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Dwane Casey hired as head coach of the Pistons

The bench boss of the Toronto Raptors for the last seven seasons has found a new landing spot. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Dwane Casey has been hired by the Detroit Pistons to be their next head coach, signing a five-year commitment.

Dwane Casey has reached an agreement on a 5-year deal to become the next coach of the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 11, 2018

This will be Casey’s third team as an NBA coach. He previously coached two seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves and was 320-238 in seven seasons as coach of the Raptors, winning Eastern Conference Coach of the Month five times and leading the team to four playoff series wins.