NBA Rumors: Pistons, GM Troy Weaver Part Ways After Trajan Langdon Hired as President

The Detroit Pistons are planning to part ways with general manager Troy Weaver after four seasons, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and James L. Edwards III.

The news comes just over a week after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the Pistons were hiring former New Orleans Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon as the team’s president of basketball operations.

The Pistons are now speaking with Pelicans executive Michael Blackstone about a potential role as the team’s “No. 2 decision-maker under Langdon,” Charania and Edwards reported.

The Pistons hired Weaver in June 2020 after he served 12 years in the Oklahoma City Thunder front office.

Since Weaver was hired in 2020, the Pistons have added Cade Cunningham and acquired young talent including Jaden Ivey, Marcus Sasser and Ausar Thompson in the draft.

The franchise also used its sole draft pick of 2020 to select Killian Hayes with the No. 7 pick, a notable miss given that he was waived in February.

The Pistons additionally had yet to win more than 23 games in a season under Weaver’s tenure, and finished the 2023-24 campaign with 14 wins and the worst record in franchise history.

When first reporting the news of Langdon’s hiring last week, Edwards and Charania wrote that the Pistons’ new front office leader would be given the power to move on from Weaver as well as head coach Monty Williams.

Williams has been with the team for just one season since receiving a six-year guaranteed contract from the Pistons last summer. He still has approximately $60 million remaining on that deal.

Pistons owner Tom Gores is reportedly open to buying Williams out if Langdon decides he wants a change on the sideline as well, according to Edwards and Charania, although Jake Fischer reported for Yahoo Sports last month that Williams could be opposed to the buyout.

The move away from Weaver could indicate changes coming for the coaching staff. The Pistons could be looking for a completely fresh start as the team heads into the offseason with $84 million in potential cap space, several talented young players looking to take the next step and the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.