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Former NBA player and two-time NBA All-Star Rashard Lewis will start his coaching career as an assistant coach by joining the Detroit Pistons.

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Former NBA players Rashard Lewis and Keith Bogans have joined the Detroit Pistons as assistant coaches under the head coach Dwane Casey, the team has announced.

Rashard Lewis

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43-year-old Lewis is a two-time NBA All-star and NBA champion with the Miami Heat in 2013. It will be his first coaching job in his career.

In his 15-year-long NBA career, Lewis has averaged 14.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game in 1049 showings.

Meanwhile, Bogans in his 11-year NBA career has played for nine different teams. Unlike Lewis, Bogans already has coaching experience as he previously worked as an assistant for the New York Knicks in the 2019-20 season.

Before that, he also was an assistant on the Westchester Knicks (2017-19) of the G League.

Lewis and Bogans have already been seen working with the Pistons in this year's Summer League.

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