Don’t ever let it be said that Stan Van Gundy didn’t have a long-term plan. There are plenty of Pistons post-mortems floating around the internet right now in the wake of the dismissal of Stan Van Gundy as both president and head coach.
You’ll read a lot about his attempt to “save his job” by trading for Blake Griffin and his mega contract. You’ll also read a lot about Van Gundy’s free agency failures — particularly around the time the latest Donovan Mitchell viral highlight is spreading around Twitter. You’ll read about a “win now” attitude that goes with handing executive powers to a head coach.