2013–14 Detroit Pistons season

The 2013–14 Detroit Pistons season was the 73rd season of the franchise, the 66th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 57th in the Detroit suburban area.

2013–14 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach
General managerJoe Dumars
PresidentJoe Dumars
Owner(s)Tom Gores
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
Radio
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

In the off-season, the Pistons hired former player Maurice Cheeks as their head coach as well re-acquiring former Finals MVP Chauncey Billups. John Loyer replaced Cheeks mid-season.

Following the season, Billups retired and Joe Dumars left his position as General Manager after 15 seasons.

Key dates

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Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Team
18Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG  United StatesGeorgia
237Tony MitchellPF  United StatesNorth Texas
256Peyton Siva [a]PG  United StatesLouisville

a Pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on February 16, 2009 in exchange for Detroit's 2011 second round pick and Alex Acker.

Roster

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2013–14 Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG1Billups, Chauncey6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)1976-09-25Colorado
PG12Bynum, Will6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)1983-01-04Georgia Tech
SG5Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)1993-02-18Georgia
SF13Datome, Luigi6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)1987-11-27Italy
C0Drummond, Andre6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg)1993-08-10Connecticut
C55Harrellson, Josh6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)275 lb (125 kg)1989-02-12Kentucky
PG7Jennings, Brandon6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)169 lb (77 kg)1989-09-23Oak Hill Academy (VA)
PF33Jerebko, Jonas6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)231 lb (105 kg)1987-03-02Sweden
PF9Mitchell, Tony (DL)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)1992-04-07North Texas
PF10Monroe, Greg6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)1990-06-04Georgetown
SF25Singler, Kyle6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)1988-05-04Duke
SG34Siva, Peyton (DL)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)1990-10-24Louisville
SF6Smith, Josh6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)1985-12-05Oak Hill Academy (VA)
SG3Stuckey, Rodney6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)1986-04-21Eastern Washington
PF31Villanueva, Charlie6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)232 lb (105 kg)1984-08-24Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 9, 2014

Pre-season

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2013 pre-season game log
Total: 4–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–3)
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

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Game log

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2013–14 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 17–24; Road: 12–29)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 30WashingtonW 113–102 Greg Monroe (24)Greg Monroe (16)Smith, Billups, Bynum (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
19,258
1–0
November: 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2November 1@ MemphisL 108–111 (OT)Smith & Stuckey (19)Andre Drummond (16)Billups & Bynum (6)FedExForum
18,119
1–1
3November 3BostonW 87–77 Smith, Monroe, Drummond (15)Andre Drummond (12)Bynum & Jennings (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,978
2–1
4November 5IndianaL 91–99 Brandon Jennings (17)Greg Monroe (10)Brandon Jennings (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,401
2–2
5November 8Oklahoma CityL 110–119 Josh Smith (25)Greg Monroe (15)Brandon Jennings (11)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,624
2–3
6November 11@ PortlandL 103–109 Brandon Jennings (28)Andre Drummond (16)Will Bynum (6)Moda Center
18,834
2–4
7November 12@ Golden StateL 95–113 Andre Drummond (16)Andre Drummond (14)Will Bynum (4)Oracle Arena
19,596
2–5
8November 15@ SacramentoW 97–90 Josh Smith (21)Andre Drummond (18)Brandon Jennings (9)Sleep Train Arena
17,317
3–5
9November 17@ L.A. LakersL 99–114 Brandon Jennings (23)Andre Drummond (13)Brandon Jennings (14)Staples Center
18,997
3–6
10November 19New YorkW 92–86 Rodney Stuckey (21)Drummond & Monroe (11)Brandon Jennings (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,213
4–6
11November 20@ AtlantaL 85–93 Brandon Jennings (21)Andre Drummond (12)Brandon Jennings (6)Philips Arena
13,167
4–7
12November 22AtlantaL 89–96 Kyle Singler (22)Andre Drummond (16)Brandon Jennings (14)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,467
4–8
13November 24@ BrooklynW 109–97 Rodney Stuckey (27)Greg Monroe (11)Brandon Jennings (10)Barclays Center
17,732
5–8
14November 25MilwaukeeW 113–94 Rodney Stuckey (17)Andre Drummond (8)Brandon Jennings (13)Palace of Auburn Hills
12,150
6–8
15November 27ChicagoL 79–99 Rodney Stuckey (25)Drummond & Smith (11)Brandon Jennings (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,228
6–9
16November 29L.A. LakersL 102–106 Rodney Stuckey (22)Josh Smith (19)Josh Smith (8)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,202
6–10
December: 8–9 (home: 2–6; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
17December 1PhiladelphiaW 115–100 Andre Drummond (31)Andre Drummond (19)Brandon Jennings (12)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,107
7–10
18December 3@ MiamiW 107–97 Kyle Singler (18)Andre Drummond (18)Monroe & Jennings (5)American Airlines Arena
19,741
8–10
19December 4@ MilwaukeeW 105–98 Andre Drummond (24)Andre Drummond (19)Brandon Jennings (11)BMO Harris Bradley Center
12,835
9–10
20December 7@ ChicagoW 92–75 Brandon Jennings (33)Andre Drummond (14)Brandon Jennings (5)United Center
21,737
10–10
21December 8MiamiL 95–110 Drummond & Jennings (19)Andre Drummond (14)Brandon Jennings (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
18,034
10–11
22December 10MinnesotaL 94–121 Brandon Jennings (20)Andre Drummond (8)Brandon Jennings (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
11,251
10–12
23December 11@ New OrleansL 106–111 (OT)Greg Monroe (28)Andre Drummond (11)Jennings & Stuckey (4)New Orleans Arena
14,517
10–13
24December 13BrooklynW 103–99 Monroe & Drummond (22)Andre Drummond (13)Josh Smith (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,159
11–13
25December 15PortlandL 109–111 (OT)Josh Smith (31)Andre Drummond (14)Brandon Jennings (10)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,003
11–14
26December 16@ IndianaW 101–96 Josh Smith (30)Greg Monroe (12)Brandon Jennings (8)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,443
12–14
27December 18@ BostonW 107–106 Brandon Jennings (28)Andre Drummond (16)Brandon Jennings (14)TD Garden
17,101
13–14
28December 20CharlotteL 106–116 Brandon Jennings (26)Andre Drummond (15)Brandon Jennings (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
12,453
13–15
29December 21HoustonL 97–114 Josh Smith (19)Greg Monroe (11)Brandon Jennings (10)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,606
13–16
30December 23@ ClevelandW 115–92 Josh Smith (25)Monroe & Drummond (11)Brandon Jennings (13)Quicken Loans Arena
19,215
14–16
31December 27@ OrlandoL 92–109 Brandon Jennings (21)Andre Drummond (11)Brandon Jennings (8)Amway Center
16,464
14–17
32December 28@ WashingtonL 82–106 Greg Monroe (14)Monroe & Drummond (7)Brandon Jennings (6)Verizon Center
19,336
14–18
33December 30WashingtonL 99–106 Greg Monroe (22)Andre Drummond (16)Brandon Jennings (14)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,050
14–19
January: 4–8 (home: 2–4; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
34January 5MemphisL 84–112 Greg Monroe (19)Andre Drummond (14)Brandon Jennings (11)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,134
14–20
35January 7@ New YorkL 85–89 Josh Smith (21)Andre Drummond (17)Jennings & Smith (5)Madison Square Garden
19,812
14–21
36January 8@ TorontoL 91–112 Brandon Jennings (22)Andre Drummond (16)Brandon Jennings (9)Air Canada Centre
16,194
14–22
37January 10@ PhiladelphiaW 114–104 Josh Smith (22)Josh Smith (13)Josh Smith (7)Wells Fargo Center
13,742
15–22
38January 11PhoenixW 110–108 Josh Smith (25)Andre Drummond (13)Brandon Jennings (18)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,224
16–22
39January 17UtahL 89–110 Rodney Stuckey (21)Andre Drummond (13)Brandon Jennings (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
18,528
16–23
40January 18@ WashingtonW 104–98 Josh Smith (22)Andre Drummond (13)Brandon Jennings (8)Verizon Center
17,039
17–23
41January 20L.A. ClippersL 103–112 Rodney Stuckey (29)Andre Drummond (11)Brandon Jennings (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
17,417
17–24
42January 22@ MilwaukeeL 101–104 Brandon Jennings (30)Andre Drummond (12)Josh Smith (6)BMO Harris Bradley Center
11,266
17–25
43January 24New OrleansL 101–103 Brandon Jennings (28)Andre Drummond (20)Brandon Jennings (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,107
17–26
44January 26@ DallasL 106–116 Brandon Jennings (26)Greg Monroe (9)Brandon Jennings (7)American Airlines Center
19,662
17–27
45January 28OrlandoW 103–87 Brandon Jennings (20)Andre Drummond (17)Brandon Jennings (8)Palace of Auburn Hills
11,534
18–27
January 29@ AtlantaGame postponed due to severe weather conditions.
February: 5–8 (home: 5–4; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
46February 1PhiladelphiaW 113–96 Andre Drummond (22)Andre Drummond (14)Josh Smith (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
16,649
19–27
47February 3@ MiamiL 96–102 Brandon Jennings (26)Andre Drummond (12)Brandon Jennings (7)American Airlines Arena
19,802
19–28
48February 5@ OrlandoL 98–112 Josh Smith (25)Andre Drummond (14)Brandon Jennings (10)Amway Center
15,166
19–29
49February 7BrooklynW 111–95 Brandon Jennings (26)Andre Drummond (22)Brandon Jennings (9)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,727
20–29
50February 8DenverW 126–109 Brandon Jennings (35)Andre Drummond (15)Brandon Jennings (12)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,870
21–29
51February 10San AntonioW 109–100 Brandon Jennings (21)Greg Monroe (10)Brandon Jennings (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,628
22–29
52February 12ClevelandL 89–93 Josh Smith (18)Andre Drummond (17)Jennings & Monroe (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,184
22–30
All-Star Break
53February 18CharlotteL 96–108 Brandon Jennings (24)Andre Drummond (22)Brandon Jennings (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
11,285
22–31
54February 19@ CharlotteL 98–116 Brandon Jennings (20)Greg Monroe (7)Will Bynum (8)Time Warner Cable Arena
14,400
22–32
55February 21AtlantaW 115–107 Greg Monroe (22)Greg Monroe (15)Brandon Jennings (14)Palace of Auburn Hills
18,053
23–32
56February 22DallasL 102–113 Josh Smith (32)Greg Monroe (17)Will Bynum (8)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,213
23–33
57February 24Golden StateL 96–104 Greg Monroe (23)Josh Smith (11)Brandon Jennings (10)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,071
23–34
58February 26@ San AntonioL 110–120 Josh Smith (24)Andre Drummond (17)Will Bynum (9)AT&T Center
18,581
23–35
March: 4–12 (home: 3–4; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
59March 1@ HoustonL 110–118 Rodney Stuckey (23)Andre Drummond (17)Brandon Jennings (8)Toyota Center
18,330
23–36
60March 3New YorkW 96–85 Andre Drummond (17)Andre Drummond (26)Brandon Jennings (11)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,742
24–36
61March 5ChicagoL 94–105 Greg Monroe (27)Josh Smith (9)Brandon Jennings (9)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,007
24–37
62March 7@ MinnesotaL 101–114 Greg Monroe (20)Greg Monroe (15)Brandon Jennings (5)Target Center
16,242
24–38
63March 9@ BostonL 111–118 Josh Smith (28)Andre Drummond (22)Brandon Jennings (7)TD Garden
18,624
24–39
64March 11SacramentoW 99–89 Josh Smith (24)Greg Monroe (12)Will Bynum (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,234
25–39
65March 12@ TorontoL 87–101 Brandon Jennings (24)Greg Monroe (10)Will Bynum (7)Air Canada Centre
18,247
25–40
66March 15IndianaL 104–112 (OT)Josh Smith (23)Greg Monroe (13)Brandon Jennings (12)Palace of Auburn Hills
17,440
25–41
67March 19@ DenverL 109–118 Greg Monroe (22)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10)Will Bynum (10)Pepsi Center
16,671
25–42
68March 21@ PhoenixL 92–98 Rodney Stuckey (23)Andre Drummond (16)Will Bynum (9)US Airways Center
18,422
25–43
69March 22@ L.A. ClippersL 103–112 Jonas Jerebko (22)Andre Drummond (12)Will Bynum (10)Staples Center
19,214
25–44
70March 24@ UtahW 114–94 Drummond & Stuckey (19)Andre Drummond (14)Will Bynum (9)EnergySolutions Arena
17,595
26–44
71March 26ClevelandL 96–97 Josh Smith (24)Andre Drummond (11)Brandon Jennings (13)Palace of Auburn Hills
15,979
26–45
72March 28MiamiL 78–110 Monroe & Bynum (12)Andre Drummond (14)Brandon Jennings (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
21,231
26–46
73March 29@ PhiladelphiaL 98–123 Greg Monroe (20)Greg Monroe (10)Stuckey & Siva (4)Wells Fargo Center
17,438
26–47
74March 31MilwaukeeW 116–111 Greg Monroe (28)Andre Drummond (16)Brandon Jennings (13)Palace of Auburn Hills
13,062
27–47
2013–14 season schedule

Standings

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Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Indiana Pacers5626.68335‍–‍621‍–‍2012–482
x-Chicago Bulls4834.5858.027‍–‍1421‍–‍2011–582
Cleveland Cavaliers3349.40223.019‍–‍2214‍–‍277–982
Detroit Pistons2953.35427.017‍–‍2412‍–‍296–1082
Milwaukee Bucks1567.18341.010‍–‍315‍–‍364–1282
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Indiana Pacers *5626.68382
2y-Miami Heat *5428.6592.082
3y-Toronto Raptors *4834.5858.082
4x-Chicago Bulls4834.5858.082
5x-Washington Wizards4438.53712.082
6x-Brooklyn Nets4438.53712.082
7x-Charlotte Bobcats4339.52413.082
8x-Atlanta Hawks3844.46318.082
9New York Knicks3745.45119.082
10Cleveland Cavaliers3349.40223.082
11Detroit Pistons2953.35427.082
12Boston Celtics2557.30531.082
13Orlando Magic2359.28033.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1963.23237.082
15Milwaukee Bucks1567.18341.082

Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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

Season

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Detroit Pistons statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Josh Smith777635.5.419.264.5326.83.31.361.4316.4
Brandon Jennings807934.1.373.337.7513.17.61.26.1015.5
Greg Monroe828232.8.497.000.6579.32.11.11.5715.2
Rodney Stuckey73526.7.436.273.8362.32.1.74.1413.9
Andre Drummond818132.3.623.000.418 13.2.41.251.6213.5
Kyle Singler823628.5.447.382.8263.7.9.74.469.6
Will Bynum56318.8.428.323.8021.83.9.70.138.7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope804119.8.396.319.7702.0.7.94.155.9
Charlie Villanueva2009.0.380.250.5711.7.3.20.254.6
Jonas Jerebko64011.6.471.419.7292.7.6.33.094.2
Chauncey Billups19716.3.304.292.8331.52.2.42.053.8
Josh Harrellson3209.9.463.387.7142.4.5.19.472.9
Luigi Datome3407.0.351.179.8001.4.3.18.032.4
Peyton Siva2409.3.316.280.733.601.4.38.042.3
Tony Mitchell2103.8.4171.000.5791.20.1.29.141.0

Transactions

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Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades

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July 31, 2013To Detroit Pistons
Brandon Jennings (sign and trade)
To Milwaukee Bucks
Brandon Knight
Viacheslav Kravtsov
Khris Middleton

Free agents

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Additions
PlayerDate signedFormer team
Josh SmithJuly 10Atlanta Hawks
Chauncey BillupsJuly 16Los Angeles Clippers
Will BynumJuly 16Re-signed
Luigi DatomeJuly 16Virtus Roma (Italy)
Josh HarrellsonAugust 21Chongqing Fly Dragon (NBL China)
Subtractions
PlayerReason LeftDate leftNew team
Kim EnglishWaivedJuly 11Montepaschi Siena
José CalderónFree AgencyJuly 11Dallas Mavericks
Jason MaxiellFree AgencyJuly 18Orlando Magic

References

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