One of the earliest NBA franchises with one of the most colorful histories, from their days in Fort Wayne to the Dave Bing/Bob Lanier eras to the “Bad Boys” dynasty and beyond
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Bad boys for life: Ranking the 15 players who won a title as Isiah Thomas’ Pistons teammate
In back-to-back seasons in 1989 and 1990, Isiah Thomas led the Pistons to the first two titles in franchise history. Today, we rank the 15 players who were part of those championship runs with Thomas, based on their overall career…
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- Conference Finals upset loss to Cavaliers (2007)
- Drafting Darko Milicic #2 overall
- Drafting Isiah Thomas #2 overall
- In game five of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals
- Losing 1955 NBA Finals under suspicious circumstances (as Fort Wayne Pistons)
- Maurice Cheeks tenure as coach
- Name change from Zollner Pistons to Pistons
- Overcoming 3-1 series deficit in 2003 Conference Quarterfinals
- Players rebelling against coach John Kuester
- Playing games in Palace of Auburn Hills
- Playing home games in North Side High School Gym (Fort Wayne)
- Ranking of teammates who won championships with
- Re-alignment from Western Conference to Eastern Conference
- Re-location from Fort Wayne to Detroit
- Rivalry with Anderson Packers and Indianapolis Olympians (as Fort Wayne Pistons)
- Struggling in the regular season of their ’89-’90 championship season
- Trading Adrian Dantley to the Mavericks for Mark Aguirre
- Trading Dave DeBusschere to the Knicks
- Trading for Rasheed Wallace from the Hawks
- Upset by Nationals in 1955 NBA Finals
- Upsetting Lakers in 1989 NBA Finals
- Upsetting Lakers in 2004 NBA Finals