Report: Pistons parting ways with GM Weaver

The Detroit Pistons are planning to part ways with general manager Troy Weaver, sources told The Athletic's Shams Charania and James L. Edwards III.

The move comes in response to the Pistons hiring New Orleans Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon as the organization's new president of basketball operations.

Detroit is in serious talks to hire Pelicans vice president of basketball administration Michael Blackstone as the No. 2 decision-maker under Langdon in the front office. Blackstone has also served as assistant general manager with the Atlanta Hawks and executive director of basketball operations with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The franchise offered Weaver an off-site scouting role to stay with the organization, but he declined the position.

Weaver was hired by the Pistons in 2020 after he spent time as the assistant general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Over his four seasons with Detroit, the team compiled a 74-244 record.