Dwane Casey Headed To The Motor City

Kristylee Varley

AM800-SPORTS-DWAYNE-CASEY-2018-GETTY-1.3886050 CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 05: Head coach Dwane Casey of the Toronto Raptors reacts while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 5, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (Dwane Casey of the Toronto Raptors reacts while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 5, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images))

Casey is also the frontrunner for the NBAs coach of the year award to be presented later this month.

Dwane Casey is on his way to Detroit.

Casey was fired last month after the Toronto Raptors were swept by Cleveland in the second round of the post-season and has now reached an agreement on a five-year deal to become the Pistons' next head coach.

Casey is the front-runner for the NBA's coach of the year award to be presented later this month.

The 61-year-old was the most successful coach in Raptors history, with a 320-238 record, three 50-win seasons and four Atlantic Division titles.

— with files from The Canadian Press