1981–82 Detroit Pistons season

1981–82 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Scotty Robertson
General manager	Jack McCloskey
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1981-82 NBA season was the Pistons' 34th season in the NBA and 25th season in the city of Detroit.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Isiah Thomas	PG	United States	Indiana
1	12	Kelly Tripucka	SF/SG	United States	Notre Dame
4	71	John May		United States	South Alabama
4	89	Don Koonce		United States	North Carolina-Charlotte
5	94	George DeVone		United States	North Carolina-Charlotte
6	117	Vince Brookins		United States	Iowa
7	140	Greg Nance		United States	West Virginia
8	163	Joe Schoen		United States	Saint Francis
9	185	Eddie Baker		United States	Alcorn State
10	205	Melvin Maxwell		United States	Western Michigan

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1981-82 NBA Central standings

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	8
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-New Jersey Nets	44	38	.537	19
5	x-Washington Bullets	43	39	.524	20
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	21
7	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	24
8	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	28
9	Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	30
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	48

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and records

• Isiah Thomas, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Kelly Tripucka, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1981-82 Detroit Pistons

See also

• 1981-82 NBA season