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Pistons hire Catanella for analytics (AP)
The Detroit Pistons have hired Ken Catanella as director of basketball operations. Catanella joins the Pistons after working with the NBA's league office. The team says he'll direct the Pistons' analytics efforts and be their salary cap specialist. Joe Dumars is Detroit's president of basketball operations.

Pistons pick new president of business (AP)
The Detroit Pistons have picked Dennis Mannion as their new president of business operations. The team announced the hiring Tuesday and said Joe Dumars will remain the president of basketball operations. Mannion was fired as president of Los Angeles Dodgers by team owner Frank McCourt nearly a year ago.

Kuester out as Pistons coach
Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations, announced Sunday that John Kuester will not return next season as the team's head coach.

Dumars to stay Pistons president for new owner
The new owner of the Detroit Pistons says Joe Dumars will remain the organization's point man on basketball matters as the team tries to rebuild after missing the playoffs two straight seasons.

Pistons owner: Dumars still point man (AP)
The new owner of the Detroit Pistons says Joe Dumars will remain the organization's point man on basketball matters as the team tries to rebuild after missing the playoffs two straight seasons. Owner Tom Gores was introduced at The Palace on Thursday, a day after completing an agreement to purchase the Pistons from Karen Davidson.

Sources: Pistons will cut ties with coach Kuester
Detroit Pistons head coach John Kuester will not be returning to the Pistons, according to sources. It is presumed that president Joe Dumars and his staff will be returning, but there has been no definitive indication of that yet, sources said.

Warriors' Curry wins sportsmanship award
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has won the Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the NBA player who best exemplifies sportsmanship.

Warriors' Curry wins NBA sportsmanship award
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has won the Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the NBA player who best exemplifies sportsmanship.

Warriors' Curry wins sportsmanship award (AP)

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has won the Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the NBA player who best exemplifies sportsmanship. Curry received 88 of a possible 347 first-place votes from fellow players. Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls was second with 84 votes and Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge was third with 56.

New Pistons owner should hire Thomas as coach
Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars and the Pistons should be coming for you.

Detroit Pistons to retain Joe Dumars as team president, source says
Pistons president Joe Dumars will keep his gig -- even after the ownership change, according to a source close to the situation.

Rodman cries as Pistons retire No. 10 (AP)
Dennis Rodman says he's surprised the Detroit Pistons decided to retire his jersey. The honor made Rodman so emotional that just talking about it led to tears streaming down both cheeks. A spot was cleared in The Palace's rafters for his No. 10 alongside former Bad Boys teammates Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer and Vinnie Johnson.

Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester has 'full support' of president Joe Dumars
The Detroit Pisons haven't completely abondoned ship.

Not even close, according to team president Joe Dumars.

Pistons' Wallace set to sign 2-year deal (AP)
Ben Wallace says he'll sign a two-year contract soon with the Detroit Pistons. Wallace told The Associated Press on Sunday he heard from a lot of teams, but agreed to a two-year deal about a week ago because he wants to retire with the Pistons. He'll make $1.9 million each season. Pistons president Joe Dumars said on the first day of free agency that the team's first order of business...

Joe Dumars says he's not interested in New Jersey Nets' GM job
Joe Dumars said Monday that he has no interest in the Nets' soon-to-be-vacant general manager job.

New Jersey Nets interested in Detroit Pistons' Joe Dumars for GM post
The New Jersey Nets are interested in hiring Detroit Pistons GM Joe Dumars to be their new GM, according to an NBA source.

Pistons want to rebuild softened roster (AP)
Joe Dumars knows what went wrong with the Detroit Pistons last season. Now he just has to find a way to fix it. Detroit finished 27-55 -- its worst record since 1994 -- and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2001. "Any time you don't have the season you expect, there is going to be disappointment," Dumars said Tuesday in his annual postseason meeting with the media.

Joe Dumars hopes to build tougher Detroit Pistons team
Joe Dumars knows what went wrong with the Detroit Pistons last season. Now he just has to find a way to fix it.

Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill wins Joe Dumars Trophy as voted by NBA players
Grant Hill of the Phoenix Suns has won the Joe Dumars Trophy for outstanding sportsmanship in the 2009-10 season in a vote by NBA players.

Suns F Hill wins sportsmanship award (AP)
Grant Hill of the Phoenix Suns has won the Joe Dumars Trophy for outstanding sportsmanship in the 2009-10 season in a vote by NBA players. The 37-year-old forward, whose standout early career was derailed by injury but has missed just one game the last two seasons, won the honor for the second time in three years.

Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester to return next season, team president Joe Dumars says
The president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons says John Kuester will be back to coach the team next season.

Pistons might be active before deadline (AP)

The Detroit Pistons might be making some changes. Joe Dumars, the team's president of basketball operations, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he is looking for long-term solutions. The team might be active before next month's trade deadline. Detroit was expected to endure a rebuilding season after dealing Chauncey Billups last season, then losing Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess...

Pistons tab Cavs' Kuester as new head coach
The Detroit Pistons have picked Cleveland Cavaliers assistant John Kuester (QUEUE'-ster) as their new head coach. Kuester was on Larry Brown's NBA championship-winning staff in Detroit five years ago. Pistons president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired rookie coach Michael Curry on June 30. Curry led Detroit to a 39-43 regular-season record and a first-round playoff loss to Cleveland. Kuester is the team's sixth head coach in the past 10 years.

Pistons GM not committed to making quick hire
Pistons president Joe Dumars has Avery Johnson on his radar, but a published report indicates it's no sure bet the former Mavericks coach will end up in Detroit.

Sources: Detroit Pistons' Joe Dumars to meet with Avery Johnson
Pistons president Joe Dumars is scheduled to have his first face-to-face meeting with ESPN NBA analyst Avery Johnson later this weekend regarding Detroit's coaching vacancy, according to NBA coaching sources.

Dumars: I want new coach by next Tuesday
Detroit Pistons executive Joe Dumars says he wants to name a replacement for fired coach Michael Curry in time for next week's developmental league opening in Las Vegas. The Pistons' president for basketball operations announced Curry's dismissal Tuesday. The first-year coach led the Pistons to a 39-43 regular-season record and a four-straight-game loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

Dumars wants new coach by Tuesday (AP)
The Detroit Pistons don't plan to wait long to name a replacement for fired coach Michael Curry. Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president for basketball operations, doesn't have a "complete list" of candidates but wants to act in less than a week, before next Tuesday's opening practice for the NBA developmental league.

Joe Dumars hopes to have Detroit Pistons coach next week
Joe Dumars said he wants a new Pistons coach by next week.

VIDEO: Hill: Pistons' real problem
Drafting Darko. Trading for Iverson. And now quickly firing Michael Curry. Maybe Joe Dumars is Detroit's problem, Randy Hill says.

Pistons fire coach Curry after 1 season (AP)

All or nothing seems to be the formula for coaching the Detroit Pistons. Bring home an NBA championship or hit the road. First-year coach Michael Curry became the latest Pistons coach to get the ax as president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired him Tuesday after watching his team stumble to a sub-.500 record and an embarrassing first-round exit from the playoffs.

Pistons' Dumars says he's standing pat (AP)
The Detroit Pistons expect to start the season next month with the same nucleus they've had in recent years. That wasn't Plan A. Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Thursday he's keeping the team together because no one offered him a good deal after he publicly put his players on the trading block in June.

Pistons bringing back F Herrmann (AP)
The Detroit Pistons re-signed forward Walter Herrmann on Monday. "He is a player with tremendous work ethic and showed last year that he is a player that can contribute," Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said in a statement. The 6-foot-9, 229-pound Herrmann was acquired by the Pistons in 2007 along with Primoz Brezec in a trade that sent Nazr Mohammed to the Charlotte Bobcats.

Pistons agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Brown
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night. Brown, the No. 1 pick overall in 2001, will make $4 million next season. If Brown exercises an option for the 2009-10 season, he will play in Detroit for another $4 million. If Brown doesn't take the option, he become a free agent again next summer and the Pistons won't owe him anything.

Pistons give Kwame Brown 2-year deal (AP)
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night. Brown, the No. 1 pick overall in 2001, will make $4 million next season. If Brown exercises an option for the 2009-10 season, he will play in Detroit for another $4 million.

Pistons set to hire Curry as new head coach
Michael Curry will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons after having played for the team and worked as an assistant. Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars tells The Associated Press that Curry will be introduced at a news conference on Tuesday. Curry agreed to a three-year deal worth $2.5 million a year, with the team holding the option for a fourth season. He replaces Flip Saunders, who was fired last week. Curry served as an assistant on Saunders' staff.

Pistons to name Curry head coach (AP)
Michael Curry will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons after having played for the team and worked as an assistant. Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars tells The Associated Press that Curry will be introduced at a news conference on Tuesday. Curry agreed to a three-year deal worth $2.5 million a year, with the team holding the option for a fourth season.

Pistons say coach Saunders won't return (AP)

Flip Saunders was fired as Detroit Pistons coach Tuesday, four days after his team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. President of basketball operations Joe Dumars said it's "time for a new voice to lead our team." Saunders had a year left on a four-year deal he signed in 2005.

Pistons clean house
Joe Dumars discusses his decision to oust coach Flip Saunders. The firing happens despite three straight trips to the Eastern Conference finals.

Pistons reach sixth straight East final (AP)
The Detroit Pistons have defied NBA convention, achieving remarkable consistency with six straight trips to the conference finals without a player widely regarded as a future Hall of Famer. Detroit coach Flip Saunders credited Joe Dumars, the team's president of basketball operations, for assembling the unique model of success.

Hoops pioneer Will Robinson dies at 96 (AP)
Will Robinson, the first black basketball coach at a Division I school and a Detroit Pistons scout who discovered Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman, died Monday. He was 96. Robinson died in a nursing home in Harper Woods, Pistons spokesman Matt Dobek said. Robinson had been sick for 15 months and in a nursing home for more than a year, Dobek added.

Basketball pioneer Robinson dies at 96
Basketball pioneer Will Robinson has died at 96. The Detroit Pistons say he died Monday in a nursing home in Harper Woods. Pistons spokesman Matt Dobek Dobek says Robinson had been sick for 15 months and in a nursing home for more than a year. Robinson was the first black coach of a Division I program, leading Illinois State in the 1970s. He joined the Pistons as a scout in 1976. Robinson discovered Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman, key players on Detroit's 1989 and 1990 NBA championship teams.

Suns' Hill wins Dumars trophy for sportsmanship
Grant Hill of the Phoenix Suns has won the Joe Dumars trophy for outstanding sportsmanship in the NBA, becoming the first player to earn the award twice.

Pistons deactivate 3 starters vs. Wolves (AP)
This was no April Fool's joke -- the Detroit Pistons deactivated their three biggest stars Tuesday night for a game at Minnesota. With the second seed in the East essentially sewn up, and top-seeded Boston all but out of reach, Pistons general manager Joe Dumars and coach Flip Saunders decided to give Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace the night off against the Timberwolves.

Pistons exercise option on Jason Maxiell
Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that the team exercised its team option on the contract of forward Jason Maxiell.  Maxiell’s contract is now extended through the 2008-09 NBA season. “We are pleased to have Jason Maxiell signed through the 2008-09 season,” said Dumars.  “Jason is a tough, physical player on the [...]