2016–17 Detroit Pistons season

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The 2016–17 Detroit Pistons season was the 76th season of the franchise, the 69th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 60th in Metro Detroit. It was the Pistons' final season at The Palace of Auburn Hills in nearby Auburn Hills, Michigan, ending a 42-year history of professional sports in Oakland County. They moved to the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit for the 2017–18 season.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	18	Henry Ellenson	PF	United States	Marquette
2	49	Michael Gbinije	PG	United States	Syracuse

Roster

2016–17 Detroit Pistons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 12 Baynes, Aron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986-12-09 Washington State SG 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina SG 5 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia C 0 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993-08-10 Connecticut PF 8 Ellenson, Henry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-01-13 Marquette SG 9 Gbinije, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-06-05 Syracuse SF 34 Harris, Tobias 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992-07-15 Tennessee SG 6 Hilliard, Darrun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-04-13 Villanova PG 1 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College SF 7 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996-05-29 Arizona PF 30 Leuer, Jon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989-05-14 Wisconsin C 51 Marjanović, Boban 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988-08-15 Serbia PF 13 Morris, Marcus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas PG 14 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-07-05 Wake Forest PG 19 Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-07-05 Slovenia	Head coach Stan Van Gundy Assistant coach(es) Malik Allen Bob Beyer Tim Hardaway Charles Klask Brendan Malone Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2017-03-26

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers	51	31	.622	–	31‍–‍10	20‍–‍21	8–8	82
x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	9.0	23‍–‍18	19‍–‍22	10–6	82
x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	9.0	29‍–‍12	13‍–‍28	8–8	82
x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	10.0	25‍–‍16	16‍–‍25	9–7	82
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	14.0	24‍–‍17	13‍–‍28	5–11	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82
9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 1–2 Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 6 @ Brooklyn L 94–101 Morris & Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (21) McCallum (4) Barclays Center 8,782 0–1 2 October 10 San Antonio L 81–86 Andre Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (13) Leuer & Smith (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 12,103 0–2 3 October 13 @ Atlanta W 99–94 Harris & Smith (18) Jon Leuer (9) Ish Smith (8) Philips Arena 10,852 1–2 4 October 15 @ Philadelphia W 97–76 Tobias Harris (18) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (6) Wells Fargo Center 10,891 2–2 5 October 17 Milwaukee W 102–78 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 10,096 3–2 6 October 19 Toronto L 92–103 Andre Drummond (16) Andre Drummond (13) Lorenzo Brown (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 3–3
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 37–45 (Home: 24–17; Road: 13–28)
October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26 @ Toronto L 91–109 Tobias Harris (22) Morris & Leuer (9) Ish Smith (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 0–1 2 October 28 Orlando W 108–82 Tobias Harris (18) Andre Drummond (20) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 19,122 1–1 3 October 30 Milwaukee W 98–83 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) Andre Drummond (23) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,161 2–1
November : 8–9 (home: 5–2; road: 3–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 New York W 102–89 Tobias Harris (25) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,087 3–1 5 November 2 @ Brooklyn L 101–109 Morris (23) Caldwell-Pope & Leuer (7) Ish Smith (7) Barclays Center 13,650 3–2 6 November 5 Denver W 103–86 Andre Drummond (19) Andre Drummond (20) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 16,218 4–2 7 November 7 @ L.A. Clippers L 82–114 Andre Drummond (15) Andre Drummond (12) Smith, Udrih & Johnson (3) Staples Center 19,060 4–3 8 November 9 @ Phoenix L 100–107 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (27) Andre Drummond (10) Ish Smith (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,719 4–4 9 November 11 @ San Antonio L 86–96 Andre Drummond (20) Andre Drummond (17) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7) AT&T Center 18,418 4–5 10 November 12 @ Denver W 106–95 Tobias Harris (19) Andre Drummond (12) Ish Smith (8) Pepsi Center 13,997 5–5 11 November 14 Oklahoma City W 104–88 Tobias Harris (22) Jon Leuer (9) Morris (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,172 6–5 12 November 16 @ New York L 102–105 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) Tobias Harris (10) Ish Smith (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 6–6 13 November 18 @ Cleveland L 81–104 Jon Leuer (15) Andre Drummond (10) Ish Smith (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 6–7 14 November 19 Boston L 92–94 Marcus Morris (24) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 16,107 6–8 15 November 21 Houston L 96–99 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26) Andre Drummond (16) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,632 6–9 16 November 23 Miami W 107–84 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (22) Andre Drummond (15) Marcus Morris (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,520 7–9 17 November 25 L.A. Clippers W 108–97 Marcus Morris (17) Jon Leuer (11) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10) Palace of Auburn Hills 17,023 8–9 18 November 26 @ Oklahoma City L 88–106 Tobias Harris (21) Andre Drummond (8) Ish Smith (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 8–10 19 November 29 @ Charlotte W 112–89 Tobias Harris (24) Aron Baynes (8) Caldwell-Pope & Udrih (7) Spectrum Center 14,266 9–10 20 November 30 @ Boston W 121–114 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (8) TD Garden 17,338 10–10
December : 5–10 (home: 2–6; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 2 @ Atlanta W 121–85 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) Andre Drummond (14) Ish Smith (13) Philips Arena 15,500 11–10 22 December 4 Orlando L 92–98 Marcus Morris (21) Andre Drummond (10) Caldwell-Pope & Jackson (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,206 11–11 23 December 6 Chicago W 102–91 Tobias Harris (22) Andre Drummond (10) Reggie Jackson (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,305 12–11 24 December 7 @ Charlotte L 77–87 Andre Drummond (26) Andre Drummond (20) Caldwell-Pope & Leuer (6) Spectrum Center 15,141 12–12 25 December 9 @ Minnesota W 117–90 Andre Drummond (22) Andre Drummond (22) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7) Target Center 14,109 13–12 26 December 11 Philadelphia L 79–97 Marcus Morris (28) Andre Drummond (14) Stanley Johnson (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 7,244 13–13 27 December 14 @ Dallas W 95–85 Reggie Jackson (20) Andre Drummond (17) Jackson & Smith (6) American Airlines Center 19,687 14–13 28 December 16 @ Washington L 108–122 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (24) Andre Drummond (12) Jon Leuer (5) Verizon Center 15,573 14–14 29 December 17 Indiana L 90–105 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (20) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (10) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,231 14–15 30 December 19 @ Chicago L 82–113 Jon Leuer (16) Jon Leuer (5) Ish Smith (7) United Center 21,400 14–16 31 December 21 Memphis L 86–98 Jackson & Leuer (18) Andre Drummond (19) Reggie Jackson (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 16,033 14–17 32 December 23 Golden State L 113–119 Tobias Harris (26) Andre Drummond (9) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 21,012 14–18 33 December 26 Cleveland W 106–90 Tobias Harris (21) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 18,123 15–18 34 December 28 Milwaukee L 94–119 Tobias Harris (23) Tobias Harris (12) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 17,222 15–19 35 December 30 @ Atlanta L 98–105 Jon Leuer (22) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (8) Philips Arena 19,009 15–20
January : 6–7 (home: 3–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 1 @ Miami W 107–98 Reggie Jackson (27) Andre Drummond (18) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) American Airlines Arena 19,844 16–20 37 January 3 Indiana L 116–121 Tobias Harris (22) Andre Drummond (14) Reggie Jackson (12) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,435 16–21 38 January 5 Charlotte W 115–114 Tobias Harris (25) Boban Marjanović (19) Reggie Jackson (11) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,723 17–21 39 January 8 @ Portland W 125–124 (2OT) Reggie Jackson (31) Andre Drummond (14) Marcus Morris (5) Moda Center 13,506 18–21 40 January 10 @ Sacramento L 94–100 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) Andre Drummond (12) Jackson & Johnson (3) Golden 1 Center 17,608 18–22 41 January 12 @ Golden State L 107–127 Marcus Morris (21) Boban Marjanović (11) Beno Udrih (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 18–23 42 January 13 @ Utah L 77–110 Tobias Harris (13) Andre Drummond (19) Beno Udrih (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,564 18–24 43 January 15 @ L.A. Lakers W 102–97 Morris & Harris (23) Andre Drummond (17) Johnson & Smith (6) Staples Center 18,997 19–24 44 January 18 Atlanta W 118–95 Reggie Jackson (26) Andre Drummond (17) Marcus Morris (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,159 20–24 45 January 21 Washington W 113–112 Marcus Morris (25) Marcus Morris (11) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 18,231 21–24 46 January 23 Sacramento L 104–109 Reggie Jackson (18) Andre Drummond (12) Reggie Jackson (11) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,017 21–25 47 January 28 @ Miami L 103–116 Reggie Jackson (24) Andre Drummond (20) Reggie Jackson (3) American Airlines Arena 19,600 21–26 48 January 30 @ Boston L 109–113 Andre Drummond (28) Andre Drummond (22) Reggie Jackson (6) TD Garden 18,188 21–27
February : 8–4 (home: 7–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 1 New Orleans W 118–98 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (38) Tobias Harris (8) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,262 22–27 50 February 3 Minnesota W 116–108 Marcus Morris (36) Andre Drummond (18) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 16,934 23–27 51 February 4 @ Indiana L 84–105 Marcus Morris (19) Andre Drummond (9) Ish Smith (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,660 23–28 52 February 6 Philadelphia W 113–96 Marcus Morris (19) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,731 24–28 53 February 8 L.A. Lakers W 121–102 Andre Drummond (24) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,121 25–28 54 February 10 San Antonio L 92–103 Tobias Harris (16) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 17,222 25–29 55 February 12 @ Toronto W 102–101 Tobias Harris (24) Andre Drummond (18) Ish Smith (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 26–29 56 February 13 @ Milwaukee L 89–102 Marcus Morris (26) Andre Drummond (12) Reggie Jackson (9) BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,397 26–30 57 February 15 Dallas W 98–91 Reggie Jackson (22) Marcus Morris (14) Reggie Jackson (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,549 27–30 All-Star Break 58 February 23 Charlotte W 114–108 (OT) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (33) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (16) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,913 28–30 59 February 26 Boston L 98–104 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 20,141 28–31 60 February 28 Portland W 120–113 (OT) Marcus Morris (37) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,502 29–31
March : 6–11 (home: 5–3; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 @ New Orleans L 86–109 Jon Leuer (22) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (4) Smoothie King Center 14,406 29–32 62 March 4 @ Philadelphia W 136–106 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26) Andre Drummond (14) Ish Smith (13) Wells Fargo Center 19,523 30–32 63 March 6 Chicago W 109–95 Reggie Jackson (26) Drummond, Harris (8) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills 16,039 31–32 64 March 8 @ Indiana L 98–115 Tobias Harris (22) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,353 31–33 65 March 9 Cleveland W 106–101 Reggie Jackson (21) Andre Drummond (16) Reggie Jackson (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 19,421 32–33 66 March 11 New York W 112–92 Tobias Harris (28) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 19,607 33–33 67 March 14 @ Cleveland L 96–128 Tobias Harris (17) Andre Drummond (14) Reggie Jackson (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 33–34 68 March 15 Utah L 83–97 Ish Smith (16) Aron Baynes (12) Ish Smith (3) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,033 33–35 69 March 17 Toronto L 75–87 Reggie Jackson (20) Andre Drummond (22) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 16,541 33–36 70 March 19 Phoenix W 112–95 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) Andre Drummond (18) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 19,588 34–36 71 March 21 @ Brooklyn L 96–98 Tobias Harris (24) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (4) Barclays Center 14,343 34–37 72 March 22 @ Chicago L 95–117 Morris (14) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (7) United Center 21,503 34–38 73 March 24 @ Orlando L 87–115 Jon Leuer (16) Andre Drummond (14) Darrun Hilliard (4) Amway Center 18,076 34–39 74 March 27 @ New York L 95–109 Marcus Morris (20) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 34–40 75 March 28 Miami L 96–97 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 17,160 34–41 76 March 30 Brooklyn W 90–89 Marcus Morris (28) Marcus Morris (13) Ish Smith (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,804 35–41 77 March 31 @ Milwaukee L 105–108 (OT) Tobias Harris (23) Andre Drummond (13) Beno Udrih (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717 35–42
April : 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 5 Toronto L 102–105 Harris & Smith (16) Andre Drummond (14) Beno Udrih (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 17,578 35–43 79 April 7 @ Houston W 114–109 Boban Marjanović (27) Boban Marjanović (12) Smith & Udrih (5) Toyota Center 18,055 36–43 80 April 9 @ Memphis W 103–90 Bullock & Marjanović (14) Andre Drummond (11) Ish Smith (7) FedExForum 16,521 37–43 81 April 10 Washington L 101–105 Tobias Harris (22) Boban Marjanović (8) Ish Smith (9) Palace of Auburn Hills 21,012 37–44 82 April 12 @ Orlando L 109–113 Smith & Caldwell-Pope (20) Andre Drummond (14) Ish Smith (10) Amway Center 19,458 37–45
2016–17 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

Detroit Pistons statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tobias Harris	82	48	31.3	.481	.347	.841	5.1	1.7	.72	.48	16.1
Reggie Jackson	52	50	27.4	.420	.359	.868	2.2	5.2	.67	.10	14.5
Marcus Morris	79	79	32.5	.418	.331	.784	4.6	2.0	.66	.32	14.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	75	33.3	.399	.350	.832	3.3	2.5	1.18	.16	13.8
Andre Drummond	81	81	29.7	.530	.286	.386	13.8	1.1	1.53	1.10	13.6
Jon Leuer	75	34	25.9	.480	.293	.867	5.4	1.5	.41	.35	10.2
Ish Smith	81	32	24.1	.439	.267	.706	2.9	5.2	.75	.41	9.4
Beno Udrih	39	0	14.4	.467	.344	.941	1.5	3.4	.33	.00	5.8
Boban Marjanović	35	0	8.4	.545	.000	.810	3.7	.3	.17	.34	5.5
Aron Baynes	75	2	15.5	.513	.000	.840	4.4	.4	.23	.52	4.9
Reggie Bullock	31	5	15.1	.422	.384	.714	2.1	.9	.58	.10	4.5
Stanley Johnson	77	1	17.8	.353	.292	.679	2.5	1.4	.73	.31	4.4
Darrun Hilliard	39	1	9.8	.373	.261	.750	.8	.8	.28	.05	3.3
Henry Ellenson	19	2	7.7	.359	.294	.500	2.2	.4	.05	.7	3.2
Michael Gbinije	9	0	3.6	.100	.000	1.000	.3	.2	.00	.00	0.4

Transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Henry Ellenson Michael Gbinije Via Trade Cameron Bairstow Via free agency Jon Leuer Ish Smith Boban Marjanović

Players Lost Via trade Spencer Dinwiddie Jodie Meeks Via free agency Anthony Tolliver

Trades

June 17, 2016	To Detroit Pistons Cameron Bairstow	To Chicago Bulls Spencer Dinwiddie
June 29, 2016	To Detroit Pistons 2019 2nd Round Pick	To Orlando Magic Jodie Meeks

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
July 15	Andre Drummond	5-year contract worth $130 million	Detroit Pistons	[2]

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
July 8	Jon Leuer	4-year contract worth $42 million	Phoenix Suns	[3]
	Ish Smith	3-year contract worth $18 million	Philadelphia 76ers
July 12	Boban Marjanović	3-year contract worth $21 million	San Antonio Spurs	[4]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Contract terms	New team	Ref.
July 9	Anthony Tolliver	2-year contract worth $16 million	Sacramento Kings	[5]
October 25	Lorenzo Brown	Waived	Zhejiang Golden Bulls

References