| Team: | Detroit Pistons |
| End Year: | 2013 |
| Wins: | 29 |
| Losses: | 53 |
| Division: | Central |
| Division Place: | 4 |
| Conf Place: | 11 |
| Coach: | Lawrence Frank |
| Gm: | Joe Dumars |
| President: | Joe Dumars |
| Owner: | Tom Gores |
| Arena: | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | DET |
| Television: | Fox Sports Detroit |
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The 2012–13 Detroit Pistons season was the 72nd season of the franchise, the 65th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 56th in Detroit.
See main article: 2012 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Andre Drummond | C | Connecticut | ||
| 2 | 33 | Khris Middleton | SF | Texas A&M | ||
| 2 | 44 | SG | Missouri |
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 10| Toronto| | Greg Monroe (17)| Greg Monroe (10)| Will Bynum (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,532| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 12| @ Toronto| | Rodney Stuckey (14)| Austin Daye (9)| Brandon Knight (5)| Air Canada Centre
10,167| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 13| @ Milwaukee| | Andre Drummond (19)| Andre Drummond (10)| Brandon Knight (8)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
5,213| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 16| Orlando| | Rodney Stuckey (19)| Jason Maxiell (8)| Rodney Stuckey (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,229| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 18| @ Miami| | Greg Monroe (15)| Andre Drummond (8)| Brandon Knight (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 20| Charlotte| | Rodney Stuckey (16)| Andre Drummond,
Greg Monroe (7)| Greg Monroe,
Rodney Stuckey (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,923| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 24| @ Minnesota| | Rodney Stuckey (21)| Brandon Knight (6)| Brandon Knight (3)| MTS Centre
12,163| 3–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| October 26| Atlanta| | Brandon Knight, Greg Monroe (16)| Greg Monroe (11)| Will Bynum (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,825| 4–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || October 31 || Houston| | Brandon Knight (15)| Maxiell & Monroe (8)| Rodney Stuckey (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,646| 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || November 2 || @ Phoenix | | Tayshaun Prince (18)| Andre Drummond (8)| Brandon Knight (10)| US Airways Center
15,107| 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 4 || @ L. A. Lakers| | Jonas Jerebko (18)| Drummond & Monroe (7)| Brandon Knight (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 0-3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 6 || @ Denver| | Greg Monroe (27)| Greg Monroe (10)| Brandon Knight (9)| Pepsi Center
19,155| 0-4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 7 || @ Sacramento| | Monroe & Knight (21)| Greg Monroe (12)| Greg Monroe (11)| Power Balance Pavilion
10,185| 0-5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 9 || @ Oklahoma City| | Andre Drummond (22)| Greg Monroe (10)| Monroe, Knight & Stuckey (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 0-6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 10 || @ Houston | | Brandon Knight (16)| Greg Monroe (11)| Brandon Knight (7)| Toyota Center
15,037| 0-7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 12 || Oklahoma City| | Rodney Stuckey (19)| Jason Maxiell (7)| Brandon Knight (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,784| 0-8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 14 || @ Philadelphia| | Greg Monroe (19)| Greg Monroe (18)| Brandon Knight (7)| Wells Fargo Center
11,879| 1-8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 16 || Orlando | | Greg Monroe (23)| Greg Monroe (7)| Brandon Knight (12)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,594| 1-9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 18 || Boston| | Greg Monroe (20)| Greg Monroe (13)| Bynum & Stuckey (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,214| 2-9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 21 || @ Orlando| | Greg Monroe (19)| Monroe & Prince (8)| Brandon Knight (5)| Amway Center
17,199| 2-10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 23 || Toronto| | Greg Monroe (19)| Andre Drummond (13)| Greg Monroe (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,778| 3-10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 25 || @ New York| | Brandon Knight (21)| Andre Drummond (11)| Greg Monroe (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,033| 3-11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 26 || Portland| | Brandon Knight (26)| Monroe & Singler(10)| Kyle Singler (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,212| 4-11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || November 28 || Phoenix | | Knight & Villanueva (19)| Andre Drummond (9)| Brandon Knight (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,517| 5-11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || November 30 || @ Memphis| | Greg Monroe (17)| Monroe & Maxiell (9)| Tayshaun Prince (4)| FedExForum
16,732| 5-12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 1 || @ Dallas| | Brandon Knight (20)| Greg Monroe (15)| Rodney Stuckey (6)| American Airlines Center
20,285| 5-13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 3 || Cleveland| | Brandon Knight (17)| Greg Monroe (14)| Rodney Stuckey (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,352| 6-13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 5 || Golden State| | Tayshaun Prince (24)| Andre Drummond (12)| Rodney Stuckey (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,128| 6-14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 7 || Chicago | | Rodney Stuckey (24)| Jason Maxiell (9)| Rodney Stuckey (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,142| 6-15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 8 || @ Cleveland| | Brandon Knight (30)| Tayshaun Prince (8)| Rodney Stuckey (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
16,062| 7-15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 10 || @ Philadelphia | | Monroe & Knight (22)| Jason Maxiell (11)| Rodney Stuckey (5)| Wells Fargo Center
15,225| 7-16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 11 || Denver| | Brandon Knight (20)| Greg Monroe (12)| Brandon Knight (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,265| 7-17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 14 || @ Brooklyn| | Brandon Knight (22)| Tayshaun Prince (10)| Tayshaun Prince (6)| Barclays Center
15,797| 7-18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 15 || Indiana| | Greg Monroe (18)| Andre Drummond (9)| Rodney Stuckey (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,235| 7-19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 17 || L. A. Clippers| | Brandon Knight (16)| Monroe & Prince (7)| Greg Monroe (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,560| 7-20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 19 || @ Toronto| | Greg Monroe (35)| Greg Monroe (10)| Brandon Knight (6)| Air Canada Centre
17,062| 7-21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 21 || Washington| | Monroe & Knight (15)| Andre Drummond (14)| Rodney Stuckey (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,489| 8-21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || December 22 || @ Washington| | Charlie Villanueva (19)| Andre Drummond (11)| Rodney Stuckey (8)| Verizon Center
13,104| 9-21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || December 26 || @ Atlanta| | Will Bynum (31)| Andre Drummond (12)| Rodney Stuckey (11)| Philips Arena
15,182| 9-22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || December 28 || Miami| | Will Bynum (25)| Andre Drummond (10)| Will Bynum (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 10-22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || December 30 || Milwaukee| | Tayshaun Prince (20)| Monroe & Maxiell (10)| Will Bynum (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,219| 11-22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || January 1 || Sacramento| | Brandon Knight (20)| Greg Monroe (11)| Knight & Bynum (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,175| 12-22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 4 || Atlanta | | Austin Daye (20)| Jason Maxiell (10)| Will Bynum (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,832| 13-22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 6 || Charlotte| | Tayshaun Prince (21)| Greg Monroe (14)| Will Bynum (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,963| 13-23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || January 11 || @ Milwaukee| | Greg Monroe (26)| Monroe & Drummond (11)| Brandon Knight (5)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,681| 14-23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 12 || Utah | | Brandon Knight (16)| Greg Monroe (11)| Will Bynum (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,441| 14-24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 17 || New York| | Will Bynum (22)| Monroe & Drummond (10)| Greg Monroe (5)| The O2 Arena
18,689| 14-25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || January 20 || Boston| | Andre Drummond (16)| Greg Monroe (11)| Monroe, Singler, Knight & Bynum (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,575| 15-25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 22 || Orlando | | Brandon Knight (18)| Maxiell & Drummond (11)| Will Bynum (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,798| 16-25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 23 || @ Chicago| | Brandon Knight (13)| Jason Maxiell (11)| Brandon Knight (7)| United Center
21,567| 16-26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || January 25 || @ Miami | | Greg Monroe (31)| Greg Monroe (12)| Brandon Knight (5)| American Airlines Arena
20,236| 16-27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || January 27 || @ Orlando| | Brandon Knight (31)| Greg Monroe (7)| Greg Monroe (6)| Amway Center
17,959| 17-27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || January 29 || Milwaukee| | Andre Drummond (18)| Andre Drummond (18)| Greg Monroe (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,479| 17-28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || January 30 || @ Indiana| | Greg Monroe (18)| Andre Drummond (14)| Brandon Knight (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,137| 17-29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || February 1 || Cleveland| | Knight & Singler (20)| Greg Monroe (16)| Brandon Knight (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,693| 18-29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || February 3 || L. A. Lakers| | Greg Monroe (20)| Greg Monroe (12)| Will Bynum (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,157| 18-30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 4 || @ New York| | José Calderón (15)| Greg Monroe (10)| Rodney Stuckey (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,033| 18-31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 6 || Brooklyn | | Greg Monroe (23)| Greg Monroe (10)| José Calderón (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,576| 18-32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 8 || San Antonio| | Greg Monroe (26)| Greg Monroe (16)| José Calderón (8)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,267| 19-32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || February 9 || @ Milwaukee| | José Calderón (23)| Greg Monroe (13)| José Calderón (10)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,511| 20-32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 11 || New Orleans| | Rodney Stuckey (19)| Greg Monroe (11)| José Calderón (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,177| 20-33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 13 || Washington| | José Calderón (24)| Greg Monroe (18)| Will Bynum (8)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,095| 21-33|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 19 || Memphis| | Knight & Jerebko (13)| Greg Monroe (6)| José Calderón (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,481| 21-34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 20 || @ Charlotte| | Brandon Knight (21)| Charlie Villanueva (9)| Monroe & Bynum (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,112| 22-34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 22 || @ Indiana| | Will Bynum (17)| Viacheslav Kravtsov (10)| Will Bynum (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,750| 22-35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 23 || Indiana| | Will Bynum (15)| Greg Monroe (12)| José Calderón (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,509| 22-36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || February 25 || Atlanta | | Rodney Stuckey (22)| Greg Monroe (8)| José Calderón (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,407|22-37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || February 27 || @ Washington| | Brandon Knight (32)| Greg Monroe (11)| José Calderón (18)| Verizon Center
14,298 | 23-37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || March 1 || @ New Orleans| | Greg Monroe (27)| Greg Monroe (10)| José Calderón (11)| New Orleans Arena
14,189 | 23-38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 3 || @ San Antonio| | Greg Monroe (16)| Charlie Villanueva (10)| Brandon Knight (6)| AT&T Center
18,581 | 23-39|- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 6 || New York| | Brandon Knight (17)| Jason Maxiell (9)| José Calderón (16)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,181 | 23-40|- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || March 8 || Dallas| | Brandon Knight (21)| Jason Maxiell (13)| José Calderón (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,504 | 23-41|- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 10 || @ L. A. Clippers| | José Calderón (18)| Jonas Jerebko (8)| Rodney Stuckey (5)| Staples Center
19,344 | 23-42|- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 11 || @ Utah | | Jonas Jerebko (15)| Greg Monroe (13)| José Calderón (7)| EnergySolutions Arena
18,568 | 23-43|- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 || March 13 || @ Golden State | | Rodney Stuckey (22)| Jason Maxiell (14)| José Calderón (6)| Oracle Arena
19,596 | 23-44|- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 16 || @ Portland | | Rodney Stuckey (32)| Greg Monroe (9)| Greg Monroe (6)| Rose Garden
20,161 | 23-45|- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || March 18 || Brooklyn | | Will Bynum (18)| Greg Monroe (7)| Will Bynum (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,072| 23-46|- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 22 || @ Miami | | Greg Monroe (23)| Greg Monroe (15)| José Calderón (7)| American Airlines Arena
20,350 | 23-47|- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 23 || @ Charlotte| | Charlie Villanueva (18)| Greg Monroe (9)| Greg Monroe (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,375 | 24-47|- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 26 || Minnesota| | José Calderón (14)| Greg Monroe (12)| Charlie Villanueva (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,877| 24-48|- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 || March 29 || Toronto| | Jonas Jerebko (20)| Greg Monroe (13)| José Calderón (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,322 | 24-49|- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || March 31 || @ Chicago| | Rodney Stuckey (25)| Andre Drummond (14)| José Calderón (5)| United Center
21,864| 24-50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || April 1 || @ Toronto| | Greg Monroe (24)| Jonas Jerebko (6)| José Calderón (9)| Air Canada Centre
21,864| 25-50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || April 3 || @ Boston| | Greg Monroe (24)| Greg Monroe (17)| Charlie Villanueva (5)| TD Garden
18,624 | 25-51|- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 6 || @ Minnesota| | Brandon Knight (25)| Andre Drummond (10)| Brandon Knight (6)| Target Center
15,311 | 25-52|- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || April 7 || Chicago | | Brandon Knight (20)| Andre Drummond (10)| Greg Monroe (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,577 | 26-52|- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || April 10 || @ Cleveland| | Andre Drummond (29)| Andre Drummond (11)| Rodney Stuckey (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
13,844 | 27-52|- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || April 12 || Charlotte| | Jonas Jerebko (21)| Andre Drummond (9)| Will Bynum (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,501 | 28-52|- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || April 15 || Philadelphia| | Greg Monroe (27)| Greg Monroe (16)| Rodney Stuckey (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,525 | 29-52|- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 || April 17 || @ Brooklyn| | Will Bynum (23)| Greg Monroe (12)| Brandon Knight (5)| Barclays Center
16,868 | 29-53
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 81 | 33.2 | .486 | .000 | .689 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .68 | 16.0 | ||
| 75 | 75 | 31.5 | .407 | .367 | .733 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .77 | .11 | 13.3 | ||
| 28 | 28 | 31.7 | .527 | .520 | .893 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 1.07 | .07 | 11.6 | ||
| 76 | 24 | 28.6 | .406 | .302 | .783 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .67 | .22 | 11.5 | ||
| 65 | 0 | 18.8 | .469 | .316 | .809 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .69 | .08 | 9.8 | ||
| 82 | 74 | 28.0 | .428 | .350 | .806 | 4.0 | 0.9 | .7 | .45 | 8.8 | ||
| 66 | 10 | 20.7 | .608 | .500 | .371 | 7.6 | .5 | .98 | 1.58 | 7.9 | ||
| 49 | 2 | 18.2 | .449 | .301 | .773 | 3.8 | .9 | .78 | .16 | 7.7 | ||
| 72 | 71 | 24.8 | .446 | .000 | .621 | 5.7 | .8 | .44 | 1.32 | 6.9 | ||
| 69 | 0 | 15.8 | .377 | .347 | .551 | 3.5 | .8 | .45 | .57 | 6.8 | ||
| 27 | 0 | 17.6 | .440 | .311 | .844 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .56 | .15 | 6.1 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 14.3 | .355 | .238 | .750 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .33 | .11 | 5.3 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 9.0 | .717 | .000 | .297 | 1.8 | .4 | .20 | .36 | 3.1 | ||
| 41 | 0 | 9.9 | .375 | .280 | .724 | .90 | .6 | .39 | .07 | 2.9 |
See main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions.
| Players Added Via draft Via trade Via free agency | Players Lost Via trade Via free agency |
| June 26, 2012 | To Detroit Pistons Corey Maggette | To Charlotte Bobcats Ben Gordon Future first round pick | |
| January 30, 2013 | To Detroit Pistons José Calderón | To Memphis Grizzlies Tayshaun Prince Austin Daye Ed Davis 2013 Second round pick (Toronto) To Toronto Raptors Rudy Gay Hamed Haddadi |
| Subtractions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Reason Left | New team | |
| Damien Wilkins | Free Agency | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Walker Russell, Jr. | Free Agency | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Vernon Macklin | Free Agency | ||