2017–18 Detroit Pistons season
NBA professional basketball team 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.
Draft picks
Roster
2017–18 Detroit Pistons roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
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
(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
Conference
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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
9
November 3
Milwaukee
W 105–96
Andre Drummond (24)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Little Caesars Arena 17,207
6–3
10
November 4
Sacramento
W 108–99
Avery Bradley (24)
Andre Drummond (19)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Little Caesars Arena 17,683
7–3
11
November 8
Indiana
W 114–97
Tobias Harris (23)
Andre Drummond (21)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 14,407
8–3
12
November 10
Atlanta
W 111–104
Reggie Jackson (22)
Andre Drummond (20)
Andre Drummond (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,687
9–3
13
November 12
Miami
W 112–103
Tobias Harris (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,236
10–3
14
November 15
@ Milwaukee
L 95–99
Avery Bradley (28)
Andre Drummond (17)
Avery Bradley (5)
Bradley Center 15,494
10–4
15
November 17
@ Indiana
L 100–107
Jackson & Bradley (16)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,188
10–5
16
November 19
@ Minnesota
W 100–97
Andre Drummond (20)
Andre Drummond (16)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Target Center 16,069
11–5
17
November 20
Cleveland
L 88–116
Tobias Harris (11)
Andre Drummond (8)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,587
11–6
18
November 24
@ Oklahoma City
W 99–98
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (14)
Jackson & Smith (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
12–6
19
November 27
@ Boston
W 118–108
Tobias Harris (31)
Andre Drummond (22)
Reggie Jackson (7)
TD Garden 18,624
13–6
20
November 29
Phoenix
W 131–107
Reggie Jackson (23)
Drummond & Harris (7)
Andre Drummond (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,096
14–6
December
: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
December 1
@ Washington
L 91–109
Tobias Harris (15)
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (7)
Verizon Center 17,885
14–7
22
December 2
@ Philadelphia
L 103–108
Tobias Harris (27)
Andre Drummond (11)
Andre Drummond (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,562
14–8
23
December 4
@ San Antonio
L 93–96
Reggie Jackson (27)
Andre Drummond (15)
Avery Bradley (4)
AT&T Center 18,288
14–9
24
December 6
@ Milwaukee
L 100–104
Andre Drummond (27)
Andre Drummond (20)
Andre Drummond (6)
Bradley Center 15,841
14–10
25
December 8
Golden State
L 98–102
Avery Bradley (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Drummond & Smith (4)
Little Caesars Arena 20,491
14–11
26
December 10
Boston
L 81–91
Tobias Harris (19)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (5)
Little Caesars Arena 18,776
14–12
27
December 12
Denver
L 84–103
Langston Galloway (18)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (5)
Little Caesars Arena 15,494
14–13
28
December 14
@ Atlanta
W 105–91
Tobias Harris (19)
Andre Drummond (19)
Andre Drummond (9)
Philips Arena 13,548
15–13
29
December 15
@ Indiana
W 104–98
Andre Drummond (23)
Andre Drummond (13)
Harris , Kennard , Johnson & Smith (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,687
16–13
30
December 17
Orlando
W 114–110
Reggie Bullock (20)
Eric Moreland (8)
Smith & Jackson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 16,312
17–13
31
December 20
@ Dallas
L 93–110
Anthony Tolliver (18)
Andre Drummond (13)
Reggie Jackson (5)
American Airlines Center 19,580
17–14
32
December 22
New York
W 104–101
Tobias Harris (24)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Little Caesars Arena 16,922
18–14
33
December 26
Indiana
W 107–83
Tobias Harris (30)
Andre Drummond (18)
Reggie Jackson (13)
Little Caesars Arena 20,451
19–14
34
December 28
@ Orlando
L 89–102
Tobias Harris (21)
Andre Drummond (18)
Drummond & Smith (5)
Amway Center 18,846
19–15
35
December 30
San Antonio
W 93–79
Reggie Bullock (22)
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (6)
Little Caesars Arena 19,671
20–15
January
: 3–11 (home: 2–5; road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
36
January 3
@ Miami
L 104–111
Tobias Harris (19)
Boban Marjanović (9)
Smith , Bradley & Buycks (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
20–16
37
January 5
@ Philadelphia
L 78–114
Tobias Harris (14)
Andre Drummond (8)
Dwight Buycks (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,592
20–17
38
January 6
Houston
W 108–101
Tobias Harris (27)
Harris & Moreland (8)
Moreland & Smith (4)
Little Caesars Arena 18,046
21–17
39
January 8
@ New Orleans
L 109–112
Tobias Harris (25)
Andre Drummond (14)
Avery Bradley (6)
Smoothie King Center 12,874
21–18
40
January 10
@ Brooklyn
W 114–80
Drummond & Harris (22)
Andre Drummond (20)
Bradley , Drummond & Smith (5)
Barclays Center 13,457
22–18
41
January 13
@ Chicago
L 105–107
Avery Bradley (26)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (6)
United Center 21,613
22–19
42
January 15
Charlotte
L 107–118
Bullock & Harris (20)
Andre Drummond (10)
Ish Smith (10)
Little Caesars Arena 17,200
22–20
43
January 17
@ Toronto
L 91–96
Andre Drummond (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Dwight Buycks (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
22–21
44
January 19
Washington
L 112–122
Tobias Harris (17)
Andre Drummond (21)
Andre Drummond (8)
Little Caesars Arena 14,744
22–22
45
January 21
Brooklyn
L 100–101
Tobias Harris (20)
Andre Drummond (13)
Galloway & Harris (5)
Little Caesars Arena 17,544
22–23
46
January 24
Utah
L 95–98 (OT)
Andre Drummond (30)
Andre Drummond (24)
Drummond , Galloway , Johnson & Kennard (4)
Little Caesars Arena 15,682
22–24
47
January 27
Oklahoma City
L 108–121
Tobias Harris (21)
Andre Drummond (13)
Ish Smith (9)
Little Caesars Arena 20,491
22–25
48
January 28
@ Cleveland
L 104–121
Harris & Tolliver (20)
Andre Drummond (11)
Smith & Tolliver (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
22–26
49
January 30
Cleveland
W 125–114
Stanley Johnson (26)
Andre Drummond (22)
Drummond & Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,508
23–26
February
: 6–6 (home: 6–3; road: 0–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
Memphis
W 104–102
Blake Griffin (24)
Andre Drummond (15)
Blake Griffin (5)
Little Caesars Arena 17,481
24–26
51
February 3
Miami
W 111–107
Ish Smith (25)
Andre Drummond (20)
Griffin & Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,747
25–26
52
February 5
Portland
W 111–91
Blake Griffin (21)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 13,810
26–26
53
February 7
Brooklyn
W 115–106
Blake Griffin (25)
Andre Drummond (27)
Blake Griffin (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,114
27–26
54
February 9
L.A. Clippers
L 95–108
Bullock & Griffin (19)
Andre Drummond (17)
Blake Griffin (8)
Little Caesars Arena 16,697
27–27
55
February 11
@ Atlanta
L 115–118
Andre Drummond (25)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (7)
Philips Arena 15,214
27–28
56
February 12
New Orleans
L 103–118
Blake Griffin (22)
Andre Drummond (21)
Jameer Nelson (5)
Little Caesars Arena 14,453
27–29
57
February 14
Atlanta
W 104–98
Ish Smith (22)
Andre Drummond (15)
Griffin & Smith (9)
Little Caesars Arena 15,849
28–29
All-Star Break
58
February 23
Boston
L 98–110
Ish Smith (20)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,491
28–30
59
February 25
@ Charlotte
L 98–114
Blake Griffin (20)
Andre Drummond (14)
Ish Smith (8)
Spectrum Center 17,894
28–31
60
February 26
@ Toronto
L 94–123
Andre Drummond (18)
Andre Drummond (18)
Blake Griffin (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
28–32
61
February 28
Milwaukee
W 110–87
Stanley Johnson (19)
Andre Drummond (16)
Blake Griffin (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,146
29–32
March
: 7–8 (home: 4–1; road: 3–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 2
@ Orlando
L 106–115 (OT)
Bullock & Ennis (21)
Andre Drummond (15)
Blake Griffin (9)
Amway Center 17,223
29–33
63
March 3
@ Miami
L 96–105
Blake Griffin (31)
Andre Drummond (18)
Blake Griffin (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
29–34
64
March 5
@ Cleveland
L 90–112
Blake Griffin (25)
Andre Drummond (9)
Ish Smith (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29–35
65
March 7
Toronto
L 119–121 (OT)
Blake Griffin (31)
Andre Drummond (21)
Ish Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena 17,769
29–36
66
March 9
Chicago
W 99–83
Blake Griffin (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Blake Griffin (8)
Little Caesars Arena 17,406
30–36
67
March 13
@ Utah
L 79–110
Luke Kennard (18)
Andre Drummond (11)
Jameer Nelson (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
30–37
68
March 15
@ Denver
L 113–120
Blake Griffin (26)
Andre Drummond (17)
Blake Griffin (9)
Pepsi Center 18,697
30–38
69
March 17
@ Portland
L 87–100
Andre Drummond (18)
Andre Drummond (22)
Blake Griffin (7)
Moda Center 19,727
30–39
70
March 19
@ Sacramento
W 106–90
Blake Griffin (26)
Andre Drummond (16)
Blake Griffin (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
31–39
71
March 20
@ Phoenix
W 115–88
Blake Griffin (26)
Andre Drummond (10)
Blake Griffin (10)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,400
32–39
72
March 22
@ Houston
L 96–100 (OT)
Blake Griffin (21)
Andre Drummond (20)
Blake Griffin (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
32–40
73
March 24
Chicago
W 117–95
Anthony Tolliver (25)
Andre Drummond (20)
Blake Griffin (9)
Little Caesars Arena 19,139
33–40
74
March 26
L.A. Lakers
W 112–106
Reggie Jackson (20)
Andre Drummond (18)
Stanley Johnson (6)
Little Caesars Arena 18,718
34–40
75
March 29
Washington
W 103–92
Andre Drummond (24)
Andre Drummond (23)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Little Caesars Arena 18,268
35–40
76
March 31
@ New York
W 115–109
Andre Drummond (22)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
36–40
April
: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
2017–18 season schedule
Player statistics
Season
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Pistons. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.
‡ Denotes traded mid-season.
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via trade
Via free agency
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Date
Player
Contract terms
Ref.
July 14
Reggie Bullock
2-year contract worth $5 million
[ 7]
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ "Pistons to Move to Downtown Detroit" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016 .
^ "Detroit Pistons Trade Guard/Forward Darrun Hilliard To Houston Rockets" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Detroit Pistons Acquire Veteran Guard Jameer Nelson" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
^ "Detroit Pistons Acquire Forward James Ennis III" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
^ "Pistons to re-sign Reggie Bullock on two-year deal, first year guaranteed" . Detroit Free Press . July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Center Eric Moreland" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
^ Ellis, Vince (July 11, 2017). "Pistons bringing back forward Anthony Tolliver for one-year, $3.3 million" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved July 11, 2017 .
^ "Lakers Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017 .
^ "Boston Celtics Sign Aron Baynes" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
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