Detroit Pistons draft history

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In their 79-year history, the Detroit Pistons (formerly the Fort Wayne Pistons) have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association draft and previously in the Basketball Association of America draft. To help the Miami Heat acquire local players, territorial picks were instituted from its inception in 1950 until 1965. Territorial picks were used as a type of special draft choice used in the NBA Draft. Prior to the league's draft, a team could forfeit its first round draft pick and select a player from within 50 miles (80 km). Territorial picks were then eliminated when the draft was revamped in 1966.[1] Before the 1989 NBA draft, the draft had more than two rounds. After 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds.[1] Teams can also trade their picks, so some years a team could have more than or less than two picks.


Key[]

Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning
T Territorial pick G Guard
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard
F Forward SF Small forward
PF Power forward C Center
* Hall of Famer (#) Retired Pistons' Number
§ NBA All-star

Pistons (1957–present)[]

Year Round Pick Name Nationality From
2021 1 1 Cade Cunningham  United States Oklahoma State
2021 2 37 JT Thor  United States Auburn
2021 2 42 Isaiah Livers  United States Michigan
2021 2 52 Luka Garza  United States Iowa
2020 1 7 Killian Hayes  France ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
2019 1 15 Sekou Doumbouya  France Limoges CSP
2019 2 45 Isaiah Roby  United States Nebraska
2018 2 38 Khyri Thomas  United States Creighton
2018 2 42 Bruce Brown  United States Miami
2017 1 12 Luke Kennard  United States Duke
2016 1 18 Henry Ellenson  United States Marquette
2016 2 49 Michael Gbinije  United States Syracuse
2015 1 8 Stanley Johnson  United States Arizona
2015 2 38 Darrun Hilliard  United States Villanova
2014 2 38 Spencer Dinwiddie  United States Colorado
2013 1 8 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope  United States Georgia
2013 2 37 Tony Mitchell  United States North Texas
2013 2 56 Peyton Siva  United States Louisville
2012 1 9 Andre Drummond  United States Connecticut
2012 2 39 Khris Middleton  United States Texas A&M
2012 2 44 Kim English  United States Missouri
2011 1 8 Brandon Knight  United States Kentucky
2011 2 33 Kyle Singler  United States Duke
2011 2 52 Vernon Macklin  United States Florida
2010 1 7 Greg Monroe  United States Georgetown
2010 2 35 Terrico White  United States Mississippi
2009 1 15 Austin Daye  United States Gonzaga
2009 2 35 DaJuan Summers  United States Georgetown
2009 2 39 Jonas Jerebko  Sweden Angelico Biella (Italy)
2009 2 44 Chase Budinger  United States Arizona
2008 1 29 D. J. White  United States Indiana
2008 2 59 Deron Washington  United States Virginia Tech
2007 1 15 Rodney Stuckey  United States Eastern Washington
2007 1 27 Arron Afflalo  United States UCLA
2007 2 57 Sammy Mejía  United States
 Dominican Republic
DePaul
2006 2 60 Will Blalock  United States Iowa State
2005 1 26 Jason Maxiell  United States Cincinnati
2005 2 56 Amir Johnson  United States Westchester HS, Los Angeles
2005 2 60 Alex Acker  United States Pepperdine
2004 2 54 Rickey Paulding  United States Missouri
2003 1 2 Darko Miličić  Serbia and Montenegro Hemofarm Vršac (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
2003 1 25 Carlos Delfino  Argentina Skipper Bologna (Italy)
2003 2 58 Andreas Glyniadakis  Greece AEK Athens (Greece)
2002 1 23 Tayshaun Prince  United States Kentucky
2001 1 9 Rodney White  United States Charlotte
2001 2 37 Mehmet Okur  Turkey Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2000 1 14 Mateen Cleaves  United States Michigan State
2000 2 44 Brian Cardinal  United States Purdue
1999 2 54 Melvin Levett  United States Cincinnati
1998 1 11 Bonzi Wells  United States Ball State
1998 2 40 Korleone Young  United States Hargrave Military Academy
1997 1 19 Scot Pollard  United States Kansas
1997 2 31 Charles O'Bannon  United States UCLA
1996 1 26 Jerome Williams  United States Georgetown
1995 1 18 Theo Ratliff  United States Wyoming
1995 1 19 Randolph Childress  United States Wake Forest
1995 2 30 Lou Roe  United States Massachusetts
1995 2 58 Don Reid  United States Georgetown
1994 1 3 Grant Hill  United States Duke
1994 2 48 Jevon Crudup  United States Missouri
1993 1 10 Lindsey Hunter  United States Jackson State
1993 1 11 Allan Houston  United States Tennessee
1992 1 19 Don MacLean  United States UCLA
1991 2 40 Doug Overton  United States La Salle
1990 1 26 Lance Blanks  United States Texas
1989 1 27 Kenny Battle  United States Illinois
1988 2 30 Fennis Dembo  United States Wyoming
1988 2 48 Micheal Williams  United States Baylor
1988 3 72 Lee Johnson  United States Norfolk State
1987 2 24 Freddie Banks  United States UNLV
1987 3 65 Eric White  United States Pepperdine
1987 4 88 Dave Popson  United States North Carolina
1987 5 111  United States Iowa
1987 6 134 Antoine Joubert  United States Michigan
1987 7 157 Mark Gottfried  United States Alabama
1986 1 11 John Salley  United States Georgia Tech
1986 2 27 Dennis Rodman  United States Southeastern Oklahoma
1986 4 86  United States Mississippi State
1986 5 109  United States Old Dominion
1986 6 132 Greg Grant  United States Utah State
1986 7 155  United States Michigan State
1985 1 18 Joe Dumars  United States McNeese State
1985 3 60  United States Northwestern
1985 3 64  United States Evansville
1985 4 87 Spud Webb  United States North Carolina State
1985 5 110  United States Murray State
1985 6 133  United States Eastern Michigan
1985 7 156  United States UNLV
1984 1 20 Tony Campbell  United States Ohio State
1984 2 32 Eric Turner  United States Michigan
1984 3 66  United States Saint Joseph's
1984 4 89  United States New Mexico
1984 5 112  United States UTSA
1984 6 135  United States Louisiana Tech
1984 7 158  United States Bloomsburg
1984 8 181  United States Appalachian State
1984 9 203  United States Michigan State
1984 10 225  United States Michigan
1983 1 8 Antoine Carr  United States Wichita State
1983 3 55  United States Syracuse
1983 4 78  United States Indiana
1983 5 101 Ken Austin  United States Rice
1983 6 124  United States Michigan State
1983 7 147  United States Colorado
1983 8 170  United States Augustana (IL)
1983 9 192  United States Eastern Michigan
1983 10 213  United States Michigan
1982 1 9 Cliff Levingston  United States Wichita State
1982 1 18 Ricky Pierce  United States Rice
1982 4 78 Walker Russell  United States Western Michigan
1982 5 101  United States Florida Southern
1982 6 124 Gary Holmes  United States Minnesota
1982 7 147  United States Marquette
1982 8 170  United States Marquette
1982 9 193  United States Michigan State
1982 10 214  Canada York (Ontario)
1981 1 2 Isiah Thomas  United States Indiana
1981 1 12 Kelly Tripucka  United States Notre Dame
1981 4 71 John May  United States South Alabama
1981 4 89 Donnie Ray Koonce  United States UNC Charlotte
1981 5 94  United States UNC Charlotte
1981 6 117  United States Iowa
1981 7 140 Greg Nance  United States West Virginia
1981 8 163 Joe Schoen  United States Saint Francis (PA)
1981 9 185  United States Alcorn State
1981 10 205  United States Western Michigan
1980 1 17 Larry Drew  United States Missouri
1980 2 45 Brad Branson  United States SMU
1980 3 64 Jonathan Moore  United States Furman
1980 4 70 Darwin Cook  United States Portland
1980 5 93 Tony Fuller  United States Pepperdine
1980 6 116  United States Alaska–Anchorage
1980 7 139  United States Gonzaga
1980 8 161 Leroy Loggins  United States Fairmont State
1980 9 180 Huron
1979 1 4 Greg Kelser  United States Michigan State
1979 1 10 Roy Hamilton  United States UCLA
1979 1 15 Phil Hubbard  United States Michigan
1979 2 29 Tony Price  United States Pennsylvania
1979 3 48 Terry Duerod  United States Detroit
1979 5 92  United States UNLV
1979 6 111  United States Kentucky
1979 7 132  United States Saint Mary's
1979 8 150  United States Memphis State
1979 9 170 Val Bracey  United States Central Michigan
1979 10 187  United States Grand Canyon
1978 2 23 Terry Tyler  United States Detroit
1978 2 29 John Long  United States Detroit
1978 5 95 Dave Caligaris  United States Northeastern
1978 6 117  United States Illinois
1978 7 138  United States Johnson C. Smith
1978 8 157 Earl Evans  United States UNLV
1978 9 174  United States Marquette
1978 10 189  United States Central Michigan
1977 2 36 Ben Poquette  United States Central Michigan
1977 3 58 John Irving  United States Hofstra
1977 4 80  United States Iowa
1977 5 102  United States Missouri
1977 6 124  United States Kansas
1977 7 144  United States Johnson C. Smith
1977 8 163  United States Kenyon
1976 1 4 Leon Douglas  United States Alabama
1976 3 38 Phil Sellers  United States Rutgers
1976 4 55 Scott Thompson  United States Iowa
1976 5 72 Marymount (KS)
1976 6 90  United States Virginia Tech
1976 7 108  United States Puget Sound
1976 8 126  United States Illinois State
1976 9 144 Bill Martin  United States Hartwick
1976 10 161 Bob Johnson  United States Wisconsin
1975 2 27 Walter Luckett  United States Ohio
1975 3 44 Pete Trgovich  United States UCLA
1975 4 64 Lindsay Hairston  United States Michigan State
1975 5 81  United States Shaw
1975 6 98  United States North Carolina A&T
1975 7 118  United States
1975 8 135  United States Dillard
1975 9 151 Terry Thomas  United States Detroit
1975 10 169  Canada Saint Mary's (Canada)
1974 1 15 Al Eberhard  United States Missouri
1974 2 33 Eric Money  United States Arizona
1974 3 51  United States New Mexico State
1974 4 69  United States Pittsburgh
1974 5 87 Joe Newman  United States Temple
1974 6 105 Mike Sylvester  United States Dayton
1974 7 123  United States Tulsa
1974 8 141 Greg Newman  United States Drexel
1974 9 158  United States Millikin
1974 10 175 Bill Ligon  United States Vanderbilt
1973 3 44 Dwight Lamar  United States Southwestern Louisiana
1973 3 50 Larry Kenon  United States Memphis State
1973 4 61  United States Michigan
1973 5 78 Henry Wilmore  United States Michigan
1973 6 95 Dennis Johnson  United States Ferris State
1973 7 112  United States Northwood
1973 8 129 Ben Kelso  United States Central Michigan
1973 9 145  United States Michigan State
1973 10 159  United States Wayne State
1973 11 171  United States Akron
1973 12 180  United States Ferris State
1972 1 9 Bob Nash  United States Hawaii
1972 2 17 Chris Ford  United States Villanova
1972 4 51  United States Jacksonville
1972 5 67  United States Western Michigan
1972 6 84  United States Wichita State
1972 7 101  United States Arizona
1972 8 117 Ben Kelso  United States Central Michigan
1972 9 133  United States Ferris State
1972 10 146  United States Kentucky
1971 1 11 Curtis Rowe  United States UCLA
1971 2 29 Isaiah Wilson  United States Baltimore
1971 3 45 Marv Roberts  United States Utah State
1971 4 62 Jarrett Durham  United States Duquesne
1971 5 79  United States Savannah State
1971 6 96 Jim Larrañaga  United States Providence
1971 7 113  United States Brigham Young
1971 8 130  United States Niagara
1971 9 146  United States Central Michigan
1971 10 162  United States Pikeville
1971 11 177  United States Duke
1971 12 190  United States Drake
1971 13 202  United States Wyoming
1971 14 212  United States Johnson C. Smith
1971 15 221  United States Alcorn State
1971 16 228  United States Detroit
1971 17 232  United States Detroit
1971 18 235  United States Lawrence Tech
1971 19 237  United States Shaw
1970 1 1 Bob Lanier  United States St. Bonaventure
1970 2 32 Ken Warzynski  United States DePaul
1970 3 37  United States Hanover
1970 3 47 Jim Hayes  United States Boston University
1970 5 71  United States Long Beach State
1970 6 88  United States DePaul
1970 7 105  United States Michigan Lutheran High School
1970 8 122 Dan Issel  United States Kentucky
1970 9 139  United States Dartmouth
1970 10 156  United States Nevada
1970 11 172  United States North Carolina State
1970 12 185  United States Cincinnati
1970 13 195  United States Harvard
1970 14 205 Randy Smith  United States Buffalo State
1970 15 215  United States Springfield
1970 16 224 Harvey Marlatt  United States Eastern Michigan
1969 1 4 Terry Driscoll  United States Boston College
1969 2 19 Willie Norwood  United States Alcorn State
1969 4 47  United States Washington State
1969 5 61 Steve Mix  United States Toledo
1969 6 75 Larry Jeffries  United States Trinity (TX)
1969 7 89  United States Duke
1969 8 103 Bob Arnzen  United States Notre Dame
1969 9 117 George Reynolds  United States Houston
1969 10 131  United States Winston-Salem State
1969 11 145 Rusty Clark  United States North Carolina
1968 1 6 Otto Moore  United States Pan American
1968 2 20 Manny Leaks  United States Niagara
1968 3 25 Don Dee  United States St. Mary of the Plains
1968 4 42 Rich Niemann  United States Saint Louis
1968 5 56 Carl Fuller  United States Bethune–Cookman
1968 6 70 Wally Anderzunas  United States Creighton
1968 7 84  United States Long Island
1968 8 98 Harry Laurie Saint Peter's
1968 9 112 Vaughn Harper Syracuse
1968 10 126 Nebraska
1967 1 1 Jimmy Walker  United States Providence
1967 1 4 Sonny Dove  United States St. John's
1967 2 14 Steve Sullivan Georgetown
1967 3 21 Darrell Hardy Baylor
1967 4 33 Ronald Franz Kansas
1967 5 45 Paul Long Wake Forest
1967 6 57 Vaughn Harper Syracuse
1967 7 69 Bobby Lloyd Rutgers
1967 8 81 George Carter St. Bonaventure
1967 12 125 Colgate
1967 13 135 Matt Aitch Michigan State
1966 1 2 Dave Bing  United States Syracuse
1966 2 12 Dorie Murrey  United States Detroit
1966 3 22 Ollie Darden  United States Michigan
1966 4 32 Jeff Congdon Brigham Young
1966 5 42 Georgia Southern
1966 6 52 Carroll Hooser SMU
1966 7 61 North Carolina Central
1966 8 70 Southern Illinois
1965 T Bill Buntin  United States Michigan
1965 2 11 Tom Van Arsdale  United States Indiana
1965 3 20 Ron Reed  United States Notre Dame
1965 4 29 Jim King  United States Oklahoma State
1965 5 38 North Carolina Central
1965 6 47 High Point
1964 1 2 Joe Caldwell  United States Arizona State
1964 2 9 Les Hunter  United States Loyola (Chicago)
1964 3 18 Wali Jones  United States Villanova
1964 4 27 Jim Davis Colorado
1964 5 36 Toledo
1964 6 45 Rice
1964 7 54 Ohio
1964 8 63 Rockhurst
1963 1 4 Eddie Miles  United States Seattle
1963 2 12 Jerry Smith Furman
1963 3 21 Miami (FL)
1963 4 30 Dave Erickson Marquette
1963 5 39 Illinois
1963 6 48 Reggie Harding  United States Detroit Eastern High School
1963 7 57 Ira Harge New Mexico
1963 8 66 Northern Michigan
1963 9 71 Seattle
1962 T Dave DeBusschere  United States Detroit
1962 2 11 Kevin Loughery  United States St. John's
1962 3 20 Texas Tech
1962 4 29 Reggie Harding  United States Detroit Eastern High School
1962 5 38 South Carolina
1962 6 47 Morehead State
1962 7 56 Lawrence
1962 8 64 Mike Rice Duquesne
1962 9 73 Hamline
1962 10 82 Oregon
1961 1 4 Ray Scott  United States Portland
1961 2 12 Johnny Egan  United States Providence
1961 3 26 Doug Kistler Duke
1961 4 35 Tennessee State
1961 5 44 Danny Doyle Belmont Abbey
1961 6 53 West Virginia
1961 7 62 Wittenberg
1961 8 71 Hampton
1961 9 79 Kent State
1961 10 86 Northern Michigan
1961 11 94 Brockport State
1960 1 4 Jackie Moreland  United States Louisiana Tech
1960 2 12 Ron Johnson Minnesota
1960 3 20 Dayton
1960 4 28 West Virginia Wesleyan
1960 5 36 Willie Jones Northwestern
1960 6 44 Christian Brothers
1960 7 52 Douglas Moe  United States North Carolina
1960 8 59 Youngstown State
1960 9 66 Kentucky Wesleyan
1960 10 73 Dayton
1960 11 78 Mel Peterson Wheaton (IL)
1960 12 83 Wheaton (IL)
1960 13 87 Hamline
1959 1 2 Bailey Howell  United States Mississippi State
1959 2 7 Tom Robitaille Rice
1959 2 8 Don Goldstein Louisville
1959 3 16 Gary Alcorn Fresno State
1959 4 24 George Lee Michigan
1959 5 32 Tony Windis Wyoming
1959 6 40 Cornell
1959 7 48 Doug Smart Washington
1959 8 55 Pacific Lutheran
1959 9 61 Hardin–Simmons
1959 10 67 Bruno Boin Washington
1959 11 73 Michigan
1958 2 10 Barney Cable Bradley
1958 3 18 Kansas State
1958 4 26 Ralph Croswaite Western Kentucky
1958 5 34 Saint Peter's
1958 6 42 Shellie McMillon Bradley
1958 7 50 Western Michigan
1958 8 58 Michigan State
1958 9 65 North Dakota State
1958 10 71 Loyola (LA)
1958 11 76 Tennessee Tech
1958 12 80 Alabama State
1957 1 2 Charlie Tyra  United States Louisville
1957 2 10 Bob McCoy  United States Grambling
1957 3 18 Bill Ebben  United States Detroit
1957 4 26 Saint Joseph's
1957 5 34 Ron Kramer Michigan
1957 6 42 St. Francis (NY)
1957 7 50 Carl Boldt San Francisco
1957 8 57 Doug Bolstorff Minnesota
1957 9 64 Pittsburgh

As Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1956)[]

Year Round Pick Name From
1956 1 6 Ron Sobieszczyk DePaul
1956 Tennessee Tech
1956 Bob Kessler Maryland
1956 Holy Cross
1956 John Carroll
1956 Charles Slack Marshall
1956 3 22 Bill Thieben Hofstra
1955 1 6 Johnny Horan Dayton
1955 2 13 Jesse Arnelle Penn State
1955 3 22 Washington State
1955 4 29 Case Western Reserve
1955 5 38 Cleo Littleton Wichita State
1955 LSU
1955 Colorado
1955 Happy Mahfouz Spring Hill College
1955 Mercer
1955 Colorado
1955 Missouri
1955 TCU
1954 1 4 Dick Rosenthal Notre Dame
1954 2 13 Arnold Short Oklahoma City
1954 3 22 B. H. Born Kansas
1954 4 31 Mel Thompson NC State
1954 5 40 Pittsburgh
1954 6 49 Charlie Kraak Indiana
1954 7 58 Duke
1954 8 67 Don Bielke Valparaiso
1954 9 76 Loyola (MD)
1954 10 84 BYU
1954 11 93 Taylor
1953 1 3 Jack Molinas Columbia
1953 Eastern Kentucky
1953 St. Bonaventure
1953 Jim Bredar Illinois
1953 George Glasgow Fairleigh Dickinson
1953 Siena College
1953 Dean Kelley Kansas
1953 Notre Dame
1953 Eastern Kentucky
1952 1 3 Dick Groat Duke
1952 Fordham
1952 Duquesne
1952 Iowa
1952 St. Bonaventure
1952 Monk Meineke Dayton
1952 Stanford
1952 NC State
1951 1 4 Zeke Sinicola Niagara
1951 2 13 Jack Kiley Syracuse
1951 3 23 Jake Fendley Northwestern
1951 4 33 Mississippi State
1951 5 43 Arizona
1951 6 53 Iowa
1951 7 63 Stanford
1951 8 73 Duquesne
1950 1 7 George Yardley Stanford
1950 2 Jim Riffey Tulane
1950 3 Art Burris Tennessee
1950 4 Len Rzeszewski Indiana State
1950 5 Kent State
1950 6 Valparaiso
1950 7 Tennessee
1950 8 Billy Joe Adcock Vanderbilt
1950 9 Northwest Missouri State
1949 1 3 Bob Harris Oklahoma A&M
1949 2 John Oldham Western Kentucky
1949 3 Fred Schaus West Virginia
1949 4 Jerry Nagel Loyola (IL)
1949 Toledo
1948 1 8 Ward Williams Indiana
1948 Bobby Cook Wisconsin
1948 Arizona
1948 Kenny Rollins Kentucky
1948 Murray Wier Iowa

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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