Report: Pistons agree to extension with GM Jeff Bower

The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a contract extension with general manager Jeff Bower, sources told The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The extension is for one additional year, beyond the one year he has remaining on his current deal, a source told Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. That means he'll be under contract in Detroit through 2018.

Bower has served as GM under Pistons president and head coach Stan Van Gundy for the past two seasons. Together, the two have helped build a young, talented Pistons roster that cracked the postseason this season for the first time since 2009, and should remain among the East's top eight for years to come.

During Bower's tenure, the Pistons have jettisoned power forward Josh Smith (a move that proved to be addition by subtraction), traded for and re-signed breakout point guard Reggie Jackson, drafted promising two-way wing Stanley Johnson, and pulled off a heist in trading for combo-forward Tobias Harris. All five Pistons starters are currently 26 years old or younger, and they were the second-youngest team (after the Trail Blazers) to make the playoffs this year.

Bower previously served two stints as general manager of the New Orleans Hornets (2001-03, and 2005-10), an instrumental part of the front office that drafted Chris Paul and David West, traded for Tyson Chandler, and brought the Hornets within one win of the Western Conference finals in 2008.