Dwayne Casey
Dwane Casey
The hunt to replace fired Pistons' Coach Stan Van Gundy is over.
Dwane Casey, the fired Toronto Raptors coac, has agreed to a five-year deal with the Pistons, ESPN reports, citing "league sources."
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowsk reports:
The Pistons stayed aggressive in pursuit of Casey, and closed on a deal Monday morning to land the franchise's primary coaching target. Owner Tom Gores and senior advisor Ed Stefanski sold Casey with an aggressive contractual commitment and a case that together, they could make the Pistons a perennial playoff team in the Eastern Conference.
Casey led the Toronto Raptors to a franchise-record 59-win season, the No. 1 seed in the East and a berth in the conference semifinals. But in May, the Raptors fired him four days after the team was swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season in post-season play.