Tom Wilson Says Mike Ilitch Still Has “Some Interest” In Buying Pistons

Ilitch Holdings President & CEO Tom Wilson today indicated that Red Wings and Tigers Owner Mike Ilitch still is interested in purchasing the Pistons. Wilson said Ilitch still is operating under terms of a non-disclosure agreement with Pistons Owner Karen Davidson, and as a result he could not comment about ongoing efforts to sell the NBA team to Platinum Equity Chair & CEO Tom Gores.

When pressed further about whether Ilitch, who failed to reach a deal for the team during an exclusive negotiating period with Davidson last year, still has interest in owning the Pistons, Wilson smiled and said, “We’re still under the non-disclosure agreement, so we must still have some interest” (WXYZ-ABC, 3/2).