2017–18 Detroit Pistons season
| 2017–18 Detroit Pistons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Stan Van Gundy |
| General manager | Jeff Bower |
| President | Stan Van Gundy |
| Owner(s) | Tom Gores |
| Arena | Little Caesars Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 39–43 (.476) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Detroit |
| Radio | WXYT |
The 2017–18 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
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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| 1 | 12 | Luke Kennard | SG |  United States
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Standings
Division
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 29–12 | 21–20 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 11.0 | 25–16 | 14–27 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Toronto Raptors * | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
| 2017 pre-season game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
Player statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Griffin†‡ | 25 | 25 | 33.2 | .433 | .348 | .784 | 6.6 | 6.2 | .44 | .36 | 19.8 |
| Tobias Harris‡ | 48 | 48 | 32.6 | .451 | .409 | .846 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .71 | .31 | 18.1 |
| Avery Bradley‡ | 40 | 40 | 31.7 | .409 | .381 | .763 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.15 | .18 | 15.0 |
| Andre Drummond | 78 | 78 | 33.7 | .529 | .000 | .605 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 1.46 | 1.63 | 15.0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 45 | 45 | 26.7 | .426 | .308 | .836 | 2.8 | 5.3 | .60 | .09 | 14.6 |
| Reggie Bullock | 62 | 52 | 27.9 | .489 | .445 | .796 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .76 | .21 | 11.3 |
| Ish Smith | 82 | 35 | 24.9 | .486 | .347 | .698 | 2.7 | 4.4 | .78 | .24 | 10.9 |
| Anthony Tolliver | 79 | 14 | 22.2 | .464 | .436 | .797 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .41 | .27 | 8.9 |
| Stanley Johnson | 69 | 50 | 27.4 | .375 | .286 | .772 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.38 | .20 | 8.7 |
| Luke Kennard | 73 | 9 | 20.0 | .443 | .415 | .855 | 2.4 | 1.7 | .60 | .18 | 7.6 |
| James Ennis† | 27 | 8 | 20.4 | .457 | .304 | .767 | 2.5 | .8 | .56 | .22 | 7.5 |
| Dwight Buycks | 29 | 0 | 14.7 | .414 | .333 | .878 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .66 | .07 | 7.4 |
| Boban Marjanović‡ | 19 | 1 | 9.0 | .519 | .000 | .800 | 3.0 | .7 | .21 | .32 | 6.2 |
| Langston Galloway | 58 | 2 | 14.9 | .371 | .344 | .805 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .60 | .09 | 6.2 |
| Jon Leuer | 8 | 0 | 17.0 | .417 | .000 | .867 | 4.0 | .6 | .13 | .38 | 5.4 |
| Henry Ellenson | 38 | 0 | 8.7 | .363 | .333 | .862 | 2.1 | .5 | .13 | .00 | 4.0 |
| Jameer Nelson† | 7 | 0 | 16.6 | .282 | .071 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .57 | .14 | 3.7 |
| Eric Moreland | 67 | 3 | 12.0 | .541 | .000 | .379 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .46 | .76 | 1.9 |
| Reggie Hearn | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Kay Felder | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Willie Reed†‡ | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .00 | .00 | 0.7 |
| Luis Montero | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Pistons. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.
‡Denotes traded mid-season.
Transactions
Overview
| Players Added Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade
Via free agency |
Trades
| June 28, 2017[2] | To Detroit Pistons Cash considerations |
To Houston Rockets Darrun Hilliard |
| July 7, 2017[3] | To Detroit Pistons Avery Bradley 2019 2nd-round pick |
To Boston Celtics Marcus Morris |
| January 30, 2018[4] | To Detroit Pistons Blake Griffin Brice Johnson Willie Reed |
To Los Angeles Clippers Avery Bradley Tobias Harris Boban Marjanović 2018 1st-round pick 2019 2nd-round pick |
| February 8, 2018[5] | To Detroit Pistons Jameer Nelson |
To Chicago Bulls Willie Reed Future 2nd-round pick |
| February 8, 2018[6] | To Detroit Pistons James Ennis |
To Memphis Grizzlies Brice Johnson 2022 2nd-round pick |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 14 | Reggie Bullock | 2-year contract worth $5 million | [7] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Langston Galloway | 3-year contract worth $21 million | Sacramento Kings | [8] |
| Eric Moreland | 3-year contract worth $4.8 million | Canton Charge (G League) | [9] | |
| July 14 | Anthony Tolliver | 1-year contract worth $3.29 million | Sacramento Kings | [10] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | New team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 1-year contract worth $18 million | Los Angeles Lakers | [11] |
| July 19 | Aron Baynes | 1-year contract worth $4.3 million | Boston Celtics | [12] |
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.