AUBURN HILLS, MICH.—As places of banishment go, Dwane Casey’s office at the Detroit Pistons’ suburban practice facility isn’t exactly a bleak island of despair. The place is huge, spacious enough to house a boardroom table alongside the head coach’s desk. And everywhere you look is a conversation starter. There’s a framed photo of Casey with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and another of Casey with Drake. And there’s one, too, of Casey with Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
“We had dinner in San Antonio earlier this month,” Casey was saying, speaking of DeRozan. “Had a great time with DeMar and his fiancée and their two beautiful daughters.