# 2013–14 Detroit Pistons season

The 2013–14 Detroit Pistons season was the 73rd season of the franchise, the 66th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 57th in the Detroit suburban area.
In the off-season, the Pistons hired former player Maurice Cheeks as their head coach as well re-acquiring former Finals MVP Chauncey Billups. John Loyer replaced Cheeks mid-season.
Following the season, Billups retired and Joe Dumars left his position as General Manager after 15 seasons.

## Key dates

* June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
* July 1: 2013 NBA Free Agency begins.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 8 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | SG | United States | Georgia |
| 2 | 37 | Tony Mitchell | PF | United States | North Texas |
| 2 | 56 | Peyton Siva | PG | United States | Louisville |
$^a$ Pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on February 16, 2009, in exchange for Detroit's 2011 second round pick and Alex Acker.

## Pre-season

2013 pre-season game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–3) :
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
Maccabi Haifa
W 91–69
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (9)
Greg Monroe (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,513
1–0
2
October 10
Miami
L 107–112
Will Bynum (28)
Jonas Jerebko (12)
Will Bynum (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,219
1–1
3
October 12
@ Brooklyn
W 99–88
Andre Drummond (15)
Tony Mitchell (10)
Will Bynum (11)
Barclays Center 16,331
2–1
4
October 16
@ Chicago
L 81–96
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18)
Andre Drummond (10)
Peyton Siva (9)
United Center 21,405
2–2
5
October 17
@ Cleveland
L 84–96
Greg Monroe (16)
Andre Drummond (11)
Peyton Siva (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 12,679
2–3
6
October 20
@ Orlando
L 86–87
Greg Monroe (19)
Andre Drummond (15)
Peyton Siva (7)
Amway Center 12,967
2–4
7
October 22
Washington
W 99–96
Greg Monroe (18)
Andre Drummond (14)
Will Bynum (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 9,219
3–4
8
October 24
Minnesota
W 99–98
Josh Smith (20)
Andre Drummond (20)
Will Bynum (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 10,107
4–4 :
2013–14 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Game log

2013–14 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 17–24; Road: 12–29) :
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 30
Washington
W 113–102
Greg Monroe (24)
Greg Monroe (16)
Smith, Billups, Bynum (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 19,258
1–0 :
November
: 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 1
@ Memphis
L 108–111 (OT)
Smith & Stuckey (19)
Andre Drummond (16)
Billups & Bynum (6)
FedExForum 18,119
1–1
3
November 3
Boston
W 87–77
Smith, Monroe, Drummond (15)
Andre Drummond (12)
Bynum & Jennings (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,978
2–1
4
November 5
Indiana
L 91–99
Brandon Jennings (17)
Greg Monroe (10)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,401
2–2
5
November 8
Oklahoma City
L 110–119
Josh Smith (25)
Greg Monroe (15)
Brandon Jennings (11)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,624
2–3
6
November 11
@ Portland
L 103–109
Brandon Jennings (28)
Andre Drummond (16)
Will Bynum (6)
Moda Center 18,834
2–4
7
November 12
@ Golden State
L 95–113
Andre Drummond (16)
Andre Drummond (14)
Will Bynum (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2–5
8
November 15
@ Sacramento
W 97–90
Josh Smith (21)
Andre Drummond (18)
Brandon Jennings (9)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
3–5
9
November 17
@ L.A. Lakers
L 99–114
Brandon Jennings (23)
Andre Drummond (13)
Brandon Jennings (14)
Staples Center 18,997
3–6
10
November 19
New York
W 92–86
Rodney Stuckey (21)
Drummond & Monroe (11)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,213
4–6
11
November 20
@ Atlanta
L 85–93
Brandon Jennings (21)
Andre Drummond (12)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Philips Arena 13,167
4–7
12
November 22
Atlanta
L 89–96
Kyle Singler (22)
Andre Drummond (16)
Brandon Jennings (14)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,467
4–8
13
November 24
@ Brooklyn
W 109–97
Rodney Stuckey (27)
Greg Monroe (11)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
5–8
14
November 25
Milwaukee
W 113–94
Rodney Stuckey (17)
Andre Drummond (8)
Brandon Jennings (13)
Palace of Auburn Hills 12,150
6–8
15
November 27
Chicago
L 79–99
Rodney Stuckey (25)
Drummond & Smith (11)
Brandon Jennings (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,228
6–9
16
November 29
L.A. Lakers
L 102–106
Rodney Stuckey (22)
Josh Smith (19)
Josh Smith (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,202
6–10 :
December
: 8–9 (home: 2–6; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 1
Philadelphia
W 115–100
Andre Drummond (31)
Andre Drummond (19)
Brandon Jennings (12)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,107
7–10
18
December 3
@ Miami
W 107–97
Kyle Singler (18)
Andre Drummond (18)
Monroe & Jennings (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,741
8–10
19
December 4
@ Milwaukee
W 105–98
Andre Drummond (24)
Andre Drummond (19)
Brandon Jennings (11)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,835
9–10
20
December 7
@ Chicago
W 92–75
Brandon Jennings (33)
Andre Drummond (14)
Brandon Jennings (5)
United Center 21,737
10–10
21
December 8
Miami
L 95–110
Drummond & Jennings (19)
Andre Drummond (14)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,034
10–11
22
December 10
Minnesota
L 94–121
Brandon Jennings (20)
Andre Drummond (8)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 11,251
10–12
23
December 11
@ New Orleans
L 106–111 (OT)
Greg Monroe (28)
Andre Drummond (11)
Jennings & Stuckey (4)
New Orleans Arena 14,517
10–13
24
December 13
Brooklyn
W 103–99
Monroe & Drummond (22)
Andre Drummond (13)
Josh Smith (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,159
11–13
25
December 15
Portland
L 109–111 (OT)
Josh Smith (31)
Andre Drummond (14)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,003
11–14
26
December 16
@ Indiana
W 101–96
Josh Smith (30)
Greg Monroe (12)
Brandon Jennings (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,443
12–14
27
December 18
@ Boston
W 107–106
Brandon Jennings (28)
Andre Drummond (16)
Brandon Jennings (14)
TD Garden 17,101
13–14
28
December 20
Charlotte
L 106–116
Brandon Jennings (26)
Andre Drummond (15)
Brandon Jennings (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 12,453
13–15
29
December 21
Houston
L 97–114
Josh Smith (19)
Greg Monroe (11)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,606
13–16
30
December 23
@ Cleveland
W 115–92
Josh Smith (25)
Monroe & Drummond (11)
Brandon Jennings (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,215
14–16
31
December 27
@ Orlando
L 92–109
Brandon Jennings (21)
Andre Drummond (11)
Brandon Jennings (8)
Amway Center 16,464
14–17
32
December 28
@ Washington
L 82–106
Greg Monroe (14)
Monroe & Drummond (7)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Verizon Center 19,336
14–18
33
December 30
Washington
L 99–106
Greg Monroe (22)
Andre Drummond (16)
Brandon Jennings (14)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,050
14–19 :
January
: 4–8 (home: 2–4; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 5
Memphis
L 84–112
Greg Monroe (19)
Andre Drummond (14)
Brandon Jennings (11)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,134
14–20
35
January 7
@ New York
L 85–89
Josh Smith (21)
Andre Drummond (17)
Jennings & Smith (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–21
36
January 8
@ Toronto
L 91–112
Brandon Jennings (22)
Andre Drummond (16)
Brandon Jennings (9)
Air Canada Centre 16,194
14–22
37
January 10
@ Philadelphia
W 114–104
Josh Smith (22)
Josh Smith (13)
Josh Smith (7)
Wells Fargo Center 13,742
15–22
38
January 11
Phoenix
W 110–108
Josh Smith (25)
Andre Drummond (13)
Brandon Jennings (18)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,224
16–22
39
January 17
Utah
L 89–110
Rodney Stuckey (21)
Andre Drummond (13)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,528
16–23
40
January 18
@ Washington
W 104–98
Josh Smith (22)
Andre Drummond (13)
Brandon Jennings (8)
Verizon Center 17,039
17–23
41
January 20
L.A. Clippers
L 103–112
Rodney Stuckey (29)
Andre Drummond (11)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,417
17–24
42
January 22
@ Milwaukee
L 101–104
Brandon Jennings (30)
Andre Drummond (12)
Josh Smith (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,266
17–25
43
January 24
New Orleans
L 101–103
Brandon Jennings (28)
Andre Drummond (20)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,107
17–26
44
January 26
@ Dallas
L 106–116
Brandon Jennings (26)
Greg Monroe (9)
Brandon Jennings (7)
American Airlines Center 19,662
17–27
45
January 28
Orlando
W 103–87
Brandon Jennings (20)
Andre Drummond (17)
Brandon Jennings (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 11,534
18–27
January 29
@ Atlanta
Game postponed due to severe weather conditions. :
February
: 5–8 (home: 5–4; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 1
Philadelphia
W 113–96
Andre Drummond (22)
Andre Drummond (14)
Josh Smith (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,649
19–27
47
February 3
@ Miami
L 96–102
Brandon Jennings (26)
Andre Drummond (12)
Brandon Jennings (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,802
19–28
48
February 5
@ Orlando
L 98–112
Josh Smith (25)
Andre Drummond (14)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Amway Center 15,166
19–29
49
February 7
Brooklyn
W 111–95
Brandon Jennings (26)
Andre Drummond (22)
Brandon Jennings (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,727
20–29
50
February 8
Denver
W 126–109
Brandon Jennings (35)
Andre Drummond (15)
Brandon Jennings (12)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,870
21–29
51
February 10
San Antonio
W 109–100
Brandon Jennings (21)
Greg Monroe (10)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,628
22–29
52
February 12
Cleveland
L 89–93
Josh Smith (18)
Andre Drummond (17)
Jennings & Monroe (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,184
22–30
All-Star Break
53
February 18
Charlotte
L 96–108
Brandon Jennings (24)
Andre Drummond (22)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 11,285
22–31
54
February 19
@ Charlotte
L 98–116
Brandon Jennings (20)
Greg Monroe (7)
Will Bynum (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,400
22–32
55
February 21
Atlanta
W 115–107
Greg Monroe (22)
Greg Monroe (15)
Brandon Jennings (14)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,053
23–32
56
February 22
Dallas
L 102–113
Josh Smith (32)
Greg Monroe (17)
Will Bynum (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,213
23–33
57
February 24
Golden State
L 96–104
Greg Monroe (23)
Josh Smith (11)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,071
23–34
58
February 26
@ San Antonio
L 110–120
Josh Smith (24)
Andre Drummond (17)
Will Bynum (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
23–35 :
March
: 4–12 (home: 3–4; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
@ Houston
L 110–118
Rodney Stuckey (23)
Andre Drummond (17)
Brandon Jennings (8)
Toyota Center 18,330
23–36
60
March 3
New York
W 96–85
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (26)
Brandon Jennings (11)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,742
24–36
61
March 5
Chicago
L 94–105
Greg Monroe (27)
Josh Smith (9)
Brandon Jennings (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,007
24–37
62
March 7
@ Minnesota
L 101–114
Greg Monroe (20)
Greg Monroe (15)
Brandon Jennings (5)
Target Center 16,242
24–38
63
March 9
@ Boston
L 111–118
Josh Smith (28)
Andre Drummond (22)
Brandon Jennings (7)
TD Garden 18,624
24–39
64
March 11
Sacramento
W 99–89
Josh Smith (24)
Greg Monroe (12)
Will Bynum (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,234
25–39
65
March 12
@ Toronto
L 87–101
Brandon Jennings (24)
Greg Monroe (10)
Will Bynum (7)
Air Canada Centre 18,247
25–40
66
March 15
Indiana
L 104–112 (OT)
Josh Smith (23)
Greg Monroe (13)
Brandon Jennings (12)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,440
25–41
67
March 19
@ Denver
L 109–118
Greg Monroe (22)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10)
Will Bynum (10)
Pepsi Center 16,671
25–42
68
March 21
@ Phoenix
L 92–98
Rodney Stuckey (23)
Andre Drummond (16)
Will Bynum (9)
US Airways Center 18,422
25–43
69
March 22
@ L.A. Clippers
L 103–112
Jonas Jerebko (22)
Andre Drummond (12)
Will Bynum (10)
Staples Center 19,214
25–44
70
March 24
@ Utah
W 114–94
Drummond & Stuckey (19)
Andre Drummond (14)
Will Bynum (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,595
26–44
71
March 26
Cleveland
L 96–97
Josh Smith (24)
Andre Drummond (11)
Brandon Jennings (13)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,979
26–45
72
March 28
Miami
L 78–110
Monroe & Bynum (12)
Andre Drummond (14)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 21,231
26–46
73
March 29
@ Philadelphia
L 98–123
Greg Monroe (20)
Greg Monroe (10)
Stuckey & Siva (4)
Wells Fargo Center 17,438
26–47
74
March 31
Milwaukee
W 116–111
Greg Monroe (28)
Andre Drummond (16)
Brandon Jennings (13)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,062
27–47 :
April
: 2–6 (home: 1–1; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
@ Indiana
L 94–101
Josh Smith (24)
Greg Monroe (16)
Brandon Jennings (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
27–48
76
April 4
@ Brooklyn
L 104–116
Andre Drummond (23)
Andre Drummond (18)
Brandon Jennings (5)
Barclays Center 16,754
27–49
77
April 5
Boston
W 115–111
Rodney Stuckey (26)
Andre Drummond (20)
Peyton Siva (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 19,558
28–49
78
April 8
@ Atlanta
W 102–95
Rodney Stuckey (29)
Andre Drummond (17)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Philips Arena 10,587
29–49
79
April 9
@ Cleveland
L 100–122
Jennings & Jerebko (17)
Andre Drummond (14)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 15,979
29–50
80
April 11
@ Chicago
L 98–106
Andre Drummond (26)
Andre Drummond (26)
Monroe, Jennings & Jerebko (3)
United Center 22,219
29–51
81
April 13
Toronto
L 107–116
Greg Monroe (23)
Andre Drummond (17)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,944
29–52
82
April 16
@ Oklahoma City
L 111–112
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (30)
Andre Drummond (13)
Greg Monroe (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
29–53 :
2013–14 season schedule :

### Standings

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c-Indiana Pacers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 35‍–‍6 | 21‍–‍20 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 21‍–‍20 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 23.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 14‍–‍27 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 12‍–‍29 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 41.0 | 10‍–‍31 | 5‍–‍36 | 4–12 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-Indiana Pacers * | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x-Chicago Bulls | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Charlotte Bobcats | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Boston Celtics | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 23 | 59 | .280 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 41.0 | 82 |

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Josh Smith | 77 | 76 | 35.5 | .419 | .264 | .532 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 1.36 | 1.43 | 16.4 |
| Brandon Jennings | 80 | 79 | 34.1 | .373 | .337 | .751 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.26 | .10 | 15.5 |
| Greg Monroe | 82 | 82 | 32.8 | .497 | .000 | .657 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 1.11 | .57 | 15.2 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 73 | 5 | 26.7 | .436 | .273 | .836 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .74 | .14 | 13.9 |
| Andre Drummond | 81 | 81 | 32.3 | .623 | .000 | .418 | 13.2 | .4 | 1.25 | 1.62 | 13.5 |
| Kyle Singler | 82 | 36 | 28.5 | .447 | .382 | .826 | 3.7 | .9 | .74 | .46 | 9.6 |
| Will Bynum | 56 | 3 | 18.8 | .428 | .323 | .802 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .70 | .13 | 8.7 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 80 | 41 | 19.8 | .396 | .319 | .770 | 2.0 | .7 | .94 | .15 | 5.9 |
| Charlie Villanueva | 20 | 0 | 9.0 | .380 | .250 | .571 | 1.7 | .3 | .20 | .25 | 4.6 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 64 | 0 | 11.6 | .471 | .419 | .729 | 2.7 | .6 | .33 | .09 | 4.2 |
| Chauncey Billups | 19 | 7 | 16.3 | .304 | .292 | .833 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .42 | .05 | 3.8 |
| Josh Harrellson | 32 | 0 | 9.9 | .463 | .387 | .714 | 2.4 | .5 | .19 | .47 | 2.9 |
| Luigi Datome | 34 | 0 | 7.0 | .351 | .179 | .800 | 1.4 | .3 | .18 | .03 | 2.4 |
| Peyton Siva | 24 | 0 | 9.3 | .316 | .280 | .733 | .60 | 1.4 | .38 | .04 | 2.3 |
| Tony Mitchell | 21 | 0 | 3.8 | .417 | 1.000 | .579 | 1.20 | .1 | .29 | .14 | 1.0 |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tony Mitchell Peyton Siva Via trade Brandon Jennings Via free agency Josh Smith Chauncey Billups Luigi Datome Josh Harrellson | Players Lost Via trade Brandon Knight Viacheslav Kravtsov Khris Middleton Via free agency José Calderón Jason Maxiell |

### Trades

| July 31, 2013 | To Detroit PistonsBrandon Jennings (sign and trade) | To Milwaukee BucksBrandon Knight Viacheslav Kravtsov Khris Middleton |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Josh Smith | July 10 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Chauncey Billups | July 16 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Will Bynum | July 16 | Re-signed |
| Luigi Datome | July 16 | Virtus Roma (Italy) |
| Josh Harrellson | August 21 | Chongqing Fly Dragon (NBL China) |
Subtractions :
| Player | Reason Left | Date left | New team |
| Kim English | Waived | July 11 | Montepaschi Siena |
| José Calderón | Free Agency | July 11 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Jason Maxiell | Free Agency | July 18 | Orlando Magic |