Fred Katz: Thunder exec Sam Presti has won executive of the year, an award voted on by his peers. Presti received 10 first-place votes, six second-place votes and six third-place votes. The Cavaliers’ Koby Altman finished second. The Pistons’ Trajan Langdon finished third. … [Read more...] about Sam Presti named Executive of the Year
Knicks legend Bernard King takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What do you think of Knicks versus Celtics? Bernard King: It’s going to be a great matchup, the regular season doesn’t matter at all, and I think we’re ideally positioned to potentially, even though we don’t have much rest coming out of a tough series against Detroit, I think it’s going … [Read more...] about
Rival executives speak highly of Trajan Langdon, who just completed his first season as Detroit’s president of basketball operations, and of his staff—in particular Dennis Lindsey, a veteran team executive who played a key role in the Dallas Mavericks’ rise. The Pistons also have strong leadership bridging the basketball and business sides, with former superagent Arn Tellem … [Read more...] about
“If I was leading the Pistons,” said the second exec, “I would just play one more year the way it is. I would not push any buttons.” … [Read more...] about
As one rival team executive said earlier this week, the “no. 1 job” of the Pistons front office now is “to convince [owner] Tom Gores that they’re not knocking on the door. Don’t rush it. Don’t go doing something stupid just because you had a good year. Otherwise, you end up like Atlanta.” … [Read more...] about