Detroit Pistons Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations Stan Van Gundy announced today that the team has named Tim Hardaway and Malik Allen as assistant coaches, and Quentin Richardson as director of player development.
Hardaway enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Pistons. A 13-year NBA veteran, he averaged 17.7 points, 8.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 867 career games with Golden State, Miami, Dallas, Denver and Indiana.
Allen enters his first season as an assistant coach after a 10-plus year playing career in the NBA with Miami, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Denver and Orlando.
Richardson enters his first year as director of player development. A 13-year NBA veteran, Richardson averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 783 career games with the Clippers, Suns, Knicks, Heat and Magic.