# 2016–17 Detroit Pistons season

The 2016–17 NBA season was the 76th season of the Detroit Pistons franchise, their 69th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 60th in Metro Detroit. It was the Pistons' final season at The Palace of Auburn Hills in nearby Auburn Hills, Michigan, ending a 42-year history of professional sports in Oakland County. They moved to the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit for the 2017–18 season.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 18 | Henry Ellenson | PF | United States | Marquette |
| 2 | 49 | Michael Gbinije | PG | United States | Syracuse |

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31‍–‍10 | 20‍–‍21 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 13‍–‍28 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 10.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 16‍–‍25 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 13‍–‍28 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 1–2 Road: 2–1) :
Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
@ Brooklyn
L 94–101
Morris & Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (21)
Caldwell-Pope & McCallum (4)
Barclays Center 8,782
0–1
2
October 10
San Antonio
L 81–86
Andre Drummond (17)
Andre Drummond (13)
Leuer & Smith (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 12,103
0–2
3
October 13
@ Atlanta
W 99–94
Harris & Smith (18)
Jon Leuer (9)
Ish Smith (8)
Philips Arena 10,852
1–2
4
October 15
@ Philadelphia
W 97–76
Tobias Harris (18)
Andre Drummond (13)
Ish Smith (6)
Wells Fargo Center 10,891
2–2
5
October 17
Milwaukee
W 102–78
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23)
Andre Drummond (13)
Ish Smith (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 10,096
3–2
6
October 19
Toronto
L 92–103
Andre Drummond (16)
Andre Drummond (13)
Lorenzo Brown (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
3–3 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 37–45 (Home: 24–17; Road: 13–28) :
October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
@ Toronto
L 91–109
Tobias Harris (22)
Morris & Leuer (9)
Ish Smith (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
0–1
2
October 28
Orlando
W 108–82
Tobias Harris (18)
Andre Drummond (20)
Ish Smith (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 19,122
1–1
3
October 30
Milwaukee
W 98–83
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21)
Andre Drummond (23)
Ish Smith (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,161
2–1 :
November
: 8–9 (home: 5–2; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
New York
W 102–89
Tobias Harris (25)
Andre Drummond (13)
Ish Smith (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,087
3–1
5
November 2
@ Brooklyn
L 101–109
Harris & Morris (23)
Caldwell-Pope & Leuer (7)
Ish Smith (7)
Barclays Center 13,650
3–2
6
November 5
Denver
W 103–86
Andre Drummond (19)
Andre Drummond (20)
Ish Smith (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,218
4–2
7
November 7
@ L.A. Clippers
L 82–114
Andre Drummond (15)
Andre Drummond (12)
Smith, Udrih & Johnson (3)
Staples Center 19,060
4–3
8
November 9
@ Phoenix
L 100–107
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (27)
Andre Drummond (10)
Ish Smith (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,719
4–4
9
November 11
@ San Antonio
L 86–96
Andre Drummond (20)
Andre Drummond (17)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7)
AT&T Center 18,418
4–5
10
November 12
@ Denver
W 106–95
Tobias Harris (19)
Andre Drummond (12)
Ish Smith (8)
Pepsi Center 13,997
5–5
11
November 14
Oklahoma City
W 104–88
Tobias Harris (22)
Jon Leuer (9)
Morris (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,172
6–5
12
November 16
@ New York
L 102–105
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21)
Tobias Harris (10)
Ish Smith (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
6–6
13
November 18
@ Cleveland
L 81–104
Jon Leuer (15)
Andre Drummond (10)
Ish Smith (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
6–7
14
November 19
Boston
L 92–94
Marcus Morris (24)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,107
6–8
15
November 21
Houston
L 96–99
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26)
Andre Drummond (16)
Ish Smith (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,632
6–9
16
November 23
Miami
W 107–84
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (22)
Andre Drummond (15)
Marcus Morris (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,520
7–9
17
November 25
L.A. Clippers
W 108–97
Marcus Morris (17)
Jon Leuer (11)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,023
8–9
18
November 26
@ Oklahoma City
L 88–106
Tobias Harris (21)
Andre Drummond (8)
Ish Smith (3)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
8–10
19
November 29
@ Charlotte
W 112–89
Tobias Harris (24)
Aron Baynes (8)
Caldwell-Pope & Udrih (7)
Spectrum Center 14,266
9–10
20
November 30
@ Boston
W 121–114
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (8)
TD Garden 17,338
10–10 :
December
: 5–10 (home: 2–6; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 2
@ Atlanta
W 121–85
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23)
Andre Drummond (14)
Ish Smith (13)
Philips Arena 15,500
11–10
22
December 4
Orlando
L 92–98
Marcus Morris (21)
Andre Drummond (10)
Caldwell-Pope & Jackson (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,206
11–11
23
December 6
Chicago
W 102–91
Tobias Harris (22)
Andre Drummond (10)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,305
12–11
24
December 7
@ Charlotte
L 77–87
Andre Drummond (26)
Andre Drummond (20)
Caldwell-Pope & Leuer (6)
Spectrum Center 15,141
12–12
25
December 9
@ Minnesota
W 117–90
Andre Drummond (22)
Andre Drummond (22)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7)
Target Center 14,109
13–12
26
December 11
Philadelphia
L 79–97
Marcus Morris (28)
Andre Drummond (14)
Stanley Johnson (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,244
13–13
27
December 14
@ Dallas
W 95–85
Reggie Jackson (20)
Andre Drummond (17)
Jackson & Smith (6)
American Airlines Center 19,687
14–13
28
December 16
@ Washington
L 108–122
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (24)
Andre Drummond (12)
Jon Leuer (5)
Verizon Center 15,573
14–14
29
December 17
Indiana
L 90–105
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (20)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (10)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,231
14–15
30
December 19
@ Chicago
L 82–113
Jon Leuer (16)
Jon Leuer (5)
Ish Smith (7)
United Center 21,400
14–16
31
December 21
Memphis
L 86–98
Jackson & Leuer (18)
Andre Drummond (19)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,033
14–17
32
December 23
Golden State
L 113–119
Tobias Harris (26)
Andre Drummond (9)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 21,012
14–18
33
December 26
Cleveland
W 106–90
Tobias Harris (21)
Andre Drummond (17)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,123
15–18
34
December 28
Milwaukee
L 94–119
Tobias Harris (23)
Tobias Harris (12)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,222
15–19
35
December 30
@ Atlanta
L 98–105
Jon Leuer (22)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Philips Arena 19,009
15–20 :
January
: 6–7 (home: 3–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
January 1
@ Miami
W 107–98
Reggie Jackson (27)
Andre Drummond (18)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,844
16–20
37
January 3
Indiana
L 116–121
Tobias Harris (22)
Andre Drummond (14)
Reggie Jackson (12)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,435
16–21
38
January 5
Charlotte
W 115–114
Tobias Harris (25)
Boban Marjanović (19)
Reggie Jackson (11)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,723
17–21
39
January 8
@ Portland
W 125–124 (2OT)
Reggie Jackson (31)
Andre Drummond (14)
Marcus Morris (5)
Moda Center 13,506
18–21
40
January 10
@ Sacramento
L 94–100
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21)
Andre Drummond (12)
Jackson & Johnson (3)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
18–22
41
January 12
@ Golden State
L 107–127
Marcus Morris (21)
Boban Marjanović (11)
Beno Udrih (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
18–23
42
January 13
@ Utah
L 77–110
Tobias Harris (13)
Andre Drummond (19)
Beno Udrih (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,564
18–24
43
January 15
@ L.A. Lakers
W 102–97
Morris & Harris (23)
Andre Drummond (17)
Johnson & Smith (6)
Staples Center 18,997
19–24
44
January 18
Atlanta
W 118–95
Reggie Jackson (26)
Andre Drummond (17)
Marcus Morris (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,159
20–24
45
January 21
Washington
W 113–112
Marcus Morris (25)
Marcus Morris (11)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,231
21–24
46
January 23
Sacramento
L 104–109
Reggie Jackson (18)
Andre Drummond (12)
Reggie Jackson (11)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,017
21–25
47
January 28
@ Miami
L 103–116
Reggie Jackson (24)
Andre Drummond (20)
Reggie Jackson (3)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
21–26
48
January 30
@ Boston
L 109–113
Andre Drummond (28)
Andre Drummond (22)
Reggie Jackson (6)
TD Garden 18,188
21–27 :
February
: 8–4 (home: 7–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 1
New Orleans
W 118–98
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (38)
Tobias Harris (8)
Ish Smith (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,262
22–27
50
February 3
Minnesota
W 116–108
Marcus Morris (36)
Andre Drummond (18)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,934
23–27
51
February 4
@ Indiana
L 84–105
Marcus Morris (19)
Andre Drummond (9)
Ish Smith (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,660
23–28
52
February 6
Philadelphia
W 113–96
Marcus Morris (19)
Andre Drummond (17)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,731
24–28
53
February 8
L.A. Lakers
W 121–102
Andre Drummond (24)
Andre Drummond (17)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,121
25–28
54
February 10
San Antonio
L 92–103
Tobias Harris (16)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,222
25–29
55
February 12
@ Toronto
W 102–101
Tobias Harris (24)
Andre Drummond (18)
Ish Smith (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
26–29
56
February 13
@ Milwaukee
L 89–102
Marcus Morris (26)
Andre Drummond (12)
Reggie Jackson (9)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,397
26–30
57
February 15
Dallas
W 98–91
Reggie Jackson (22)
Marcus Morris (14)
Reggie Jackson (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,549
27–30
All-Star Break
58
February 23
Charlotte
W 114–108 (OT)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (33)
Andre Drummond (13)
Ish Smith (16)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,913
28–30
59
February 26
Boston
L 98–104
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 20,141
28–31
60
February 28
Portland
W 120–113 (OT)
Marcus Morris (37)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,502
29–31 :
March
: 6–11 (home: 5–3; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
@ New Orleans
L 86–109
Jon Leuer (22)
Andre Drummond (17)
Reggie Jackson (4)
Smoothie King Center 14,406
29–32
62
March 4
@ Philadelphia
W 136–106
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26)
Andre Drummond (14)
Ish Smith (13)
Wells Fargo Center 19,523
30–32
63
March 6
Chicago
W 109–95
Reggie Jackson (26)
Drummond, Harris (8)
Ish Smith (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,039
31–32
64
March 8
@ Indiana
L 98–115
Tobias Harris (22)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,353
31–33
65
March 9
Cleveland
W 106–101
Reggie Jackson (21)
Andre Drummond (16)
Reggie Jackson (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 19,421
32–33
66
March 11
New York
W 112–92
Tobias Harris (28)
Andre Drummond (15)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 19,607
33–33
67
March 14
@ Cleveland
L 96–128
Tobias Harris (17)
Andre Drummond (14)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
33–34
68
March 15
Utah
L 83–97
Ish Smith (16)
Aron Baynes (12)
Ish Smith (3)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,033
33–35
69
March 17
Toronto
L 75–87
Reggie Jackson (20)
Andre Drummond (22)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,541
33–36
70
March 19
Phoenix
W 112–95
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23)
Andre Drummond (18)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 19,588
34–36
71
March 21
@ Brooklyn
L 96–98
Tobias Harris (24)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (4)
Barclays Center 14,343
34–37
72
March 22
@ Chicago
L 95–117
Harris & Morris (14)
Andre Drummond (17)
Ish Smith (7)
United Center 21,503
34–38
73
March 24
@ Orlando
L 87–115
Jon Leuer (16)
Andre Drummond (14)
Darrun Hilliard (4)
Amway Center 18,076
34–39
74
March 27
@ New York
L 95–109
Marcus Morris (20)
Andre Drummond (15)
Ish Smith (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
34–40
75
March 28
Miami
L 96–97
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25)
Andre Drummond (13)
Ish Smith (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,160
34–41
76
March 30
Brooklyn
W 90–89
Marcus Morris (28)
Marcus Morris (13)
Ish Smith (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,804
35–41
77
March 31
@ Milwaukee
L 105–108 (OT)
Tobias Harris (23)
Andre Drummond (13)
Beno Udrih (8)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717
35–42 :
April
: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 5
Toronto
L 102–105
Harris & Smith (16)
Andre Drummond (14)
Beno Udrih (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,578
35–43
79
April 7
@ Houston
W 114–109
Boban Marjanović (27)
Boban Marjanović (12)
Smith & Udrih (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
36–43
80
April 9
@ Memphis
W 103–90
Bullock & Marjanović (14)
Andre Drummond (11)
Ish Smith (7)
FedExForum 16,521
37–43
81
April 10
Washington
L 101–105
Tobias Harris (22)
Boban Marjanović (8)
Ish Smith (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 21,012
37–44
82
April 12
@ Orlando
L 109–113
Smith & Caldwell-Pope (20)
Andre Drummond (14)
Ish Smith (10)
Amway Center 19,458
37–45 :
2016–17 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Tobias Harris | 82 | 48 | 31.3 | .481 | .347 | .841 | 5.1 | 1.7 | .72 | .48 | 16.1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 52 | 50 | 27.4 | .420 | .359 | .868 | 2.2 | 5.2 | .67 | .10 | 14.5 |
| Marcus Morris | 79 | 79 | 32.5 | .418 | .331 | .784 | 4.6 | 2.0 | .66 | .32 | 14.0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 76 | 75 | 33.3 | .399 | .350 | .832 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.18 | .16 | 13.8 |
| Andre Drummond | 81 | 81 | 29.7 | .530 | .286 | .386 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 1.53 | 1.10 | 13.6 |
| Jon Leuer | 75 | 34 | 25.9 | .480 | .293 | .867 | 5.4 | 1.5 | .41 | .35 | 10.2 |
| Ish Smith | 81 | 32 | 24.1 | .439 | .267 | .706 | 2.9 | 5.2 | .75 | .41 | 9.4 |
| Beno Udrih | 39 | 0 | 14.4 | .467 | .344 | .941 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .33 | .00 | 5.8 |
| Boban Marjanović | 35 | 0 | 8.4 | .545 | .000 | .810 | 3.7 | .3 | .17 | .34 | 5.5 |
| Aron Baynes | 75 | 2 | 15.5 | .513 | .000 | .840 | 4.4 | .4 | .23 | .52 | 4.9 |
| Reggie Bullock | 31 | 5 | 15.1 | .422 | .384 | .714 | 2.1 | .9 | .58 | .10 | 4.5 |
| Stanley Johnson | 77 | 1 | 17.8 | .353 | .292 | .679 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .73 | .31 | 4.4 |
| Darrun Hilliard | 39 | 1 | 9.8 | .373 | .261 | .750 | .8 | .8 | .28 | .05 | 3.3 |
| Henry Ellenson | 19 | 2 | 7.7 | .359 | .294 | .500 | 2.2 | .4 | .05 | .7 | 3.2 |
| Michael Gbinije | 9 | 0 | 3.6 | .100 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .2 | .00 | .00 | 0.4 |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Henry Ellenson Michael Gbinije Via Trade Cameron Bairstow Via free agency Jon Leuer Ish Smith Boban Marjanović | Players Lost Via trade Spencer Dinwiddie Jodie Meeks Via free agency Anthony Tolliver |

### Trades

| June 17, 2016 | To Detroit Pistons Cameron Bairstow | To Chicago Bulls Spencer Dinwiddie |
| June 29, 2016 | To Detroit Pistons 2019 2nd Round Pick | To Orlando Magic Jodie Meeks |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
| July 15 | Andre Drummond | 5-year contract worth $130 million | Detroit Pistons | |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 8 | Jon Leuer | 4-year contract worth $42 million | Phoenix Suns |
| July 8 | Ish Smith | 3-year contract worth $18 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 12 | Boban Marjanović | 3-year contract worth $21 million | San Antonio Spurs |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | New team | Ref. |
| July 9 | Anthony Tolliver | 2-year contract worth $16 million | Sacramento Kings | |
| October 25 | Lorenzo Brown | Waived | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | |