2015–16 Detroit Pistons season

2015–16 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Stan Van Gundy
General manager Jeff Bower
Owner(s) Tom Gores
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in First Round to Cleveland
(0–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2015–16 Detroit Pistons season was the 75th season of the franchise, the 68th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 59th in the Detroit suburban area. This season marked the first time the Pistons qualified for the NBA playoffs since the 2008–09 season, and also marked their first winning season since the 2007–08 season. Their season ended when they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 8 Stanley Johnson SF  United States Arizona
2 38 Darrun Hilliard SG  United States Villanova

Roster

2015–16 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 50 Anthony, Joel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982–08–09 UNLV
F/C 12 Baynes, Aron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–12–09 Washington State
G 22 Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1980–02–26 Maryland
G 17 Brown, Lorenzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1990–08–26 North Carolina State
F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–03–16 North Carolina
G 5 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–02–18 Georgia
G 8 Dinwiddie, Spencer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–04–06 Colorado
C 0 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993–08–10 Connecticut
F 34 Harris, Tobias 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–07–15 Tennessee
G/F 6 Hilliard, Darrun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–04–13 Villanova
G 1 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990–04–16 Boston College
F 3 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–05–29 Arizona
G 20 Meeks, Jodie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–08–21 Kentucky
F 13 Morris, Marcus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–09–02 Kansas
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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–13

Standings

Division

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 0.0 33–8 24–17 8–8 82
x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 26–15 19–22 8–8 82
x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 26–15 18–23 10–6 82
Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 26–15 16–25 10–6 82
Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 23–18 10–31 4–12 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82

Pre-season

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 3–5 (Home: 1–3 Road: 2–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

Game Log

2015–16 game log
Total: 44–38 (Home: 26–15; Road: 18–23)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

Main article: 2016 NBA Playoffs
2016 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades

June 11, 2015 To Detroit Pistons
Ersan İlyasova 		To Milwaukee Bucks
Caron Butler
Shawne Williams
July 2, 2015 To Detroit Pistons
Reggie Bullock
Danny Granger
Marcus Morris		 To Phoenix Suns
2020 2nd Round Pick
July 13, 2015 To Detroit Pistons
Steve Blake		 To Brooklyn Nets
Quincy Miller
February 16, 2016 To Detroit Pistons
Tobias Harris		 To Orlando Magic
Ersan İlyasova
Brandon Jennings

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 20 Joel Anthony Signed 2-year contract worth $5 million Detroit Pistons [1]
Reggie Jackson Signed 5-year contract worth $80 million Detroit Pistons [2]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 12 Aron Baynes Signed 3-year contract worth $19.5 million San Antonio Spurs [3]
July 23 Adonis Thomas Signed 2-year contract worth $1.8 million Grand Rapids Drive [4]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team Ref.
July 9 Greg Monroe Signed 3-year contract worth $50 million Milwaukee Bucks [5]
October 26 Danny Granger Waived n/a [6]

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Andre Drummond Eastern Conference Player of the Week November 1, 2015 [7]
Andre Drummond Eastern Conference Player of the Week November 8, 2015 [8]
Reggie Jackson Eastern Conference Player of the Week December 6, 2015 [9]
Reggie Jackson Eastern Conference Player of the Week December 20, 2015 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Center Joel Anthony". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Center Reggie Jackson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Sign Center Aron Baynes". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Sign Guard/Forward Adonis Thomas". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bucks Sign Greg Monroe". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pistons Waive Veteran Forward Granger". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Andre Drummond Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Andre Drummond Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Reggie Jackson Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Reggie Jackson Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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