2012–13 Detroit Pistons season

Detroit Pistons
2012–13 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Lawrence Frank
General manager	Joe Dumars
Owners	Tom Gores
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 4th (Central); Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Detroit
Radio	WWJ, WXYT (AM)/FM

The 2012–13 Detroit Pistons season was the 72nd season of the franchise, the 65th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 56th in Detroit.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	9	Andre Drummond	C	United States	Connecticut
2	33	Khris Middleton	SF	United States	Texas A&M
2	44	Kim English ^[a]	SG	United States	Missouri

^a Pick acquired from the Houston Rockets on June 25, 2009 in exchange for the draft rights to Chase Budinger.

Roster

Roster listing

2012–13 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
G	12	Bynum, Will	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–01–04	Georgia Tech
G	8	Calderón, José	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1981–09–28	Spain
C	1	Drummond, Andre	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1993–10–08	Connecticut
G	24	English, Kim	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–09–24	Missouri
F	33	Jerebko, Jonas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1987–03–02	Sweden
G	7	Knight, Brandon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1991–12–02	Kentucky
C	55	Kravtsov, Viacheslav	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	1987–08–25	Ukraine
G/F	50	Maggette, Corey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1979–11–12	Duke
F	54	Maxiell, Jason	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1983–02–18	Cincinnati
F	32	Middleton, Khris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1991–12–08	Texas A&M
F/C	10	Monroe, Greg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1990–06–04	Georgetown
G/F	25	Singler, Kyle	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1988–05–04	Duke
G	3	Stuckey, Rodney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1986–04–21	Eastern Washington
F	31	Villanueva, Charlie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1984–08–24	Connecticut

Head coach

Lawrence Frank

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Hill
John Loyer
Roy Rogers
Dee Brown
Charles Klask

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2013–01–30

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 10	Toronto	W 101–99	Greg Monroe (17)	Greg Monroe (10)	Will Bynum (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,532	1–0
2	October 12	@ Toronto	L 75–82	Rodney Stuckey (14)	Austin Daye (9)	Brandon Knight (5)	Air Canada Centre 10,167	1–1
3	October 13	@ Milwaukee	L 91–108	Andre Drummond (19)	Andre Drummond (10)	Brandon Knight (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 5,213	1–2
4	October 16	Orlando	W 112–86	Rodney Stuckey (19)	Jason Maxiell (8)	Rodney Stuckey (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,229	2–2
5	October 18	@ Miami	L 78–105	Greg Monroe (15)	Andre Drummond (8)	Brandon Knight (4)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	2–3
6	October 20	Charlotte	W 85–80	Rodney Stuckey (16)	Andre Drummond, Greg Monroe (7)	Greg Monroe, Rodney Stuckey (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,923	3–3
7	October 24	@ Minnesota	L 76–95	Rodney Stuckey (21)	Brandon Knight (6)	Brandon Knight (3)	MTS Centre 12,163	3–4
8	October 26	Atlanta	W 104–88	Brandon Knight, Greg Monroe (16)	Greg Monroe (11)	Will Bynum (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,825	4–4

2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2012–13 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 18–23; Road: 11–30)

October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

November : 5–11 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–9)

December : 6–10 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–5)

January : 6–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–3)

February : 6–8 (Home: 3–6; Road: 3–2)

March : 1–13 (Home: 0–5; Road: 1–8)

April : 5–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–3)

2012–13 season schedule

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Indiana Pacers	49	32	.605	–	30–11	19–21	13–3	81
x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	4.5	24–17	21–20	9–7	82
x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	11.5	21–20	17–24	7–9	82
Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	20.5	18–23	11–30	8–8	82
Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	25.5	14–27	10–31	3–13	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Miami Heat *	66	16	.805	–	82
2	y-New York Knicks *	54	28	.659	12.0	82
3	y-Indiana Pacers *	49	32	.605	16.5	81
4	x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	17.0	82
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	21.0	82
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	24.5	81
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	28.0	82

9	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	32.0	82
10	Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	32.0	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	37.0	82
12	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37.0	82
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	42.0	82
14	Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45.0	82
15	Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46.0	82

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

Season

NBA roster statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Greg Monroe	81	81	33.2	.486	.000	.689	9.6	3.5	1.3	.68	16.0
Brandon Knight	75	75	31.5	.407	.367	.733	3.3	4.0	.77	.11	13.3
José Calderón	28	28	31.7	.527	.520	.893	2.5	6.6	1.07	.07	11.6
Rodney Stuckey	76	24	28.6	.406	.302	.783	2.8	3.6	.67	.22	11.5
Will Bynum	65	0	18.8	.469	.316	.809	1.5	3.6	.69	.08	9.8
Kyle Singler	82	74	28.0	.428	.350	.806	4.0	0.9	.7	.45	8.8
Andre Drummond	66	10	20.7	.608	.500	.371	7.6	.5	.98	1.58	7.9
Jonas Jerebko	49	2	18.2	.449	.301	.773	3.8	.9	.78	.16	7.7
Jason Maxiell	72	71	24.8	.446	.000	.621	5.7	.8	.44	1.32	6.9
Charlie Villanueva	69	0	15.8	.377	.347	.551	3.5	.8	.45	.57	6.8
Khris Middleton	27	0	17.6	.440	.311	.844	1.9	1.0	.56	.15	6.1
Corey Maggette	18	0	14.3	.355	.238	.750	1.4	1.1	.33	.11	5.3
Viacheslav Kravtsov	25	0	9.0	.717	.000	.297	1.8	.4	.20	.36	3.1
Kim English	41	0	9.9	.375	.280	.724	.90	.6	.39	.07	2.9

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Vyacheslav Kravtsov

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Vernon Macklin
Walker Russell, Jr.
Ben Wallace (retired)
Damien Wilkins

Trades

June 26, 2012	To Detroit Pistons Corey Maggette	To Charlotte Bobcats Ben Gordon Future first round pick
January 30, 2013	To Detroit Pistons José Calderón	To Memphis Grizzlies Tayshaun Prince Austin Daye Ed Davis 2013 Second round pick (Toronto) To Toronto Raptors Rudy Gay Hamed Haddadi

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Vyacheslav Kravtsov	July 14	BC Donetsk (Ukraine)

Subtractions
Player	Reason Left	New team
Damien Wilkins	Free Agency	Philadelphia 76ers
Walker Russell, Jr.	Free Agency	Oklahoma City Thunder
Vernon Macklin	Free Agency	Royal Halı Gaziantep (Turkey)

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Detroit Pistons
Founded in 1941 Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941–1948) and the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1957) Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	North Side High School Gym Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Olympia Stadium Memorial Building Cobo Arena Pontiac Silverdome The Palace of Auburn Hills Little Caesars Arena
Personnel	Owner(s) Tom Gores President Ed Stefanski General manager Troy Weaver Head coach Dwane Casey
G League affiliate	Grand Rapids Drive
Retired numbers	1 2 3 4 10 11 15 16 21 32 40
NBA Championships	1989 1990 2004
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Hooper Jordan Rules 1990 Detroit riot John Mason Pacers–Pistons brawl