Five thoughts on John Beilein and the Detroit Pistons

John Beilein interviewed with the Detroit Pistons last week and set the internet a buzz. Several have downplayed Beilein’s interview as merely a leverage play, but The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn published a well written and reported story on why the story has legs and what could come next.

Here are five thoughts on Beilein and the Pistons. Whether the two could be a match and reasons why this would make sense and why it wouldn’t.

The interest is mutual, but the list is still long

The Pistons wouldn’t interview John Beilein if he wasn’t a serious candidate. Beilein has had two conversations with the Pistons, including a preliminary chat in Los Angeles just before Memorial Day. Beilein wouldn’t take multiple meetings with the Pistons if he wasn’t seriously considering the opportunity. In any profession, you don’t take two job interviews just for fun.