Joe Dumars not resigning (Don’t worry– about that, at least)
By Dan Feldman
Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press:
"Source: Dumars has agreed to remain on as executive adviser to the #Pistons, but away from basketball operations."
"Pistons executives George David and Ken Cantanella will run team through draft and free agency as ownership conducts search for replacement"
"Joe Dumars will not have his contract renewed as #Pistons president, in an ownership decision. He did NOT resign."
I’d guess Dumars will still be out when his contract expires in a month and a half. This new role sounds as superficial as Lawrence Frank’s daily reports for the Nets. Effectively, Dumars is done, and that’s been clear for a while.
But why are David and Catanella slated to run the team for so long? Tom Gores and crew aren’t further in a search for Dumars’ replacement? Surely, this didn’t catch them off guard, so what gives?