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| Conference | Eastern | ||||
| Division | Central | ||||
| Founded | 1941 | ||||
| History | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 1941–1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 1948–1957 Detroit Pistons 1957–present |
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| Arena | Little Caesars Arena | ||||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||
| Team colors | Royal blue, red, chrome, navy blue, white |
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| Main sponsor | Flagstar Bank | ||||
| President | Ed Stefanski (interim) | ||||
| General manager | Ed Stefanski (interim) | ||||
| Head coach | Dwane Casey | ||||
| Ownership | Tom Gores | ||||
| Affiliation(s) | Grand Rapids Drive | ||||
| Championships | 3 (1989, 1990, 2004) | ||||
| Conference titles | 7 Western: 2 (1955, 1956) Eastern: 5 (1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005) |
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| Division titles | 9 (1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) | ||||
| Retired numbers | 11 (1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 15, 16, 21, 32, 40) | ||||
| Website | www |
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The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and plays its home games at Little Caesars Arena, located in Midtown. The team was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons in 1941, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL) where it won two NBL championships: in 1944 and 1945. The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1948. The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949, and the Pistons became part of the merged league. In 1957, the franchise moved to Detroit. The Pistons have won three NBA championships: in 1989, 1990 and 2004.
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Dave Bing joined the team in 1966, where in his rookie year he scored 1,601 points.
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Detroit Pistons logo 1975–1979.
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Detroit Pistons famous "Bad Boys era" logo 1979–1996.
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Isiah Thomas against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 1985.
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Chuck Daly, coach of the 1989 and 1990 NBA champions.
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Doug Collins, one of five head coaches for the Pistons in an eight-year span.
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Larry Brown coached the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title and the Eastern Conference championship the following season.
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The Pistons are honored at the White House for the team's victory in the 2004 NBA Finals.
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Alternate logo used from 2005 to 2017.
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A game ticket from March 2006 between the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards.
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Andre Drummond was selected by the Pistons with the ninth overall pick in 2012 NBA draft.
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Little Caesars Arena in 2018
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The Detroit Pistons playing in The Palace of Auburn Hills, seen here in January 2006.