2017–18 Detroit Pistons season explained

Team:	Detroit Pistons
End Year:	2018
Wins:	39
Losses:	43
Division:	Central
Division Place:	4
Conf Place:	9
Coach:	Stan Van Gundy
Gm:	Jeff Bower
President:	Stan Van Gundy
Owner:	Tom Gores
Arena:	Little Caesars Arena
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	DET
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

See main article: 2017 NBA draft.

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1| October 4| Charlotte| | Andre Drummond (16)| Andre Drummond (15)| Ish Smith (7)| Little Caesars Arena
13,882| 0–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2| October 6| Atlanta| | Avery Bradley (18)| Eric Moreland (13)| Ish Smith (8)| Little Caesars Arena
14,496| 1–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3| October 9| Indiana| | Marjanović, Jackson & Smith (14)| Eric Moreland (7)| Ish Smith (9)| Little Caesars Arena
12,721| 2–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4| October 10| @ Toronto| | Ish Smith (22)| Andre Drummond (11)| Ish Smith (8)| Air Canada Centre
16,893| 2–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4| October 13| @ Milwaukee| | Avery Bradley (26) | Andre Drummond (22)| Andre Drummond (7)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
9,528| 2–3

Regular season

|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1| October 18| Charlotte| | Tobias Harris (27)| Andre Drummond (12)| Reggie Jackson (8)| Little Caesars Arena
20,491| 1–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2| October 20| @ Washington| | Reggie Jackson (21)| Andre Drummond (12)| Reggie Jackson (5)| Verizon Center
16,337| 1–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3| October 21| @ New York| | Tobias Harris (31)| Andre Drummond (12)| Reggie Jackson (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 2–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4| October 23| Philadelphia| | Reggie Jackson (16)| Andre Drummond (14)| Reggie Jackson (7)| Little Caesars Arena
13,709| 2–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 5| October 25| Minnesota| | Tobias Harris (34)| Andre Drummond (15)| Ish Smith (13)| Little Caesars Arena
13,790| 3–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6| October 28| @ L.A. Clippers| | Drummond & Jackson (15)| Andre Drummond (17)| Reggie Jackson (7)| Staples Center
17,247| 4–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 7| October 29| @ Golden State| | Avery Bradley (23)| Andre Drummond (18)| Drummond & Jackson (5)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 5–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 8| October 31| @ L.A Lakers| | Harris & Jackson (18)| Andre Drummond (12)| Drummond & Jackson (5)| Staples Center
17,569| 5–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 9| November 3| Milwaukee| | Andre Drummond (24)| Andre Drummond (15)| Reggie Jackson (8)| Little Caesars Arena
17,207| 6–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 10| November 4| Sacramento| | Avery Bradley (24)| Andre Drummond (19)| Reggie Jackson (7)| Little Caesars Arena
17,683| 7–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11| November 8| Indiana| | Tobias Harris (23)| Andre Drummond (21)| Reggie Jackson (6)| Little Caesars Arena
14,407| 8–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 12| November 10| Atlanta| | Reggie Jackson (22)| Andre Drummond (20)| Andre Drummond (7)| Little Caesars Arena
16,687| 9–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 13| November 12| Miami| | Tobias Harris (25)| Andre Drummond (17)| Ish Smith (7)| Little Caesars Arena
16,236| 10–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 14| November 15| @ Milwaukee| | Avery Bradley (28)| Andre Drummond (17)| Avery Bradley (5)| Bradley Center
15,494| 10–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 15| November 17| @ Indiana| | Jackson & Bradley (16)| Andre Drummond (15)| Reggie Jackson (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,188| 10–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 16| November 19| @ Minnesota| | Andre Drummond (20)| Andre Drummond (16)| Reggie Jackson (8)| Target Center
16,069| 11–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 17| November 20| Cleveland| | Tobias Harris (11)| Andre Drummond (8)| Reggie Jackson (6)| Little Caesars Arena
20,587| 11–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 18| November 24| @ Oklahoma City| | Andre Drummond (17)| Andre Drummond (14)| Jackson & Smith (4)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 12–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 19| November 27| @ Boston| | Tobias Harris (31)| Andre Drummond (22)| Reggie Jackson (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 13–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 20| November 29| Phoenix| | Reggie Jackson (23)| Drummond & Harris (7)| Andre Drummond (7)| Little Caesars Arena
18,096| 14–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 21| December 1| @ Washington| | Tobias Harris (15)| Andre Drummond (17)| Andre Drummond (7)| Verizon Center
17,885| 14–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 22| December 2| @ Philadelphia| | Tobias Harris (27)| Andre Drummond (11)| Andre Drummond (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,562| 14–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 23| December 4| @ San Antonio| | Reggie Jackson (27)| Andre Drummond (15)| Avery Bradley (4)| AT&T Center
18,288| 14–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 24| December 6| @ Milwaukee| | Andre Drummond (27)| Andre Drummond (20)| Andre Drummond (6)| Bradley Center
15,841| 14–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 25| December 8| Golden State| | Avery Bradley (25) | Andre Drummond (17)| Drummond & Smith (4)| Little Caesars Arena
20,491| 14–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 26| December 10| Boston| | Tobias Harris (19)| Andre Drummond (15)| Ish Smith (5)| Little Caesars Arena
18,776| 14–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 27| December 12| Denver| | Langston Galloway (18)| Andre Drummond (15)| Ish Smith (5)| Little Caesars Arena
15,494| 14–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 28| December 14| @ Atlanta| | Tobias Harris (19)| Andre Drummond (19)| Andre Drummond (9)| Philips Arena
13,548| 15–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 29| December 15| @ Indiana| | Andre Drummond (23)| Andre Drummond (13)| Harris, Kennard, Johnson & Smith (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,687| 16–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 30| December 17| Orlando| | Reggie Bullock (20)| Eric Moreland (8)| Smith & Jackson (6)| Little Caesars Arena
16,312| 17–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 31| December 20| @ Dallas| | Anthony Tolliver (18)| Andre Drummond (13)| Reggie Jackson (5)| American Airlines Center
19,580| 17–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 32| December 22| New York| | Tobias Harris (24)| Andre Drummond (15)| Reggie Jackson (8)| Little Caesars Arena
16,922| 18–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 33| December 26| Indiana| | Tobias Harris (30)| Andre Drummond (18)| Reggie Jackson (13)| Little Caesars Arena
20,451| 19–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 34| December 28| @ Orlando| | Tobias Harris (21)| Andre Drummond (18)| Drummond & Smith (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 19–15|- style="background:#bfb;"| 35| December 30| San Antonio| | Reggie Bullock (22)| Andre Drummond (17)| Andre Drummond (6)| Little Caesars Arena
19,671| 20–15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 36| January 3| @ Miami| | Tobias Harris (19)| Boban Marjanović (9)| Smith, Bradley & Buycks (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 20–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 37| January 5| @ Philadelphia| | Tobias Harris (14)| Andre Drummond (8)| Dwight Buycks (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,592| 20–17|- style="background:#bfb;"| 38| January 6| Houston| | Tobias Harris (27)| Harris & Moreland (8)| Moreland & Smith (4)| Little Caesars Arena
18,046| 21–17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 39| January 8| @ New Orleans| | Tobias Harris (25)| Andre Drummond (14)| Avery Bradley (6)| Smoothie King Center
12,874| 21–18|- style="background:#bfb;"| 40| January 10| @ Brooklyn| | Drummond & Harris (22)| Andre Drummond (20)| Bradley, Drummond & Smith (5)| Barclays Center
13,457| 22–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 41| January 13| @ Chicago| | Avery Bradley (26)| Andre Drummond (15)| Ish Smith (6)| United Center
21,613| 22–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 42| January 15| Charlotte| | Bullock & Harris (20)| Andre Drummond (10)| Ish Smith (10)| Little Caesars Arena
17,200| 22–20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 43| January 17| @ Toronto| | Andre Drummond (25)| Andre Drummond (17)| Dwight Buycks (6)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 22–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 44| January 19| Washington| | Tobias Harris (17)| Andre Drummond (21)| Andre Drummond (8)| Little Caesars Arena
14,744| 22–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 45| January 21| Brooklyn| | Tobias Harris (20)| Andre Drummond (13)| Galloway & Harris (5)| Little Caesars Arena
17,544| 22–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 46| January 24| Utah| | Andre Drummond (30)| Andre Drummond (24)| Drummond, Galloway, Johnson & Kennard (4)| Little Caesars Arena
15,682| 22–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 47| January 27| Oklahoma City| | Tobias Harris (21)| Andre Drummond (13)| Ish Smith (9)| Little Caesars Arena
20,491| 22–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 48| January 28| @ Cleveland| | Harris & Tolliver (20)| Andre Drummond (11)| Smith & Tolliver (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 22–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 49| January 30| Cleveland| | Stanley Johnson (26)| Andre Drummond (22)| Drummond & Smith (7)| Little Caesars Arena
18,508| 23–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 50| February 1| Memphis| | Blake Griffin (24)| Andre Drummond (15)| Blake Griffin (5)| Little Caesars Arena
17,481| 24–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 51| February 3| Miami| | Ish Smith (25)| Andre Drummond (20)| Griffin & Smith (7)| Little Caesars Arena
18,747| 25–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 52| February 5| Portland| | Blake Griffin (21)| Andre Drummond (17)| Ish Smith (7)| Little Caesars Arena
13,810| 26–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 53| February 7| Brooklyn| | Blake Griffin (25)| Andre Drummond (27)| Blake Griffin (7)| Little Caesars Arena
15,114| 27–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 54| February 9| L.A. Clippers| | Bullock & Griffin (19)| Andre Drummond (17)| Blake Griffin (8)| Little Caesars Arena
16,697| 27–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 55| February 11| @ Atlanta| | Andre Drummond (25)| Andre Drummond (15)| Ish Smith (7)| Philips Arena
15,214| 27–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 56| February 12| New Orleans| | Blake Griffin (22)| Andre Drummond (21)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Little Caesars Arena
14,453| 27–29|- style="background:#bfb;"| 57| February 14| Atlanta| | Ish Smith (22)| Andre Drummond (15)| Griffin & Smith (9)| Little Caesars Arena
15,849| 28–29|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fbb;"| 58| February 23| Boston| | Ish Smith (20)| Andre Drummond (17)| Ish Smith (6)| Little Caesars Arena
20,491| 28–30|- style="background:#fbb;"| 59| February 25| @ Charlotte| | Blake Griffin (20)| Andre Drummond (14)| Ish Smith (8)| Spectrum Center
17,894| 28–31|- style="background:#fbb;"| 60| February 26| @ Toronto| | Andre Drummond (18)| Andre Drummond (18)| Blake Griffin (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 28–32|- style="background:#bfb;"| 61| February 28| Milwaukee| | Stanley Johnson (19)| Andre Drummond (16)| Blake Griffin (7)| Little Caesars Arena
16,146| 29–32|- style="background:#fbb;"| 62| March 2| @ Orlando| | Bullock & Ennis (21)| Andre Drummond (15)| Blake Griffin (9)| Amway Center
17,223| 29–33|- style="background:#fbb;"| 63| March 3| @ Miami| | Blake Griffin (31)| Andre Drummond (18)| Blake Griffin (6)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 29–34|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64| March 5| @ Cleveland| | Blake Griffin (25)| Andre Drummond (9)| Ish Smith (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 29–35|- style="background:#fbb;"| 65| March 7| Toronto| | Blake Griffin (31)| Andre Drummond (21)| Ish Smith (7)| Little Caesars Arena
17,769| 29–36|- style="background:#bfb;"| 66| March 9| Chicago| | Blake Griffin (25)| Andre Drummond (17)| Blake Griffin (8)| Little Caesars Arena
17,406| 30–36|- style="background:#fbb;"| 67| March 13| @ Utah| | Luke Kennard (18)| Andre Drummond (11)| Jameer Nelson (4)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 30–37|- style="background:#fbb;"| 68| March 15| @ Denver| | Blake Griffin (26)| Andre Drummond (17)| Blake Griffin (9)| Pepsi Center
18,697| 30–38|- style="background:#fbb;"| 69| March 17| @ Portland| | Andre Drummond (18)| Andre Drummond (22)| Blake Griffin (7)| Moda Center
19,727| 30–39|- style="background:#bfb;"| 70| March 19| @ Sacramento| | Blake Griffin (26)| Andre Drummond (16)| Blake Griffin (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,583| 31–39|- style="background:#bfb;"| 71| March 20| @ Phoenix| | Blake Griffin (26)| Andre Drummond (10)| Blake Griffin (10)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,400| 32–39|- style="background:#fbb;"| 72| March 22| @ Houston| | Blake Griffin (21)| Andre Drummond (20)| Blake Griffin (10)| Toyota Center
18,055| 32–40|- style="background:#bfb;"| 73| March 24| Chicago| | Anthony Tolliver (25)| Andre Drummond (20)| Blake Griffin (9)| Little Caesars Arena
19,139| 33–40|- style="background:#bfb;"| 74| March 26| L.A. Lakers| | Reggie Jackson (20)| Andre Drummond (18)| Stanley Johnson (6)| Little Caesars Arena
18,718| 34–40|- style="background:#bfb;"| 75| March 29| Washington| | Andre Drummond (24)| Andre Drummond (23)| Reggie Jackson (8)| Little Caesars Arena
18,268| 35–40|- style="background:#bfb;"| 76| March 31| @ New York| | Andre Drummond (22)| Andre Drummond (17)| Ish Smith (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 36–40|- style="background:#bfb;"| 77| April 1| @ Brooklyn| | Reggie Jackson (29)| Andre Drummond (14)| Stanley Johnson (4)| Barclays Center
16,097| 37–40|- style="background:#fbb;"| 78| April 4| Philadelphia| | Anthony Tolliver (25)| Andre Drummond (15)| Ish Smith (12)| Little Caesars Arena
18,395| 37–41|- style="background:#bfb;"| 79| April 6| Dallas| | Reggie Jackson (24)| Andre Drummond (15)| Reggie Jackson (7)| Little Caesars Arena
18,768| 38–41|- style="background:#fbb;"| 80| April 8| @ Memphis| | Anthony Tolliver (19)| Andre Drummond (18)| Ish Smith (11)| FedExForum
16,044| 38–42|- style="background:#fbb;"| 81| April 9| Toronto| | Luke Kennard (20)| Kennard & Moreland (7)| Reggie Jackson (9)| Little Caesars Arena
17,529| 38–43|- style="background:#bfb;"| 82| April 11| @ Chicago| | Luke Kennard (23)| Eric Moreland (17)| Reggie Jackson (10)| United Center
21,342| 39–43

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
^†‡	25	25	33.2	.433	.348	.784	6.6	6.2	.44	.36	19.8
^‡	48	48	32.6	.451	.409	.846	5.1	2.0	.71	.31	18.1
^‡	40	40	31.7	.409	.381	.763	2.4	2.1	1.15	.18	15.0
	78	78	33.7	.529	.000	.605	16.0	3.0	1.46	1.63	15.0
	45	45	26.7	.426	.308	.836	2.8	5.3	.60	.09	14.6
	62	52	27.9	.489	.445	.796	2.5	1.5	.76	.21	11.3
	82	35	24.9	.486	.347	.698	2.7	4.4	.78	.24	10.9
	79	14	22.2	.464	.436	.797	3.1	1.1	.41	.27	8.9
	69	50	27.4	.375	.286	.772	3.7	1.6	1.38	.20	8.7
	73	9	20.0	.443	.415	.855	2.4	1.7	.60	.18	7.6
^†	27	8	20.4	.457	.304	.767	2.5	.8	.56	.22	7.5
	29	0	14.7	.414	.333	.878	1.4	2.0	.66	.07	7.4
^‡	19	1	9.0	.519	.000	.800	3.0	.7	.21	.32	6.2
	58	2	14.9	.371	.344	.805	1.6	1.0	.60	.09	6.2
	8	0	17.0	.417	.000	.867	4.0	.6	.13	.38	5.4
	38	0	8.7	.363	.333	.862	2.1	.5	.13	.00	4.0
^†	7	0	16.6	.282	.071	1.000	1.1	3.3	.57	.14	3.7
	67	3	12.0	.541	.000	.379	4.1	1.2	.46	.76	1.9
	3	0	2.3	.500	.500	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
	2	0	3.0	.250	.000	.000	2.0	0.0	.0	.0	1.0
^†‡	3	0	3.0	1.000	.000	.000	.3	.3	.00	.00	0.7
	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

See main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft Luke Kennard Via trade Avery Bradley James Ennis Blake Griffin Brice Johnson Jameer Nelson Willie Reed Via free agency Langston Galloway Eric Moreland Anthony Tolliver

Players Lost Via trade Avery Bradley Tobias Harris Darrun Hilliard Brice Johnson Boban Marjanović Marcus Morris Willie Reed Via free agency Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Aron Baynes

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

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]

Notes and References

1. News: Pistons to Move to Downtown Detroit. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. November 22, 2016. November 24, 2016.
2. Web site: Detroit Pistons Trade Guard/Forward Darrun Hilliard To Houston Rockets. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. June 28, 2017. June 28, 2017.
3. Web site: Detroit Pistons Acquire Guard Avery Bradley And 2019 Second Round Draft Pick From Boston Celtics. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. July 7, 2017. July 7, 2017.
4. Web site: Detroit Pistons acquire Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, Brice Johnson from LA Clippers. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. January 30, 2018. January 30, 2018.
5. Web site: Detroit Pistons Acquire Veteran Guard Jameer Nelson. NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. February 8, 2018. February 8, 2018.
6. Web site: Detroit Pistons Acquire Forward James Ennis III . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . February 8, 2018 . February 8, 2018.
7. Web site: Pistons to re-sign Reggie Bullock on two-year deal, first year guaranteed. Detroit Free Press. July 11, 2017. July 11, 2017.
8. Web site: Langlois. Keith. Pistons check off several needs with addition of Langston Galloway. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. July 6, 2017. July 6, 2017.
9. News: Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Center Eric Moreland. July 6, 2017. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. July 6, 2017.
10. Web site: Pistons bringing back forward Anthony Tolliver for one-year, $3.3 million. Detroit Free Press. Vince. Ellis. July 11, 2017. July 11, 2017.
11. Web site: Lakers Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. July 13, 2017. July 13, 2017.
12. Web site: Boston Celtics Sign Aron Baynes. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. July 19, 2017. July 19, 2017.