Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons have hired Jeff Bower to be the teams GM according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Stan Van Gundy's making his first major front office hire, finalizing agreement with Jeff Bower to become Detroit's GM, sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 2, 2014
Bower will leave his job as the head coach at Marist College and rejoin the NBA, where he had mostly recently spent seven years as GM of the New Orleans Pelicans.
As Van Gundy concentrates on his coaching responsibilities, Bower will handle the day-to-day duties of the front office. He’s well respected among front-office peers and player agents in the NBA, giving Van Gundy a strong complement as he makes his first move into combining management and coaching responsibilities.
Bowers and Van Gundy’s relationship go back to their days as college coaches.