The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association. They compete in the Eastern Conference. They get their name from the city's famed automobile industry.
Coaching History[]
- 1957: Charley Eckman
- 1957-1960: Red Rocha
- 1959-1963: Dick McGuire (1959-1960 as player coach)
- 1963-1964: Charles Wolf
- 1964-1967: Dave DeBusschere
- 1967-1968: Donnie Butcher
- 1968-1969: Paul Seymour
- 1969-1971: Butch van Breda Kolff
- 1971: Terry Dischinger
- 1971-1972: Earl Lloyd
- 1972-1976: Ray Scott
- 1976-1977: Herb Brown
- 1977-1978: Bob Kauffman
- 1978-1979: Dick Vitale
- 1979-1980: Richie Adubato
- 1980-1983: Scotty Robertson
- 1983-1992: Chuck Daly
- 1992-1993: Ron Rothstein
- 1993-1995: Don Chaney
- 1995-1998: Doug Collins
- 1998-2000: Alvin Gentry
- 2000-2001: George Irvine
- 2001-2003: Rick Carlisle
- 2003-2005: Larry Brown
- 2005-2008: Flip Saunders
- 2008-2009: Michael Curry
- 2009-2011: John Kuester
- 2011-2013: Lawrence Frank
- 2013-2014: Maurice Cheeks
- 2014: John Loyer
- 2014-Present: Stan Van Gundy
Facts[]
- Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan
- Arena: Little Caesars Arena
Players[]
Centers
- Bill Laimbeer
- Ben Wallace
Forwards
- Adrian Dantley
- Blake Griffin
- Grant Hill
- Bob McAdoo
- Antonio McDyess
- Tayshaun Prince
- Dennis Rodman
Guards
- Chauncey Billups
- Joe Dumars
- Isiah Thomas