The Detroit Pistons signed general manager Jeff Bower to a contract extension on Monday.
Terms were not disclosed but Bower reportedly received a one-year extension, putting the organization's No. 2 executive under contract through June 30, 2018.
Bower works under Stan Van Gundy, the Pistons' head coach and president of basketball operations.
"We couldn't be more pleased with the job Jeff has done for our organization," Van Gundy said in a statement. "He's been at the forefront of all the moves we've made over the last two seasons and has implemented much of the strategy and structure throughout our basketball operations department. The confidence I have in his ability allows me to go out and coach during the season knowing that he's always looking to make our team better."
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Pistons owner Tom Gores praised Bower's work shaping the roster and contributing to the leadership team.
"Jeff has been a key link for Stan and me and the whole organization to accomplish many things in a very short period of time," Gores said. "His ingenuity, along with having a deep understanding of Stan's basketball vision, has very quickly helped us toward our goal of long term sustained success. He deserves a lot of the credit for getting us to the playoffs and assembling a cohesive, young team that will continue to grow."
Bower was named general manager on June 3, 2014, and his tenure coincides with the team's improved record over the last two seasons and its return to the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
In Bower's first year as general manager, the Pistons went 32-50 and posted a three-game improvement from the previous season. Detroit moved to 44-38 in 2015-16, marking the team's most wins and first above-.500 record since 2007-08.
Bower previously served two terms as general manager of the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets from 2001-03 and 2005-10.
