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DETROIT – Evangelist Kuester's employ is innocuous for now.

The city Pistons won't attain an unmediated decision most Kuester's fate with the franchise, a mortal familiar with the status told The Associated Press on Thursday morning. The mortal crosspiece on the information of anonymity because the aggroup had not announced its plans regarding the embattled coach.

The Pistons ended 30-52 this season with a get at metropolis on weekday night, and he was asked Kuester most his forthcoming with the franchise.

"I rattling haven't thought most it," Kuester said.

Kuester's achievement is 57-107 over digit eld with Detroit, which unsuccessful to attain the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time since absent it threesome straightforward times from 1993-95.

The Pistons might get a makeover this offseason after blackamoor Gores, who reached an agreement last hebdomad to acquire the team, assesses what he wants to do with his franchise.

Tracy McGrady and Ben insurrectionist didn't endeavor for the Pistons on weekday night. insurrectionist is considering retirement. Tayshaun Prince is a free agent and haw not return.

Kuester was hired in 2009 after digit seasons as an supporter with Cleveland. He was also a member of Larry Brown's championship-winning staff in 2004 with the Pistons. But his familiarity with at small whatever of the Pistons was of lowercase help as the aggroup began to look progressively dysfunctional New in his tenure.

He and Richard Hamilton had a dropping discover that dispatched the stager guard to the governance for most of a seven-week stretch. The digit appeared to be on meliorate terms toward the end, but there was plenty of another drama.

Every flourishing contestant started at small digit game this season, and all of them eliminate Ben Gordon didn't endeavor at small once. The low saucer seemed to be on Feb. 25 in Philadelphia, where players uncomprehensible at small conception of a aggroup shootaround and Kuester played meet the another sextet in a blowout loss to the 76ers.

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AP Sports Writers Noah Trister in city and Dan Gelston in metropolis contributed to this report.

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