Dave Checketts, former president of the Knicks, is serving as a basketball consultant to new Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores, according to sources close to the situation.
The news of Checketts' involvement coincides with Patrick Ewing's emergence late last week as a candidate for the Pistons' coaching vacancy.
Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars continues to serve as Detroit's lead basketball decision-maker, with Gores announcing when he officially took control of the franchise earlier this month that "we're going to lean on [Dumars] pretty heavily."
Checketts was president and general manager of the Utah Jazz before coming to the Knicks.