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NBA professional basketball team season
The 2017β18 Detroit Pistons season was the
77th season of the franchise, the 70th in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), and the first in
Midtown Detroit . The Pistons moved from
The Palace of Auburn Hills to the new
Little Caesars Arena before the start of the season.
[1] This was the first season where the Pistons have played in Detroit on a regular basis since
1978 . This would also be the last season with
Stan Van Gundy being both the team's head coach and President of Basketball Operations.
Draft picks
Roster
2017β18 Detroit Pistons roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
25
Bullock, Reggie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1991β03β16
North Carolina
G
20
Buycks, Dwight
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1989β03β06
Marquette
C
0
Drummond, Andre
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
279 lb (127 kg)
1993β08β10
Connecticut
F
8
Ellenson, Henry
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1997β01β13
Marquette
F
33
Ennis, James
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1990β07β01
Long Beach State
G
22
Felder, Kay (TW)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1995β03β29
Oakland
G
9
Galloway, Langston
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1991β12β09
Saint Joseph's
F
23
Griffin, Blake
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
1989β03β16
Oklahoma
F
38
Hearn, Reggie (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1991β08β14
Northwestern
G
1
Jackson, Reggie
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1990β04β16
Boston College
F
7
Johnson, Stanley
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1996β05β29
Arizona
G
5
Kennard, Luke
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1996β06β24
Duke
F/C
30
Leuer, Jon
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1989β05β14
Wisconsin
F/C
24
Moreland, Eric
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
1991β12β24
Oregon State
G
41
Nelson, Jameer
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1982-02-09
Saint Joseph's
G
14
Smith, Ish
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1988β07β05
Wake Forest
F
43
Tolliver, Anthony
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1985β06β01
Creighton
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On
assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2018β03β25
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2017 pre-season game log Total: 2β3 (Home: 2β1; Road: 0β2)
Pre-season: 2β3 (home: 2β1; road: 0β2)
Regular season
2017β18 game log Total: 39β43 (Home: 25β16; Road: 14β27)
October: 5β3 (home: 2β1; road: 3β2)
November
: 9β3 (home: 6β1; road: 3β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
9
November 3
Milwaukee
W 105β96
Andre Drummond (24)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Little Caesars Arena 17,207
6β3
10
November 4
Sacramento
W 108β99
Avery Bradley (24)
Andre Drummond (19)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Little Caesars Arena 17,683
7β3
11
November 8
Indiana
W 114β97
Tobias Harris (23)
Andre Drummond (21)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 14,407
8β3
12
November 10
Atlanta
W 111β104
Reggie Jackson (22)
Andre Drummond (20)
Andre Drummond (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,687
9β3
13
November 12
Miami
W 112β103
Tobias Harris (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,236
10β3
14
November 15
@
Milwaukee
L 95β99
Avery Bradley (28)
Andre Drummond (17)
Avery Bradley (5)
Bradley Center 15,494
10β4
15
November 17
@
Indiana
L 100β107
Jackson &
Bradley (16)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,188
10β5
16
November 19
@
Minnesota
W 100β97
Andre Drummond (20)
Andre Drummond (16)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Target Center 16,069
11β5
17
November 20
Cleveland
L 88β116
Tobias Harris (11)
Andre Drummond (8)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,587
11β6
18
November 24
@
Oklahoma City
W 99β98
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (14)
Jackson &
Smith (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
12β6
19
November 27
@
Boston
W 118β108
Tobias Harris (31)
Andre Drummond (22)
Reggie Jackson (7)
TD Garden 18,624
13β6
20
November 29
Phoenix
W 131β107
Reggie Jackson (23)
Drummond &
Harris (7)
Andre Drummond (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,096
14β6
December
: 6β9 (home: 4β3; road: 2β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
December 1
@
Washington
L 91β109
Tobias Harris (15)
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (7)
Verizon Center 17,885
14β7
22
December 2
@
Philadelphia
L 103β108
Tobias Harris (27)
Andre Drummond (11)
Andre Drummond (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,562
14β8
23
December 4
@
San Antonio
L 93β96
Reggie Jackson (27)
Andre Drummond (15)
Avery Bradley (4)
AT&T Center 18,288
14β9
24
December 6
@
Milwaukee
L 100β104
Andre Drummond (27)
Andre Drummond (20)
Andre Drummond (6)
Bradley Center 15,841
14β10
25
December 8
Golden State
L 98β102
Avery Bradley (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Drummond &
Smith (4)
Little Caesars Arena 20,491
14β11
26
December 10
Boston
L 81β91
Tobias Harris (19)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (5)
Little Caesars Arena 18,776
14β12
27
December 12
Denver
L 84β103
Langston Galloway (18)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (5)
Little Caesars Arena 15,494
14β13
28
December 14
@
Atlanta
W 105β91
Tobias Harris (19)
Andre Drummond (19)
Andre Drummond (9)
Philips Arena 13,548
15β13
29
December 15
@
Indiana
W 104β98
Andre Drummond (23)
Andre Drummond (13)
Harris ,
Kennard ,
Johnson &
Smith (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,687
16β13
30
December 17
Orlando
W 114β110
Reggie Bullock (20)
Eric Moreland (8)
Smith &
Jackson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 16,312
17β13
31
December 20
@
Dallas
L 93β110
Anthony Tolliver (18)
Andre Drummond (13)
Reggie Jackson (5)
American Airlines Center 19,580
17β14
32
December 22
New York
W 104β101
Tobias Harris (24)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Little Caesars Arena 16,922
18β14
33
December 26
Indiana
W 107β83
Tobias Harris (30)
Andre Drummond (18)
Reggie Jackson (13)
Little Caesars Arena 20,451
19β14
34
December 28
@
Orlando
L 89β102
Tobias Harris (21)
Andre Drummond (18)
Drummond &
Smith (5)
Amway Center 18,846
19β15
35
December 30
San Antonio
W 93β79
Reggie Bullock (22)
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (6)
Little Caesars Arena 19,671
20β15
January
: 3β11 (home: 2β5; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
36
January 3
@
Miami
L 104β111
Tobias Harris (19)
Boban MarjanoviΔ (9)
Smith ,
Bradley &
Buycks (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
20β16
37
January 5
@
Philadelphia
L 78β114
Tobias Harris (14)
Andre Drummond (8)
Dwight Buycks (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,592
20β17
38
January 6
Houston
W 108β101
Tobias Harris (27)
Harris &
Moreland (8)
Moreland &
Smith (4)
Little Caesars Arena 18,046
21β17
39
January 8
@
New Orleans
L 109β112
Tobias Harris (25)
Andre Drummond (14)
Avery Bradley (6)
Smoothie King Center 12,874
21β18
40
January 10
@
Brooklyn
W 114β80
Drummond &
Harris (22)
Andre Drummond (20)
Bradley ,
Drummond &
Smith (5)
Barclays Center 13,457
22β18
41
January 13
@
Chicago
L 105β107
Avery Bradley (26)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (6)
United Center 21,613
22β19
42
January 15
Charlotte
L 107β118
Bullock &
Harris (20)
Andre Drummond (10)
Ish Smith (10)
Little Caesars Arena 17,200
22β20
43
January 17
@
Toronto
L 91β96
Andre Drummond (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Dwight Buycks (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
22β21
44
January 19
Washington
L 112β122
Tobias Harris (17)
Andre Drummond (21)
Andre Drummond (8)
Little Caesars Arena 14,744
22β22
45
January 21
Brooklyn
L 100β101
Tobias Harris (20)
Andre Drummond (13)
Galloway &
Harris (5)
Little Caesars Arena 17,544
22β23
46
January 24
Utah
L 95β98 (OT)
Andre Drummond (30)
Andre Drummond (24)
Drummond ,
Galloway ,
Johnson &
Kennard (4)
Little Caesars Arena 15,682
22β24
47
January 27
Oklahoma City
L 108β121
Tobias Harris (21)
Andre Drummond (13)
Ish Smith (9)
Little Caesars Arena 20,491
22β25
48
January 28
@
Cleveland
L 104β121
Harris &
Tolliver (20)
Andre Drummond (11)
Smith &
Tolliver (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
22β26
49
January 30
Cleveland
W 125β114
Stanley Johnson (26)
Andre Drummond (22)
Drummond &
Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,508
23β26
February
: 6β6 (home: 6β3; road: 0β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
Memphis
W 104β102
Blake Griffin (24)
Andre Drummond (15)
Blake Griffin (5)
Little Caesars Arena 17,481
24β26
51
February 3
Miami
W 111β107
Ish Smith (25)
Andre Drummond (20)
Griffin &
Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,747
25β26
52
February 5
Portland
W 111β91
Blake Griffin (21)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 13,810
26β26
53
February 7
Brooklyn
W 115β106
Blake Griffin (25)
Andre Drummond (27)
Blake Griffin (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,114
27β26
54
February 9
L.A. Clippers
L 95β108
Bullock &
Griffin (19)
Andre Drummond (17)
Blake Griffin (8)
Little Caesars Arena 16,697
27β27
55
February 11
@
Atlanta
L 115β118
Andre Drummond (25)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (7)
Philips Arena 15,214
27β28
56
February 12
New Orleans
L 103β118
Blake Griffin (22)
Andre Drummond (21)
Jameer Nelson (5)
Little Caesars Arena 14,453
27β29
57
February 14
Atlanta
W 104β98
Ish Smith (22)
Andre Drummond (15)
Griffin &
Smith (9)
Little Caesars Arena 15,849
28β29
All-Star Break
58
February 23
Boston
L 98β110
Ish Smith (20)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,491
28β30
59
February 25
@
Charlotte
L 98β114
Blake Griffin (20)
Andre Drummond (14)
Ish Smith (8)
Spectrum Center 17,894
28β31
60
February 26
@
Toronto
L 94β123
Andre Drummond (18)
Andre Drummond (18)
Blake Griffin (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
28β32
61
February 28
Milwaukee
W 110β87
Stanley Johnson (19)
Andre Drummond (16)
Blake Griffin (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,146
29β32
March
: 7β8 (home: 4β1; road: 3β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 2
@
Orlando
L 106β115 (OT)
Bullock &
Ennis (21)
Andre Drummond (15)
Blake Griffin (9)
Amway Center 17,223
29β33
63
March 3
@
Miami
L 96β105
Blake Griffin (31)
Andre Drummond (18)
Blake Griffin (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
29β34
64
March 5
@
Cleveland
L 90β112
Blake Griffin (25)
Andre Drummond (9)
Ish Smith (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29β35
65
March 7
Toronto
L 119β121 (OT)
Blake Griffin (31)
Andre Drummond (21)
Ish Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 17,769
29β36
66
March 9
Chicago
W 99β83
Blake Griffin (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Blake Griffin (8)
Little Caesars Arena 17,406
30β36
67
March 13
@
Utah
L 79β110
Luke Kennard (18)
Andre Drummond (11)
Jameer Nelson (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
30β37
68
March 15
@
Denver
L 113β120
Blake Griffin (26)
Andre Drummond (17)
Blake Griffin (9)
Pepsi Center 18,697
30β38
69
March 17
@
Portland
L 87β100
Andre Drummond (18)
Andre Drummond (22)
Blake Griffin (7)
Moda Center 19,727
30β39
70
March 19
@
Sacramento
W 106β90
Blake Griffin (26)
Andre Drummond (16)
Blake Griffin (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
31β39
71
March 20
@
Phoenix
W 115β88
Blake Griffin (26)
Andre Drummond (10)
Blake Griffin (10)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,400
32β39
72
March 22
@
Houston
L 96β100 (OT)
Blake Griffin (21)
Andre Drummond (20)
Blake Griffin (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
32β40
73
March 24
Chicago
W 117β95
Anthony Tolliver (25)
Andre Drummond (20)
Blake Griffin (9)
Little Caesars Arena 19,139
33β40
74
March 26
L.A. Lakers
W 112β106
Reggie Jackson (20)
Andre Drummond (18)
Stanley Johnson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 18,718
34β40
75
March 29
Washington
W 103β92
Andre Drummond (24)
Andre Drummond (23)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Little Caesars Arena 18,268
35β40
76
March 31
@
New York
W 115β109
Andre Drummond (22)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
36β40
April
: 3β3 (home: 1β2; road: 2β1)
2017β18 season schedule
Player statistics
Season
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Pistons. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.
β‘ Denotes traded mid-season.
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via trade
Via free agency
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Date
Player
Contract terms
Ref.
July 14
Reggie Bullock
2-year contract worth $5 million
[7]
Additions
Subtractions
References
^
"Pistons to Move to Downtown Detroit" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016 .
^
"Detroit Pistons Trade Guard/Forward Darrun Hilliard To Houston Rockets" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017 .
^
"Detroit Pistons Acquire Guard Avery Bradley And 2019 Second Round Draft Pick From Boston Celtics" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
^
"Detroit Pistons acquire Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, Brice Johnson from LA Clippers" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018 .
^
"Detroit Pistons Acquire Veteran Guard Jameer Nelson" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
^
"Detroit Pistons Acquire Forward James Ennis III" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
^
"Pistons to re-sign Reggie Bullock on two-year deal, first year guaranteed" . Detroit Free Press . July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017 .
^ Langlois, Keith (July 6, 2017).
"Pistons check off several needs with addition of Langston Galloway" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
^
"Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Center Eric Moreland" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
^ Ellis, Vince (July 11, 2017).
"Pistons bringing back forward Anthony Tolliver for one-year, $3.3 million" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved July 11, 2017 .
^
"Lakers Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017 .
^
"Boston Celtics Sign Aron Baynes" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
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