1941Founded
3Championships
2930-3230All-time record
47.6%Win %
51Playoff trips
60-222026 season
The franchise
About the Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) based in Auburn Hills, Michigan in Metro Detroit. In 1941, the team was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL). Since moving to Detroit in 1957, the Pistons have won NBA championships in 1989, 1990 and 2004. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills.
- League
- NBA
- Conference
- Eastern
- Division
- Central
- Home market
- Detroit
- Fans
- Pistons Nation
- Mascot
- Hooper
This season
Schedule
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Who suits up
Roster, depth chart & staff
Home turf in 3D
Little Caesars Arena
Hang the banners
3 championships
1989Champions1990Champions2004ChampionsIn the rafters
Retired numbers
1Chauncey Billups
2Chuck Daly
3Ben Wallace
4Joe Dumars
10Dennis Rodman
11Isiah Thomas
15Vinnie Johnson
16Bob Lanier
21Dave Bing
32Richard Hamilton
40Bill Laimbeer
Fan culture
Songs & chants
SongDetroit BasketballLyrics
Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball!
Song“Welcome to Detroit”Lyrics
(Little Caesars Arena) Welcome to Detroit
ChantDeee-troit Basketball!Lyrics
(Call and response) Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball!
Chant“Detroit!”Lyrics
Detroit! Deee-troit basketball!
Every era
Logo history
Through the years
History
Home venues
- —North Side High School Gym (Fort Wayne)
- —Olympia Stadium
- —Cobo Arena
- 1978–1988Pontiac Silverdome
- 1988–2017The Palace of Auburn Hills
- 2017–PresentLittle Caesars Arena
Team names
- 1941–1957Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
- 1957–PresentDetroit Pistons
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