The Detroit Pistons have taken their time with finding a replacement for former head coach and now front office advisor Dwane Casey. They’ve been linked to a number of assistant coaches around the NBA — many with ties to GM Troy Weaver.
However, it felt like the search was winding down as Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee, New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins and Overtime Elite head of coaching Kevin Ollie interviewed as “finalists” with Pistons owner Tom Gores last last week.
Yahoo Sports! Jake Fischer shed some interesting light on the search today:
[ Lee, Collins and Ollie ] met with Detroit owner Tom Gores in Los Angeles last week, sources said, although it appears none of the three final candidates for the position left Gores with a standout impression.