Should the Pistons trade down or out?
The Pistons didn't get lucky in the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery -- should the team consider swapping its pick for multiple lower-end picks or stay where they are?
Last Game
| Final - 4.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 18 | 30 | 18 | 33 | 99 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 29 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 103 |
Stories
Everyone's predicting a PG for Pistons
Five out of seven experts agree: the Pistons will take a point guard in the upcoming NBA draft, perhaps signaling the end of the Brandon Knight experiment and discounting Detroit's chances of re-signing Jose Calderon.
No lottery luck for Pistons, drop to 8
The Cavs will get the first pick in the draft, but the Wizards were the big winners jumping from a projected 8 pick into the top 3. Their good luck brought bad luck for the rest of us.
Trey Burke Can Be the 1st Overall Selection
Let's take a look at another likely top-five selection and arguably the most complete point guard in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Player of the Year: Michigan's Trey Burke.
Pistons to pick at No. 8 in NBA Draft
Start boning up on Shabazz Muhammad, CJ McCollum, Michael Carter-Williams, Cody Zeller and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope because the Pistons got screwed again. We can all officially share in our hatred of the Cavs, Wizards and Kings now.
Pistons learn draft slot tonight
The results of the NBA Draft lottery will be revealed Tuesday night. The Pistons have a 3.6 percent chance of winning the first overall pick, and a 60 percent chance of staying at No. 7.
Phil Jackson compares Kobe, Jordan in new book
The Kobe Bryant vs. Michael Jordan debate has always been a hot topic in the basketball world, but no man has more authority when speaking about the two than Phil Jackson. In his new book, Jackson discusses the differences he saw between them.
Phil has plenty to say about Kobe in new book
Phil Jackson's new book releases on Tuesday, but the L.A. Times received an advance copy and have some interesting quotes regarding Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and more.
Cody Zeller's DBB scouting report
Leading up to the draft lottery, members of the Detroit Bad Boys staff will weigh in on the Detroit Pistons' draft prospects. We continue with Indiana's Cody Zeller. Should the Pistons draft him if he's available?
ESPN '30 for 30' on Detroit Bad Boys is coming
Oh hell yes indeed.
Nerlens Noel's DBB scouting report
Leading up to the draft lottery, members of the Detroit Bad Boys staff will weigh in on the Detroit Pistons' draft prospects. We continue with Kentucky's Nerlens Noel. Should the Pistons draft him?
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | loss 96 - 105 | coverage |
| November | |||
| @ Phoenix | Friday, November 02 2012 | loss 89 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, November 04 2012 | loss 79 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Tuesday, November 06 2012 | loss 97 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | loss 103 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 94 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Saturday, November 10 2012 | loss 82 - 96 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Monday, November 12 2012 | loss 90 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | win 94 - 76 | coverage |
| Orlando | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 106 - 110 | coverage |
| Boston | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 103 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | loss 74 - 90 | coverage |
| Toronto | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 91 - 90 | coverage |
| @ New York | Sunday, November 25 2012 | loss 100 - 121 | coverage |
| Portland | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 108 - 101 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 117 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, November 30 2012 | loss 78 - 90 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Dallas | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 77 - 92 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Monday, December 03 2012 | win 89 - 79 | coverage |
| Golden State | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 97 - 104 | coverage |
| Chicago | Friday, December 07 2012 | loss 104 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 104 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Monday, December 10 2012 | loss 97 - 104 | coverage |
| Denver | Tuesday, December 11 2012 | loss 94 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Friday, December 14 2012 | loss 105 - 107 | coverage |
| Indiana | Saturday, December 15 2012 | loss 77 - 88 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Monday, December 17 2012 | loss 76 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 91 - 97 | coverage |
| Washington | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 100 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 96 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | loss 119 - 126 | coverage |
| Miami | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 109 - 99 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Sunday, December 30 2012 | win 96 - 94 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Sacramento | Tuesday, January 01 2013 | win 103 - 97 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 85 - 84 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Sunday, January 06 2013 | loss 101 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Friday, January 11 2013 | win 103 - 87 | coverage |
| Utah | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 87 - 90 | coverage |
| New York | Thursday, January 17 2013 | loss 87 - 102 | coverage |
| Boston | Sunday, January 20 2013 | win 103 - 88 | coverage |
| Orlando | Tuesday, January 22 2013 | win 105 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 82 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Friday, January 25 2013 | loss 88 - 110 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Sunday, January 27 2013 | win 104 - 102 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | loss 90 - 117 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 79 - 98 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Cleveland | Friday, February 01 2013 | win 117 - 99 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, February 03 2013 | loss 97 - 98 | coverage |
| @ New York | Monday, February 04 2013 | loss 85 - 99 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 90 - 93 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 119 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 105 - 100 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Monday, February 11 2013 | loss 86 - 105 | coverage |
| Washington | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 96 - 85 | coverage |
| Memphis | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | loss 91 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 105 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 82 - 114 | coverage |
| Indiana | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 72 - 90 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Monday, February 25 2013 | loss 103 - 114 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 96 - 95 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ New Orleans | Friday, March 01 2013 | loss 95 - 100 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Sunday, March 03 2013 | loss 75 - 114 | coverage |
| New York | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 77 - 87 | coverage |
| Dallas | Friday, March 08 2013 | loss 99 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Sunday, March 10 2013 | loss 97 - 129 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Monday, March 11 2013 | loss 90 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | loss 97 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Saturday, March 16 2013 | loss 101 - 112 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Monday, March 18 2013 | loss 82 - 119 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 89 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Saturday, March 23 2013 | win 92 - 91 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Tuesday, March 26 2013 | loss 82 - 105 | coverage |
| Toronto | Friday, March 29 2013 | loss 82 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Sunday, March 31 2013 | loss 94 - 95 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Toronto | Monday, April 01 2013 | win 108 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | loss 93 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Saturday, April 06 2013 | loss 101 - 107 | coverage |
| Chicago | Sunday, April 07 2013 | win 99 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | win 111 - 104 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Friday, April 12 2013 | win 113 - 93 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Monday, April 15 2013 | win 109 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 99 - 103 | coverage |
Roster
Detroit Pistons Roster
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Stats
Detroit Pistons Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Greg Monroe | 81 | 33.2 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 68.9 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| Brandon Knight | 75 | 31.5 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 40.7 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 36.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 73.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 13.3 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 76 | 28.6 | 4.0 | 9.8 | 40.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 30.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 78.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| Jose Calderon | 73 | 29.6 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 49.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 46.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 90.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| Will Bynum | 65 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 46.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 31.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 80.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| Kyle Singler | 82 | 28.0 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 42.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 35.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 80.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| Andre Drummond | 60 | 20.7 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 60.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 49 | 18.2 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 44.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 30.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 77.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| Jason Maxiell | 72 | 24.8 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 62.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Charlie Villanueva | 69 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 37.7 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 34.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 55.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| Khris Middleton | 27 | 17.6 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 31.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 84.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Corey Maggette | 18 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 35.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 23.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| Viacheslav Kravtsov | 25 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 29.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Kim English | 41 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 28.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 72.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
