2008–09 Detroit Pistons season

The 2008–09 Detroit Pistons season was the 68th season of the franchise, the 61st in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 52nd in the Detroit area. The season was the first under new head coach Michael Curry, who took over for Flip Saunders who was fired at the conclusion of the 2007–08 season.

In the playoffs, the Pistons were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games in the First Round.

During the season, the Pistons traded Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Allen Iverson. McDyess was waived by the Nuggets and was re-signed by the Pistons. It was their first losing season since the 2000–01 NBA season, and the first time they didn't reach the Eastern Conference Finals since the 2001–02 NBA season. The 2008–09 season was also the last time the Pistons qualified for the playoffs, until the 2015–16 season. Following the season, Rasheed Wallace signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics and Iverson left to sign with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	29	D. J. White (traded to Seattle)	PF	United States	Indiana
2	59	Deron Washington	SG/SF	United States	Virginia Tech

On the day of the draft, the Pistons traded D. J. White to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for the rights to Seattle's number 32 and number 46 picks. The picks were used to select Walter Sharpe from Alabama–Birmingham and Trent Plaisted from Brigham Young, respectively.^[1]

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 7001280000000000000♠28 Afflalo, Arron 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA F/C 7001380000000000000♠38 Brown, Kwame 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Glynn Academy HS (GA) G 7001120000000000000♠12 Bynum, Will 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia Tech G/F 7001320000000000000♠32 Hamilton, Richard 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Connecticut F 7000500000000000000♠5 Herrmann, Walter 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Argentina G 7000100000000000000♠1 Iverson, Allen 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Georgetown F 7001250000000000000♠25 Johnson, Amir 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Westchester HS (CA) F/C 7001540000000000000♠54 Maxiell, Jason 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati F/C 7001240000000000000♠24 McDyess, Antonio 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama F 7001220000000000000♠22 Prince, Tayshaun 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kentucky F 7001420000000000000♠42 Sharpe, Walter 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Alabama–Birmingham G 7000300000000000000♠3 Stuckey, Rodney 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Eastern Washington F/C 7001300000000000000♠30 Wallace, Rasheed 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Michael Curry Assistant coach(es) Dave Cowens Harold Ellis Pat Sullivan Darrell Walker Bill Pope (director of scouting) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

• 2008–09 Detroit Pistons telecast schedule