{"id":82177,"date":"2024-06-20T18:51:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T22:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=82177"},"modified":"2024-06-21T01:10:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T05:10:10","slug":"pistons-receive-permission-to-interview-trio-of-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/20\/pistons-receive-permission-to-interview-trio-of-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons Receive Permission to Interview Trio of Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Pistons have received permission to<\/a> interview Dallas Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for their head coach position, per ESPN senior insider Adrian Wojnarowski.<\/p>\n

Wojnarowski adds that the Pistons will also be interviewing J.B. Bickerstaff, who coached the Cleveland Cavaliers for the past four plus-seasons before being dismissed<\/a> in May. Bickerstaff went 143-103 in his final three seasons with the Cavs. He appears to be the first coach the Pistons will interview due to his availability.<\/p>\n

Pistons Receive Permission to Interview Trio of Candidates<\/h2>\n

Among the coaches that the Pistons are set to interview, Bickerstaff has the most experience by far. In his time with Cleveland, the 45-year-old instilled a winning culture. First and foremost, he focused on the defensive end of the court, the Cavs\u2019 defense often stifling. He emphasized character and players bought into the idea of being stars in their role. Though Cleveland wasn\u2019t a prolific scoring team, they also ran a sound offensive system. In 2023-24, they were top-10 in 3-point field goals (13.5) and assists (28.0) per game.<\/p>\n

Sweeney and Nori are hot names after their team\u2019s recent playoff runs. That isn\u2019t to say there weren\u2019t known commodities, particularly in the case of Sweeney. Nonetheless, with Dallas reaching the NBA Finals and Minnesota finding the to the Conference Finals, their impact on those teams is now under the microscope. Where Nori\u2019s been characterized as a player\u2019s coach, Sweeney\u2019s tactical genius has been highlighted.<\/p>\n

This is not the full list of coaches that the Pistons plan to interview.<\/p>\n

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Pistons are expected to call for permission on more assistants too, sources said.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n