Stan Van Gundy’s Detroit project is really starting to take shape. During his first season in charge, the Pistons had their best record since the 2008-09 season. They followed up that performance by jumping over .500 in 2015-16, the first time since the 2007-08 season when Flip Saunders coached the team to the Eastern Conference Finals in the last year of a long run of success in the 2000s.
The Pistons have made moves to improve since Van Gundy took over, adding players like Reggie Jackson and Tobias Harris through trade and re-signing Andre Drummond while allowing Greg Monroe to walk.