Detroit Pistons: 5 biggest disappointments from 2017-18 NBA season

4. Stan Van Gundy

Being the head coach of an NBA team is difficult enough. Being the president of basketball operations puts a lot on one person’s plate as well. Stan Van Gundy handles both, and it was not pretty this season.

None of the buttons that Van Gundy pressed this year worked. The Griffin trade didn’t work out as hoped. Last offseason, however, makes the Griffin trade a good one.

The selection of Luke Kennard was thought to be a good one with the 12th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Then, Van Gundy proceeded to bury him on the bench before even getting him on the court.

Langston Galloway was signed to a three-year, $21 million deal. Galloway is a nice player, but that is a lot of money to hand out to someone who averaged 8.1 points per game in their career. The day after Galloway was signed, Van Gundy enabled the Boston Celtics to sign Gordon Hayward, taking Avery Bradley back in a trade in exchange for Marcus Morris. Keep in mind, all of this was done with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope being a restricted free agent.

An argument can be made that Caldwell-Pope would have been better to keep. He enjoyed a career season with the Los Angeles Lakers, who ended up signing him to a one-year, $18 million deal.

Those moves left the roster uneven, as the backcourt had a logjam and a hole was made in the frontcourt. Van Gundy is going to be meeting with the owner of the team, and his seat is likely feeling very warm.