2012–13 Detroit Pistons season

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

Pick acquired from the Houston Rockets on June 25, 2009, in exchange for the draft rights to Chase Budinger.

Roster

• Lawrence Frank
• Dee Brown
• John Loyer
• Mike Abdenour (trainer)

Pre-season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 10 | Toronto | | Greg Monroe (17) | Greg Monroe (10) | Will Bynum (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,532 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 12 | @ Toronto | | Rodney Stuckey (14) | Austin Daye (9) | Brandon Knight (5) | Air Canada Centre 10,167 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 13 | @ Milwaukee | | Andre Drummond (19) | Andre Drummond (10) | Brandon Knight (8) | BMO Harris Bradley Center 5,213 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 16 | Orlando | | Rodney Stuckey (19) | Jason Maxiell (8) | Rodney Stuckey (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,229 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 18 | @ Miami | | Greg Monroe (15) | Andre Drummond (8) | Brandon Knight (4) | American Airlines Arena 19,600 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 20 | Charlotte | | Rodney Stuckey (16) | Andre Drummond, Greg Monroe (7) | Greg Monroe, Rodney Stuckey (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,923 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 24 | @ Minnesota | | Rodney Stuckey (21) | Brandon Knight (6) | Brandon Knight (3) | MTS Centre 12,163 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 26 | Atlanta | | Brandon Knight, Greg Monroe (16) | Greg Monroe (11) | Will Bynum (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,825 | 4–4

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 31 || Houston | | Brandon Knight (15) | Maxiell & Monroe (8) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,646 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 2 || @ Phoenix | | Tayshaun Prince (18) | Andre Drummond (8) | Brandon Knight (10) | US Airways Center 15,107 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 4 || @ L. A. Lakers | | Jonas Jerebko (18) | Drummond & Monroe (7) | Brandon Knight (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 6 || @ Denver | | Greg Monroe (27) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Knight (9) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 0–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 7 || @ Sacramento | | Monroe & Knight (21) | Greg Monroe (12) | Greg Monroe (11) | Power Balance Pavilion 10,185 | 0–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 9 || @ Oklahoma City | | Andre Drummond (22) | Greg Monroe (10) | Monroe, Knight & Stuckey (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 | 0–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 10 || @ Houston | | Brandon Knight (16) | Greg Monroe (11) | Brandon Knight (7) | Toyota Center 15,037 | 0–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 12 || Oklahoma City | | Rodney Stuckey (19) | Jason Maxiell (7) | Brandon Knight (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,784 | 0–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 14 || @ Philadelphia | | Greg Monroe (19) | Greg Monroe (18) | Brandon Knight (7) | Wells Fargo Center 11,879 | 1–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 16 || Orlando | | Greg Monroe (23) | Greg Monroe (7) | Brandon Knight (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,594 | 1–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 18 || Boston | | Greg Monroe (20) | Greg Monroe (13) | Bynum & Stuckey (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,214 | 2–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 21 || @ Orlando | | Greg Monroe (19) | Monroe & Prince (8) | Brandon Knight (5) | Amway Center 17,199 | 2–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 23 || Toronto | | Greg Monroe (19) | Andre Drummond (13) | Greg Monroe (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,778 | 3–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 25 || @ New York | | Brandon Knight (21) | Andre Drummond (11) | Greg Monroe (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,033 | 3–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 26 || Portland | | Brandon Knight (26) | Monroe & Singler(10) | Kyle Singler (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,212 | 4–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || November 28 || Phoenix | | Knight & Villanueva (19) | Andre Drummond (9) | Brandon Knight (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,517 | 5–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || November 30 || @ Memphis | | Greg Monroe (17) | Monroe & Maxiell (9) | Tayshaun Prince (4) | FedExForum 16,732 | 5–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 1 || @ Dallas | | Brandon Knight (20) | Greg Monroe (15) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | American Airlines Center 20,285 | 5–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 3 || Cleveland | | Brandon Knight (17) | Greg Monroe (14) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,352 | 6–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 5 || Golden State | | Tayshaun Prince (24) | Andre Drummond (12) | Rodney Stuckey (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,128 | 6–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 7 || Chicago | | Rodney Stuckey (24) | Jason Maxiell (9) | Rodney Stuckey (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,142 | 6–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 8 || @ Cleveland | | Brandon Knight (30) | Tayshaun Prince (8) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | Quicken Loans Arena 16,062 | 7–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 10 || @ Philadelphia | | Monroe & Knight (22) | Jason Maxiell (11) | Rodney Stuckey (5) | Wells Fargo Center 15,225 | 7–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 11 || Denver | | Brandon Knight (20) | Greg Monroe (12) | Brandon Knight (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,265 | 7–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 14 || @ Brooklyn | | Brandon Knight (22) | Tayshaun Prince (10) | Tayshaun Prince (6) | Barclays Center 15,797 | 7–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 15 || Indiana | | Greg Monroe (18) | Andre Drummond (9) | Rodney Stuckey (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,235 | 7–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 17 || L. A. Clippers | | Brandon Knight (16) | Monroe & Prince (7) | Greg Monroe (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,560 | 7-20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 19 || @ Toronto | | Greg Monroe (35) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Knight (6) | Air Canada Centre 17,062 | 7-21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 21 || Washington | | Monroe & Knight (15) | Andre Drummond (14) | Rodney Stuckey (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,489 | 8-21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || December 22 || @ Washington | | Charlie Villanueva (19) | Andre Drummond (11) | Rodney Stuckey (8) | Verizon Center 13,104 | 9-21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || December 26 || @ Atlanta | | Will Bynum (31) | Andre Drummond (12) | Rodney Stuckey (11) | Philips Arena 15,182 | 9-22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || December 28 || Miami | | Will Bynum (25) | Andre Drummond (10) | Will Bynum (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 10–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || December 30 || Milwaukee | | Tayshaun Prince (20) | Monroe & Maxiell (10) | Will Bynum (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,219 | 11–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || January 1 || Sacramento | | Brandon Knight (20) | Greg Monroe (11) | Knight & Bynum (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,175 | 12–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 4 || Atlanta | | Austin Daye (20) | Jason Maxiell (10) | Will Bynum (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,832 | 13–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 6 || Charlotte | | Tayshaun Prince (21) | Greg Monroe (14) | Will Bynum (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,963 | 13–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || January 11 || @ Milwaukee | | Greg Monroe (26) | Monroe & Drummond (11) | Brandon Knight (5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,681 | 14–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 12 || Utah | | Brandon Knight (16) | Greg Monroe (11) | Will Bynum (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,441 | 14–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 17 || New York | | Will Bynum (22) | Monroe & Drummond (10) | Greg Monroe (5) | The O2 Arena 18,689 | 14–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || January 20 || Boston | | Andre Drummond (16) | Greg Monroe (11) | Monroe, Singler, Knight & Bynum (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,575 | 15–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 22 || Orlando | | Brandon Knight (18) | Maxiell & Drummond (11) | Will Bynum (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,798 | 16–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 23 || @ Chicago | | Brandon Knight (13) | Jason Maxiell (11) | Brandon Knight (7) | United Center 21,567 | 16–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || January 25 || @ Miami | | Greg Monroe (31) | Greg Monroe (12) | Brandon Knight (5) | American Airlines Arena 20,236 | 16–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || January 27 || @ Orlando | | Brandon Knight (31) | Greg Monroe (7) | Greg Monroe (6) | Amway Center 17,959 | 17–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || January 29 || Milwaukee | | Andre Drummond (18) | Andre Drummond (18) | Greg Monroe (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,479 | 17–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || January 30 || @ Indiana | | Greg Monroe (18) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Knight (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,137 | 17–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || February 1 || Cleveland | | Knight & Singler (20) | Greg Monroe (16) | Brandon Knight (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,693 | 18–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || February 3 || L. A. Lakers | | Greg Monroe (20) | Greg Monroe (12) | Will Bynum (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,157 | 18–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 4 || @ New York | | José Calderón (15) | Greg Monroe (10) | Rodney Stuckey (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,033 | 18–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 6 || Brooklyn | | Greg Monroe (23) | Greg Monroe (10) | José Calderón (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,576 | 18–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 8 || San Antonio | | Greg Monroe (26) | Greg Monroe (16) | José Calderón (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,267 | 19–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || February 9 || @ Milwaukee | | José Calderón (23) | Greg Monroe (13) | José Calderón (10) | BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,511 | 20–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 11 || New Orleans | | Rodney Stuckey (19) | Greg Monroe (11) | José Calderón (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,177 | 20–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 13 || Washington | | José Calderón (24) | Greg Monroe (18) | Will Bynum (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,095 | 21–33 |- align="center" |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 19 || Memphis | | Knight & Jerebko (13) | Greg Monroe (6) | José Calderón (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,481 | 21–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 20 || @ Charlotte | | Brandon Knight (21) | Charlie Villanueva (9) | Monroe & Bynum (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena 13,112 | 22–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 22 || @ Indiana | | Will Bynum (17) | Viacheslav Kravtsov (10) | Will Bynum (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,750 | 22–35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 23 || Indiana | | Will Bynum (15) | Greg Monroe (12) | José Calderón (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,509 | 22–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || February 25 || Atlanta | | Rodney Stuckey (22) | Greg Monroe (8) | José Calderón (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,407 |22-37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || February 27 || @ Washington | | Brandon Knight (32) | Greg Monroe (11) | José Calderón (18) | Verizon Center 14,298 | 23–37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || March 1 || @ New Orleans | | Greg Monroe (27) | Greg Monroe (10) | José Calderón (11) | New Orleans Arena 14,189 | 23–38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 3 || @ San Antonio | | Greg Monroe (16) | Charlie Villanueva (10) | Brandon Knight (6) | AT&T Center 18,581 | 23–39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 6 || New York | | Brandon Knight (17) | Jason Maxiell (9) | José Calderón (16) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,181 | 23–40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || March 8 || Dallas | | Brandon Knight (21) | Jason Maxiell (13) | José Calderón (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,504 | 23–41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 10 || @ L. A. Clippers | | José Calderón (18) | Jonas Jerebko (8) | Rodney Stuckey (5) | Staples Center 19,344 | 23–42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 11 || @ Utah | | Jonas Jerebko (15) | Greg Monroe (13) | José Calderón (7) | EnergySolutions Arena 18,568 | 23–43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 || March 13 || @ Golden State | | Rodney Stuckey (22) | Jason Maxiell (14) | José Calderón (6) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 23–44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 16 || @ Portland | | Rodney Stuckey (32) | Greg Monroe (9) | Greg Monroe (6) | Rose Garden 20,161 | 23–45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || March 18 || Brooklyn | | Will Bynum (18) | Greg Monroe (7) | Will Bynum (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,072 | 23–46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 22 || @ Miami | | Greg Monroe (23) | Greg Monroe (15) | José Calderón (7) | American Airlines Arena 20,350 | 23–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 23 || @ Charlotte | | Charlie Villanueva (18) | Greg Monroe (9) | Greg Monroe (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena 16,375 | 24–47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 26 || Minnesota | | José Calderón (14) | Greg Monroe (12) | Charlie Villanueva (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,877 | 24–48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 || March 29 || Toronto | | Jonas Jerebko (20) | Greg Monroe (13) | José Calderón (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,322 | 24–49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || March 31 || @ Chicago | | Rodney Stuckey (25) | Andre Drummond (14) | José Calderón (5) | United Center 21,864 | 24–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || April 1 || @ Toronto | | Greg Monroe (24) | Jonas Jerebko (6) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre 21,864 | 25–50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || April 3 || @ Boston | | Greg Monroe (24) | Greg Monroe (17) | Charlie Villanueva (5) | TD Garden 18,624 | 25–51 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 6 || @ Minnesota | | Brandon Knight (25) | Andre Drummond (10) | Brandon Knight (6) | Target Center 15,311 | 25–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || April 7 || Chicago | | Brandon Knight (20) | Andre Drummond (10) | Greg Monroe (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,577 | 26–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || April 10 || @ Cleveland | | Andre Drummond (29) | Andre Drummond (11) | Rodney Stuckey (7) | Quicken Loans Arena 13,844 | 27–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || April 12 || Charlotte | | Jonas Jerebko (21) | Andre Drummond (9) | Will Bynum (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,501 | 28–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || April 15 || Philadelphia | | Greg Monroe (27) | Greg Monroe (16) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,525 | 29–52 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 || April 17 || @ Brooklyn | | Will Bynum (23) | Greg Monroe (12) | Brandon Knight (5) | Barclays Center 16,868 | 29–53

Standings

Player statistics

Season

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

References