Ownership: Tom Gores - Principal Owner
https://www.nba.com/pistons/history/ownership-tom-gores Tom Gores is owner of the Detroit Pistons and Chairman and CEO of global investment firm Platinum Equity . A graduate of Michigan State University who grew up in Flint, MI, Gores has substantial family and business ties to the region. His wife, Holly, a Michigan native who also graduated from Michigan State, has deep roots in the area and both are actively involved in the local community. Gores has often described the Pistons as a “community asset” with the power to unite and inspire people in Detroit and throughout Michigan. In his most impactful move since acquiring the franchise in 2011, Gores returned the Pistons to downtown Detroit in 2017 and in 2019, opened the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center - a state-of-the-art practice facility and corporate headquarters . This year, the franchise welcomes the Motor City Cruise and NBA G League to Detroit for their inaugural season at the new Wayne State Arena on the cam...