JUNE 29: The Pistons have officially hired Rose as an assistant GM, the team announced today in a press release.
“We are pleased to welcome Malik Rose to the Detroit Pistons organization,” Stefanski said in a statement. “Malik has been around successful teams throughout his NBA playing career and now, as a young executive, he brings great basketball knowledge from both a playing and administrative perspective. His engaging and collaborative spirit fits perfectly with the basketball operations staff we are looking to construct.”
JUNE 26: The Pistons will hire Malik Rose as their assistant general manager, a source tells Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated (Twitter link). It was reported last week that the team would offer the former NBA forward a front office position.
Detroit has still not hired an official GM after parting ways with Jeff Bower, but it doesn’t appear the team will do so. Senior advisor Ed Stefanski is overseeing the team’s moves and functioning as a de facto GM, with the Pistons hiring Dwane Casey as their head coach.
Rose has been with the Hawks since 2015, working as a basketball operations manager. He also served as the GM of the team’s G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, and he won the 2017/18 G League Executive of the Year award with the club.
The pistons are putting together an all star staff next season
Hiring a coach, then an assistant GM, then a GM is backwards
I actually don’t think they’ll hire an official GM — Stefanski seems like he’s going to fill that role, with multiple assistant GMs hired to help with the day-to-day stuff. I re-worded the post to reflect that.
Detroit always makes a mess of everything… feeling sorry for Blake & Drummond.
What about the players who are not overpaid regardless of Ws & Ls?