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

Pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on February 16, 2009, in exchange for Detroit's 2011 second round pick and Alex Acker.

Roster

Pre-season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 8 | Maccabi Haifa | | Andre Drummond (17) | Andre Drummond (9) | Greg Monroe (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>7,513 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 10 | Miami | | Will Bynum (28) | Jonas Jerebko (12) | Will Bynum (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,219 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 12 | @ Brooklyn | | Andre Drummond (15) | Tony Mitchell (10) | Will Bynum (11) | Barclays Center<br>16,331 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 16 | @ Chicago | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18) | Andre Drummond (10) | Peyton Siva (9) | United Center<br>21,405 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 17 | @ Cleveland | | Greg Monroe (16) | Andre Drummond (11) | Peyton Siva (5) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>12,679 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 20 | @ Orlando | | Greg Monroe (19) | Andre Drummond (15) | Peyton Siva (7) | Amway Center<br>12,967 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 22 | Washington | | Greg Monroe (18) | Andre Drummond (14) | Will Bynum (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>9,219 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 24 | Minnesota | | Josh Smith (20) | Andre Drummond (20) | Will Bynum (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>10,107 | 4–4

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Washington | | Greg Monroe (24) | Greg Monroe (16) | Smith, Billups, Bynum (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>19,258 | 1–0

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 1 | @ Memphis | | Smith & Stuckey (19) | Andre Drummond (16) | Billups & Bynum (6) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 3 | Boston | | Smith, Monroe, Drummond (15) | Andre Drummond (12) | Bynum & Jennings (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,978 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 5 | Indiana | | Brandon Jennings (17) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,401 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 8 | Oklahoma City | | Josh Smith (25) | Greg Monroe (15) | Brandon Jennings (11) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,624 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 11 | @ Portland | | Brandon Jennings (28) | Andre Drummond (16) | Will Bynum (6) | Moda Center<br>18,834 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 12 | @ Golden State | | Andre Drummond (16) | Andre Drummond (14) | Will Bynum (4) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 2–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 15 | @ Sacramento | | Josh Smith (21) | Andre Drummond (18) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Sleep Train Arena<br>17,317 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Brandon Jennings (23) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 3–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 19 | New York | | Rodney Stuckey (21) | Drummond & Monroe (11) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,213 | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 20 | @ Atlanta | | Brandon Jennings (21) | Andre Drummond (12) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Philips Arena<br>13,167 | 4–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 22 | Atlanta | | Kyle Singler (22) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,467 | 4–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 24 | @ Brooklyn | | Rodney Stuckey (27) | Greg Monroe (11) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Barclays Center<br>17,732 | 5–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 25 | Milwaukee | | Rodney Stuckey (17) | Andre Drummond (8) | Brandon Jennings (13) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>12,150 | 6–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 27 | Chicago | | Rodney Stuckey (25) | Drummond & Smith (11) | Brandon Jennings (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,228 | 6–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Rodney Stuckey (22) | Josh Smith (19) | Josh Smith (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,202 | 6–10

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 1 | Philadelphia | | Andre Drummond (31) | Andre Drummond (19) | Brandon Jennings (12) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,107 | 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 3 | @ Miami | | Kyle Singler (18) | Andre Drummond (18) | Monroe & Jennings (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,741 | 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | | Andre Drummond (24) | Andre Drummond (19) | Brandon Jennings (11) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>12,835 | 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 7 | @ Chicago | | Brandon Jennings (33) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (5) | United Center<br>21,737 | 10–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 8 | Miami | | Drummond & Jennings (19) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,034 | 10–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 10 | Minnesota | | Brandon Jennings (20) | Andre Drummond (8) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,251 | 10–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 11 | @ New Orleans | | Greg Monroe (28) | Andre Drummond (11) | Jennings & Stuckey (4) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,517 | 10–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 13 | Brooklyn | | Monroe & Drummond (22) | Andre Drummond (13) | Josh Smith (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,159 | 11–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 15 | Portland | | Josh Smith (31) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,003 | 11–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 16 | @ Indiana | | Josh Smith (30) | Greg Monroe (12) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,443 | 12–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 18 | @ Boston | | Brandon Jennings (28) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (14) | TD Garden<br>17,101 | 13–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 20 | Charlotte | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Andre Drummond (15) | Brandon Jennings (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>12,453 | 13–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 21 | Houston | | Josh Smith (19) | Greg Monroe (11) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,606 | 13–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 23 | @ Cleveland | | Josh Smith (25) | Monroe & Drummond (11) | Brandon Jennings (13) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>19,215 | 14–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 27 | @ Orlando | | Brandon Jennings (21) | Andre Drummond (11) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Amway Center<br>16,464 | 14–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 28 | @ Washington | | Greg Monroe (14) | Monroe & Drummond (7) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Verizon Center<br>19,336 | 14–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | December 30 | Washington | | Greg Monroe (22) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,050 | 14–19

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 5 | Memphis | | Greg Monroe (19) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (11) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,134 | 14–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 7 | @ New York | | Josh Smith (21) | Andre Drummond (17) | Jennings & Smith (5) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,812 | 14–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 8 | @ Toronto | | Brandon Jennings (22) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,194 | 14–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | | Josh Smith (22) | Josh Smith (13) | Josh Smith (7) | Wells Fargo Center<br>13,742 | 15–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 11 | Phoenix | | Josh Smith (25) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (18) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,224 | 16–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 17 | Utah | | Rodney Stuckey (21) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,528 | 16–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 18 | @ Washington | | Josh Smith (22) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Verizon Center<br>17,039 | 17–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 20 | L.A. Clippers | | Rodney Stuckey (29) | Andre Drummond (11) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,417 | 17–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 22 | @ Milwaukee | | Brandon Jennings (30) | Andre Drummond (12) | Josh Smith (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>11,266 | 17–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 24 | New Orleans | | Brandon Jennings (28) | Andre Drummond (20) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,107 | 17–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 26 | @ Dallas | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Greg Monroe (9) | Brandon Jennings (7) | American Airlines Center<br>19,662 | 17–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 28 | Orlando | | Brandon Jennings (20) | Andre Drummond (17) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,534 | 18–27 |- style="background:#ccc;" | – | January 29 | @ Atlanta | colspan="6" | Game postponed due to severe weather conditions.

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 1 | Philadelphia | | Andre Drummond (22) | Andre Drummond (14) | Josh Smith (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,649 | 19–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 3 | @ Miami | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Andre Drummond (12) | Brandon Jennings (7) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,802 | 19–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | February 5 | @ Orlando | | Josh Smith (25) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Amway Center<br>15,166 | 19–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 7 | Brooklyn | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Andre Drummond (22) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,727 | 20–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 8 | Denver | | Brandon Jennings (35) | Andre Drummond (15) | Brandon Jennings (12) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,870 | 21–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 10 | San Antonio | | Brandon Jennings (21) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,628 | 22–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 12 | Cleveland | | Josh Smith (18) | Andre Drummond (17) | Jennings & Monroe (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,184 | 22–30 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 18 | Charlotte | | Brandon Jennings (24) | Andre Drummond (22) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,285 | 22–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 19 | @ Charlotte | | Brandon Jennings (20) | Greg Monroe (7) | Will Bynum (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>14,400 | 22–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 21 | Atlanta | | Greg Monroe (22) | Greg Monroe (15) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,053 | 23–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 22 | Dallas | | Josh Smith (32) | Greg Monroe (17) | Will Bynum (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,213 | 23–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 24 | Golden State | | Greg Monroe (23) | Josh Smith (11) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,071 | 23–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 26 | @ San Antonio | | Josh Smith (24) | Andre Drummond (17) | Will Bynum (9) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 23–35

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 1 | @ Houston | | Rodney Stuckey (23) | Andre Drummond (17) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Toyota Center<br>18,330 | 23–36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 3 | New York | | Andre Drummond (17) | Andre Drummond (26) | Brandon Jennings (11) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,742 | 24–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 5 | Chicago | | Greg Monroe (27) | Josh Smith (9) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,007 | 24–37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 7 | @ Minnesota | | Greg Monroe (20) | Greg Monroe (15) | Brandon Jennings (5) | Target Center<br>16,242 | 24–38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 9 | @ Boston | | Josh Smith (28) | Andre Drummond (22) | Brandon Jennings (7) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 24–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 11 | Sacramento | | Josh Smith (24) | Greg Monroe (12) | Will Bynum (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,234 | 25–39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 12 | @ Toronto | | Brandon Jennings (24) | Greg Monroe (10) | Will Bynum (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>18,247 | 25–40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 15 | Indiana | | Josh Smith (23) | Greg Monroe (13) | Brandon Jennings (12) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,440 | 25–41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 19 | @ Denver | | Greg Monroe (22) | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10) | Will Bynum (10) | Pepsi Center<br>16,671 | 25–42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 21 | @ Phoenix | | Rodney Stuckey (23) | Andre Drummond (16) | Will Bynum (9) | US Airways Center<br>18,422 | 25–43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Jonas Jerebko (22) | Andre Drummond (12) | Will Bynum (10) | Staples Center<br>19,214 | 25–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 24 | @ Utah | | Drummond & Stuckey (19) | Andre Drummond (14) | Will Bynum (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>17,595 | 26–44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 26 | Cleveland | | Josh Smith (24) | Andre Drummond (11) | Brandon Jennings (13) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,979 | 26–45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | March 28 | Miami | | Monroe & Bynum (12) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,231 | 26–46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | March 29 | @ Philadelphia | | Greg Monroe (20) | Greg Monroe (10) | Stuckey & Siva (4) | Wells Fargo Center<br>17,438 | 26–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | March 31 | Milwaukee | | Greg Monroe (28) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (13) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,062 | 27–47

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 2 | @ Indiana | | Josh Smith (24) | Greg Monroe (16) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 27–48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 | April 4 | @ Brooklyn | | Andre Drummond (23) | Andre Drummond (18) | Brandon Jennings (5) | Barclays Center<br>16,754 | 27–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 5 | Boston | | Rodney Stuckey (26) | Andre Drummond (20) | Peyton Siva (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>19,558 | 28–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 8 | @ Atlanta | | Rodney Stuckey (29) | Andre Drummond (17) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Philips Arena<br>10,587 | 29–49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 9 | @ Cleveland | | Jennings & Jerebko (17) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>15,979 | 29–50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 11 | @ Chicago | | Andre Drummond (26) | Andre Drummond (26) | Monroe, Jennings & Jerebko (3) | United Center<br>22,219 | 29–51 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 13 | Toronto | | Greg Monroe (23) | Andre Drummond (17) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,944 | 29–52 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 16 | @ Oklahoma City | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (30) | Andre Drummond (13) | Greg Monroe (9) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 29–53

Standings

Player statistics

Season

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

References