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A huge summer ahead for SVG's Pistons starts with the lottery, free agency

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Stan Van Gundy isn't ready yet to throw a blanket on a beach somewhere and hang the "do not disturb" sign on his door for a week. But he can at least see the light at the end of the tunnel. August. If he can get to August having checked off another handful of boxes on his to-do list, then he can consider entertaining a little fun.

There hasn't been time to catch his breath since Tom Gores hired him last May. He needed to hire a coaching staff and stock an entire front office, putting not only good people in place but building systems and processes so they could all speak a common language.