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1982-83 Detroit Pistons
37–45 · #16 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotDET
Detroit Pistons went 37–45 in the regular season, good for the #16 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#16
Net rating
-0.4
Home floor
Pontiac Silverdome
Roster
18 players
Record
37–45
45.1% win rate
League rank
#16
Regular season
Net rating
-0.4
SRS -0.2
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Laimbeer | C | — | 82 | 82 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| Isiah Thomas | G | 11 | 81 | 81 | 22.9 | 4.0 | 7.8 |
| Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 7 | 58 | 58 | 26.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Terry Tyler | F-G | — | 82 | 56 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| Vinnie Johnson | G | 15 | 82 | 51 | 15.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| John Long | G-F | — | 70 | 30 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| Edgar Jones | F-C | — | 49 | 25 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Kent Benson | C | 54 | 21 | 15 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| Cliff Levingston | F | — | 62 | 5 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Tom Owens | C-F | — | 49 | 4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Walker Russell | G | — | 68 | 1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Ricky Pierce | G | — | 39 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Scott May | F | — | 9 | 1 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| Ray Tolbert | F | — | 28 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Jim Johnstone | C-F | — | 16 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| James Wilkes | F | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Jim Zoet | C | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Jim Smith | F | — | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.4
ORtg
105.8
DRtg
105.8
Pace
-0.2
SRS
-0.4
MOV
52.9%
TS%
48.1%
eFG%
24.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Scotty Robertson
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Pontiac Silverdome
11,770 average attendance
Then and now
Detroit Pistons
DET
18 players