No. 1
DOUNOBALL Team History
Detroit Pistons
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1948
Archive begins
3
Championships
11
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
No. 2
Chuck Daly
No. 3
Ben Wallace
No. 4
Joe Dumars
No. 10
Dennis Rodman
No. 11
Isiah Thomas
No. 15
Vinnie Johnson
No. 16
Bob Lanier
No. 21
Dave Bing
No. 32
Richard Hamilton
No. 40
Bill Laimbeer
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Isiah Thomas
Franchise #1
18,822
REB
Rebounds
Bill Laimbeer
Franchise #1
9,430
AST
Assists
Isiah Thomas
Franchise #1
9,061
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Isiah Thomas
Franchise #1
1,861
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Ben Wallace
Franchise #1
1,486
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Joe Dumars
Franchise #1
990
GP
Games played
Joe Dumars
Franchise #1
1,018
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1948
Franchise origin
Fort Wayne Pistons founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1948.
1948
Team identity
Fort Wayne Pistons era begins
Team identity era begins in 1948-49. Runs through 1956-57. Abbreviation: FTW.
1957
Name change
Detroit Pistons era begins
Team identity era begins in 1957-58. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: DET.