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Cleveland Cavaliers acting general manager David Griffin linked to Detroit Pistons GM search
The Detroit Pistons reported are interested in Cavaliers acting general manager David Griffin for their vacant general manager position. Two names to keep in mind should Griffin leave -- or not be retained by owner Dan Gilbert -- are Bryan Colangelo and Ed Stefanski, longtime NBA executives who were most recently with the Toronto Raptors.
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Grand Rapids Press 8 hours ago
Detroit Pistons 2013-14 grades: Seven D's out of 16 marks reflect lost season
Andre Drummond nearly got an A but his defense and free-throw shooting have to improve, while one player nearly got an F after bleeding the franchise for five years.
Detroit Free Press 17 hours ago
Pistons' final grades: Failure to launch
After an off-season of major roster upgrades, expectations were higher for the Pistons. No one was expecting an NBA Finals run, but challenging for the Eastern Conference playoffs' eighth seed appeared to be an easy goal. They couldn't even accomplish that.
Detroit Free Press 21 hours ago
Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond shows improvement in second season
'One, it's learning the concepts,' John Loyer said. 'Your first year in the league everything's kind of new to you from terminology to not being able to be in the paint, and I think Andre has made a lot of strides just picking up concepts.'
Grand Rapids Press Apr 19, 2014
Pistons' John Loyer, on interim role: 'I'll let what I've done ... speak for itself'
Loyer, the Pistons' interim coach, went 8-22 in that role and has been promised only that he will be part of the process as the team seeks a permanent coach.
Detroit News Apr 19, 2014
Former Piston Adrian Dantley calls Isiah Thomas 'con man' in radio interview
Dantley began the call to Dery's show by revealing he refused to watch the ESPN '30 for 30' series documentary on the Bad Boys that premiered Thursday night. 'I'm not gonna watch that; you think I'm gonna listen to Isiah talk?' Dantley said, chuckling.
Detroit Free Press Apr 18, 2014
Pistons' front office preps for off-season
Though the Pistons' ownership has begun searching for a new general manager, in the front office it's business as usual.
Detroit News Apr 18, 2014
NBA playoffs preview: Some old, some new grace field of 16
As the Pistons gear up for the NBA draft on June, 16 teams begin their quest for a championship. The playoffs start this afternoon, when the Raptors and Nets meet in their first-round matchup at 12:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids Press Apr 18, 2014
Ex-Piston Adrian Dantley calls Isiah Thomas 'con man' on 105.1-FM show
Dantley made it clear to host Matt Dery that he didn't want to participate in the ESPN '30 for 30' special and only did so at the NBA's behest, but refused to watch.
Grand Rapids Press Apr 18, 2014
Detroit Pistons retain corporate head-hunter to assist in general manager search
Pistons retain executive search group Korn Ferry, and its powerful sports-focused head-hunter Jed Hughes, to assist in identifying and establishing contact with potential replacements for Joe Dumars.
Detroit Free Press Apr 18, 2014
Isaiah Thomas gets tweets about Isiah after 'Bad Boys' doc, plus more Twitter reaction
Now would be a good time to remind people that Isaiah Thomas of the Sacramento Kings is of absolutely no relation to former Detroit Pistons star Isiah Thomas. That said, people still confuse the former as the latter's son, as evidenced by this tweet last night following the airing of the 'Bad Boys' ESPN 30 for 30 documentary:
Detroit News Apr 18, 2014
Pistons hire search firm to help find new general manager
The Detroit Pistons will use the executive search firm Korn Ferry to help with their pursuit of a new general manager. Joe Dumars stepped down as team president earlier this week, leaving Detroit looking for a general manager and coach after missing the playoffs the last five seasons.
Detroit Free Press Apr 18, 2014
Pistons' GM search will be aided by former U-M football assistant coach
Jed Hughes, a representative of national search firm Korn Ferry, has been retained by the team. Korn Ferry assisted with the Toronto Raptors' GM search last summer, which ended with the hiring of Masai Ujiri.
Grand Rapids Press Apr 18, 2014
Ask David: Which Detroit Pistons have character, talent to be part of a champion?
The Pistons face a lot of uncertainty in the months ahead and one reader questions which players have the core attributes and GM or coach would desire in this week's Q&A with MLive Pistons beat writer David Mayo.
Grand Rapids Press Apr 18, 2014
Pistons 'Bad Boys' special on ESPN evokes emotions a quarter-century later
The ESPN two-hour documentary on the Pistons' legendary teams of the 1980s and early 1990s debuted Thursday night.
