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In this Dec. 12, 2008, photo, Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester calls a play during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Cleveland. The Detroit Pistons are close to ending their search for a new boss on the bench. The Pistons and Kuester were nearing an agreement Tuesday night, July 7, 2009, to make him their coach, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)