The 2015–16 Detroit Pistons season was the 75th season of the franchise, the 68th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 59th in the Detroit suburban area. This season marked the first time the Pistons qualified for the NBA playoffs since the 2008–09 season, and also marked their first winning season since the 2007–08 season, and remains their most recent one as of 2024. The Pistons would also end their record as the team in the Eastern Conference with the longest active postseason drought at seven seasons. The Pistons were the first team with a winning percentage above .500 at the Eastern Conference's 8th seed since the 2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers.
| 2015–16 Detroit Pistons season | |
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| Head coach | Stan Van Gundy |
| General manager | Jeff Bower |
| President | Stan Van Gundy |
| Owner(s) | Tom Gores |
| Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Results | |
| Record | 44–38 (.537) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Cavaliers 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
In the playoffs, the Pistons were swept by the eventual NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in four games in the First Round.
The Pistons would not make another playoff appearance until 2019.
Draft picks
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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| 1 | 8 | Stanley Johnson | SF |  United States
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| 2 | 38 | Darrun Hilliard | SG | United States
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Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| c – Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 26–15 | 16–25 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 23–18 | 10–31 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
edit| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
Pre-season
editRegular season
editGame log
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October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
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November
: 6–9 (home: 3–2; road: 3–7)
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December
: 9–6 (home: 6–3; road: 3–3)
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January
: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
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February
: 6–6 (home: 3–3; road: 3–3)
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March
: 9–6 (home: 7–2; road: 2–4)
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April
: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
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Playoffs
editGame log
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First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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Player statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Andre Drummond | 81 | 81 | 32.9 | .521 | .333 | .355 | 14.8 | .8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 16.2 |
| Aron Baynes | 81 | 1 | 15.2 | .505 | .000 | .764 | 4.7 | .6 | .3 | .6 | 6.3 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 80 | 80 | 35.7 | .434 | .362 | .749 | 5.1 | 2.5 | .8 | .3 | 14.1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 79 | 79 | 30.7 | .434 | .353 | .864 | 3.2 | 6.2 | .7 | .1 | 18.8 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 76 | 76 | 36.7 | .420 | .309 | .811 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.5 |
| Stanley Johnson | 73 | 6 | 23.1 | .375 | .307 | .784 | 4.2 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 8.1 |
| Anthony Tolliver | 72 | 5 | 18.6 | .386 | .360 | .617 | 3.2 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 5.3 |
| Steve Blake | 58 | 2 | 17.0 | .388 | .344 | .800 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .4 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Ersan İlyasova† | 52 | 52 | 27.6 | .425 | .363 | .725 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .7 | .5 | 11.3 |
| Darrun Hilliard | 38 | 2 | 10.1 | .397 | .380 | .725 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Reggie Bullock | 37 | 0 | 11.6 | .439 | .415 | .933 | 1.8 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.3 |
| Tobias Harris† | 27 | 25 | 33.4 | .477 | .375 | .911 | 6.2 | 2.6 | .7 | .4 | 16.6 |
| Brandon Jennings† | 23 | 1 | 18.1 | .371 | .312 | .711 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .5 | .1 | 6.8 |
| Joel Anthony | 19 | 0 | 5.1 | .600 | .750 | 1.1 | .1 | .1 | .6 | .9 | |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 12 | 0 | 13.3 | .352 | .100 | .576 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | 4.8 |
| Justin Harper | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .400 | .444 | .500 | .2 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 2.6 |
| Jodie Meeks | 3 | 0 | 14.3 | .350 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 7.3 |
Playoffs
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 4 | 4 | 40.3 | .440 | .444 | .714 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 15.3 |
| Tobias Harris | 4 | 4 | 39.0 | .457 | .333 | .923 | 9.5 | 3.0 | .8 | .8 | 14.5 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 4 | 36.8 | .455 | .167 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 1.5 | .5 | 14.3 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | .468 | .389 | .870 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | 17.8 |
| Andre Drummond | 4 | 4 | 32.8 | .519 | .000 | .324 | 9.0 | .0 | .3 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| Stanley Johnson | 4 | 0 | 20.3 | .522 | .600 | 1.000 | 4.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 8.0 |
| Aron Baynes | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | .444 | .667 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 | |
| Steve Blake | 4 | 0 | 10.8 | .200 | .500 | .500 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Anthony Tolliver | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .500 | .000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 | |
| Reggie Bullock | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | .833 | .667 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 6.0 | |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 | ||
| Jodie Meeks | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.
Transactions
editOverview
edit| Players Added Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency |
Trades
edit| June 11, 2015 | To Detroit Pistons Ersan İlyasova |
To Milwaukee Bucks Caron Butler Shawne Williams |
| July 2, 2015 | To Detroit Pistons Reggie Bullock Danny Granger Marcus Morris |
To Phoenix Suns 2020 2nd Round Pick |
| July 13, 2015 | To Detroit Pistons Steve Blake |
To Brooklyn Nets Quincy Miller |
| February 16, 2016 | To Detroit Pistons Tobias Harris |
To Orlando Magic Ersan İlyasova Brandon Jennings |
Free agency
editRe-signed
edit| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 20 | Joel Anthony | Signed 2-year contract worth $5 million | Detroit Pistons | [1] |
| Reggie Jackson | Signed 5-year contract worth $80 million | Detroit Pistons | [2] |
Additions
edit| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 12 | Aron Baynes | Signed 3-year contract worth $19.5 million | San Antonio Spurs | [3] |
| July 23 | Adonis Thomas | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.8 million | Grand Rapids Drive | [4] |
Subtractions
edit| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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| July 9 | Greg Monroe | Signed 3-year contract worth $50 million | Milwaukee Bucks | [5] |
| October 26 | Danny Granger | Waived | n/a | [6] |
Awards
edit| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Andre Drummond | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | November 1, 2015 | [7] |
| Andre Drummond | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | November 8, 2015 | [8] |
| Reggie Jackson | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | December 6, 2015 | [9] |
| Reggie Jackson | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | December 20, 2015 | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Center Joel Anthony". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Center Reggie Jackson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Center Aron Baynes". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Guard/Forward Adonis Thomas". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Bucks Sign Greg Monroe". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Pistons Waive Veteran Forward Granger". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Andre Drummond Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Andre Drummond Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Reggie Jackson Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Reggie Jackson Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.