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DETROIT PISTONS

The Pistons franchise was founded in 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The team’s official name was the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons after the company – Zollner – that it was named after. Zollner, of course, made pistons for the automotive industry.

The Fort Wayne Pistons were originally members of the National Basketball League (NBL), where they won two championships. They later joined the Basketball Association of America in 1948 and became a member of the NBA when the NBL and BAA merged the following year. The franchise moved to Detroit in 1957.

Nationally broadcasted Pistons games can be watched on TV on the following networks: ESPN, ESPN+, ABC, and TNT. FOX Sports Detroit is the regional broadcast partner of the Pistons. Fans can watch the complete Detroit Pistons schedule via live stream using the FOX Sports GO app or by going to NBA.tv.

HOME OF THE PISTONS

Upon moving to Detroit, the Pistons first played in the old Olympia Stadium in downtown Detroit. They moved into Cobo Arena in 1961 and then out of the city in 1978 to the Pontiac Silverdome. In 1988, the Pistons moved to The Palace of Auburn Hills before moving to their current home, Little Caesars Arena, which is back in the city of Detroit. The new venue holds 20,332 fans for Pistons’ home games.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

The Pistons currently play in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference and have won nine division titles (1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008). The team has earned seven conference titles, two of which came while the team was in the Western Conference (1955, 1956).

Detroit has won three NBA championships – back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990 and a third in 2004.

BEST OF THE PISTONS

The glory years of the Pistons franchise began in the mid- to late-1980s. Point guard Isaiah Thomas is the franchise’s all-time leading scorer with 18,822 points. He was the key to the Pistons’ titles in ’89 and ’90. Thomas earned the NBA Finals MVP in 1990. He played his entire 14-year NBA career in Detroit. Thomas was a 12-time All-Star and won the MVP of the All-Star Game twice. He is also first in assists (9,061) and steals (1,861) on the Pistons all-time career leader lists.

Thomas’s running mate in the backcourt for most of his career was Joe Dumars who played his entire 15-year career in Detroit. Dumars was also a member of the ’89 and ’90 NBA championship teams and he won the NBA Finals MVP in 1989. Dumars was a six-time NBA All-Star and made the All-Defensive First Team four times. He is No. 2 behind Thomas on the Pistons all-time scoring list (16,401) and assists list (4,612).

Bob Lanier was the first pick in the 1970 NBA draft and went on to play the first 11 years of his 15-year NBA career in Detroit. Lanier made the All-Rookie Team in 1971 and went on to become an eight-time NBA All-Star. He was the All-Star Game MVP in 1974. Lanier is third on both the Pistons all-time scoring list (15,488) and rebounding list (8,063. He ended his career with averages of 20.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.