The reports say Kuester, who has been an assistant for six different NBA teams since 1995, including the Cleveland Cavaliers the past two seasons, is working out terms of a contract with the Pistons.
The Pistons reportedly chose Kuester, 54, over former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson and Doug Collins, a former NBA star who also coached Chicago, Detroit and Washington.
Detroit needs a replacement for Michael Curry, who was fired last week. In his first year last season, Curry led the Pistons to a 39-43 record and No. 8 seed in the NBA Eastern Conference. Detroit was swept in the first round of the playoffs by Cleveland.
Kuester played collegiately for North Carolina and in the NBA (1977-80) for Kansas City, Denver and Indiana. He was an assistant for the Pistons during their 2004 title run.
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