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1992–93 Detroit Pistons season

PASS Sports The 1992–93 Detroit Pistons season was the 45th season for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association, and their 36th season in Detroit, Michigan. During the off-season, the Pistons signed free agent Terry Mills, and acquired Olden Polynice from the Los Angeles Clippers. Under new head coach Ron Rothstein, the Pistons years of battle would catch up with them, as they lost nine of their first eleven games of the regular season. However, they would win ten of their next eleven games to climb back into playoff connection, but then fall below .500 in winning percentage with a 21–29 record at the All-Star break.

At mid-season, the team traded Orlando Woolridge to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for All-Star guard Alvin Robertson. After posting many winning and losing streaks throughout the entire season, the Pistons missed the NBA playoffs for the first time in ten years, finishing in sixth place in the Central Division with a 40–42 record.

Joe Dumars averaged 23.5 points and 4.0 assists per game, led the Pistons with 112 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Isiah Thomas averaged 17.6 points, 8.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Mills provided the team with 14.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Mark Aguirre contributed 9.9 points per game off the bench, but only played 51 games due to injuries and weight problems, while Bill Laimbeer averaged 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, Polynice provided with 7.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and Dennis Rodman contributed 7.5 points, and led the league with 18.3 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dumars and Thomas were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Thomas's eleventh and final All-Star appearance, and his twelfth All-Star selection.

Dumars and Rodman were both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team; Dumars also finished tied in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Mills finished tied in eleventh place in Most Improved Player voting, and Rodman finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. The Pistons finished second in the NBA in home-game attendance behind the Charlotte Hornets, with an attendance of 889,614 at The Palace of Auburn Hills during the regular season.

However, Rodman's bizarre behavior off the court was a great concern as he was involved in several off-the-court incidents, including a suicide attempt. Following the season, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs after seven seasons with the Pistons, while Aguirre signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers, and Rothstein was fired as head coach after just one season with the Pistons.

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
119Don MacLeanPFUCLA

Roster

  • Ron Rothstein
  • Don Chaney
  • Brendan Malone
  • Alan Srebnick

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Player statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Joe Dumars777740.2.466.375.8641.94.01.00.123.5
Isiah Thomas797937.0.418.308.7372.98.51.60.217.6
Terry Mills814627.0.461.278.7915.81.40.50.614.8
Orlando Woolridge504729.5.479.000.6733.52.20.50.513.1
Mark Aguirre511520.7.443.361.7673.02.10.30.19.9
Alvin Robertson302231.4.434.343.6904.43.62.20.39.3
Bill Laimbeer794124.5.509.370.8945.31.60.60.58.7
Dennis Rodman625538.9.427.205.53418.31.60.80.77.5
Olden Polynice671819.4.490.000.4656.20.40.50.37.3
Gerald Glass56513.9.429.226.6362.51.20.50.35.3
Melvin Newbern3319.4.372.125.5671.11.70.70.03.6
Danny Young65212.9.413.324.8750.71.80.50.12.9
Mark Randall3506.9.506.143.6151.60.30.10.12.8
Isaiah Morris2504.1.456.7500.50.20.10.02.2
Jeff Ruland1105.0.455.5001.60.20.20.01.1
Darrell Walker9216.0.158.000.3332.11.01.10.00.9

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Joe Dumars, All-NBA Second Team
  • Joe Dumars, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Dennis Rodman, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/1993.html 1992-93 Detroit Pistons]
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  3. (September 20, 1992). "Family Man Long Hopes Heat Shares Sense of Value". Sun Sentinel.
  4. (September 26, 1992). "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; A Summit Conference Between Nets and Mills". The New York Times.
  5. Araton, Harvey. (June 25, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Draft Sticks to Program Until the 5th Pick, That Is". The New York Times.
  6. Howard-Cooper, Scott. (June 25, 1992). "Clippers Go Forward to MacLean: NBA Draft: Polynice Is Traded to...". Los Angeles Times.
  7. Howard-Cooper, Scott. (November 17, 1992). "Polynice's Mutual Admiration Society: Pro Basketball: The Former Clipper Returns as a Piston, and Will Be Received by a Fan Club That Gets as Much as It Gives". Los Angeles Times.
  8. (May 20, 1992). "Rothstein to Be Named Pistons' Head Coach". United Press International.
  9. (May 21, 1992). "Three NBA Teams Decide on Coaches: Basketball: Pistons Expected to Hire Rothstein. Nuggets Take Issel, and Rockets Stay with Tomjanovich". Los Angeles Times.
  10. (May 22, 1992). "Around the NBA". The Washington Post.
  11. "NBA Games Played on February 18, 1993". Basketball-Reference.
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  13. (February 26, 1993). "Pistons Trade Woolridge to Bucks for Robertson as Deadline Passes". Los Angeles Times.
  14. (February 26, 1993). "Rodman, Jackson Stay, But Two Trades Made". The Washington Post.
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  16. (October 8, 1993). "PRO BASKETBALL; Hardaway's Magic Number Is 65 Million, as in Dollars". The New York Times.
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  19. (February 10, 1993). "Manning Gets All-Star Berth: Pro Basketball: He Is Selected for the First Time. The Lakers and Celtics Are Shut Out for the First Time Since Game Began". Los Angeles Times.
  20. (September 13, 2021). "1993 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com.
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  22. (May 26, 1993). "MVP Voting". The Victoria Advocate.
  23. "1992–93 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference.
  24. (May 15, 1993). "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Hakeem for the Defense". The New York Times.
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  27. (March 11, 1993). "PRO BASKETBALL; Rodman Gets One-Game Ban". The New York Times.
  28. "Bad As I Wanna Be; By Dennis Rodman with Tim Keown; Chapter One: New and Improved". The Washington Post.
  29. (October 2, 1993). "PRO BASKETBALL; Detroit Trades Rodman to San Antonio for Elliott". The New York Times.
  30. Baker, Chris. (October 2, 1993). "Spurs Give Rodman Fresh Start: Pro Basketball: Pistons Get Sean Elliott in Trade for the NBA Leader in Rebounds and Problems". Los Angeles Times.
  31. (October 2, 1993). "Pistons Deal Rodman to Spurs". The Washington Post.
  32. Baker, Chris. (October 26, 1993). "Aguirre Becomes a Clipper Reserve: Pro Basketball: The Forward Says He Is Happy with New Role. Weiss Expects No Problems". Los Angeles Times.
  33. Baker, Chris. (November 6, 1993). "Aguirre Is on the Mark at the Buzzer: Pro Basketball: Newest Clipper Hits Wide-Open Three-Pointer to Give Los Angeles a 97-95 Victory Over Portland". Los Angeles Times.
  34. (April 26, 1993). "Pistons Fire Coach Rothstein". United Press International.
  35. (April 27, 1993). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Pistons Dismiss Rothstein as Coach". The New York Times.
  36. (April 27, 1993). "Pistons Fire Rothstein After Missing Playoffs". Los Angeles Times.
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