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- 16 16. General Manager - Jack Mccloskey
- 15 15. Head Coach - Chuck Daly
- 14 14. John Long
- 13 13. Michael Williams
- 12 12. William Bedford
- 11 11. Gerald Henderson
- 10 10. James Edwards
- Mark Aguirre
- Vinnie Johnson
- Rick Mahorn
Jack McCloskey was infamous for his trading thus given his nickname "Trader Jack". McCloskey was the man behind the wheel who put the Pistons in their perfect position to succeed. He acquired the pieces and the players did the rest. Jack McCloskey currently lives in Georgia and he has publicly stated that he believes the NBA has an anti-Pistons bia...
Daly was the head coach of the Detroit Pistons from 1983-1992. He won two championships with them and .633 winning percentage while coaching them. Daly was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994 as a coach. Daly was also the coach of the 1992 "Dream Team". It took a lot from a coach to be able to keep this unique group of players together and Daly ...
The Pistons drafted Long out of the University of Detroit in the second round of the 1978 draft. He was a very good player and he was in the starting lineup before Dumars was drafted. Long played from the age of 22 all the way to 40. In the '82 season he averaged nearly 22 points per game. He played for the Pistons for a total 10 seasons. He was tr...
Williams played only the 1988-89 season with the Pistons, his rookie season, but he won a championship with them. He went on to have a successful NBA career even though he didn't contribute much to the Pistons in the 1989 season. He was traded by the Pistons following their '89 run and played for several teams through the remainder of his career. H...
Bedford, out of the University of Memphis, was drafted 6th overall by the Suns in the 1986 draft. The 7-footer played for the Pistons from 1987 to 1992. He missed the 1989 season due to rehab for drug abuse, so he only has one ring. He was pretty much a bust, his first season was his best but went downhill from there. His post NBA career saw him ge...
Henderson, whose son currently plays for the Trail Blazers, won a ring with Detroit, as he arrived with them just in time for their 1989-90 championship. He was in the twilight of his career at the time. The Pistons made a solid run during the 1989-90 season as they chased the repeat. He didn't have much of an impact on the team, as he averaged onl...
Edwards played for nine teams in his 19-year career. While he only spent the 1988-91 seasons with the Pistons, he won two rings with them. He won his third championship while playing for the legendary 1995-'96 Bulls. It's ironic how some of that Bulls team in 1995-96 were former Pistons and had played a huge part in Chicago not winning titles a lot...
Mark Aguirre was a two time NBA champion and a three time All Star. In the beginning of his career, he played for the Dallas Mavericks. After eight seasons, he joined the Pistons and in his first season with the team, 1989, they won the championship. Sometimes it pays to put your own interests aside for the good of the team. Aguirre, a prolific sco...
Vinnie Johnson, AKA "The Microwave," was the vital 6th-man for the Pistons. When either Joe Dumars or Isiah Thomas needed a break, Johnson was always ready to step up. He often put up big points in a small number of minutes which provided the Pistons with a much-needed boost. For a short time, Johnson was a radio announcer for the Pistons, but he w...
Rick Mahorn was an enforcer. Nobody wanted to mess with Mahorn. Elbows were always flying when you were around him. Mahorn gained his reputation for throwing around his big body to clear space on defense and on the boards. Unfortunately for Mahorn, he was only on one of the team's two championship seasons. Today, Mahorn is a radio analyst for the P...
The Detroit Pistons are a professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan, that competes in the NBA. They have won three championships and have a history of players, coaches, and controversies.
Oct 10, 2018 · The Bad Boys were one of the most identifiable dynasties in NBA history. Which players from the Detroit Pistons’ past best defined the era?
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Apr 27, 2016 · The Detroit Pistons won NBA titles in each of the first two seasons they were known as the “Bad Boys,” but the glory of the black-and-silver and that label wore off sooner than many expected. Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls helped shape an image of a high-flying, athletic basketball team that didn’t need to be “thugs.”
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Jun 15, 2016 · The Detroit Pistons won back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990, led by Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer and a tough, deep team. Learn how the Bad Boys embodied Detroit's blue-collar spirit and dominated the league with their physical style.
