The Pistons are hiring Mavericks government Dennis Lindsey as their senior VP of basketball operations, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets.
He’ll function certainly one of Trajan Langdon’s high assistants within the restructured Detroit entrance workplace. Langdon was employed away from the Pelicans to change into the Pistons’ president of basketball operations.
Lindsey was the opposite finalist for Detroit’s high government job, which was beforehand held by GM Troy Weaver. That didn’t cease the Pistons from persevering with to pursue Lindsey in a secondary function. He met with proprietor Tom Gores a number of occasions throughout the means of hiring a group president.
Previous to getting employed by Dallas, Lindsey was Utah’s GM from 2012-19. The Pistons are additionally reportedly hiring Michael Blackstone as their government VP of basketball operations, so it’s unclear when Lindsey or Blackstone can be Langdon’s right-hand man or in the event that they’ll have equal say.
Detroit, in fact, remains to be within the midst of a training search after dismissing Monty Williams final week.
