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Former Syracuse basketball Assistant Coach Troy Weaver has been hired as the new GM for the Detroit Pistons. Here’s why he’s perfectly suited for the job.
Troy Weaver, the assistant coach known around Syracuse as the main recruiter of Carmelo Anthony, is now in the high ranks of the NBA. The former Oklahoma City Thunder executive will have a new position as the GM of the Detroit Pistons.
Weaver, who coached at SU from 2000 to 2004, was most known for his ties to the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area, where he helped recruit Carmelo Anthony from Baltimore to Syracuse.