1992–93 Detroit Pistons season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season in the city of Detroit.[1] During the off-season, the Pistons signed free agent Terry Mills,[2] and acquired Olden Polynice from the Los Angeles Clippers.[3] Under new head coach Ron Rothstein, the Pistons years of battle would catch up with them as they lost nine of their first eleven games. However, they would win ten of their next eleven games to climb back into playoff connection. At midseason, the team traded Orlando Woolridge to the Milwaukee Bucks for All-Star guard Alvin Robertson.[4] After posting many winning and losing streaks throughout the entire season, the Pistons missed the playoffs for the first time in ten years, finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 40–42 record.[5]

1992–93 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachRon Rothstein
General managerBilly McKinney
Owner(s)William Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
PASS Sports
RadioWWJ

Joe Dumars led the team in scoring averaging 23.5 points per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Isiah Thomas provided the team with 17.6 points, 8.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition, Mills averaged 14.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while Mark Aguirre contributed 9.9 points per game off the bench, but played just 51 games due to injury, and Dennis Rodman averaged 7.5 points, and led the league with 18.3 rebounds per game.[6] Dumars and Thomas were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, which would be Thomas's final All-Star appearance,[7] and Dumars and Rodman were both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Rodman also finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[8]

However, Rodman's bizarre behavior off the court was a great concern as he was involved in several off the court incidents, including a suicide attempt.[9] Following the season, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs after seven seasons in Detroit,[10] while Aguirre signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers,[11] and Rothstein was fired as head coach.

Draft picks
Main article: 1992 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
119Don MacLeanPF United StatesUCLA

Roster
1992–93 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 24 Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959–12–10 DePaul
G 4 Dumars, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–24 McNeese State
G 25 Glass, Gerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1967–11–12 Mississippi
C 40 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–05–19 Notre Dame
F 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–12–21 Michigan
F 35 Morris, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1969–04–02 Arkansas
G 23 Newbern, Melvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1967–06–11 Minnesota
C 34 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–11–21 Virginia
F 42 Randall, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1967–09–30 Kansas
G/F 3 Robertson, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–07–22 Arkansas
F 10 Rodman, Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–13 SE Oklahoma State
G 11 Thomas, Isiah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–04–30 Indiana
G 20 Young, Danny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–07–26 Wake Forest
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls5725.695—31–1026–1519–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.659335–619–2222–6
x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5371322–1922–1912–16
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241425–1618–2312–16
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5001627–1414–2711–17
Detroit Pistons4042.4881728–1312–2912–16
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412918–2310–3110–18
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks6022.732–
2 y-Chicago Bulls5725.6953
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.6596
4 x-Boston Celtics4834.58512
5 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.53716
6 x-New Jersey Nets4339.52417
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52417
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50019
9 Orlando Magic4141.50019
10 Detroit Pistons4042.48820
11 Miami Heat3646.43924
12 Milwaukee Bucks2854.34132
13 Philadelphia 76ers2656.31736
14 Washington Bullets2260.26838
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1992-93 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2—3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3—2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2—2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2—2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2—1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1—1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1—0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0—2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2—2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2—1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1—3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3—0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0—2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2—1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1—1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1—1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1—2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2—3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3—0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3—5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5—2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2—3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3—2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2—1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—

Player statistics
Legend
  GP 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Joe Dumars 777740.2.466.375.8641.94.01.00.123.5
Isiah Thomas 797937.0.418.308.7372.98.51.60.217.6
Terry Mills 814627.0.461.278.7915.81.40.50.614.8
Orlando Woolridge 504729.5.479.000.6733.52.20.50.513.1
Mark Aguirre 511520.7.443.361.7673.02.10.30.19.9
Alvin Robertson 302231.4.434.343.6904.43.62.20.39.3
Bill Laimbeer 794124.5.509.370.8945.31.60.60.58.7
Dennis Rodman 625538.9.427.205.53418.31.60.80.77.5
Olden Polynice 671819.4.490.000.4656.20.40.50.37.3
Gerald Glass 56513.9.429.226.6362.51.20.50.35.3
Melvin Newbern 3319.4.372.125.5671.11.70.70.03.6
Danny Young 65212.9.413.324.8750.71.80.50.12.9
Mark Randall 3506.9.506.143.6151.60.30.10.1 2.8
Isaiah Morris 2504.1.456.7500.50.20.10.02.2
Jeff Ruland 1105.0.455.5001.60.20.20.01.1
Darrell Walker 9 2 16.0 .158 .000 .333 2.1 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.9

Player Statistics Citation:[6]

Awards and records

References
  1. 1992-93 Detroit Pistons
  2. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; A Summit Conference Between Nets and Mills". New York Times. September 26, 1992. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "Clippers Go Forward to MacLean : NBA draft: Polynice is traded to ..." Los Angeles Times. June 25, 1992. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. "Pistons Trade Woolridge to Bucks for Robertson as Deadline Passes". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1993. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. "1992–93 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "1992–93 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. "1993 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 132 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  8. "1992–93 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  9. "PRO BASKETBALL; Rodman Gets One-Game Ban". New York Times. March 11, 1993. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Detroit Trades Rodman To San Antonio for Elliott". New York Times. October 2, 1993. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  11. "Clippers Sign Grant and Contact Aguirre : Pro basketball: The backup guard gets two-year contract. Former Piston forward might be the next to join the team". Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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