It has been mostly crickets since Tom Gores announced he was relieving Stan Van Gundy of his duties as both a front office executive and head coach. Now, names are starting to trickle out about candidates in which the Pistons are showing some interest.
The news comes courtesy of ESPN’s Adrian Wajnarowski (who else?) and many will be familiar to committed NBA fans:
GM Jeff Bower remains a candidate to ascend to top basketball decision-maker with Pistons too, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 16, 2018
Let’s unpack those names briefly.