Joe Dumars announced today that the Pistons have named Ken Catanella as Director of Basketball Operations. Catanella joins the Pistons after spending several years with the NBA League Office. 

In his role with the Pistons, Catanella will serve as the team’s salary cap specialist and direct Detroit’s analytics efforts. 

Prior to his time with the league office, Catanella worked for the New Jersey Nets (2006-08) where he managed the Nets’ analytics and spearheaded the creation and implementation of their statistical scouting systems.