Detroit Pistons facts for kids

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2004 Detroit Pistons congratulated by George Bush
The Pistons are congratulated by President George W. Bush after capturing the 2004 title.

The Detroit Pistons are a team of the National Basketball Association. While billed as a Detroit team, its home arena has been The Palace of Auburn Hills, located in the northern suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan, since 1988. The Pistons will move to the city of Detroit for the 2017–18 season, sharing the new Little Caesars Arena with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. In 1948, the team was in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but that was before moving to Detroit in 1957. The team has won NBA championships in 1989, 1990, and 2004. Their head coach is John Kuester, they are owned by Tom Gores and their general manager is Joe Dumars.

Images for kids

  • Dave bing pistons

    Dave Bing joined the team in 1966, where in his rookie year he scored 1,601 points.

  • Pistonslogo 58-71

    Detroit Pistons logo 1957–1971.

  • Pistons logo 1972-1978

    Detroit Pistons logo 1971–1979.

  • DetroitPistonsOld

    Detroit Pistons famous "Bad Boys era" logo 1979–1996.

  • 1988 NBA Finals - Game 1 - Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Lakers 1988-06-07 (ticket)

    A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum.

  • Chuck Daly

    Chuck Daly, coach of the 1989 and 1990 NBA Champions

  • Larry Brown 2005

    Larry Brown coached the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title and the Eastern Conference championship the following season.

  • Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards game ticket, March 11, 2006

    A game ticket from March 2006 between the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards.

  • Palace of Auburn Hills

    The Detroit Pistons playing in The Palace of Auburn Hills, seen here in January 2006.


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