Contrary to a prior report, former player Brent Barry is a rather unlikely hire for the Detroit Pistons' recently-vacant position of president of basketball operations, rather looking to make a more “experienced” hire.
Among others rumored to be suited for the position are former player, executive, and current agent B.J. Armstrong and former 2004 NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups, who turned down any potential contact with the organization earlier in the year when his name came to the forefront. Both of them would be unlikely hires, given Billups' complete inexperience and Armstrong's lone two years as part of the Chicago Bulls as assistant VP.
The Pistons have decided to separate executive and coaching jobs since parting ways with Stan Van Gundy earlier today, realizing the separation is needed to make clear-headed conscientious moves and have a check-and-balance to decisions made as a suit or clipboard-holding cog in this organization.
Owner Tom Gores will be trailing most teams, as he will have to hire a president first, and then a coach — already the last in a multi-team race for a coaching candidate, as teams like the New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, and the Phoenix Suns became the first few to put ink to paper and have a coach in place.
Of the three, only the Knicks made a splash with their hire in David Fizdale, a known people's coach with a little over a year of head-coaching experience.
Reportedly, the decision to trade for Blake Griffin was organizational, not purely Van Gundy's choice — at least leaving a blueprint in place before the start of the 2018-19 season.
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