Pistons Rumors: Dwane Casey Not Expected to Return as HC; Could Move to Front Office

The future of Dwane Casey as coach of the Detroit Pistons is seemingly up in the air at the moment. Several people within the organization "are preparing for Casey to no longer hold his head coaching post next season," according to Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer.

Casey, 65, has been with the Pistons for the last five seasons and has yet to lead them to a winning season. He did make the playoffs in his first season at the helm but lost in the first round.

Although he may no longer be the coach, Casey may still have a place with the organization in the front office, according to Fischer. One team insider even said that he may have the choice between staying on the bench or going into team operations.

Casey is under contract through the next season and he's set to meet with team owner Tom Gores once the season ends to discuss his future with the organization.

The two have maintained a strong relationship during Casey's tenure at the helm and he has received Gores' full support despite four consecutive losing seasons.

Before joining the Pistons ahead of the 2018 season, Casey was the coach of the Toronto Raptors for seven years, leading one of the most successful eras in franchise history. He led Toronto to its first ever conference finals appearance in the 2015-16 season.

He was fired in 2018, shortly after being named Coach of the Year.

Fischer reported that if Casey is eventually removed as coach, some names to keep an eye on as his replacement are Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee and Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin.

Detroit will likely be one of the more desirable job openings this offseason as it already has young, budding talent like Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren and James Wiseman.

Having lost 11 straight games, the Pistons (16-64) are guaranteed to finish with the worst record in the league and are firmly in the race to land the No. 1 overall pick and generational prospect Victor Wembanyama.