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Dwane Casey will transition to the front office as the Detroit Pistons start a head coaching search. Casey led the team to the NBA Playoffs in his first year but oversaw a massive rebuild over the next four seasons, resulting in a record of 121-263. The Pistons will be looking for a new coach to lead their youthful roster, including Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, and Jalen Duren.
Dwane Casey has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the Detroit Pistons after five seasons with the team. He will move into a front office role to work with general manager Troy Weaver. Casey hopes his legacy as coach of the Pistons will be tied to his development of the young core, not his win-loss record. The Pistons finished this season 17-65, the second-worst record in franchise history.
Dwane Casey will not return as head coach for the Detroit Pistons, and the team is now looking for a replacement. Six potential candidates have been identified, including Charles Lee, Jerry Stackhouse, Ime Udoka, Kevin Ollie, Sean Sweeney, and Jay Wright. Lee, currently an associate head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, is considered a rising star in the coaching world, while Stackhouse, a former Pistons player, has experience coaching in the G League and at Vanderbilt. Udoka, who led the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals in his first season as head coach, was recently suspended for violating team rules. Ollie, a former NBA player and national championship-winning coach at UConn, is currently working in player development at Overtime Elite. Sweeney, an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks, previously worked under Casey in Detroit. Finally, Jay Wright, a Hall of Fame college coach who recently retired from Villanova, has been praised for his ability to prepare players for the NBA.
Dwane Casey has stepped down as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons after five seasons and will move into a front-office role. The team finished with the worst record in the league this season and Casey cited the need for a "new voice" and more time with his family as reasons for his decision. The Pistons will now need to fill their coaching vacancy.
Dwane Casey has announced that he will step down as coach of the Detroit Pistons and move into a front-office role. The Pistons finished with the worst record in the NBA this season, and Casey believes the team needs to hear a new voice. Casey spent seven seasons as the coach of the Toronto Raptors and won Coach of the Year in 2017-18. He did not say whether he would like to coach again in the future.
The Detroit Pistons ended their season with a 103-81 loss to the Chicago Bulls, finishing with the worst record in the NBA at 17-65. Pistons coach Dwane Casey announced after the game that he will be leaving the bench and joining the Pistons' front office under general manager Troy Weaver. The Bulls secured a play-in berth and will face the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Pistons guard Killian Hayes had a career-high 26 points, but the team committed a season-high 25 turnovers. The Pistons will have a top-five pick in the upcoming NBA draft.
Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey will step down and move into the front office, leaving a head coaching vacancy for the team. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver will have the opportunity to hire his first head coach since taking over in 2020. The Pistons have several potential candidates, including Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee, Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin, and former Piston Jerry Stackhouse. The team has a high draft pick and significant salary cap space, making it an attractive job opening.
Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey recognized the limitations of playing two bigs who aren't good at switching on the perimeter after the team lost to the Miami Heat. The Pistons have been experimenting with the two-big lineup featuring Marvin Bagley III and James Wiseman, but the biggest problem with these two on the floor is on defense. The Pistons now have a 131.2 defensive rating when Bagley III and Wiseman are on the floor together.