The Detroit Pistons, expected to get back to the NBA Finals this season, fired head coach Flip Saunders, shown here in this Associated Press photo, this morning. Read more about the move here.

According to reports, Saunders did not have the full respect of his players, and his offensive-minded approach perhaps did not suit a team built on defense. Detroit assistant coach Michael Curry and former Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson are considered the front runners.

Not much happening in the city of Seattle’s suit against the Sonics over terms of the KeyArena lease as the two sides ready for a June 16 trial, but Greg Johns of the Seattle P-I has an interesting story today, with Seattle attorney Randy Aliment saying things will get ugly. It’s worth a read.

Aaron Goodwin, agent for Kevin Durant, discusses his philosophy on representing players and the idea of using runners to help recruit players. Goodwin says he prefers to work with players directly.

ESPN Chad Ford has updated his draft board, but still has Seattle taking Arizona’s Jerryd Bayless with the No. 4 overall pick. Although, according to sources, Ford says the Sonics have been shopping around the pick.

Here’s a pretty good breakdown of the talented guards expected to go in the upper half of the first round.

And Jonathan Givony and Joey Whelan of DraftExpress.com share their thoughts on the Orlando pre-draft camp in this podcast.