Pistons give Dumars contract extension

According to The Detroit Free Press, Dumars confirmed he reached a deal with owner Bill Davidson, but did not disclose the terms.

Dumars took over his current position in June 2000 and has had an extremely successful tenure with the Pistons. Under his guidance, Detroit has become one of the best teams in the league, which includes winning the 2003-04 NBA title and losing in seven games to San Antonio in this year’s championship.

In his five years, the club has won at least 50 games four times and has captured four straight Central Division titles.

During his first year with the club, Dumars acquired All-Star center Ben Wallace in a sign-and-trade-deal with Grant Hill. Then in 2002, he signed free agent guard Chauncey Billups, traded for sharpshooting guard Richard Hamilton and drafted forward Tayshaun Prince with the 23rd pick. He also worked a deal with the Atlanta Hawks that saw the Pistons acquire veteran power forward Rasheed Wallace in the winter of 2004.

Along with those signings, Dumars brought head coach Larry Brown into Detroit in June 2003 after dismissing Rick Carlisle following two seasons at the helm. Carlisle guided the Pistons to back-to-back 50-win seasons, along with two Central Division crowns, but was let go when Brown became available in the summer of 2003. Carlisle then immediately took the head coaching job in Indiana and has enjoyed similar success with the Pacers.

After signing Brown to a five-year deal, the 64-year-old guided the Pistons to consecutive trips to the NBA Finals in his two seasons before being relieved of his coaching duties over the summer. Brown recently signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.

Since Brown has left, Dumars hired former Minnesota head coach Flip Saunders to lead the team.

As a player, Dumars led Detroit to consecutive NBA titles in 1989 and 1990. He played 1,018 regular season games for the Pistons, most in franchise history, and averaged 16.1 points and 4.5 assists.