2012–13 Detroit Pistons season

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.

2012–13 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Lawrence Frank
General manager	Joe Dumars
President	Joe Dumars
Owner(s)	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 at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Detroit
Radio	WWJ WXYT (AM)/FM
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

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

2012–13 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 12 Bynum, Will 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-01-04 Georgia Tech PG 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) 1993-08-10 Connecticut SG 24 English, Kim (DL) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-09-24 Missouri PF 33 Jerebko, Jonas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987-03-02 Sweden PG 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 SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-12 Duke PF 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983-02-18 Cincinnati SG 32 Middleton, Khris (DL) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas A&M C 10 Monroe, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990-06-04 Georgetown SF 25 Singler, Kyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988-05-04 Duke SG 3 Stuckey, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-04-21 Eastern Washington PF 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) Dee Brown John Loyer Mike Abdenour (trainer) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate   Injured Roster Last transaction: January 30, 2013

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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 31 Houston L 96–105 Brandon Knight (15) Maxiell & Monroe (8) Rodney Stuckey (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,646 0–1
November : 5–11 (home: 4–2; road: 1–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 2 @ Phoenix L 89–92 Tayshaun Prince (18) Andre Drummond (8) Brandon Knight (10) US Airways Center 15,107 0–2 3 November 4 @ L. A. Lakers L 79–108 Jonas Jerebko (18) Drummond & Monroe (7) Brandon Knight (6) Staples Center 18,997 0-3 4 November 6 @ Denver L 97–109 Greg Monroe (27) Greg Monroe (10) Brandon Knight (9) Pepsi Center 19,155 0-4 5 November 7 @ Sacramento L 103–105 Monroe & Knight (21) Greg Monroe (12) Greg Monroe (11) Power Balance Pavilion 10,185 0-5 6 November 9 @ Oklahoma City L 94–105 Andre Drummond (22) Greg Monroe (10) Monroe, Knight & Stuckey (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0-6 7 November 10 @ Houston L 82–96 Brandon Knight (16) Greg Monroe (11) Brandon Knight (7) Toyota Center 15,037 0-7 8 November 12 Oklahoma City L 90–92 Rodney Stuckey (19) Jason Maxiell (7) Brandon Knight (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,784 0-8 9 November 14 @ Philadelphia W 94–76 Greg Monroe (19) Greg Monroe (18) Brandon Knight (7) Wells Fargo Center 11,879 1-8 10 November 16 Orlando L 106–110 Greg Monroe (23) Greg Monroe (7) Brandon Knight (12) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,594 1-9 11 November 18 Boston W 103–83 Greg Monroe (20) Greg Monroe (13) Bynum & Stuckey (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,214 2-9 12 November 21 @ Orlando L 74–90 Greg Monroe (19) Monroe & Prince (8) Brandon Knight (5) Amway Center 17,199 2-10 13 November 23 Toronto W 91–90 Greg Monroe (19) Andre Drummond (13) Greg Monroe (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,778 3-10 14 November 25 @ New York L 100–121 Brandon Knight (21) Andre Drummond (11) Greg Monroe (7) Madison Square Garden 19,033 3-11 15 November 26 Portland W 108–101 Brandon Knight (26) Monroe & Singler(10) Kyle Singler (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,212 4-11 16 November 28 Phoenix W 117–77 Knight & Villanueva (19) Andre Drummond (9) Brandon Knight (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,517 5-11 17 November 30 @ Memphis L 78–90 Greg Monroe (17) Monroe & Maxiell (9) Tayshaun Prince (4) FedExForum 16,732 5-12
December : 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ Dallas L 77–92 Brandon Knight (20) Greg Monroe (15) Rodney Stuckey (6) American Airlines Center 20,285 5-13 19 December 3 Cleveland W 89–79 Brandon Knight (17) Greg Monroe (14) Rodney Stuckey (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,352 6-13 20 December 5 Golden State L 97–104 Tayshaun Prince (24) Andre Drummond (12) Rodney Stuckey (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,128 6-14 21 December 7 Chicago L 104–108 Rodney Stuckey (24) Jason Maxiell (9) Rodney Stuckey (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,142 6-15 22 December 8 @ Cleveland W 104–97 Brandon Knight (30) Tayshaun Prince (8) Rodney Stuckey (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,062 7-15 23 December 10 @ Philadelphia L 97–104 Monroe & Knight (22) Jason Maxiell (11) Rodney Stuckey (5) Wells Fargo Center 15,225 7-16 24 December 11 Denver L 94–101 Brandon Knight (20) Greg Monroe (12) Brandon Knight (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,265 7-17 25 December 14 @ Brooklyn L 105–107 Brandon Knight (22) Tayshaun Prince (10) Tayshaun Prince (6) Barclays Center 15,797 7-18 26 December 15 Indiana L 77–88 Greg Monroe (18) Andre Drummond (9) Rodney Stuckey (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,235 7-19 27 December 17 L. A. Clippers L 76–88 Brandon Knight (16) Monroe & Prince (7) Greg Monroe (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,560 7-20 28 December 19 @ Toronto L 91–97 Greg Monroe (35) Greg Monroe (10) Brandon Knight (6) Air Canada Centre 17,062 7-21 29 December 21 Washington W 100–68 Monroe & Knight (15) Andre Drummond (14) Rodney Stuckey (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,489 8-21 30 December 22 @ Washington W 96–87 Charlie Villanueva (19) Andre Drummond (11) Rodney Stuckey (8) Verizon Center 13,104 9-21 31 December 26 @ Atlanta L 119–126 Will Bynum (31) Andre Drummond (12) Rodney Stuckey (11) Philips Arena 15,182 9-22 32 December 28 Miami W 109–99 Will Bynum (25) Andre Drummond (10) Will Bynum (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 10-22 33 December 30 Milwaukee W 96–94 Tayshaun Prince (20) Monroe & Maxiell (10) Will Bynum (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,219 11-22
January : 6–7 (home: 4–4; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 1 Sacramento W 103–97 Brandon Knight (20) Greg Monroe (11) Knight & Bynum (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,175 12-22 35 January 4 Atlanta W 85–84 Austin Daye (20) Jason Maxiell (10) Will Bynum (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,832 13-22 36 January 6 Charlotte L 101–108 Tayshaun Prince (21) Greg Monroe (14) Will Bynum (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,963 13-23 37 January 11 @ Milwaukee W 103–87 Greg Monroe (26) Monroe & Drummond (11) Brandon Knight (5) BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,681 14-23 38 January 12 Utah L 87–90 Brandon Knight (16) Greg Monroe (11) Will Bynum (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,441 14-24 39 January 17 New York L 87–102 Will Bynum (22) Monroe & Drummond (10) Greg Monroe (5) The O2 Arena 18,689 14-25 40 January 20 Boston W 103–88 Andre Drummond (16) Greg Monroe (11) Monroe, Singler, Knight & Bynum (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,575 15-25 41 January 22 Orlando W 105–90 Brandon Knight (18) Maxiell & Drummond (11) Will Bynum (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,798 16-25 42 January 23 @ Chicago L 82–85 Brandon Knight (13) Jason Maxiell (11) Brandon Knight (7) United Center 21,567 16-26 43 January 25 @ Miami L 88–110 Greg Monroe (31) Greg Monroe (12) Brandon Knight (5) American Airlines Arena 20,236 16-27 44 January 27 @ Orlando W 104–102 Brandon Knight (31) Greg Monroe (7) Greg Monroe (6) Amway Center 17,959 17-27 45 January 29 Milwaukee L 90–117 Andre Drummond (18) Andre Drummond (18) Greg Monroe (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,479 17-28 46 January 30 @ Indiana L 79–98 Greg Monroe (18) Andre Drummond (14) Brandon Knight (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,137 17-29
February : 6–8 (home: 3–6; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 Cleveland W 117–99 Knight & Singler (20) Greg Monroe (16) Brandon Knight (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,693 18-29 48 February 3 L. A. Lakers L 97–98 Greg Monroe (20) Greg Monroe (12) Will Bynum (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,157 18-30 49 February 4 @ New York L 85–99 José Calderón (15) Greg Monroe (10) Rodney Stuckey (4) Madison Square Garden 19,033 18-31 50 February 6 Brooklyn L 90–93 Greg Monroe (23) Greg Monroe (10) José Calderón (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,576 18-32 51 February 8 San Antonio W 119–109 Greg Monroe (26) Greg Monroe (16) José Calderón (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,267 19-32 52 February 9 @ Milwaukee W 105–100 José Calderón (23) Greg Monroe (13) José Calderón (10) BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,511 20-32 53 February 11 New Orleans L 86–105 Rodney Stuckey (19) Greg Monroe (11) José Calderón (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,177 20-33 54 February 13 Washington W 96–85 José Calderón (24) Greg Monroe (18) Will Bynum (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,095 21-33 All-Star Break 55 February 19 Memphis L 91–105 Knight & Jerebko (13) Greg Monroe (6) José Calderón (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,481 21-34 56 February 20 @ Charlotte W 105–99 Brandon Knight (21) Charlie Villanueva (9) Monroe & Bynum (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 13,112 22-34 57 February 22 @ Indiana L 82–114 Will Bynum (17) Viacheslav Kravtsov (10) Will Bynum (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,750 22-35 58 February 23 Indiana L 72–90 Will Bynum (15) Greg Monroe (12) José Calderón (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,509 22-36 59 February 25 Atlanta L 103–114 Rodney Stuckey (22) Greg Monroe (8) José Calderón (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,407 22-37 60 February 27 @ Washington W 96–95 Brandon Knight (32) Greg Monroe (11) José Calderón (18) Verizon Center 14,298 23-37
March : 1–13 (home: 0–5; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 @ New Orleans L 95–100 Greg Monroe (27) Greg Monroe (10) José Calderón (11) New Orleans Arena 14,189 23-38 62 March 3 @ San Antonio L 75–114 Greg Monroe (16) Charlie Villanueva (10) Brandon Knight (6) AT&T Center 18,581 23-39 63 March 6 New York L 77–87 Brandon Knight (17) Jason Maxiell (9) José Calderón (16) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,181 23-40 64 March 8 Dallas L 99–102 Brandon Knight (21) Jason Maxiell (13) José Calderón (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,504 23-41 65 March 10 @ L. A. Clippers L 97–129 José Calderón (18) Jonas Jerebko (8) Rodney Stuckey (5) Staples Center 19,344 23-42 66 March 11 @ Utah L 90–103 Jonas Jerebko (15) Greg Monroe (13) José Calderón (7) EnergySolutions Arena 18,568 23-43 67 March 13 @ Golden State L 97–105 Rodney Stuckey (22) Jason Maxiell (14) José Calderón (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 23-44 68 March 16 @ Portland L 101–112 Rodney Stuckey (32) Greg Monroe (9) Greg Monroe (6) Rose Garden 20,161 23-45 69 March 18 Brooklyn L 82–119 Will Bynum (18) Greg Monroe (7) Will Bynum (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,072 23-46 70 March 22 @ Miami L 89–103 Greg Monroe (23) Greg Monroe (15) José Calderón (7) American Airlines Arena 20,350 23-47 71 March 23 @ Charlotte W 92–91 Charlie Villanueva (18) Greg Monroe (9) Greg Monroe (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,375 24-47 72 March 26 Minnesota L 82–105 José Calderón (14) Greg Monroe (12) Charlie Villanueva (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,877 24-48 73 March 29 Toronto L 82–99 Jonas Jerebko (20) Greg Monroe (13) José Calderón (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,322 24-49 74 March 31 @ Chicago L 94–95 Rodney Stuckey (25) Andre Drummond (14) José Calderón (5) United Center 21,864 24-50
April : 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 @ Toronto W 108–98 Greg Monroe (24) Jonas Jerebko (6) José Calderón (9) Air Canada Centre 21,864 25-50 76 April 3 @ Boston L 93–98 Greg Monroe (24) Greg Monroe (17) Charlie Villanueva (5) TD Garden 18,624 25-51 77 April 6 @ Minnesota L 101–107 Brandon Knight (25) Andre Drummond (10) Brandon Knight (6) Target Center 15,311 25-52 78 April 7 Chicago W 99–85 Brandon Knight (20) Andre Drummond (10) Greg Monroe (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,577 26-52 79 April 10 @ Cleveland W 111–104 Andre Drummond (29) Andre Drummond (11) Rodney Stuckey (7) Quicken Loans Arena 13,844 27-52 80 April 12 Charlotte W 113–93 Jonas Jerebko (21) Andre Drummond (9) Will Bynum (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,501 28-52 81 April 15 Philadelphia W 109–101 Greg Monroe (27) Greg Monroe (16) Rodney Stuckey (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,525 29-52 82 April 17 @ Brooklyn L 99–103 Will Bynum (23) Greg Monroe (12) Brandon Knight (5) Barclays Center 16,868 29-53
2012–13 season schedule

Standings

Central Division v t e	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

Detroit Pistons 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

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Andre Drummond Kim English Khris Middleton Kyle Singler Via trade Corey Maggette José Calderón Via free agency Vyacheslav Kravtsov

Players Lost Via trade Ben Gordon Tayshaun Prince Austin Daye 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)

References