Maurice Cheeks accepts offer to become Pistons’ new head coach

Marc Stein of ESPN:

"ESPN sources: Mo Cheeks has today agreed to take Detroit Pistons’ job. Story posting online at ESPN as we speak"

Matt Dery of 97.1 The Ticket:

"Mo Cheeks gets #Pistons job. Source: It’s a 3 year contract.Not sure if team option for 4th. I am checking on it."

I’ll certainly write more about Cheeks in the coming days and two seasons, but I’ve already made my thoughts on this hire clear. If you missed these previously:

• Maurice Cheeks: The ultimate retread
• Maurice Cheeks could spell end of Joe Dumars era
• Russell Westbrook, Maurice Cheeks, correlation, causation and the Pistons