ed Stefanski. Most recently, he held the position of director of college scouting. Polinsky joined the Nets organization in 1999 as a scout, was named the team's director of scouting in 2004 and later served as director of player personnel for eight years.
Prior to joining the NBA ranks, Polinsky was the head coach at Georgia Southern University from 1995-99.