The Pistons gave the keys to the city to Stan Van Gundy by making him coach and giving the power to make personnel decisions. According to reports, one of the decisions might be to let go of unrestricted free agent, Greg Monroe.
It would be wise to build around Andre Drummond moving forward, and if that’s the thought-process (which is sounds like), Monroe is expendable. It sounds like that’s the plan once Van Gundy gets settled in.
Even before the Pistons made the bold move of hiring Stan Van Gundy to be their coach and run their basketball operations on Tuesday, there was a growing consensus around the league that whomever was tabbed to replace Joe Dumars in the front office would be willing to let restricted free agent Greg Monroe go.
Now, with Van Gundy in place on an eyebrow-raising contract—five years, $35 million—there is near certainty among league executives that Monroe has played his last game for Detroit
“There are two things that made that job better for Stan,” the GM said. “One is the fact that he gets to make personnel decisions, that is a big deal of course. But the other is Andre Drummond. If you want to build your team around a young player, Drummond is the guy.
H/T: Sporting News
