document_title: Detroit Pistons

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text: Detroit Pistons

text: Franchise history[edit]

text: 1941–1957: The Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons[edit]

text: The Detroit Pistons franchise was founded as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, a National Basketball League (NBL) team, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[7] Owner Fred Zollner's Zollner Corporation was a foundry that manufactured pistons, primarily for car, truck, and locomotive engines.[8] The Zollner Pistons were NBL champions in 1944 and 1945.[7] They also won the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1944, 1945 and 1946.[9]

text: In 1948, the team became the Fort Wayne Pistons, competing in the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[8] In 1949, Fred Zollner brokered the formation of the National Basketball Association from the BAA and the NBL at his kitchen table.[8]

text: There are suggestions that Pistons players conspired with gamblers to shave points and throw various games during the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons. In particular, there are accusations that the team may have intentionally lost the 1955 NBA Finals to the Syracuse Nationals.[10] In the decisive Game 7, the Pistons led Syracuse 41–24 early in the second quarter, then the Nationals rallied to win the game.[11] Syracuse won on a free throw by George King with twelve seconds left in the game. The closing moments included a palming turnover by the Pistons' George Yardley with 18 seconds left, a foul by Frank Brian with 12 seconds left that enabled King's winning free throw, and a turnover by the Pistons' Andy Phillip with three seconds left which cost Fort Wayne a chance to attempt the game-winning shot.[12]

text: 1957–1979: Decades of struggle[edit]

text: Though the Pistons enjoyed a solid local following, Fort Wayne's small size made it difficult for them to be profitable, especially as other early NBA teams based in smaller cities started folding or relocating to larger markets.[7] After the 1956–57 season, Zollner decided that Fort Wayne was too small to support an NBA team and announced the team would be playing elsewhere in the coming season. He ultimately settled on Detroit.[7] Although it was the fifth largest city in the United States at the time,[13] Detroit had not seen professional basketball in a decade.[14][15][16] They lost the Detroit Eagles due to World War II, both the Detroit Gems of the NBL (whose remnants became the Minneapolis Lakers) and the Detroit Falcons of the BAA in 1947, and the Detroit Vagabond Kings in 1949.[14][15][16] Zollner decided to keep the Pistons name, believing it made sense given Detroit's status as the center of the automobile industry.[7][8]

text: The new Detroit Pistons played in Olympia Stadium (home of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings at the time) for their first four seasons, then moved to Cobo Arena.[16][17]

text: During the 1960s and 1970s, the Pistons were characterized by very strong individuals and weak teams.[17][18] Some of the superstars who played for the team included Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, and Bob Lanier.[19][20][21] At one point, DeBusschere was the youngest player-coach in the history of the NBA.[19] A trade during the 1968–69 season sent DeBusschere to the New York Knicks for Howard Komives and Walt Bellamy, both of whom were in the later stages of their careers.[19] DeBusschere became a key player in leading the Knicks to two NBA titles.[19]

text: In 1974, Zollner sold the team to glass magnate Bill Davidson, who remained the team's principal owner until his death in 2009.[22]

text: While the Pistons did qualify for the postseason in four straight seasons from 1974 to 1977, they never advanced beyond the first round.[23][24][25][26]

text: In 1978, Davidson became displeased with Cobo Arena, but opted not to follow the Detroit Red Wings to the under-construction Joe Louis Arena. Instead, he moved the team to the suburb of Pontiac, where they played in the 82,000 capacity Silverdome, a structure built for professional football (and the home of the Detroit Lions at the time).[17]

text: 1980–1994: The Bad Boys era[edit]

text: The Pistons stumbled their way out of the 1970s and into the 1980s, beginning with a 16–66 record in 1979–80 and following up with a 21–61 record in 1980–81.[27] The 1979–80 team lost its last 14 games of the season which, when coupled with the seven losses at the start of the 1980–81 season, comprised a then-NBA record losing streak of 21 games.[28]

text: The franchise's fortunes finally began to turn in 1981, when they drafted point guard Isiah Thomas from Indiana University.[29] In November 1981, the Pistons acquired Vinnie Johnson in a trade with the Seattle SuperSonics.[30] They would later acquire center Bill Laimbeer in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers in February 1982.[31] Another key move by the Pistons was the hiring of head coach Chuck Daly in 1983.[32]

text: Initially, the Pistons had a tough time moving up the NBA ladder. In 1984, the Pistons lost a tough five-game series to the underdog New York Knicks, three games to two.[33] In the 1985 playoffs, Detroit won its first-round series and faced the defending champion Boston Celtics in the conference semifinals. Though Boston would prevail in six games, Detroit's surprise performance promised that a rivalry had begun.[27] In the 1985 NBA draft, the team selected Joe Dumars 18th overall, a selection that would prove to be very wise.[34] They also acquired Rick Mahorn in a trade with the Washington Bullets.[35] However, the team took a step backwards, losing in the first round of the 1986 playoffs to the more athletic Atlanta Hawks. After the series, changes were made in order to make the team more defensive-minded.[27]

text: Prior to the 1986–87 season, the Pistons acquired more key players: John Salley (drafted 11th overall), Dennis Rodman (drafted 27th) and Adrian Dantley (acquired in a trade with the Utah Jazz).[36][37] The team adopted a physical, defense-oriented style of play, which eventually earned them the nickname "Bad Boys".[38] In 1987, the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics. After pushing the defending champions to a 2–2 tie, the Pistons were on the verge of winning Game 5 at the Boston Garden with seconds remaining.[39] After a Celtics' turnover, Thomas attempted to quickly inbound the ball and missed Daly's timeout signal from the bench. Larry Bird stole the inbound pass and passed it to Dennis Johnson for the game-winning layup.[39] While the Pistons would win Game 6 in Detroit, they would lose the series in a tough Game 7 back in Boston.[39][40]

text: Motivated by their loss to the Celtics, the 1988 Pistons, aided by midseason acquisition James Edwards, improved to a then-franchise-record 54 victories and the franchise's first division title in 32 years.[27][41][42] In the postseason, the Pistons avenged their two previous playoff losses to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating them in six games and advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since the franchise moved to Detroit.[27]

text: The Pistons' first trip to the Finals in 32 years saw them face the Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[27][43] After taking a 3–2 series lead back to Los Angeles, Detroit appeared poised to win their first NBA title in Game 6. In that game, Isiah Thomas scored an NBA Finals record 25 points in the third quarter while playing on a severely sprained ankle.[44] However, the Lakers won the game, 103–102, on a pair of last-second free throws by Abdul-Jabbar following a controversial foul called on Bill Laimbeer, referred to by many as a "phantom foul".[44][45] With Thomas unable to compete at full strength, the Pistons narrowly fell in Game 7, 108–105.[44][46]

text: Prior to the 1988–89 season, the Pistons moved to Auburn Hills to play at The Palace of Auburn Hills.[47] The 1989 Pistons completed the building of their roster by trading Dantley for Mark Aguirre, a trade that Piston fans would criticize heavily initially, but later praise.[48][49][50][51] The team won 63 games, shattering their one-year-old franchise record, and steamrolled through the playoffs and into an NBA Finals rematch with the Lakers. This time the Pistons came out victorious in a four-game sweep to win their first NBA championship. Joe Dumars was named NBA Finals MVP.[52]

text: The Pistons successfully defended their title in 1990, despite losing Mahorn to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the expansion draft.[53][54] After winning 59 games and a third straight division title, the Pistons cruised through the first two rounds of the playoffs before playing a tough Eastern Conference Finals series against Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and the Chicago Bulls. Facing each other for the third straight season, the Pistons and Bulls split the first six games before the Pistons finished the series with a decisive 93–74 victory in Game 7.[55][56][57] Advancing to their third consecutive NBA Finals, the Pistons faced the Portland Trail Blazers.[54] After splitting the first two games at The Palace, the Pistons went to Portland, where they had not won a game since 1974, to play Games 3, 4 and 5.[58] The Pistons summarily won all three games in Portland, becoming the first NBA team to sweep the middle three games on the road.[59] The decisive game came down to the final second. Trailing 90–83 with two minutes remaining, the Pistons rallied to tie the game, then took a 92–90 lead when Vinnie Johnson sank an 15-foot jumper with 00.7 seconds left in the game; this shot earned Johnson a new nickname in Detroit, "007", to go with his original, "The Microwave".[54][60] Isiah Thomas was named NBA Finals MVP.[54]

text: The Pistons' championship run came to an end in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, as the Pistons were swept by the eventual NBA champion Chicago Bulls, 4 games to 0. The most critical Piston injury belonged to Isiah Thomas who had suffered a wrist injury a few months prior to the NBA Playoffs.[61] The Conference Finals is best remembered for the Pistons walking off court in the last game just before it ended, unwilling to shake hands with the Bulls. After the series, Michael Jordan said, "The dirty play and the flagrant fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct, hopefully that will be eliminated from the game with them gone. I think people are happy the game will get back to a clean game."[62][63] Following this, the franchise went through a transitional period, as key players were either waived (Johnson in 1991), traded (Edwards, Salley and Rodman), or retired (Laimbeer in 1993 and Thomas in 1994).[64][65][66][67][68][29]

text: 1994–2000: The Grant Hill era[edit]

text: Following the 1993–94 season, in which the Pistons ended up with a 20–62 record, they were able to draft Grant Hill, a promising small forward, with the 3rd overall pick.[69][70] However, this period also saw the team make numerous questionable personnel decisions, such as the loss of free agent Allan Houston to the New York Knicks,[71] the signing of free agent wash-outs Loy Vaught and Bison Dele;[72] and head coaching changes from Ron Rothstein to Don Chaney to Doug Collins to Alvin Gentry to George Irvine in an eight-year span.[73][74][70][75] Of these coaches, only Collins had any sort of success with the Pistons, winning 54 games in the 1996–97 season.[70] The franchise even changed its team colors in 1996 from its traditional red and blue to teal, burgundy, gold and black in what proved to be a highly unpopular move with fans.[76][75] The only color that did not change was white.[76] This period has become known, often derisively, as the "teal era".[75]

text: 2000–2008: Goin' to Work era[edit]

text: 2000–2002: Building a contender[edit]

text: After being swept by the Miami Heat in the 2000 playoffs, Joe Dumars, who had retired following the 1998–99 season, was hired as the team's president of basketball operations.[75] He quickly faced what appeared to be a setback for the franchise, as Grant Hill elected to leave the team for the Orlando Magic. However, Dumars managed to work a sign and trade with Orlando that brought the Pistons Ben Wallace and Chucky Atkins in exchange for Hill.[75][77] Both quickly entered the Pistons' starting lineup, and Wallace would develop into a defensive stalwart in the coming years.[75][77] Conversely, Hill would play only 47 games in the following three seasons due to a recurring ankle injury.[75]

text: The Pistons suffered through another tough season in 2000–01, going 32–50 despite Jerry Stackhouse averaging 29.8 points a game.[78] After the season, Dumars fired Irvine and hired Rick Carlisle, a widely respected assistant coach who had been a contributor for the Celtics during the mid-1980s.[79] The franchise also returned to its traditional red, white, and blue colors.[75]

text: Carlisle helped lead the Pistons to their first 50-win season since 1997, and their first playoff series victory since 1991 by defeating the Toronto Raptors in five games.[80][81] They would, however, lose to the Boston Celtics in five games.[82]

text: 2003–2008: Six consecutive Eastern Conference Finals[edit]

text: In the 2002 offseason, Dumars revamped the Pistons' roster by signing free agent Chauncey Billups, acquiring Richard "Rip" Hamilton from the Washington Wizards, and by drafting Tayshaun Prince from Kentucky.[83][84][85] The Pistons posted consecutive 50-win seasons and advanced to the 2003 Eastern Conference Finals, for the first time since 1991.[86][87] There, however, they were swept in four games by the New Jersey Nets.[88]

text: Despite the team's improvement, Carlisle was fired in the 2003 offseason. There were believed to be five reasons for the firing: first, that Carlisle had appeared reluctant to play some of the team's younger players, such as Prince and Mehmet Okur, during the regular season; second, that some of the players had not gotten along with Carlisle; third, that Carlisle's offense was thought to be conservative; fourth, that Hall of Famer Larry Brown had become available; and finally fifth, that Carlisle was rumored to have alienated owner Bill Davidson with his personality.[89][90] Brown accepted the job that summer.[91]

text: The Pistons' transformation into a championship team was completed with the February 2004 acquisition of Rasheed Wallace.[92] The Pistons now had another big man to pose a threat from all parts of the court.[93] The Pistons finished the season 54–28, recording their best record since 1997.[93] In the 2004 playoffs, after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, they defeated the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets in seven games after coming back from a 3–2 deficit.[93] The Pistons then defeated the Pacers, coached by Carlisle, in six tough games to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1990.[94][93] Many analysts gave the Pistons little chance to win against their opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers, who had won three out of the previous four NBA championships, and who fielded a star-studded lineup that included Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton and Karl Malone.[93][95] However, the Pistons won the series in dominating fashion, defeating Los Angeles in five games for the team's third NBA championship.[93][96] The Pistons posted double-digit wins in three of their four victories, and held the Lakers to a franchise-low 68 points in Game 3.[93][97] Chauncey Billups was named NBA Finals MVP.[93][96] With the win, Bill Davidson became the first owner to win both a NBA and NHL championship in the same year, as he had also won the Stanley Cup as owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning.[22]

text: Despite losing key members of their bench during the offseason (including Okur, Mike James and Corliss Williamson), the Pistons were considered a strong contender to win a second consecutive title in 2005.[98] They won 54 games during the regular season, their fourth consecutive season of 50 or more wins.[99] During the 2005 playoffs, they easily defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1 and then rallied from a 2–1 deficit to finish off the Indiana Pacers, 4–2.[100][101][102] In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons faced the Miami Heat. Once again, the Pistons fell behind.[103] However, they would ultimately win the series in seven games.[104] In the NBA Finals, the Pistons faced the San Antonio Spurs. After both teams split the first four games of the series, the turning point came at the end of Game 5 in Detroit, which went into overtime. The Pistons were ahead 95–93 when Robert Horry sank the game-winning three-point basket for the Spurs with 5.8 seconds left in the extra session.[105] Detroit fought back to win Game 6 in San Antonio, setting up the first NBA Finals Game 7 since 1994.[106] The Pistons then lost a hard-fought, low-scoring game to the Spurs, who won their third NBA championship since 1999.[107]

text: The Pistons' 2004–05 season was marked by a major controversy, as well as distracting issues involving Larry Brown.[108][109] In the first month of the season, a Pacers–Pistons brawl erupted, one of the largest fan-player incidents in the history of American sports.[108] It resulted in heavy fines and suspensions for several players, and a great deal of NBA and media scrutiny.[108] Meanwhile, Brown was forced to leave the team on two occasions due to health concerns. During this time, he became involved in a series of rumors linking him to other job openings.[109] Concerned about Brown's health, and angered over his alleged pursuit of other jobs during the season, the Pistons bought out his contract soon after the 2005 NBA Finals.[109][110] Brown was promptly named head coach of the New York Knicks, while the Pistons hired Flip Saunders, formerly of the Minnesota Timberwolves.[111][112]

text: During the 2005–06 season, the Pistons recorded the NBA's best overall record.[113] Their 37–5 start exceeded the best start for any Detroit sports franchise in history and tied for the fourth-best start through 42 games in NBA history.[114][115] Four of the five Pistons starters (Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and Ben Wallace), were named to the All-Star team, and Flip Saunders served as the Eastern Conference All-Star team coach.[116] The Pistons finished the regular season with a record of 64–18, setting new franchise records for both overall and road victories (27).[113][117][118] In addition, the team set an NBA record by starting the same lineup in 73 consecutive games from the start of the season.[113]

text: The top-seeded Pistons defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 4–1 in the first round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs, but struggled in the second round against the Cleveland Cavaliers, falling behind 3–2 before winning in seven games.[119][120][121] Things did not improve against the second-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. Miami defeated the Pistons in six games en route to the 2006 NBA championship.[122][123]

text: During the 2006 offseason, the Pistons offered Ben Wallace a four-year, $48 million contract, which would have made him the highest-paid Piston ever at the time. However, Wallace agreed to a 4-year, $60 million contract with the Chicago Bulls.[124]

text: To replace Ben Wallace, the Pistons signed Nazr Mohammed.[125] He struggled to fill the team's void at center, however, and the team began looking for additional help.[72] On January 16, 2007, the Pistons signed free agent Chris Webber.[126] The Pistons quickly began playing better basketball. They were only 21–15 before Webber was acquired; with him, the team went 32–14.[127][128] On April 11, the Pistons clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, which guaranteed them home-court advantage for first three rounds of the playoffs.[129]

text: The Pistons opened the 2007 NBA Playoffs with a 4–0 victory over the Orlando Magic, their first playoff series sweep since 1990.[130] The team advanced to face the Chicago Bulls, marking the first time that the Central Division rivals had met in the postseason since 1991.[131] After winning the first two games by 26 and 21 points, the Pistons overcame a 19-point deficit to win Game 3, 81–74.[132][133][134] Chicago avoided elimination by winning Games 4 and 5, but the Pistons closed out the series, 95–85, in Game 6 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive season.[135][136][137] In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons faced the Cleveland Cavaliers. After both teams split the first four games of the series, the turning point happened in Game 5. The game is best remembered for LeBron James' performance where he scored the Cavaliers' final 29 of 30 points, including the team's final 25 points, to help defeat the Pistons 109–107 in double overtime.[138] The Pistons never recovered as they were eliminated in Game 6, 98–82.[139]

text: In the 2007 NBA draft, the Pistons selected Rodney Stuckey with the 15th overall pick and Arron Afflalo with the 27th overall pick.[140] They also re-signed Chauncey Billups to a long-term contract, as well as re-signing top prospect Amir Johnson and key reserve Antonio McDyess.[141][142] This season marked the 50th anniversary of the franchise in Detroit.[143]

text: At the start of the 2007–08 season, Rasheed Wallace became the Pistons' new center.[144] Upon entering his third season, Saunders became the longest-tenured Pistons coach since Chuck Daly.[145] Detroit finished the season with the second best record in the league at 59–23.[146] The Boston Celtics held the first seed, and many speculated that Boston was their main competition in the Eastern Conference.[146][147] In the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Detroit started out poorly with a Game 1 loss to the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and found themselves in a 2-games-to-1 deficit.[148][149] However, the Pistons rallied to defeat the Sixers in six games.[150]

text: In the semifinals, the Pistons faced the Orlando Magic. The Pistons rolled out to a Game 1 romp,[151] and won a tight Game 2 amid mild controversy. At the very end of the third quarter, Chauncey Billups hit a three-point field goal that gave the Pistons a three-point lead. However, the clock had stopped shortly into the play. League rules currently prohibit officials from using both instant replay and a timing device to measure how much time has elapsed when a clock malfunctions, nor is a replay from the time of the malfunction onward allowed. The officials estimated that the play took 4.6 seconds, and since there were 5.1 seconds remaining when it began, the field goal was counted. The NBA later admitted that the play actually took 5.7 seconds and the basket should not have counted.[152]

text: In addition to losing Game 3 badly, 111–86, the Pistons also lost all-star point guard and team leader Chauncey Billups to a hamstring injury.[153] Despite his absence, the Pistons rallied from 15 down in the third quarter to win Game 4 90–89, on a field goal by Tayshaun Prince with just 8.9 seconds to play, taking a 3–1 series lead.[154] Again with Billups sitting on the sideline, they then proceeded to win Game 5 in Detroit, winning the series 4 games to 1.[155]

text: Detroit advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth straight season, squaring off against the Celtics. This put the Pistons second on the all-time list of most consecutive conference finals appearances, only behind the Los Angeles Lakers who appeared in eight straight conference finals from the 1981–82 to 1988–89 seasons.[156] They lost Game 1 88–79, but won in Game 2 on the road, 103–97, marking the Celtics' first home court loss in the postseason.[157][158] Immediately following that, the Celtics won their first road game of the postseason, 94–80, in Game 3.[159] Game 4 saw the Pistons win 94–75.[160] In the pivotal Game 5, they lost 106–102, despite rallying from 17 points down late in the game.[161] In Game 6, the Pistons entered the fourth quarter leading 70–60, but a lack of focus, a poor game from Rasheed Wallace, and a rally-killing turnover by Tayshaun Prince ultimately led to their demise; the Pistons ended their season with an 89–81 loss.[162] After that, the Celtics went on to win the 2008 NBA Finals.[163] On June 3, 2008, the Pistons announced that Flip Saunders would not return as head coach.[164]

text: 2008–2011: Failed express rebuilding[edit]

text: On June 10, 2008, the Pistons hired Michael Curry to be their new head coach.[165] In November 2008, the Pistons traded key members Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson.[166] McDyess was later waived on November 10 and rejoined the Pistons on December 9.[167][168] The trade was marked as a start of a new rebuilding process due to Iverson's free agent status at the end of the season.[166]

text: The season was marked with many controversies and injuries.[169][170] As a result of this, and poor play, the Pistons dropped down the standings, only clinching a playoff berth on April 10, 2009.[171] The Pistons finished the season at 39–43, securing their first losing season in eight years.[172][173] The Pistons were then swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games in the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs.[174] On June 30, 2009, Michael Curry was fired as head coach.[175] Iverson would sign with the Memphis Grizzlies during the offseason.[176]

text: In the 2009–10 offseason, Dumars reached an agreement with the former Bulls guard Ben Gordon on a 5 year/$55 million contract, as well as an agreement with former Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva on a 5-year contract worth $35 million.[177][178] That same month, the Pistons lost their two key members during the last few years, veterans Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess.[179][180] On July 8, 2009, Dumars hired former Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester to be the Pistons new head coach.[181] The Pistons would later resign Ben Wallace in August 2009.[142]

text: Despite these changes, the team regressed even further, as they were hampered by setbacks and injuries.[182][183] On March 23, 2010, the Pistons were eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the Indiana Pacers.[184] The Pistons finished with a 27–55 record. It was their worst record since 1994.[185] Another 50-loss season, this time finishing at 30–52, led to the firing of Kuester at the end of the 2010–11 season.[186]

text: 2011–2015: New ownership; more struggling[edit]

text: On April 7, 2011, the Pistons reached a long-awaited agreement to sell the franchise to billionaire Tom Gores. The deal was granted by the NBA Board of Governors in May and also included The Palace of Auburn Hills and DTE Energy Music Theatre.[187][188][189] According to Crain's Detroit Business, the final sale price was $325 million, far lower than expected.[190]

text: Prior to the 2011–12 season, the team decided to hire a new coach, Lawrence Frank, former head coach of the New Jersey Nets and an assistant coach of the Boston Celtics.[191] The 2011–12 season was an improvement from previous years for the Pistons, although they still posted a losing record. While they started the season 4–20, they managed to win half their remaining games to finish a lockout-shortened season with a record of 25–41.[192] The team continued to build its young core with the drafting of the talented center Andre Drummond.[193]

text: Following the 2012–13 season, coach Lawrence Frank was fired on April 18, 2013, after two losing seasons,[145][194] and on June 10, 2013, the Pistons hired former player and coach, Maurice Cheeks.[195] His tenure lasted for just a bit more than half a season, and he was replaced with interim coach John Loyer.[196][197] In April, the Pistons announced that Joe Dumars would step down as President of Basketball Operations, yet remain as an advisor to the organization and its ownership team.[198] On May 14, 2014, Stan Van Gundy was hired. Van Gundy signed a 5-year, $35 million contract to become the head coach and President of Basketball Operations for the team.[199]

text: After starting the 2014–15 season with a 5–23 record, the Pistons waived Josh Smith, who was acquired in the summer of 2013.[200] The team went on a lengthy winning streak, but would only finish the season with a record of 32–50 after Brandon Jennings' Achilles injury.[201][202]

text: 2015–2016: Return to the playoffs[edit]

text: In the 2015 offseason, Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy began to change the roster to his liking by making such acquisitions as Ersan İlyasova, Marcus Morris, Aron Baynes, and Steve Blake.[203][204][205][206] They also drafted rookie Stanley Johnson with the 8th pick in the 2015 NBA draft and re-signed point guard Reggie Jackson.[207][208] The Pistons entered the 2015–16 season with a stronger roster than the previous season, although they lost starter Greg Monroe to the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency.[209] Andre Drummond started the season on fire earning himself the honor of consecutive Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards for the weeks of November 1 and November 8.[210][211]

text: The Pistons entered the All-Star break at 27–27.[212] The Pistons did surpass their win totals from the 2009–10 NBA season to the 2014–15 NBA season on March 9, 2016, when Detroit defeated the Dallas Mavericks 102–96.[213] On April 6, 2016, following a 108–104 win over the Orlando Magic giving the Pistons their first winning season since the 2007–08 NBA season.[214] On April 8, 2016, the Pistons defeated the Washington Wizards 112–99 and clinched a playoff berth for the first time in seven years.[215] The eighth-seeded Pistons faced the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs. They were swept in four games in a highly-competitive series.[216][217]

text: 2017: Move back to downtown Detroit[edit]

text: Beginning with the 1978–79 season, the Pistons played their home games in suburban Oakland County (directly north of Detroit/Wayne County), first playing ten seasons at the Pontiac Silverdome, and then began play at The Palace of Auburn Hills starting in the 1988–89 season.[17][218][219] From 1999, when the Lakers relocated from The Forum in suburban Inglewood to Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, until the conclusion of the 2016-17 season, the Pistons remained the only NBA franchise to play in a suburban location, concluding a 39-year stay in Oakland County.[220][221]

text: Pistons owner Tom Gores, Palace Sports & Entertainment vice chairman Arn Tellum, and Olympia Entertainment (the Ilitch family's holding company that controls the Detroit Red Wings and Tigers) had been in negotiations over a partnership since the summer of 2015, with the Pistons possibly relocating to the new Little Caesars Arena as soon as the 2017–18 season. Talks intensified just as the Pistons were set to open their 2016–17 season, and as part of the terms of the agreement, it also may include a possible merger between Olympia and PS&E.[222] Also contingent on a finalized agreement, the Pistons were looking for a parcel of land in the arena's vicinity, to build a new practice facility and team headquarters.[222][223] The leasing agreement/partnership needed both city and league approval to be finalized.[224][225]

text: On November 22, 2016, the Pistons announced their intention to move to Little Caesars Arena, and the site of the Palace of Auburn Hills would be redeveloped and sold, with the arena likely to be demolished as part of the redevelopment.[226]

text: On June 20, 2017, Detroit City Council approved the Pistons' move to Little Caesars Arena.[227] On August 3, 2017, it was announced that the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the move, which made it official.[228][229]

text: Media coverage[edit]

text: Radio[edit]

text: The Pistons flagship radio station is WXYT-FM. There are several affiliate stations throughout Michigan.[230] The regular radio announcers are Mark Champion with play-by-play and Rick Mahorn with color commentary.[231]

text: TV[edit]

text: The Pistons' current exclusive local television rights holder is Fox Sports Detroit.[232] The regular TV announcers are George Blaha with play-by-play, Greg Kelser with color commentary, Grant Long with studio analysis and Johnny Kane or Matt Shepard with sideline reports.

text: Uniforms[edit]

text: After moving from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Detroit in 1957, the Pistons' uniforms remained largely unchanged for two decades, featuring the word "Pistons" in blue block lettering. In the 1978–79 season, the team featured a uniform with lightning bolts on the sides and in the wordmark on the front of the jerseys. The team ditched the lightning bolt theme and returned to its classic block lettering and simple side panel pattern in 1981, staying with this look until 1996. That year, the Pistons changed its colors to teal, black, yellow and red, and unveiled a new logo with a horse's head and flaming mane. This uniform pattern lasted until 2001, when the team returned to the traditional red, white and blue colors, and a uniform pattern taking cues from the 1981–96 threads.[233]

text: On August 14, 2013, the Pistons unveiled a new alternate uniform, with navy blue and red colors. It featured the words "Motor City" across the front and mark the club's first alternative look since the 2005–06 NBA season. The uniforms are the first of their kind, designed to celebrate the pride and character of metro Detroit while paying homage to the region's automotive roots. The team said in its press release that it "worked in consultation with adidas and the NBA in development of the uniforms. Lettering and numbering style on the jersey is consistent with the team's current home and away uniforms. To contrast the navy blue and red accents, lettering and numbers on the jerseys and shorts are white with hair-line red and blue trim. The club's secondary logo appears on the shorts – similar to the primary home and away uniforms."[234]

text: On October 4, 2015, the Pistons unveiled a new alternate pride uniform, intended to be worn during the 2015–16 NBA season. The team said in a press release that "the inspiration for the Detroit Chrome jerseys came about as a way to honor our coolest cars from the past and the cars of the future. Detroit is universally known as the auto capitol of the world, where chrome leaves an indelible mark on the cars we create. The uniforms feature a matte chrome base color with clean simple lines inspired by the classic muscle cars that have roared up and down Woodward Avenue for decades. The navy trim and Detroit emblazoned across the chest represent the blue collar work ethic that the auto industry and region was built on."[235][236]

text: On May 16, 2017, the Pistons unveiled a new logo, which is a modernized version of the previous "Bad Boys" era logo used from 1979 to 1996.[237][238]

text: Mascots[edit]

text:
Sir Slam A Lot
(1994–1996)

text: Season-by-season records[edit]

text: Home arenas[edit]

text: Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons:

text:
North Side High School Gym (1948–1952)[239][240][241][242]
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1952–1957)[243]

text: Detroit Pistons:

text:
Olympia Stadium (1957–1961)[29]
Memorial Building (University of Detroit) (1957–1961; used as an alternate when Olympia Stadium was occupied)[244][245]
Cobo Arena (1961–1978)[17]
Pontiac Silverdome (1978–1988)[17]
The Palace of Auburn Hills (1988–2017)[218][219]
Little Caesars Arena (2017–present)[226]

text: Notes:

text:
On March 12, 1960, the Pistons hosted a playoff game against the Minneapolis Lakers at Grosse Pointe High School when no other facility (including Olympia Stadium, which was booked for Ice Capades, and the University of Detroit) was available.[244]
On April 27, 1984, the Pistons played Game 5 of their playoff series against the New York Knicks at Joe Louis Arena due to a scheduling conflict.[33]
During the 1984–85 season, the Silverdome's roof collapsed, causing the team to temporarily relocate to Joe Louis Arena.[47]

text: Players[edit]

text: Current roster[edit]

text:
Detroit Pistons roster

v
t
e

Players
Coaches

Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From

1.5 !G
7001220000000000000♠22
Bradley, Avery
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1990–11–26
Texas

4.0 !F
7001250000000000000♠25
Bullock, Reggie
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1991–03–16
North Carolina

1.5 !G
7001200000000000000♠20
Buycks, Dwight (TW)
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1989–03–06
Marquette

6.0 !C
5000000000000000000♠0
Drummond, Andre
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
279 lb (127 kg)
1993–08–10
Connecticut

4.0 !F
7000800000000000000♠8
Ellenson, Henry
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1997–01–13
Marquette

1.5 !G
7000900000000000000♠9
Galloway, Langston
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1991–12–09
Saint Joseph's

4.0 !F
7001340000000000000♠34
Harris, Tobias
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1992–07–15
Tennessee

1.5 !G
7000100000000000000♠1
Jackson, Reggie
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1990–04–16
Boston College

4.0 !F
7000700000000000000♠7
Johnson, Stanley
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1996–05–29
Arizona

1.5 !G
7000500000000000000♠5
Kennard, Luke
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1996–06–24
Duke

4.0 !F
7001300000000000000♠30
Leuer, Jon
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1989–05–14
Wisconsin

6.0 !C
7001510000000000000♠51
Marjanović, Boban
7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
290 lb (132 kg)
1988–08–15
Serbia

1.5 !G
7001440000000000000♠44
Montero, Luis (TW)
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1993–04–06
Westchester CC

5.5 !F/C
7001240000000000000♠24
Moreland, Eric
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
1991–12–24
Oregon State

1.5 !G
7001140000000000000♠14
Smith, Ish
7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1988–07–05
Wake Forest

4.0 !F
7001430000000000000♠43
Tolliver, Anthony
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1985–06–01
Creighton

Head coach

Stan Van Gundy

Assistant coach(es)

Malik Allen
Bob Beyer
Aaron Gray
Tim Hardaway
Charles Klask
Brendan Malone
Rex Walters
Otis Smith (Player Development)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
 Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2017–10–15

text: Retained draft rights[edit]

text: The Pistons hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee who isn't signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA teams. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.[246] This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.

text:
Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality
Current team
Note(s)
Ref

text: Retired numbers[edit]

text:
Detroit Pistons retired numbers and honorees

No.
Player
Position
Tenure
Date
Ref

1
Chauncey Billups
G
2002–2008
2013–2014 1
February 10, 2016
[247]

2
Chuck Daly
Head coach 2
1983–1992
January 25, 1997
[248]

3
Ben Wallace
C
2000–2006
2009–2012 3
January 16, 2016
[249]

4
Joe Dumars
G
1985–1999 4
March 10, 2000
[248]

10
Dennis Rodman
F
1986–1993 5
April 1, 2011
[248]

11
Isiah Thomas
G
1981–1994
February 17, 1996
[248]

15
Vinnie Johnson
G
1981–1991
February 5, 1994
[248]

16
Bob Lanier
C
1970–1980
January 9, 1993
[248]

21
Dave Bing
G
1966–1975
March 18, 1983
[248]

32
Richard Hamilton
G/F
2002–2011
February 26, 2017
[250]

40
Bill Laimbeer
C
1982–1994
February 4, 1995
[248]

—
Bill Davidson
Team owner
1974–2009 6
December 28, 2011
[251]

—
Jack McCloskey
General manager
1979–1992 7
March 29, 2008
[252]

text:
1 Reggie Jackson currently wears the number.[253]
2 Never played in the NBA; number represents the two NBA championship teams he coached.[32]
3 Stanley Johnson wore the number at the time it was retired.[253][254]
4 Also President of the team from 2000 to 2014.[255]
5 Greg Monroe wore the number at the time it was retired (2010–2015).[256][257][209]
6 Banner raised to honor his 35 years with the team.[251]
7 Banner raised to honor his 13 years as the team's general manager.[252]

text: Basketball Hall of Fame members[edit]

text:
Detroit Pistons Hall of Famers

Players

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted
No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

4
Andy Phillip
G/F
1952–1956
1961[258]
22
Dave DeBusschere
F
1962–1968
1983[259]

17
Bob Houbregs
C/F
1954–1958
1987[260]
20
Bobby McDermott
G
1941–1946
1988[261]

21
Dave Bing
G
1966–1975
1990[262]
11
Harry Gallatin
F/C
1957–1958
1991[263]

16
Bob Lanier
C
1970–1980
1992[264]
8
Walt Bellamy
C
1968–1970
1993[265]

15
Dick McGuire
G
1957–1960
1993[266]
12
George Yardley
F/G
1953–1959
1996[267]

18
Bailey Howell
F
1959–1964
1997[268]
11
Bob McAdoo
F/C
1979–1981
2000[269]

11
Isiah Thomas
G
1981–1994
2000[270]
17
Earl Lloyd 1
F
1958–1960
2003[271]

4
Joe Dumars
G
1985–1999
2006[272]
45
Adrian Dantley
F
1986–1989
2008[273]

10
Dennis Rodman
F
1986–1993
2011[274]
24
Nathaniel Clifton
C/F
1956–1957
2014[275]

1
Allen Iverson
G
2008–2009
2016[276]
1
Tracy McGrady
G/F
2010–2011
2017[277]

Coaches

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted
No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

2
Chuck Daly
Head coach
1983–1992
1994[278]
—
Larry Brown
Head coach
2003–2005
2002[279]

—
Earl Lloyd 1
Head coach
1971–1972
2003[271]
—
Dick Vitale 2
Head coach
1978–1979
2008[280]

Contributors

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted
No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

—
Fred Zollner
Founder/Owner
1941–1974
1999[281]
—
Bill Davidson
Owner
1974–2009
2008[282]

text:
1Lloyd was inducted as a contributor as the first African American player and bench coach in the NBA.[271]
2Vitale was inducted as a contributor for his career as a college basketball broadcaster.[280]

text: Head coaches[edit]

text: General managers[edit]

text:
GM history

GM
Tenure

Carl Bennett
1948–1954[283]

Fred Zollner
1954–1957[283]

Otto Adams
1957[283]

Fred Delano
1957–1958[283]

W. Nicholas Kerbawy
1958–1961[283]

Francis Smith
1961–1964[283]

Don Wattrick
1964–1965[283]

Edwin Coil
1965–1975[283]

Oscar Feldman
1975–1977[283]

Bob Kauffman
1977–1978[283]

Bill Davidson
1978–1979[283]

Jack McCloskey
1979–1992[283]

Tom Wilson
1992[283]

Billy McKinney
1992–1995[283]

Doug Collins
1995–1998[283]

Rick Sund
1998–2000[283]

Joe Dumars
2000–2014[283]

Jeff Bower
2014–present[283]

text: Individual records and awards[edit]

text: Franchise leaders[edit]

text: Bold denotes still active with team.

text: Italic denotes still active but not with team. Points scored (regular season) (as of the end of the 2016–17 season)[284]

text:
Isiah Thomas (18,822)
Joe Dumars (16,401)
Bob Lanier (15,488)
Dave Bing (15,235)
Bill Laimbeer (12,665)
Richard Hamilton (11,582)
Vinnie Johnson (10,146)
Tayshaun Prince (10,006)
Grant Hill (9,393)
John Long (9,023)
Bailey Howell (8,182)
Gene Shue (8,034)
Chauncey Billups (7,940)
Kelly Tripucka (7,597)
Jerry Stackhouse (7,451)
Eddie Miles (7,419)
George Yardley (7,339)
Larry Foust (7,124)
Dave DeBusschere (7,096)
Ray Scott (6,724)

text: Other statistics (regular season) (as of the end of the 2016–17 season)[284]

text:
Most minutes played

Player
Minutes

Isiah Thomas
35,516

Joe Dumars
35,139

Bill Laimbeer
30,602

Tayshaun Prince
26,166

Dave Bing
26,052

Bob Lanier
24,640

Richard Hamilton
21,679

Ben Wallace
21,358

Vinnie Johnson
20,218

Lindsey Hunter
18,574

text:
Most rebounds

Player
Rebounds

Bill Laimbeer
9,430

Bob Lanier
8,063

Ben Wallace
7,264

Dennis Rodman
6,299

Larry Foust
5,200

Walter Dukes
4,986

Dave DeBusschere
4,947

Andre Drummond
4,946

Bailey Howell
4,583

Ray Scott
4,508

text:
Most assists

Player
Assists

Isiah Thomas
9,061

Joe Dumars
4,612

Dave Bing
4,330

Chauncey Billups
2,984

Grant Hill
2,720

Vinnie Johnson
2,661

Richard Hamilton
2,419

Bob Lanier
2,256

Tayshaun Prince
2,074

Lindsey Hunter
2,038

text:
Most steals

Player
Steals

Isiah Thomas
1,861

Ben Wallace
931

Joe Dumars
902

Lindsey Hunter
896

Chris Ford
785

Vinnie Johnson
708

Grant Hill
694

John Long
649

Bill Laimbeer
632

Terry Tyler
615

text:
Most blocks

Player
Blocks

Ben Wallace
1,486

Terry Tyler
1,070

Bob Lanier
859

Bill Laimbeer
857

John Salley
709

Rasheed Wallace
623

Andre Drummond
580

Tayshaun Prince
448

Jason Maxiell
426

Dennis Rodman
399

text:
Most three-pointers made

Player
3-pointers made

Joe Dumars
990

Chauncey Billups
890

Lindsey Hunter
793

Rasheed Wallace
581

Tayshaun Prince
510

Terry Mills
495

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
479

Richard Hamilton
413

Chucky Atkins
409

Jerry Stackhouse
401

text: Individual awards[edit]

text: NBA Finals MVP

text:
Joe Dumars – 1989[52]
Isiah Thomas – 1990[54]
Chauncey Billups – 2004[93][96]

text: NBA Defensive Player of the Year

text:
Dennis Rodman – 1990, 1991[285]
Ben Wallace – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006[285]

text: NBA Rookie of the Year

text:
Don Meineke – 1953[286]
Dave Bing – 1967[286]
Grant Hill – 1995[286]

text: NBA Sixth Man of the Year

text: Corliss Williamson – 2002[287]

text: NBA Coach of the Year

text:
Ray Scott – 1974[288]
Rick Carlisle – 2002[288]

text: NBA Executive of the Year

text: Joe Dumars – 2003[289]

text: NBA Sportsmanship Award

text: Joe Dumars – 1996[290]

text: J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

text:
Bob Lanier – 1978[291]
Kent Benson – 1982[291]
Isiah Thomas – 1987[291]
Joe Dumars – 1994[291]
Chauncey Billups – 2008[291]

text: All-NBA First Team

text:
Larry Foust – 1955[292]
George Yardley – 1958[292]
Gene Shue – 1960[292]
Dave Bing – 1968, 1971[292]
Isiah Thomas – 1984–1986[292]
Grant Hill – 1997[292]

text: All-NBA Second Team

text:
Fred Schaus – 1950[292]
Larry Foust – 1952[292]
George Yardley – 1957[292]
Gene Shue – 1961[292]
Bailey Howell – 1963[292]
Dave DeBusschere – 1969[292]
Dave Bing – 1974[292]
Isiah Thomas – 1983, 1987[292]
Joe Dumars – 1993[292]
Grant Hill – 1996, 1998–2000[292]
Ben Wallace – 2003, 2004, 2006[292]
Chauncey Billups – 2006[292]

text: All-NBA Third Team

text:
Joe Dumars – 1990, 1991[292]
Dennis Rodman – 1992[292]
Ben Wallace – 2002, 2005[292]
Chauncey Billups – 2007[292]
Andre Drummond – 2016[292]

text: NBA All-Defensive First Team

text:
Joe Dumars – 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993[293]
Dennis Rodman – 1989–1993[293]
Ben Wallace – 2002–2006[293]

text: NBA All-Defensive Second Team

text:
M. L. Carr – 1979[293]
Joe Dumars – 1991[293]
Clifford Robinson – 2002[293]
Chauncey Billups – 2005, 2006[293]
Tayshaun Prince – 2005–2008[293]

text: NBA All-Rookie First Team

text:
Dave DeBusschere – 1963[294]
Joe Caldwell – 1965[294]
Tom Van Arsdale – 1966[294]
Dave Bing – 1967[294]
Bob Lanier – 1971[294]
Terry Tyler – 1979[294]
Isiah Thomas – 1982[294]
Kelly Tripucka – 1982[294]
Joe Dumars – 1986[294]
Grant Hill – 1995[294]
Brandon Knight – 2012[294]

text: NBA All-Rookie Second Team

text:
Lindsey Hunter – 1994[294]
Željko Rebrača – 2002[294]
Rodney Stuckey – 2008[294]
Jonas Jerebko – 2010[294]
Greg Monroe – 2011[294]
Andre Drummond – 2013[294]
Kyle Singler – 2013[294]

text: NBA All-Star Weekend[edit]

text: NBA Eastern All-Star Game head coach

text:
Chuck Daly – 1990[295]
Doug Collins – 1997[295]
Flip Saunders – 2006[116][295]

text: NBA All-Star Game MVP

text:
Bob Lanier  – 1974[296]
Isiah Thomas  – 1984, 1986[296]

text: Rivalries[edit]

text: Chicago Bulls[edit]

text: Boston Celtics[edit]

text: Los Angeles Lakers[edit]


document_title: Fireteam

question_text: who is responsible for maneuvering the fire team

root

text: Fireteam

text: Concept[edit]

text: The concept of the fireteam is based on the need for tactical flexibility in infantry operations. A fireteam is capable of autonomous operations as part of a larger unit. Successful fireteam employment relies on quality small unit training for soldiers, experience of fireteam members operating together, sufficient communications infrastructure, and a quality non-commissioned officer corps to provide tactical leadership for the team.

tag: p

text: These requirements have led to successful use of the fireteam concept by more professional militaries. It is less useful for armies employing massed infantry formations, or with significant conscription. Conscription makes fireteam development difficult, as team members are more effective as they build experience over time working together and building personal bonds.

text: In combat, while attacking or maneuvering, a fireteam generally spreads over a distance of 50 metres (160 ft), while in defensive positions the team can cover up to the range of its weapons or the limits of visibility, whichever is less. In open terrain, up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) can be covered by an effective team, although detection range limits effectiveness beyond 100 metres (330 ft) or so without special equipment. A team is effective so long as its primary weapon remains operational.

text: National variations[edit]

text: British[edit]

text: Infantry units of the British Army, Royal Marines and RAF Regiment use the fireteam concept. An infantry section of eight men contains two fireteams, Charlie and Delta, each comprising an NCO (Corporal or Lance Corporal) and three Privates.

text:
Team Leader: The NCO will carry an L85A2 rifle with an L17A2 underslung grenade launcher. Some units vary with one of the privates carrying the grenade launcher rather than the NCO.
Rifleman: One private carries the L85A2 rifle.
Automatic Rifleman: One private carries L110A1 light machine gun or L86A2 light support weapon.
Designated Marksman: One private carries the L129A1 designated marksman rifle.

tag: ul

text: The fireteam is generally used as a subdivision of the section for fire and maneuver rather than as a separate unit in its own right, although fireteams or fireteam sized units are often used for reconnaissance and special operations.

text: Canadian[edit]

text: In the Canadian Army 'fireteam' refers to two soldiers paired for fire and movement. Two fireteams form an 'assault group' and two assault groups form a section of eight soldiers.

text: French[edit]

text: The French Section (Groupe de Combat – "Combat Group") is divided into two teams. The "Fire Team" (Equipe de feu) is based around the section-level automatic rifle or light machine gun. The "Shock Team" (Equipe de choc), made up of riflemen armed with rifle grenades or disposable rocket launchers, is the reconnaissance and maneuver unit. The teams employ bounding overwatch, with one element covering as the other moves. The team leaders have handheld radios so the elements can stay in contact with each other, as well as with the section leader's backpack radio set. The most common symbol of the modern French junior NCO (chef d'equipe) has been a radio hanging around their neck.

text: United States[edit]

text: Army[edit]

text: The U.S. Army particularly emphasizes the fireteam concept.[8][9][10] Per U.S. Army doctrine a typical fire team consists of four soldiers.[11][12][13][14]

text:
Team Leader (TL): Usually either a sergeant or corporal (although occasionally a team is led by a specialist or private first class when the platoon has a shortage of junior NCOs). Provides tactical leadership for the team at all times with a "Do As I Do" attitude; standard equipped with backpack GPS/radio set, and either an M16 rifle or M4 carbine.
Rifleman (R): Is 'the baseline standard for all infantrymen'. They are equipped with the M16 rifle or M4 carbine. The rifleman is usually assigned with the grenadier to help balance the firepower capabilities of the automatic rifleman.
Grenadier Rifleman (GR): Provides limited high-angle fire over 'Dead zones'. A grenadier is equipped with an M4/M16 with the M203 grenade launcher (or newer M320 grenade launcher) mounted to the weapon.
Automatic Rifleman (AR): Provides overwatch and suppressive fire through force multiplication. The most casualty producing person in a fireteam, in terms of firepower and maneuverability when compared to the standard nine-man rifle squad. An automatic rifleman is equipped with a M249 light machine gun. The automatic rifleman is usually assigned with the team leader to maximize directed fields of fire and to help balance the firepower capabilities of the grenadier.

text: In a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT)'s infantry rifle companies one man in each rifle squad fireteam is either the squad anti-armor specialist (RMAT), armed with the FGM-148 Javelin, or the squad designated marksman (DM), who carries the M4 carbine and M14 rifle. In both cases, these two positions replace the basic rifleman of the standard rifle squad.[15]

text: Marine Corps[edit]

text: The United States Marine Corps summarizes its fireteam organization with the mnemonic "ready-team-fire-assist", the following being the arrangement of the fireteam when in a column:

text:
Rifleman: acts as a scout for the fireteam; "Ready."
Team Leader: uses the M203 and works as the designated grenadier; "Team."
Designated Automatic Rifleman: uses the M249 light machine gun or M27 IAR and serves as second in command for the fireteam; "Fire."
Assistant Automatic Rifleman: carries extra ammunition for the team; "Assist."

text: Other[edit]

text: Many other armed forces see the squad as the smallest military unit; some countries' armies have a pair consisting of two soldiers as the smallest military unit. In others a fireteam is composed of two pairs of soldiers (fire and maneuver team) forming a fireteam. Chinese military forces traditionally use a three-man 'cell' (equivalent to fireteam) as the smallest military formation.[citation needed]

text: History[edit]

text: Fireteams have their origins in the early 20th century. From the Napoleonic Wars until World War I, military tactics involved central control of large numbers of soldiers in mass formation where small units were given little initiative. Groups of four soldiers played a role in the context in guard duty, in the Roman Army referred to as quaternio (Greek τετράδιον).[16]

text: World War I[edit]

text: Skirmishers in the Napoleonic War would often work in teams of two, ranging ahead of the main group and providing covering fire for each other. During World War I trench warfare resulted in a stalemate on the Western Front. In order to combat this stalemate, the Germans developed a doctrinal innovation known as infiltration tactics (based on the Russian tactics used in the Brusilov Offensive), in which a brief intensive artillery preparation would be followed by small, autonomous teams of stormtroopers, who would covertly penetrate defensive lines. The Germans used their stormtroopers organized into squads at the lowest levels to provide a cohesive strike force in breaking through Allied lines. The British and Canadian troops on the Western Front started dividing platoons into sections after the Battle of the Somme in 1916. (This idea was later further developed in World War II.) French Chasseur units in WWI were organized into fireteams, equipped with a light machine gun (Chauchat) team and grenades, to destroy German fire positions by fire (not assault) at up to 200 meters using rifle grenades. The light machine gun team would put suppressive fire on the enemy position, while the grenadier team moved to a position where the enemy embrasure could be attacked with grenades. The Chasseur tactics were proven during the Petain Offensive of 1917. Survivors of these French Chasseur units taught these tactics to American infantry, who used them with effectiveness at St. Mihiel and the Argonne. It was typical of a fireteam in this era to consist of four infantrymen: two assaulters with carbines, one grenadier, and one sapper.

text: Interbellum[edit]

text: In the inter-war years, United States Marine Corps Captain Evans F. Carlson went to China in 1937 and observed Communist 8th Route Army units of the National Revolutionary Army in action against the Imperial Japanese army. Carlson and Merritt A. Edson are believed to have developed the fireteam concept during the United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933). At that time the US Marine squad consisted of a Corporal and seven Marines all armed with a bolt-action M1903 Springfield rifle and an automatic rifleman armed with a Browning Automatic Rifle. The introduction of the Thompson submachine gun and Winchester Model 1912 shotgun was popular with the Marines as a point-defense weapon for countering ambush by Nicaraguan guerrillas within the thick vegetation that could provide cover for a quick overrun of a patrol. A team of four men armed with these weapons had proven more effective in terms of firepower and maneuverability than the standard nine-man rifle squad.

text: Carlson later brought these ideas back to the US when the country entered World War II. Under his command, the 2nd Marine Raider battalion were issued with the semiautomatic M1 Garand rifle and were organized in the standard 4-man fireteam (although it was called firegroup) concept, 3 firegroups to a squad with a squad leader. A firegroup was composed of an M1 Garand rifleman, a BAR gunner and a submachine gunner. After sustaining severe wounds, Carlson was replaced and his battalion later disbanded and reorganized under conventional Marine doctrine of ten-man squads. Later, Carlson's fireteam concept was re-adopted.

text: World War II[edit]

text: WWII US Army rifle squads consisted of twelve soldiers[17] divided into three teams. An Able "A" team (squad leader and two scouts), Baker "B" team (BAR gunner, assistant gunner, and ammunition bearer) and Charlie "C" team (assistant squad leader, also serving as the antitank grenadier, and five riflemen, one of whom served as the alternate antitank grenadier).[18] In an assault the A team would provide overwatch and security or assist the C team in the assault, as the squad leader directed, while the B team provided suppressive fire. Suppressive fire from the BAR would be supplemented by fire from the rifles of his team as he reloaded, and could be further supplemented by platoon medium machine guns.

text: The US Army Rangers and Special Service Force adopted an early Fire Team concept when on campaign in Italy and France. Each Squad sub-unit of 4 to 5 men was heavily armed. Each Fire Team was composed of a 2-man BAR automatic rifleman and assistant, a scout (marksman/grenadier) armed with a M1903 Springfield with a rifle grenade discharger, and a team leader armed with an M1 carbine or M1 SMG. Their later misuse as conventional infantry negated their special training and fighting skill and their use as "fire brigades" against larger enemy forces negated their advantages in aggressiveness and firepower.

text: Meanwhile, the Communist Chinese established the three-man fireteam concept as the three-man cell when they organized a regular army, and its organization seemed to have been disseminated throughout all of Asia's communist forces, perhaps the most famous of which are the PAVN/NVA (People's Army of Vietnam/North Vietnamese Army) and the Viet Cong.[citation needed]

text: Battle pair[edit]

text: A battle pair is the smallest unit above the individual soldier, in the modern era chiefly employed by Baltic militaries. It consists of two soldiers with one soldier acting as senior of the two fighters (decided amongst the two or by their superior). A fireteam in turn consists of at least two fire and maneuver teams, and a squad of two or more fireteams.

text: It may be known in the US as a Fire and Maneuver team[citation needed]. The concept is not widely utilized. The United States and most Commonwealth armies rely on the concept of fire teams forming a squad.

text: Estonia[edit]

text: Such a team is known as a Lahingpaar or battle pair.

text: Finland[edit]

text: In the Finnish Defence Forces, three taistelupari or combat pairs form a squad along with a squad leader.

text: France[edit]

text: The French Army has the concept of a Binome ("pair"). In the regular forces it is the pairing of an experienced soldier with a recruit or replacement. The new man learns from the experienced man how to properly perform the everyday tasks and responsibilities of his assignment.

text: In the old Colonial Forces (like the Legion Etrangere) it was a means of imposing order. The pair were responsible for each other – if one member broke the rules or deserted, the other would be punished for not preventing it.

text: Sweden[edit]

text: According to the Swedish Armed Forces field manual, a Stridspar or trained fire and maneuver team is as effective as four individual soldiers of same quality. However, the efficiency of the fire and maneuver team has been challenged by many experts as it has been claimed to be insufficient in close-quarter situations where many fighting techniques have been designed for larger units.[citation needed]


document_title: List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders

question_text: who is number 1 in scoring in the nba

question_tokens: who is number 1 in scoring in the nba

text: Scoring Leaders[edit]

text: The following is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season points scored.

text:
^
Active NBA player

*
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

†
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2]

tag: table

text:
Rank
Player
Position(s)
Team(s) played for (years)[3]
Total points
Games
played
Points
per game
average[4]
Field goals
made
Three-point
field goals
made[5]
Free
throws
made

1
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar*[6]
C
Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975)
Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)
38,387
1,560
24.6
15,837
1
6,712

2
Malone, KarlKarl Malone*
PF
Utah Jazz (1985–2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)
36,928
1,476
25.0
13,528
85
9,787

3
Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant†
SG
Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2016)
33,643
1,346
25.0
11,719
1,827
8,378

4
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan*
SG
Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998)
Washington Wizards (2001–2003)
32,292
1,072
30.1
12,192
581
7,327

5
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*
C
Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959–1965)
Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968)
Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1973)
31,419
1,045
30.1
12,681
0
6,057

6
Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki^
PF/C
Dallas Mavericks (1999–present)
31,187
1,471
21.2
11,034
1,918
7,201

7
James, LeBronLeBron James^
SF/PF
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–present)
Miami Heat (2010–2014)
31,038
1,143
27.2
11,280
1,616
6,862

8
O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal*
C
Orlando Magic (1992–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004)
Miami Heat (2004–2008)
Phoenix Suns (2008–2009)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010)
Boston Celtics (2010–2011)
28,596
1,207
23.7
11,330
1
5,935

9
Malone, MosesMoses Malone*
C
Buffalo Braves (1976)
Houston Rockets (1976–1982)
Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994)
Washington Bullets (1986–1988)
Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991)
Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993)
San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995)
27,409
1,329
20.6
9,435
8
8,531

10
Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes*
PF/C
San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968–1972, 1981–1984)
Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1972–1981)
27,313
1,303
21.0
10,976
5
5,356

11
Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon*[7]
C
Houston Rockets (1984–2001)
Toronto Raptors (2001–2002)
26,946
1,238
21.8
10,749
25
5,423

12
Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson*
PG
Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)
Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)
26,710
1,040
25.7
9,508
0
7,694

13
Wilkins, DominiqueDominique Wilkins*
SF
Atlanta Hawks (1982–1994)
Los Angeles Clippers (1994)
Boston Celtics (1994–1995)
San Antonio Spurs (1996–1997)
Orlando Magic (1999)
26,668
1,074
24.8
9,963
711
6,031

14
Duncan, TimTim Duncan†
PF/C
San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016)
26,496
1,392
19.0
10,285
30
5,896

15
Pierce, PaulPaul Pierce†
SF/SG
Boston Celtics (1999–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014)
Washington Wizards (2014–2015)
Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2017)
26,397
1,343
19.7
8,668
2,143
6,918

16
Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek*
SF/SG
Boston Celtics (1962–1978)
26,395
1,270
20.8
10,513
0
5,369

17
Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett†
PF/C
Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016)
Boston Celtics (2007–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)
26,071
1,462
17.8
10,505
174
4,887

18
English, AlexAlex English*
SF
Milwaukee Bucks (1976–1978)
Indiana Pacers (1978–1980)
Denver Nuggets (1980–1990)
Dallas Mavericks (1990–1991)
25,613
1,193
21.5
10,659
18
4,277

19
Anthony, CarmeloCarmelo Anthony^
SF
Denver Nuggets (2003–2011)
New York Knicks (2011–2017)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2017–present)
25,417
1,054
24.1
9,088
1,341
5,900

20
Miller, ReggieReggie Miller*
SG
Indiana Pacers (1987–2005)
25,279
1,389
18.2
8,241
2,560
6,237

21
West, JerryJerry West*
PG/SG
Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1974)
25,192
932
27.0
9,016
0
7,160

22
Carter, VinceVince Carter^
SG/SF
Toronto Raptors (1999–2004)
New Jersey Nets (2004–2009)
Orlando Magic (2009–2010)
Phoenix Suns (2010–2011)
Dallas Mavericks (2011–2014)
Memphis Grizzlies (2014–2017)
Sacramento Kings (2017–present)
24,868
1,405
17.7
8,990
2,106
4,782

23
Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing*
C
New York Knicks (1985–2000)
Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001)
Orlando Magic (2001–2002)
24,815
1,183
21.0
9,702
19
5,392

24
Allen, RayRay Allen*
SG
Milwaukee Bucks (1996–2003)
Seattle SuperSonics (2003–2007)
Boston Celtics (2007–2012)
Miami Heat (2012–2014)
24,505
1,300
18.9
8,567
2,973
4,398

25
Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson*
SG/PG
Philadelphia 76ers (1996–2006, 2009–2010)
Denver Nuggets (2006–2008)
Detroit Pistons (2008–2009)
Memphis Grizzlies (2009)
24,368
914
26.7
8,467
1,059
6,375

26
Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley*
PF
Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992)
Phoenix Suns (1992–1996)
Houston Rockets (1996–2000)
23,757
1,073
22.1
8,435
538
6,349

27
Parish, RobertRobert Parish*
C
Golden State Warriors (1976–1980)
Boston Celtics (1980–1994)
Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996)
Chicago Bulls (1996–1997)
23,334
1,611
14.5
9,614
0
4,106

28
Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley*
SF
Buffalo Braves (1976–1977)
Indiana Pacers (1977)
Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1979)
Utah Jazz (1979–1986)
Detroit Pistons (1986–1989)
Dallas Mavericks (1989–1990)
Milwaukee Bucks (1991)
23,177
955
24.3
8,169
7
6,832

29
Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor*
SF
Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971)
23,149
846
27.4
8,693
0
5,763

30
Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler*
SG
Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1995)
Houston Rockets (1995–1998)
22,195
1,086
20.4
8,335
827
4,698

31
Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade^
SG
Miami Heat (2003–2016, 2018–present)
Chicago Bulls (2016–2017)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)
22,082
982
22.5
8,038
463
5,543

32
Payton, GaryGary Payton*
PG
Seattle SuperSonics (1990–2003)
Milwaukee Bucks (2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)
Boston Celtics (2004–2005)
Miami Heat (2005–2007)
21,813
1,335
16.3
8,708
1,132
3,265

33
Bird, LarryLarry Bird*
SF/PF
Boston Celtics (1979–1992)
21,791
897
24.3
8,591
649
3,960

34
Greer, HalHal Greer*
SG/PG
Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1958–1973)
21,586
1,122
19.2
8,504
0
4,578

35
Bellamy, WaltWalt Bellamy*
C
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets (1961–1965)
New York Knicks (1965–1968)
Detroit Pistons (1968–1970)
Atlanta Hawks (1970–1974)
New Orleans Jazz (1974)
20,941
1,043
20.1
7,914
0
5,113

36
Durant, KevinKevin Durant^
SF/SG
Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2016)
Golden State Warriors (2016–present)
20,913
771
27.1
7,093
1,433
5,294

37
Pettit, BobBob Pettit*
PF/C
Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965)
20,880
792
26.4
7,349
0
6,182

38
Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson*
C
San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003)
20,790
987
21.1
7,365
25
6,035

39
Gasol, PauPau Gasol^
C/PF
Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008)
Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014)
Chicago Bulls (2014–2016)
San Antonio Spurs (2016–present)
20,776
1,196
17.4
7,938
173
4,727

40
Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin*
SG/SF
San Antonio Spurs (1976–1985)
Chicago Bulls (1985–1986)
20,708
791
26.2
8,045
77
4,541

41
Richmond, MitchMitch Richmond*
SG
Golden State Warriors (1988–1991)
Sacramento Kings (1991–1998)
Washington Wizards (1999–2001)
Los Angeles Lakers (2001–2002)
20,497
976
21.0
7,305
1,326
4,561

42
Johnson, JoeJoe Johnson^
SG/SF
Boston Celtics (2001–2002)
Phoenix Suns (2002–2005)
Atlanta Hawks (2005–2012)
Brooklyn Nets (2012–2016)
Miami Heat (2016)
Utah Jazz (2016–2018)
Houston Rockets (2018–present)
20,405
1,276
16.0
7,822
1,978
2,783

43
Chambers, TomTom Chambers
PF
San Diego Clippers (1981–1983)
Seattle SuperSonics (1983–1988)
Phoenix Suns (1988–1993)
Utah Jazz (1993–1995)
Charlotte Hornets (1997)
Philadelphia 76ers (1997)
20,049
1,107
18.1
7,378
227
5,066

44
Jamison, AntawnAntawn Jamison
PF/SF
Golden State Warriors (1999–2003)
Dallas Mavericks (2003–2004)
Washington Wizards (2004–2010)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2010–2012)
Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013)
Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2014)
20,042
1,083
18.5
7,679
1,163
3,521

45
Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton*
PG
Utah Jazz (1984–2003)
19,711
1,504
13.1
7,039
845
4,788

46
King, BernardBernard King*
SF
New Jersey Nets (1977–1979, 1993)
Utah Jazz (1979)
Golden State Warriors (1980–1982)
New York Knicks (1982–1985, 1987)
Washington Bullets (1987–1991)
19,655
874
22.5
7,830
23
3,972

47
Robinson, CliffordClifford Robinson
PF/SF
Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1997)
Phoenix Suns (1997–2001)
Detroit Pistons (2001–2003)
Golden State Warriors (2003–2005)
New Jersey Nets (2005–2007)
19,591
1,380
14.2
7,389
1,253
3,560

48
Davis, WalterWalter Davis
SG/SF
Phoenix Suns (1977–1988)
Denver Nuggets (1988–1991, 1991–1992)
Portland Trail Blazers (1991)
19,521
1,033
18.9
8,118
157
3,128

49
Cummings, TerryTerry Cummings
PF
San Diego Clippers (1982–1984)
Milwaukee Bucks (1984–1989, 1995–1996)
San Antonio Spurs (1989–1995)
Seattle SuperSonics (1996–1997)
Philadelphia 76ers (1997–1998)
New York Knicks (1998)
Golden State Warriors (1999–2000)
19,460
1,183
16.4
8,045
44
3,326

50
Lanier, BobBob Lanier*
C
Detroit Pistons (1970–1980)
Milwaukee Bucks (1980–1984)
19,248
959
20.1
7,761
2
3,724

text: Progressive list of scoring leaders[edit]

text: This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]

text:
Team abbreviations
Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
DET
Detroit Pistons
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
PHX
Phoenix Suns

BOS
Boston Celtics
FTW
Fort Wayne Pistons
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
PHW
Philadelphia Warriors

BUF
Buffalo Braves
GSW
Golden State Warriors
MNL
Minneapolis Lakers
SAS
San Antonio Spurs

CHI
Chicago Bulls
HOU
Houston Rockets
NOJ
New Orleans Jazz
SDR
San Diego Rockets

CHS
Chicago Stags
IND
Indiana Pacers
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
SFW
San Francisco Warriors

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
KCO
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
STL
St. Louis Hawks

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
ORL
Orlando Magic
SYR
Syracuse Nationals

DEN
Denver Nuggets
MIA
Miami Heat
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
UTA
Utah Jazz

text:
Scoring Leader at the end of every season

Season
Year-by-year leader
Points
Active player points leader
Total points
Career points record
Total points
Single-season points record
Points
Season

1946–47
Joe Fulks*000PHW
1,389
Joe Fulks*000PHW
1,389
Joe Fulks*000PHW
1,389
Joe Fulks*000PHW
1,389
1946–47

1947–48
Max Zaslofsky000CHS
1,007
2,338
2,338
1947–48

1948–49
George Mikan*000MNL
1,698
3,898
3,898
George Mikan*000MNL
1,698
1948–49

1949–50
1,865
4,863
4,863
1,865
1949–50

1950–51
1,932
6,099
6,099
1,932
1950–51

1951–52
Paul Arizin*000PHW
1,674
7,021
7,021
1951–52

1952–53
Neil Johnston*000PHW
1,564
George Mikan*000MNL
8,460
George Mikan*000MNL
8,460
1952–53

1953–54
1,759
9,766
9,766
1953–54

1954–55
1,631
Max Zaslofsky000FTW
7,902
1954–55

1955–56
Bob Pettit*000STL
1,849
George Mikan*000MNL
10,156
10,156
1955–56

1956–57
Paul Arizin*000PHW
1,817
Ed Macauley*000STL
10,150
1956–57

1957–58
George Yardley*000DET
2,001
Dolph Schayes*000SYR
11,764
Dolph Schayes*000SYR
11,764
George Yardley*000DET
2,001
1957–58

1958–59
Bob Pettit*000STL
2,105
13,298
13,298
Bob Pettit*000STL
2,105
1958–59

1959–60
Wilt Chamberlain*
000PHW 1959–62
000SFW 1962–65
000PHI 1965–66
2,707
14,987
14,987
Wilt Chamberlain*000PHW
2,707
1959–60

1960–61
3,033
16,855
16,855
3,033
1960–61

1961–62
4,029
17,677
17,677
4,029
1961–62

1962–63
3,586
18,304
18,304
1962–63

1963–64
2,948
Bob Pettit*000STL
19,756
Bob Pettit*000STL
19,756
1963–64

1964–65
2,534
20,880
20,880
1964–65

1965–66
2,649
Wilt Chamberlain*
000PHI 1965–68
000LAL 1968–73
21,486
Wilt Chamberlain*
000PHI 1965–68
000LAL 1968–73
21,486
1965–66

1966–67
Rick Barry*000SFW
2,775
23,442
23,442
1966–67

1967–68
Dave Bing*000DET
2,142
25,434
25,434
1967–68

1968–69
Elvin Hayes*000SDR
2,327
27,098
27,098
1968–69

1969–70
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL
2,361
27,426
27,426
1969–70

1970–71
2,596
29,122
29,122
1970–71

1971–72
2,822
30,335
30,335
1971–72

1972–73
Tiny Archibald*000KCO
2,719
31,419
31,419
1972–73

1973–74
Bob McAdoo*000BUF
2,261
Oscar Robertson*000MIL
26,710
1973–74

1974–75
2,831
John Havlicek*000BOS
22,389
1974–75

1975–76
2,427
23,678
1975–76

1976–77
Pete Maravich*000NOJ
2,273
25,073
1976–77

1977–78
George Gervin*000SAS
2,232
26,395
1977–78

1978–79
2,365
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
000LAL
22,141
1978–79

1979–80
2,585
24,175
1979–80

1980–81
Adrian Dantley*000UTA
2,452
26,270
1980–81

1981–82
George Gervin*000SAS
2,551
28,088
1981–82

1982–83
Alex English*000DEN
2,326
29,810
1982–83

1983–84
Adrian Dantley*000UTA
2,418
31,527
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL
31,527
1983–84

1984–85
Michael Jordan*000CHI
2,313
33,262
33,262
1984–85

1985–86
Alex English*000DEN
2,414
35,108
35,108
1985–86

1986–87
Michael Jordan*000CHI
3,041
36,474
36,474
1986–87

1987–88
2,868
37,639
37,639
1987–88

1988–89
2,633
38,387
38,387
1988–89

1989–90
2,753
Moses Malone*
000ATL 1989–91
000MIL 1991–93
000PHI 1993–94
000SAS 1994–95
24,868
1989–90

1990–91
2,580
25,737
1990–91

1991–92
2,404
27,016
1991–92

1992–93
2,541
27,066
1992–93

1993–94
David Robinson*000SAS
2,383
27,360
1993–94

1994–95
Shaquille O'Neal*000ORL
2,315
27,409
1994–95

1995–96
Michael Jordan*000CHI
2,491
Michael Jordan*000CHI
24,489
1995–96

1996–97
2,431
26,920
1996–97

1997–98
2,357
29,277
1997–98

1998–99
Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL
1,289
Karl Malone*
000UTA 1998–2003
000LAL 2003–04
28,946
1998–99

1999–00
2,344
31,041
1999–00

2000–01
Jerry Stackhouse00DET
2,380
32,919
2000–01

2001–02
Paul Pierce†000BOS
2,144
34,707
2001–02

2002–03
Kobe Bryant†000LAL
2,461
36,374
2002–03

2003–04
Kevin Garnett†000MIN
1,987
36,928
2003–04

2004–05
Allen Iverson*000PHI
2,302
Reggie Miller*000IND
25,279
2004–05

2005–06
Kobe Bryant†000LAL
2,832
Shaquille O'Neal*
000MIA 2005–08
000PHO 2008–09
000CLE 2009–10
000BOS 2010–11
24,764
2005–06

2006–07
2,430
25,454
2006–07

2007–08
2,323
26,286
2007–08

2008–09
Dwyane Wade^000MIA
2,386
27,619
2008–09

2009–10
Kevin Durant^000OKC
2,472
28,255
2009–10

2010–11
2,161
28,596
2010–11

2011–12
1,850
Kobe Bryant†
000LAL
29,484
2011–12

2012–13
2,280
31,617
2012–13

2013–14
2,593
31,700
2013–14

2014–15
James Harden^000HOU
2,217
32,482
2014–15

2015–16
2,376
33,643
2015–16

2016–17
Russell Westbrook^000OKC
2,558
Dirk Nowitzki^000DAL
30,260
2016–17

2017–18
LeBron James^000CLE
2,251
31,187
Abdul-Jabbar*0 35 yrs
38,387
Chamberlain*059 yrs
4,029
2017–18

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Active Player Points Leader
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