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Detroit Pistons

NBA · Eastern Conference · Central Division

Team information

Abbr: DET
Sport: Basketball
League: NBA
Conference: Eastern Conference
Division: Central Division
Founded: 1941
Mascot: Hooper
Fan nickname: Detroit Basketball
City nickname: Detroit
Home market: Detroit, MI, USA
Championships: 3
Followers: 0

Detroit basketball fanbase tied to Bad Boys culture and gritty Motor City identity.

Mascot: Hooper

Championship years

1989
1990
2004

Home venue

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit

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Franchise stats

All-time record: 2930 W · 3230 L · 0 T
Winning %: 0.476
Playoff appearances: 51
2026 season: 60 W · 22 L · 0 T (0.732)

Rivals

Name history

Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1941–1957
Detroit Pistons
1957–Present

Venue timeline

North Side High School Gym (Fort Wayne)
—
Olympia Stadium
—
Cobo Arena
—
Pontiac Silverdome
1978–1988
The Palace of Auburn Hills
1988–2017
Little Caesars Arena
2017–Present

Logo history

Fort Wayne Pistons
1941 – 1947
Fort Wayne Pistons
1948 – 1956
Detroit Pistons
1957 – 1967
Detroit Pistons
1968 – 1974
Detroit Pistons
1975 – 1977
Detroit Pistons
1978 – 1995
Detroit Pistons
1996 – 2000
Detroit Pistons
2001 – 2004
Detroit Pistons
2005 – 2016
Detroit Pistons
2016 – Present

Retired numbers

1 Chauncey Billups G

2 Chuck Daly

3 Ben Wallace C

4 Joe Dumars G

10 Dennis Rodman F

11 Isiah Thomas G

15 Vinnie Johnson G

16 Bob Lanier C

21 Dave Bing G

32 Richard Hamilton G/F

40 Bill Laimbeer C

Signature songs

Detroit Basketball

Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball!

“Welcome to Detroit”

(Little Caesars Arena) Welcome to Detroit

Signature chants

Deee-troit Basketball!

(Call and response) Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball! Deee-troit Basketball!

“Detroit!”

Detroit! Deee-troit basketball!

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