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1993–94 Detroit Pistons season

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The 1993–94 Detroit Pistons season was the 46th season for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association, and their 37th season in Detroit, Michigan. In the 1993 NBA draft, the Pistons selected point guard Lindsey Hunter out of Jackson State University with the tenth overall pick, and also selected shooting guard Allan Houston from the University of Tennessee with the eleventh overall pick.

During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star forward Sean Elliott from the San Antonio Spurs, signed free agent Greg Anderson, and hired Don Chaney as their new head coach. Early into the regular season, the Pistons traded Alvin Robertson, who was out with a back injury, to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Mark Macon and Marcus Liberty.

After only playing just eleven games early into the season, Bill Laimbeer retired after an altercation with his teammate Isiah Thomas during a team practice, in which Thomas broke his hand after punching Laimbeer; Laimbeer averaged 9.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this season. After a 5–4 start to the regular season, the Pistons struggled and suffered a 14-game losing streak between December and January, and held an 11–37 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Olden Polynice to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Pete Chilcutt, and signed free agent Charles Jones. The Pistons lost their final 13 games of the regular season, finishing tied for last place in the Central Division with an awful 20–62 record, their worst record since 1979–80.

Joe Dumars led the team in scoring with 20.4 points per game and 124 three-point field goals, while Terry Mills averaged 17.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and Thomas provided the team with 14.8 points and 6.9 assists per game. In addition, Elliott contributed 12.1 points per game, while Hunter provided with 10.3 points, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and was named the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Houston contributed 8.5 points per game off the bench, Anderson averaged 6.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and Jones provided with 2.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game off the bench in 42 games.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hunter was selected for the inaugural NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Phenoms team, while Houston participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The Pistons finished fifth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 806,641 at The Palace of Auburn Hills during the regular season.

This season marked an end of an era as Thomas retired, ending his thirteen-year career in the NBA with the Pistons; Thomas played in his final game in a 132–104 home loss to the Orlando Magic, at The Palace of Auburn Hills on April 19, 1994, where he ruptured his Achilles tendon, which forced him to retire.

Also following the season, Elliott was traded back to his former team, the San Antonio Spurs after only one season with the Pistons, while Anderson signed with the Atlanta Hawks, Chilcutt signed with the Houston Rockets, and Jones briefly retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
110Lindsey HunterPGJackson State
111Allan HoustonSGTennessee

Roster

  • Don Chaney
  • K. C. Jones
  • Brendan Malone
  • Walt Perrin

Roster Notes

  • Center Bill Laimbeer retired on December 1, 1993.

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 Dumars696937.6.452.388.8362.23.80.90.120.4
Terry Mills807434.7.511.329.7978.42.20.80.817.3
Isiah Thomas585630.2.417.310.7022.76.91.20.114.8
Olden Polynice373636.5.547.000.45712.30.60.61.013.1
737333.0.455.299.8033.62.70.70.412.1
Lindsey Hunter822626.5.375.333.7322.34.81.50.110.3
Bill Laimbeer11522.5.522.333.8465.11.30.50.49.8
Allan Houston792019.2.405.299.8241.51.30.40.28.5
Greg Anderson774721.1.543.333.5717.40.70.70.96.4
David Wood78315.2.459.449.7563.10.70.50.24.1
Pete Chilcutt30013.0.425.214.7693.30.50.30.43.8
Mark Macon35110.6.396.286.6251.01.10.90.03.6
Ben Coleman908.6.480.5002.90.00.20.23.1
Marcus Liberty3507.8.310.370.4861.60.40.30.12.9
Charles Jones42020.9.462.000.5595.60.70.31.02.2
Tod Murphy708.1.500.5001.30.40.30.02.1
Tracy Moore303.3.6671.0000.30.00.70.02.0
Dan O'Sullivan1304.3.333.7500.80.20.00.01.3

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Lindsey Hunter, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions

References

References

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  2. Brown, Clifton. (July 1, 1993). "PRO BASKETBALL; Pick and Troll: Magic Trades No. 1 Choice Webber". The New York Times.
  3. Heisler, Mark. (July 1, 1993). "THE NBA DRAFT: Big Deal for Warriors: Webber for Hardaway: Basketball: Golden State Finally Gets Someone with Size. Orlando Gets Memphis State Guard to Complement O'Neal". Los Angeles Times.
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  12. (November 17, 1993). "BASKETBALL; Battling Pistons Lose Thomas". The New York Times.
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  14. (December 1, 1993). "Laimbeer Calls It Quits". United Press International.
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  25. (April 20, 1994). "Thomas's Injury May End Career". The Washington Post.
  26. (May 12, 1994). "Isiah Thomas Bids Farewell". The New York Times.
  27. (May 12, 1994). "No More "Rah Rah Rah" for Thomas: Pro Basketball: Piston Guard Retires at 33, Saying He No Longer Has the Energy to Play at His Accustomed Level". Los Angeles Times.
  28. (April 20, 1994). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Thomas Ends on Injury". The New York Times.
  29. (April 20, 1994). "Magic Grabs Home Court; Isiah Hurt". Tampa Bay Times.
  30. (April 21, 1994). "A Disappointing End to Thomas' Career". Los Angeles Times.
  31. (July 20, 1994). "PRO BASKETBALL; Sean Elliott Again Is a Spur". The New York Times.
  32. (July 20, 1994). "Spurs Trade the Rights to Curley, a Draft Pick to Get Elliott Back". Los Angeles Times.
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