2017–18 Detroit Pistons season

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.

2017–18 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachStan Van Gundy
General managerJeff Bower
OwnersTom Gores
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
RadioWXYT

Draft picks
Main article: 2017 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 12 Luke Kennard SG  United States Duke

Roster
Roster listing
2017–18 Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–03–16 North Carolina
G 20 Buycks, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989–03–06 Marquette
C 0 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993–08–10 Connecticut
F 8 Ellenson, Henry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997–01–13 Marquette
F 33 Ennis, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–07–01 Long Beach State
G 22 Felder, Kay (TW) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1995–03–29 Oakland
G 9 Galloway, Langston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–12–09 Saint Joseph's
F 23 Griffin, Blake 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1989–03–16 Oklahoma
F 38 Hearn, Reggie (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991–08–14 Northwestern
G 1 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990–04–16 Boston College
F 7 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–05–29 Arizona
G 5 Kennard, Luke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–06–24 Duke
F/C 30 Leuer, Jon  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–05–14 Wisconsin
F/C 24 Moreland, Eric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–12–24 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) 1988–07–05 Wake Forest
F 43 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–06–01 Creighton
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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: 2018–03–25

Standings

Division
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 0.0 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
# 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)
Pre-season: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)

Regular season
2017–18 game log
Total: 39–43 (Home: 25–16; Road: 14–27)
October: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
November : 9–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–2)
December : 6–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–6)
January : 3–11 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–6)
February : 6–6 (Home: 6–3; Road: 0–3)
March : 7–8 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–7)
April : 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
2017–18 season schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  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
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Blake Griffin†‡ 252533.2.433.348.7846.66.2.44.3619.8
Tobias Harris‡ 484832.6.451.409.8465.12.0.71.3118.1
Avery Bradley‡ 404031.7.409.381.7632.42.11.15.1815.0
Andre Drummond 787833.7.529.000.60516.03.01.461.6315.0
Reggie Jackson 454526.7.426.308.8362.85.3.60.0914.6
Reggie Bullock 625227.9.489.445.7962.51.5.76.2111.3
Ish Smith 823524.9.486.347.6982.74.4.78.2410.9
Anthony Tolliver 791422.2.464.436.7973.11.1.41.278.9
Stanley Johnson 695027.4.375.286.7723.71.61.38.208.7
Luke Kennard 73920.0.443.415.8552.41.7.60.187.6
James Ennis† 27820.4.457.304.7672.5.8.56.227.5
Dwight Buycks 29014.7.414.333.8781.42.0.66.077.4
Boban Marjanović‡ 1919.0.519.000.8003.0.7.21.326.2
Langston Galloway 58214.9.371.344.8051.61.0.60.096.2
Jon Leuer 8017.0.417.000.8674.0.6.13.385.4
Henry Ellenson 3808.7.363.333.8622.1.5.13.004.0
Jameer Nelson† 7016.6.282.0711.0001.13.3.57.143.7
Eric Moreland 67312.0.541.000.3794.11.2.46.761.9
Reggie Hearn 302.3.500.500.0000.00.00.00.01.0
Kay Felder 203.0.250.000.0002.00.0.0.01.0
Willie Reed†‡ 303.01.000.000.000.3.3.00.000.7
Luis Montero 204.0.000.000.0001.0.0.0.00.0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Pistons. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.
‡Denotes traded mid-season.

Transactions
Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA 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
  1. "Pistons to Move to Downtown Detroit". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  2. "Detroit Pistons Trade Guard/Forward Darrun Hilliard To Houston Rockets". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Veteran Guard Jameer Nelson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  6. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Forward James Ennis III". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  7. "Pistons to re-sign Reggie Bullock on two-year deal, first year guaranteed". Detroit Free Press. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  8. 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.
  9. "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Center Eric Moreland". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  10. Ellis, Vince (July 11, 2017). "Pistons bringing back forward Anthony Tolliver for one-year, $3.3 million". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. "Lakers Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  12. "Boston Celtics Sign Aron Baynes". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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