DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Detroit Pistons
54–28 · #9 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotDET
Detroit Pistons went 54–28 in the regular season, good for the #9 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#9
Net rating
+6.2
Home floor
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Roster
16 players
Record
54–28
65.9% win rate
League rank
#9
Playoff team
Net rating
+6.2
SRS +5.5
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | F-G | 33 | 80 | 80 | 21.4 | 9.0 | 7.3 |
| Joe Dumars | G | 4 | 79 | 79 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| Otis Thorpe | F-C | 50 | 79 | 79 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 |
| Lindsey Hunter | G | 1 | 82 | 76 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Theo Ratliff | C-F | 42 | 76 | 38 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Grant Long | F | 43 | 65 | 24 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Don Reid | F | 52 | 47 | 14 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Rick Mahorn | C-F | 44 | 22 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Terry Mills | F | 6 | 79 | 5 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| Aaron McKie | G-F | 23 | 42 | 3 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| Stacey Augmon | F-G | 2 | 20 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Michael Curry | F-G | 12 | 81 | 2 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Litterial Green | G | 9 | 45 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Jerome Williams | F | 13 | 33 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Kenny Smith | G | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Randolph Childress | G | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.6
ORtg
104.4
DRtg
84.5
Pace
+5.5
SRS
+5.2
MOV
55.4%
TS%
51.2%
eFG%
28.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Doug Collins
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
The Palace of Auburn Hills
20,014 average attendance
Then and now
Detroit Pistons
DET
16 players