2013–14 Detroit Pistons season

2013–14 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Maurice Cheeks
Owners	Tom Gores
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	18–27 (.400)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Detroit
Radio	WWJ, WXYT (AM)/FM

The 2013–14 Detroit Pistons season will be the 73rd season of the franchise, the 66th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 57th in the Detroit suburban area.

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	8	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	SG	United States	Georgia
2	37	Tony Mitchell	PF	United States	North Texas
2	56	Peyton Siva [a]	PG	United States	Louisville

^a Pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on February 16, 2009 in exchange for Detroit's 2011 second round pick and Alex Acker.

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 5 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-11-26 Florida State G 2 Cunningham, Cade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-09-25 Oklahoma State C 0 Duren, Jalen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-11-18 Memphis F 18 Evbuomwan, Tosan (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2001-02-16 Princeton F 19 Fontecchio, Simone 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1995-12-09 Italy G/F 8 Hardaway, Tim Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan F 12 Harris, Tobias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1992-07-15 Tennessee F 00 Holland, Ron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2005-07-07 Duncanville HS (TX) G 23 Ivey, Jaden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-13 Purdue G 24 Jenkins, Daniss (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-17 St. John's F 34 Klintman, Bobi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2003-03-06 Wake Forest G/F 14 Moore, Wendell Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-18 Duke F/C 7 Reed, Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-14 DePaul G 25 Sasser, Marcus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-21 Houston F/C 28 Stewart, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2001-05-22 Washington G/F 9 Thompson, Ausar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-01-30 Pine Crest (FL)

Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff Assistant coach(es) Kevin Burleson Luke Walton 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: July 13, 2024

Pre-season

Total: 4–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–3)

2013 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Maccabi Haifa W 91–69 Andre Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (9) Greg Monroe (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 7,513 1–0 2 October 10 Miami L 107–112 Will Bynum (28) Jonas Jerebko (12) Will Bynum (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 17,219 1–1 3 October 12 @ Brooklyn W 99–88 Andre Drummond (15) Tony Mitchell (10) Will Bynum (11) Barclays Center 16,331 2–1 4 October 16 @ Chicago L 81–96 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18) Andre Drummond (10) Peyton Siva (9) United Center 21,405 2–2 5 October 17 @ Cleveland L 84–96 Greg Monroe (16) Andre Drummond (11) Peyton Siva (5) Quicken Loans Arena 12,679 2–3 6 October 20 @ Orlando L 86–87 Greg Monroe (19) Andre Drummond (15) Peyton Siva (7) Amway Center 12,967 2–4 7 October 22 Washington W 99–96 Greg Monroe (18) Andre Drummond (14) Will Bynum (9) Palace of Auburn Hills 9,219 3–4 8 October 24 Minnesota W 99–98 Josh Smith (20) Andre Drummond (20) Will Bynum (9) Palace of Auburn Hills 10,107 4–4
2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

Game Log

Total: 18–27 (Home: 7–15; Road: 10–12)

2013–14 game log
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 30 Washington W 113–102 Greg Monroe (24) Greg Monroe (16) Smith, Billups, Bynum (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 19,258 1–0
November : 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 @ Memphis L 108–111 (OT) Smith & Stuckey (19) Andre Drummond (16) Billups & Bynum (6) FedExForum 18,119 1–1 3 November 3 Boston W 87–77 Smith, Monroe, Drummond (15) Andre Drummond (12) Bynum & Jennings (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,978 2–1 4 November 5 Indiana L 91–99 Brandon Jennings (17) Greg Monroe (10) Brandon Jennings (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,401 2–2 5 November 8 Oklahoma City L 110–119 Josh Smith (25) Greg Monroe (15) Brandon Jennings (11) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,624 2–3 6 November 11 @ Portland L 103–109 Brandon Jennings (28) Andre Drummond (16) Will Bynum (6) Moda Center 18,834 2–4 7 November 12 @ Golden State L 95–113 Andre Drummond (16) Andre Drummond (14) Will Bynum (4) ORACLE Arena 19,596 2–5 8 November 15 @ Sacramento W 97–90 Josh Smith (21) Andre Drummond (18) Brandon Jennings (9) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 3–5 9 November 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–114 Brandon Jennings (23) Andre Drummond (13) Brandon Jennings (14) Staples Center 18,997 3–6 10 November 19 New York W 92–86 Rodney Stuckey (21) Drummond & Monroe (11) Brandon Jennings (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,213 4–6 11 November 20 @ Atlanta L 85–93 Brandon Jennings (21) Andre Drummond (12) Brandon Jennings (6) Philips Arena 13,167 4–7 12 November 22 Atlanta L 89–96 Kyle Singler (22) Andre Drummond (16) Brandon Jennings (14) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,467 4–8 13 November 24 @ Brooklyn W 109–97 Rodney Stuckey (27) Greg Monroe (11) Brandon Jennings (10) Barclays Center 17,732 5–8 14 November 25 Milwaukee W 113–94 Rodney Stuckey (17) Andre Drummond (8) Brandon Jennings (13) Palace of Auburn Hills 12,150 6–8 15 November 27 Chicago L 79–99 Rodney Stuckey (25) Drummond & Smith (11) Brandon Jennings (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,228 6–9 16 November 29 L.A. Lakers L 102–106 Rodney Stuckey (22) Josh Smith (19) Josh Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,202 6–10
December : 8–9 (home: 2–6; road: 6–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 1 Philadelphia W 115–100 Andre Drummond (31) Andre Drummond (19) Brandon Jennings (12) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,107 7–10 18 December 3 @ Miami W 107–97 Kyle Singler (18) Andre Drummond (18) Monroe & Jennings (5) American Airlines Arena 19,741 8–10 19 December 4 @ Milwaukee W 105–98 Andre Drummond (24) Andre Drummond (19) Brandon Jennings (11) BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,835 9–10 20 December 7 @ Chicago W 92–75 Brandon Jennings (33) Andre Drummond (14) Brandon Jennings (5) United Center 21,737 10–10 21 December 8 Miami L 95–110 Drummond & Jennings (19) Andre Drummond (14) Brandon Jennings (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 18,034 10–11 22 December 10 Minnesota L 94–121 Brandon Jennings (20) Andre Drummond (8) Brandon Jennings (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 11,251 10–12 23 December 11 @ New Orleans L 106–111 (OT) Greg Monroe (28) Andre Drummond (11) Jennings & Stuckey (4) New Orleans Arena 14,517 10–13 24 December 13 Brooklyn W 103–99 Monroe & Drummond (22) Andre Drummond (13) Josh Smith (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,159 11–13 25 December 15 Portland L 109–111 (OT) Josh Smith (31) Andre Drummond (14) Brandon Jennings (10) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,003 11–14 26 December 16 @ Indiana W 101–96 Josh Smith (30) Greg Monroe (12) Brandon Jennings (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,443 12–14 27 December 18 @ Boston W 107–106 Brandon Jennings (28) Andre Drummond (16) Brandon Jennings (14) TD Garden 17,101 13–14 28 December 20 Charlotte L 106–116 Brandon Jennings (26) Andre Drummond (15) Brandon Jennings (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 12,453 13–15 29 December 21 Houston L 97–114 Josh Smith (19) Greg Monroe (11) Brandon Jennings (10) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,606 13–16 30 December 23 @ Cleveland W 115–92 Josh Smith (25) Monroe & Drummond (11) Brandon Jennings (13) Quicken Loans Arena 19,215 14–16 31 December 27 @ Orlando L 92–109 Brandon Jennings (21) Andre Drummond (11) Brandon Jennings (8) Amway Center 16,464 14–17 32 December 28 @ Washington L 82–106 Greg Monroe (14) Monroe & Drummond (7) Brandon Jennings (6) Verizon Center 19,336 14–18 33 December 30 Washington L 99–106 Greg Monroe (22) Andre Drummond (16) Brandon Jennings (14) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,050 14–19
January : 4–8 (home: 2–4; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 5 Memphis L 84–112 Greg Monroe (19) Andre Drummond (14) Brandon Jennings (11) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,134 14–20 35 January 7 @ New York L 85–89 Josh Smith (21) Andre Drummond (17) Jennings & Smith (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–21 36 January 8 @ Toronto L 91–112 Brandon Jennings (22) Andre Drummond (16) Brandon Jennings (9) Air Canada Centre 16,194 14–22 37 January 10 @ Philadelphia W 114–104 Josh Smith (22) Josh Smith (13) Josh Smith (7) Wells Fargo Center 13,742 15–22 38 January 11 Phoenix W 110–108 Josh Smith (25) Andre Drummond (13) Brandon Jennings (18) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,224 16–22 39 January 17 Utah L 89–110 Rodney Stuckey (21) Andre Drummond (13) Brandon Jennings (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 18,528 16–23 40 January 18 @ Washington W 104–98 Josh Smith (22) Andre Drummond (13) Brandon Jennings (8) Verizon Center 17,039 17–23 41 January 20 L.A. Clippers L 103–112 Rodney Stuckey (29) Andre Drummond (11) Brandon Jennings (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 17,417 17–24 42 January 22 @ Milwaukee L 101–104 Brandon Jennings (30) Andre Drummond (12) Josh Smith (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,266 17–25 43 January 24 New Orleans L 101–103 Brandon Jennings (28) Andre Drummond (20) Brandon Jennings (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,107 17–26 44 January 26 @ Dallas L 106–116 Brandon Jennings (26) Greg Monroe (9) Brandon Jennings (7) American Airlines Center 19,662 17–27 45 January 28 Orlando W 103–87 Brandon Jennings (20) Andre Drummond (17) Brandon Jennings (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 11,534 18–27 46 January 29 @ Atlanta Game postponed due to severe weather conditions.
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 Philadelphia Palace of Auburn Hills 48 February 3 @ Miami American Airlines Arena 49 February 5 @ Orlando Amway Center 50 February 7 Brooklyn Palace of Auburn Hills 51 February 8 Denver Palace of Auburn Hills 52 February 10 San Antonio Palace of Auburn Hills 53 February 12 Cleveland Palace of Auburn Hills All-Star Break 54 February 18 Charlotte Palace of Auburn Hills 55 February 19 @ Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena 56 February 21 Atlanta Palace of Auburn Hills 57 February 22 Dallas Palace of Auburn Hills 58 February 24 Golden State Palace of Auburn Hills 59 February 26 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 @ Houston Toyota Center 61 March 3 New York Palace of Auburn Hills 62 March 5 Chicago Palace of Auburn Hills 63 March 7 @ Minnesota Target Center 64 March 9 @ Boston TD Garden 65 March 11 Sacramento Palace of Auburn Hills 66 March 12 @ Toronto Air Canada Centre 67 March 15 Indiana Palace of Auburn Hills 68 March 19 @ Denver Pepsi Center 69 March 21 @ Phoenix US Airways Center 70 March 22 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center 71 March 24 @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena 72 March 26 Cleveland Palace of Auburn Hills 73 March 28 Miami Palace of Auburn Hills 74 March 29 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 75 March 31 Milwaukee Palace of Auburn Hills
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse 77 April 4 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 78 April 5 Boston Palace of Auburn Hills 79 April 9 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 80 April 11 @ Chicago United Center 81 April 13 Toronto Palace of Auburn Hills 82 April 16 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena
2013–14 season schedule

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–	35‍–‍6	21‍–‍20	12–4	82
x-Chicago Bulls	48	34	.585	8.0	27‍–‍14	21‍–‍20	11–5	82
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	23.0	19‍–‍22	14‍–‍27	7–9	82
Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	27.0	17‍–‍24	12‍–‍29	6–10	82
Milwaukee Bucks	15	67	.183	41.0	10‍–‍31	5‍–‍36	4–12	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Indiana Pacers *	56	26	.683	–	82
2	y-Miami Heat *	54	28	.659	2.0	82
3	y-Toronto Raptors *	48	34	.585	8.0	82
4	x-Chicago Bulls	48	34	.585	8.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	44	38	.537	12.0	82
6	x-Brooklyn Nets	44	38	.537	12.0	82
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	43	39	.524	13.0	82
8	x-Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	18.0	82
9	New York Knicks	37	45	.451	19.0	82
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	23.0	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	27.0	82
12	Boston Celtics	25	57	.305	31.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	23	59	.280	33.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	19	63	.232	37.0	82
15	Milwaukee Bucks	15	67	.183	41.0	82

Transactions

Main article: List of 2013–14 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tony Mitchell Peyton Siva Via trade Brandon Jennings Via free agency Josh Smith Chauncey Billups Luigi Datome Josh Harrellson

Players Lost Via trade Brandon Knight Viacheslav Kravtsov Khris Middleton Via free agency José Calderón Jason Maxiell

Trades

July 31, 2013

To Detroit Pistons Brandon Jennings (sign and trade)

To Milwaukee Bucks Brandon Knight Viacheslav Kravtsov Khris Middleton

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Josh Smith	July 10	Atlanta Hawks
Chauncey Billups	July 16	Los Angeles Clippers
Will Bynum	July 16	Re-signed
Luigi Datome	July 16	Virtus Roma (Italy)
Josh Harrellson	August 21	Chongqing Fly Dragon (NBL China)

Subtractions
Player	Reason Left	Date left	New team
Kim English	Waived	July 11	Montepaschi Siena
José Calderón	Free Agency	July 11	Dallas Mavericks
Jason Maxiell	Free Agency	July 18	Orlando Magic