On Tuesday, Marc Stein of the New York Times reported that the Detroit Pistons had expressed interest in adding Chauncey Billups to their front office.
Per Stein, Billups would take over with Arn Tellem, who is currently the Pistons’ vice chairman. If this happened, Stan Van Gundy would lose his job as team president, and possibly his head-coaching job as well.
In response to this report, Billups said the following:
“I’m very happy with the on-air opportunities ESPN has given me to talk about the NBA in the studio & at games. Of course, I love my Pistons & Detroit. But I would never push for a job with any NBA franchise that is not open. That’s not part of my character,” – Chauncey Billups.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) March 20, 2018
The key phrasing here is “that is not open.” Billups didn’t really deny anything; if that position opens up, he may be interested.
The Pistons are reportedly denying Stein’s report:
Source on whether there's anything to the reported Arn Tellem and Chauncey Billups tandem running the #Pistons front office:
"Nothing whatsoever."— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) March 20, 2018
Source on whether there's anything to the reported Arn Tellem and Chauncey Billups tandem running the #Pistons front office:
"Nothing whatsoever."— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) March 20, 2018
Billups, 41, played for the Pistons from 2002 to 2008, and then again in 2013-14. Billups was a five-time All-Star. Three of those selections were as a Piston.
