Pistons coach Dwane Casey announced Sunday he will step down from the position after four seasons to transition into a role in the team’s front office.
“This is my last game,” Casey told reporters following the Pistons’s 103–81 loss to the Bulls in the final game of the season, via NBA insider Marc Stein. The last-place Pistons finished the 2022–23 campaign with the top odds for the No. 1 pick, and widely-presumed favorite Victor Wembanyama, in the 2023 NBA draft after finishing with the NBA’s worst record at 17–64.
With Casey moving on to a new role, Detroit will now embark on a head coaching search in the coming months. Bucks assistant coach Charles Lee and former Celtics coach Ime Udoka, who was suspended for a year prior to the season, are currently expected to be among the candidates for the job, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
