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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
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The Detroit Pistons dismissed coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after one season with the franchise.
“Choices like these are troublesome to make, and I need to thank Monty for his onerous work and dedication,” mentioned Pistons proprietor Tom Gores in an announcement. “Teaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge throughout a season and Monty all the time dealt with these with grace. Nevertheless, after reviewing our efficiency fastidiously and assessing our present place as a company, we’ll chart a brand new course shifting ahead.”
Williams went 14-68 with Detroit in 2023-24, the worst document within the NBA and Detroit’s second straight season with lower than 20 wins. He has a reported 5 years and over $65 million left on his contract.
Williams was employed on June 2 of final 12 months after then-coach Dwane Casey stepped down with one 12 months left on his contract to take a task within the entrance workplace. Casey went 17-65 in 2022-23 however was 41-41 in his first season with Detroit (2018-19) and led the group to the playoffs. The Pistons haven’t gained greater than 23 video games in any season since that postseason look.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot within the playoffs simply twice in 14 years. The Pistons haven’t gained a postseason sport since 2008 after they superior to the Japanese Convention Finals for the sixth straight time throughout a outstanding run that included successful the 2004 NBA title and falling a sport wanting repeating as champions.
What’s subsequent for Pistons: Detroit is within the midst of one other franchise overhaul, significantly within the entrance workplace. It parted methods with GM Troy Weaver (who performed a task in Williams’ hiring) and employed Trajan Langdon because the group’s new president of basketball operations. Langdon was employed by the New Orleans Pelicans as their GM in 2019 and the group improved in every of the previous 5 seasons, successful 49 video games final season — the second-highest single-season win whole in group historical past.
The Pistons have the No. 5 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, the third straight 12 months they’ve held that place. They began final season 2-1 … after which didn’t win one other sport for the subsequent two months.
A 28-game dropping streak, the longest ever in a single season in NBA historical past and tied for the longest ever when factoring in a number of seasons, turned the season right into a debacle. The Pistons’ longest successful streak was two video games (completed on three events) and the roster was consistently in flux. Detroit used 31 totally different gamers all through the season, had 36 totally different beginning lineups and misplaced 39 instances by double digits.
General, Detroit hopes to construct round Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey — all of whom are 23 and youthful — to revive satisfaction in a franchise that has gained three NBA titles.
Per NBA.com’s John Schuhmann, the Stewart-Duren duo labored final season on protection and Thompson (his 2.89 steals + blocks per 36 minutes rank twenty sixth amongst 256 gamers who’ve performed no less than 1,000 minutes) can doubtlessly be an actual pressure on that finish of the ground.
Detroit could have loads of cap area to make use of in free company, and Cunningham is eligible for a contract extension as effectively. Among the many gamers on the roster who averaged no less than 25 minutes per sport final season, two of them — ahead Simone Fontecchio and ahead/middle Chimezie Metu — are free brokers. Except for Stewart (who signed a four-year extension final summer time), the remainder of the Pistons’ core are on offers which have group choices hooked up to them.
The emptiness in Detroit is the third energetic one within the NBA, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers nonetheless in search of coaches as effectively.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.