# Temporada 1949-50 de los Fort Wayne Pistons

La Temporada 1949-50 fue la segunda de los Fort Wayne Pistons en la liga, la primera con la denominación NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 40 victorias y 28 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales de división ante los Minneapolis Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 3 | Bob Harris | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 15 | John Oldham | Base | Estados Unidos | Western Kentucky |
| 3 | 26 | Fred Schaus | Alero | Estados Unidos | West Virginia |
| 4 | 39 | Jerry Nagel | Base | Estados Unidos | Loyola (IL) |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 51 | 17 | .750 | - | 30-1 | 18-16 | 3-0 | 16-8 |
| x-Rochester Royals | 51 | 17 | .750 | - | 33-1 | 17-6 | 1-0 | 15-9 |
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 40 | 28 | .588 | 11 | 28-6 | 12-22 | - | 14-10 |
| x-Chicago Stags | 40 | 28 | .588 | 11 | 18-6 | 14–21 | 8-1 | 11-13 |
| St. Louis Bombers | 26 | 42 | .382 | 25 | 17-14 | 7–26 | 2-2 | 4-20 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Fort Wayne Pistons - Rochester Royals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 23 de marzo | Rochester Royals 84, Fort Wayne Pistons 90 | Rochester |
| 24 de marzo | Fort Wayne Pistons 79, Rochester Royals 78 (OT) | Fort Wayne |
| | Fort Wayne gana las series 2-0 | |

### Finales de División

Fort Wayne Pistons - Minneapolis Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 27 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 93, Fort Wayne Pistons 79 | Minneapolis |
| 28 de marzo | Fort Wayne Pistons 82, Minneapolis Lakers 89 | Fort Wayne |
| | Minneapolis gana las series 2-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Fred Schaus | 24 | 68 | 5.2 | 14.6 | .352 | 4.0 | 4.9 | .818 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 14.3 |
| 2 | Charlie Black | 28 | 36 | 3.5 | 12.1 | .287 | 3.7 | 5.8 | .632 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 10.6 |
| 3 | Bob Carpenter | 32 | 66 | 3.2 | 9.3 | .344 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .742 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 9.3 |
| 4 | Howie Schultz | 27 | 32 | 3.0 | 11.1 | .270 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .648 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Ralph Johnson | 28 | 32 | 3.4 | 11.0 | .312 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .717 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Bob Harris | 22 | 62 | 2.7 | 7.5 | .361 | 2.3 | 3.6 | .628 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Duane Klueh | 24 | 19 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .438 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .667 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Curly Armstrong | 31 | 63 | 2.3 | 8.2 | .279 | 2.7 | 3.8 | .705 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Jack Kerris | 25 | 64 | 2.3 | 7.1 | .327 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .641 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
| 10 | Leo Klier | 26 | 66 | 2.4 | 7.8 | .304 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .742 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 6.9 |
| 11 | John Oldham | 26 | 59 | 2.2 | 7.2 | .298 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .710 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 6.1 |
| 12 | Richie Niemiera | 28 | 31 | 1.9 | 6.7 | .285 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .767 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 13 | Bill Henry | 25 | 44 | 1.5 | 4.8 | .311 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .672 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| 14 | John Mahnken | 27 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .375 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Clint Wager | 30 | 63 | 0.9 | 3.2 | .281 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .617 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Jerry Nagel | 21 | 14 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .214 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Fred Schaus | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |