The 2008–09 Detroit Pistons season was the 68th season of the franchise, the 61st in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 52nd in the Detroit area. The season was the first under new head coach Michael Curry, who took over for Flip Saunders who was fired at the conclusion of the 2007–08 season.
2008–09 Detroit Pistons season | |
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Head coach | Michael Curry |
General manager | Joe Dumars |
President | Joe Dumars |
Owners |
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Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Results | |
Record | 39–43 (.476) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Cavaliers 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Detroit |
Radio | WXYT-FM |
In the playoffs, the Pistons were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games in the first round.
During the season, the Pistons traded Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Allen Iverson. McDyess was waived by the Nuggets and was re-signed by the Pistons. It was their first losing season since 2000–01, and the first time they didn't reach the Eastern Conference finals since 2001–02. The 2008–09 season was also the last time the Pistons qualified for the playoffs, until 2015–16 where they were also swept by the Cavaliers and again in the first round. Following the season, Rasheed Wallace signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, Iverson left to sign with the Memphis Grizzlies, McDyess signed with the San Antonio Spurs, and Curry was fired.
Draft picks
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 29 | D. J. White (traded to Seattle) | PF | United States | Indiana |
2 | 59 | Deron Washington | SG/SF | United States | Virginia Tech |
On the day of the draft, the Pistons traded D. J. White to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for the rights to Seattle's number 32 and number 46 picks. The picks were used to select Walter Sharpe from Alabama–Birmingham and Trent Plaisted from Brigham Young, respectively.[1]
Roster
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Regular season
editStandings
editW | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — | 39–2 | 27–14 | 13–3 | 82 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 9–7 | 82 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 | 21–20 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 | 25–16 | 11–30 | 7–9 | 82 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 4–12 | 82 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2 | y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4 |
3 | y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19 |
5 | x-Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
6 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
8 | x-Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
13 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
14 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
15 | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47 |
Game log
editPlayoffs
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First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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Trades
editJune 26, 2008 |
To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to both Trent Plaisted and Walter Sharpe |
To Seattle SuperSonics Draft rights to D. J. White |
November 3, 2008 |
To Detroit Pistons Allen Iverson[2] |
To Denver Nuggets Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb |
Free agents
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Additionsedit
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Subtractionsedit
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Player statistics
editGP | 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
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tayshaun Prince | 82 | 82 | 37.3 | .450 | .397 | .778 | 5.8 | 3.1 | .5 | .6 | 14.2 |
Rodney Stuckey | 79 | 65 | 31.9 | .439 | .295 | .803 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 13.4 |
Jason Maxiell | 78 | 4 | 18.1 | .575 | .000 | .532 | 4.2 | .3 | .3 | .8 | 5.8 |
Arron Afflalo | 74 | 8 | 16.7 | .437 | .402 | .817 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 4.9 |
Richard Hamilton | 67 | 51 | 34.0 | .447 | .368 | .848 | 3.1 | 4.4 | .6 | .1 | 18.3 |
Rasheed Wallace | 66 | 63 | 32.2 | .419 | .354 | .772 | 7.4 | 1.4 | .9 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
Antonio McDyess | 62 | 30 | 30.1 | .510 | .698 | 9.8 | 1.3 | .7 | .8 | 9.6 | |
Amir Johnson | 62 | 24 | 14.7 | .595 | .657 | 3.7 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |
Walter Herrmann | 59 | 0 | 10.7 | .396 | .342 | .760 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.8 |
Kwame Brown | 58 | 30 | 17.2 | .533 | .516 | 5.0 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 4.2 | |
Will Bynum | 57 | 1 | 14.1 | .456 | .158 | .798 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .6 | .0 | 7.2 |
Allen Iverson† | 54 | 50 | 36.5 | .416 | .286 | .786 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.6 | .1 | 17.4 |
Walter Sharpe | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | .364 | .000 | .000 | .4 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 |
Alex Acker† | 7 | 0 | 2.9 | .364 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .1 | .3 | .1 | 1.3 |
Chauncey Billups† | 2 | 2 | 35.0 | .333 | .286 | .900 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | .5 | 12.5 |
Playoffs
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Richard Hamilton | 4 | 4 | 38.5 | .356 | .200 | .900 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 13.3 |
Antonio McDyess | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | .523 | 1.000 | 8.5 | .5 | .5 | .8 | 13.0 | |
Tayshaun Prince | 4 | 4 | 32.3 | .259 | .200 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 3.8 | |
Rodney Stuckey | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | .393 | .000 | .857 | 2.3 | 5.3 | .0 | .0 | 15.0 |
Rasheed Wallace | 4 | 4 | 30.5 | .367 | .500 | 6.3 | .8 | .5 | .3 | 6.5 | |
Will Bynum | 4 | 0 | 19.5 | .462 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .0 | 11.8 |
Arron Afflalo | 4 | 0 | 16.5 | .476 | .200 | .600 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .5 | 6.3 |
Jason Maxiell | 4 | 0 | 16.0 | .500 | .556 | 3.3 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 3.8 | |
Walter Herrmann | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | .375 | .500 | .3 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 | |
Kwame Brown | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | .375 | .750 | 5.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
Amir Johnson | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .7 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.
References
edit- ^ Pistons ship 1st-rounder, nab UAB mystery | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
- ^ Stein, Marc (November 3, 2008). "Pistons acquire Iverson for Billups and McDyess". Retrieved April 8, 2023.