2009–10 Detroit Pistons season

The 2009–10 Detroit Pistons season was the 69th season of the franchise, the 62nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 53rd in the Detroit area.

2009–10 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	John Kuester
President	Joe Dumars
General manager	Joe Dumars
Owner	Karen Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	27–55 (.329)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Detroit
Radio	WWJ WXYT-AM FM

The Pistons missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2000–01 NBA season. The Pistons finished with their most disappointing record since 1994–95 when they finished 28–54. Prior to the season, Allen Iverson signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, citing his displeasure at being a bench player. However, he would leave the Grizzlies 2 months after signing with the team for the same reason.

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

• Austin Daye
• DaJuan Summers
• Jonas Jerebko
• Chase Budinger

Roster

2009–10 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 17 Chucky Atkins 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974-08-14 South Florida C 38 Kwame Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1982-03-10 Glynn Academy (GA) PG 12 Will Bynum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-01-04 Georgia Tech SF 5 Austin Daye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-06-05 Gonzaga SG 7 Ben Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-04-04 Connecticut SG 32 Richard Hamilton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1978-02-14 Connecticut PF 33 Jonas Jerebko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987-03-02 Sweden C 54 Jason Maxiell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983-02-18 Cincinnati SF 22 Tayshaun Prince 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-02-28 Kentucky PG 3 Rodney Stuckey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-04-21 Eastern Washington SF 35 DaJuan Summers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-01-24 Georgetown PF 31 Charlie Villanueva 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1984-08-24 Connecticut C 6 Ben Wallace 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1974-09-10 Virginia Union PF 9 Chris Wilcox 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982-09-03 Maryland

Head coach John Kuester Assistant(s) Brian Hill Bill Pope Pat Sullivan Darrell Walker Mike Abdenour (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: September 28, 2009

Regular season

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–	35–6	26–15	12–4
x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15	28–13	18–23	10–6
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20	24–17	17–24	10–6
Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29	23–18	9–32	6–10
Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34	17–24	10–31	2–14

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	2
3	x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	11
5	x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	17
8	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20
9	Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	21
10	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	32
12	Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	34
13	Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34
14	Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	35
15	New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	49

Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 27–55 (Home: 17–24; Road: 10–31)
October: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ Memphis W 96–74 Richard Hamilton (25) Ben Wallace (9) Will Bynum (7) FedExForum 17,212 1–0 2 October 30 Oklahoma City L 83–91 Ben Gordon (25) Ben Wallace (12) Ben Gordon (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 1–1 3 October 31 @ Milwaukee L 85–96 Ben Gordon (26) Ben Wallace (10) Rodney Stuckey (8) Bradley Center 15,095 1–2
November : 5–9 (home: 4–3; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 3 Orlando W 85–80 Ben Gordon (23) Ben Wallace (10) Ben Gordon, Rodney Stuckey (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,487 2-2 5 November 4 @ Toronto L 99–110 Ben Gordon (30) Rodney Stuckey (10) Will Bynum (6) Air Canada Centre 17,915 2–3 6 November 6 @ Orlando L 103–110 Charlie Villanueva (28) Jonas Jerebko (6) Ben Gordon (5) Amway Arena 17,461 2–4 7 November 8 Philadelphia W 88–81 Ben Gordon (23) Ben Wallace (16) Will Bynum (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,187 3–4 8 November 11 Charlotte W 98–75 Charlie Villanueva (30) Ben Wallace (9) Ben Gordon (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,417 4-4 9 November 14 @ Washington W 106–103 Ben Gordon (29) Rodney Stuckey (9) Will Bynum (6) Verizon Center 20,173 5–4 10 November 15 Dallas L 90–95 Rodney Stuckey (28) Charlie Villanueva, Ben Wallace (10) Will Bynum (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,215 5-5 11 November 17 @ LA Lakers L 93–106 Will Bynum (24) Jason Maxiell (7) Will Bynum (6) Staples Center 18,997 5–6 12 November 18 @ Portland L 81–87 Rodney Stuckey (21) Ben Wallace (12) Rodney Stuckey (5) Rose Garden Arena 20,391 5–7 13 November 21 @ Utah L 97–100 (OT) Ben Gordon (25) Ben Wallace (9) Rodney Stuckey (6) EnergySolutions Arena 18,355 5–8 14 November 22 @ Phoenix L 91–117 DaJuan Summers, Charlie Villanueva (13) Jason Maxiell (7) Rodney Stuckey (5) US Airways Center 18,422 5–9 15 November 25 Cleveland L 88–98 Rodney Stuckey (25) Ben Wallace (9) Will Bynum (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 5–10 16 November 27 LA Clippers L 96–104 Jonas Jerebko (22) Ben Wallace (16) Will Bynum (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,594 5–11 17 November 29 Atlanta W 94–88 Rodney Stuckey (23) Ben Wallace (18) Rodney Stuckey (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,273 6–11
December : 5–10 (home: 4–4; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 2 @ Chicago L 85–92 Ben Gordon (18) Rodney Stuckey (9) Will Bynum (7) United Center 21,523 6–12 19 December 4 Milwaukee W 105–96 Rodney Stuckey (19) Ben Wallace (11) Rodney Stuckey (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,557 7–12 20 December 6 Washington W 98–94 Rodney Stuckey (25) Jonas Jerebko (11) Charlie Villanueva, Ben Wallace, Chucky Atkins (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,123 8–12 21 December 9 @ Philadelphia W 90–86 Rodney Stuckey (27) Ben Wallace (12) Rodney Stuckey (8) Wachovia Center 12,136 9–12 22 December 10 Denver W 101–99 Charlie Villanueva (27) Ben Wallace (16) Charlie Villanueva (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,176 10–12 23 December 12 Golden State W 104–95 Rodney Stuckey (29) Charlie Villanueva, Ben Wallace (9) Rodney Stuckey (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,952 11–12 24 December 15 @ Houston L 96–107 Richard Hamilton (21) Ben Wallace (8) Chucky Atkins (9) Toyota Center 14,899 11–13 25 December 16 @ New Orleans L 87–95 Rodney Stuckey (26) Charlie Villanueva (8) Will Bynum (9) New Orleans Arena 13,196 11–14 26 December 18 @ Oklahoma City L 98–109 Rodney Stuckey (31) Ben Wallace (8) Will Bynum (6) Ford Center 17,774 11–15 27 December 20 L.A. Lakers L 81–93 Rodney Stuckey (16) Ben Wallace (10) Chucky Atkins, Will Bynum (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 11–16 28 December 22 @ Charlotte L 76–88 Rodney Stuckey (20) Ben Wallace (8) Will Bynum (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,864 11–17 29 December 23 Toronto L 64–94 Will Bynum (12) Ben Wallace (10) Will Bynum, Rodney Stuckey (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,396 11–18 30 December 27 @ Toronto L 95–102 Richard Hamilton, Ben Gordon (15) Ben Wallace (9) Rodney Stuckey (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 11–19 31 December 29 New York L 87–104 Ben Gordon (17) Rodney Stuckey, Ben Wallace (8) Rodney Stuckey (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 11–20 32 December 31 Chicago L 87–98 Rodney Stuckey (22) Ben Wallace (9) Rodney Stuckey (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 11–21
January : 4–10 (home: 3–6; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 5 @ Dallas L 93–98 Richard Hamilton (20) Ben Wallace (12) Rodney Stuckey (6) American Airlines Center 19,799 11–22 34 January 6 @ San Antonio L 92–112 Richard Hamilton (29) Chris Wilcox (9) Tayshaun Prince (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 17,337 11–23 35 January 9 Philadelphia L 94–104 Ben Gordon (20) Austin Daye (7) Richard Hamilton (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,784 11–24 36 January 11 @ Chicago L 87–120 Richard Hamilton (17) Jonas Jerebko (9) Rodney Stuckey (5) United Center 21,014 11–25 37 January 12 @ Washington W 99–90 Charlie Villanueva (23) Charlie Villanueva (9) Rodney Stuckey (11) Verizon Center 13,544 12–25 38 January 15 New Orleans W 110–104 (OT) Richard Hamilton (32) Ben Wallace (21) Richard Hamilton (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,446 13–25 39 January 16 New York W 94–90 Rodney Stuckey (20) Charlie Villanueva, Chris Wilcox (10) Richard Hamilton (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,185 14–25 40 January 18 @ New York L 91–99 Rodney Stuckey (22) Ben Wallace (17) Rodney Stuckey (4) Madison Square Garden 19,302 14–26 41 January 20 Boston W 92–86 Rodney Stuckey (27) Rodney Stuckey (11) Richard Hamilton (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,375 15–26 42 January 22 Indiana L 93–105 Richard Hamilton (27) Jonas Jerebko (7) Rodney Stuckey (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,388 15–27 43 January 23 Portland L 93–97 Richard Hamilton (25) Ben Wallace, Chris Wilcox (8) Richard Hamilton (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,114 15–28 44 January 27 Memphis L 93–99 Rodney Stuckey (17) Ben Wallace (9) Rodney Stuckey (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,886 15–29 45 January 29 Miami L 65–92 Charlie Villanueva (15) Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Charlie Villanueva, Ben Wallace, Chris Wilcox (4) Richard Hamilton (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,669 15–30 46 January 31 Orlando L 86–91 Rodney Stuckey (18) Jonas Jerebko, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace (9) Rodney Stuckey (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,107 15–31
February : 6–7 (home: 3–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 @ New Jersey W 97–93 Richard Hamilton (22) Tayshaun Prince (8) Rodney Stuckey (9) Izod Center 9,417 16–31 48 February 5 @ Indiana L 83–107 Ben Gordon (26) Jonas Jerebko (10) Will Bynum (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,832 16–32 49 February 6 New Jersey W 99–92 Jonas Jerebko (20) Ben Wallace (10) Rodney Stuckey (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,176 17–32 50 February 9 @ Milwaukee W 93–81 Ben Gordon, Tayshaun Prince, Rodney Stuckey (18) Jonas Jerebko (13) Rodney Stuckey (7) Bradley Center 12,017 18–32 51 February 10 Sacramento L 97–103 Tayshaun Prince (23) Ben Wallace (13) Rodney Stuckey (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,152 18–33 52 February 16 Minnesota W 108–85 Jonas Jerebko (21) Jason Maxiell (10) Will Bynum (14) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,449 19–33 53 February 17 @ Orlando L 91–116 Richard Hamilton (36) Tayshaun Prince (8) Rodney Stuckey (7) Amway Arena 17,461 19–34 54 February 19 Milwaukee L 85–91 Richard Hamilton (29) Ben Wallace (12) Tayshaun Prince (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,701 19–35 55 February 21 San Antonio W 109–101 (OT) Richard Hamilton (27) Jonas Jerebko (10) Rodney Stuckey (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,153 20–35 56 February 23 @ Sacramento W 101–89 Richard Hamilton (30) Rodney Stuckey (8) Rodney Stuckey (7) ARCO Arena 11,557 21–35 57 February 24 @ LA Clippers L 91–97 Richard Hamilton (21) Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace (10) Will Bynum, Tayshaun Prince, Rodney Stuckey (4) Staples Center 16,095 21–36 58 February 26 @ Denver L 102–107 Richard Hamilton (20) Ben Wallace (10) Rodney Stuckey (6) Pepsi Center 19,845 21–37 59 February 27 @ Golden State L 88–95 Tayshaun Prince (18) Ben Wallace (13) Tayshaun Prince (8) Oracle Arena 17,223 21–38
March : 2–13 (home: 2–6; road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 2 Boston L 100–105 Jonas Jerebko (16) Ben Wallace (12) Richard Hamilton (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,956 21–39 61 March 3 @ New York L 104–128 Tayshaun Prince, Rodney Stuckey (16) Jonas Jerebko (13) Rodney Stuckey (6) Madison Square Garden 19,341 21–40 62 March 5 @ Cleveland L 92–99 Tayshaun Prince (23) Jonas Jerebko (12) Rodney Stuckey (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 21–41 63 March 7 Houston W 110–107 (OT) Tayshaun Prince (29) Jason Maxiell (16) Will Bynum (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,422 22–41 64 March 10 Utah L 104–115 Charlie Villanueva (19) Jason Maxiell (11) Richard Hamilton (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,908 22–42 65 March 12 Washington W 101–87 Jonas Jerebko, Tayshaun Prince (18) Jason Maxiell (10) Will Bynum (20) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,273 23–42 66 March 13 @ Atlanta L 99–112 Jason Maxiell (19) Jason Maxiell (12) Will Bynum (7) Philips Arena 18,214 23–43 67 March 15 @ Boston L 93–119 Will Bynum (16) Jason Maxiell (10) Will Bynum (6) TD Garden 18,624 23–44 68 March 16 Cleveland L 101–113 Richard Hamilton (24) Jason Maxiell (15) Tayshaun Prince (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 23–45 69 March 19 @ Indiana L 102–106 Rodney Stuckey (25) Ben Gordon, Ben Wallace (7) Ben Gordon (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,583 23–46 70 March 21 @ Cleveland L 79–104 Jason Maxiell (16) Jason Maxiell (9) Will Bynum, Ben Gordon (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 23–47 71 March 23 Indiana L 83–98 Tayshaun Prince (14) Kwame Brown (15) Tayshaun Prince (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,109 23–48 72 March 26 @ New Jersey L 110–118 Tayshaun Prince (27) Jason Maxiell (11) Tayshaun Prince, Rodney Stuckey (7) Izod Center 13,469 23–49 73 March 28 Chicago L 103–110 Richard Hamilton (29) Jason Maxiell (10) Tayshaun Prince (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 23–50 74 March 31 Miami L 81–98 Rodney Stuckey (18) Jonas Jerebko, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace (6) Tayshaun Prince (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 23–51
April : 4–4 (home: 1–2; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 Phoenix L 94–109 Ben Gordon (21) Jonas Jerebko (10) Will Bynum (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 23–52 76 April 3 @ Atlanta L 85–91 Rodney Stuckey (22) Jonas Jerebko (9) Ben Gordon, Tayshaun Prince (4) Philips Arena 18729 23–53 77 April 6 @ Philadelphia W 124–103 Charlie Villanueva (25) Austin Daye (9) Will Bynum (6) Wachovia Center 13,832 24–53 78 April 7 Atlanta W 90–88 Ben Gordon (22) Austin Daye (10) Ben Gordon (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 25–53 79 April 9 @ Miami W 106–99 Ben Gordon (39) Jason Maxiell (7) Tayshaun Prince (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 26–53 80 April 10 @ Charlotte L 95–99 Ben Gordon (21) Ben Wallace (10) Ben Gordon (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,328 26–54 81 April 12 Toronto L 97–111 Ben Gordon (24) Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva (6) Will Bynum (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 26–55 82 April 14 @ Minnesota W 103–98 Tayshaun Prince (20) Jonas Jerebko (13) Chucky Atkins (5) Target Center 15,790 27–55
2009–10 season schedule

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chucky Atkins	40	11	16.1	.363	.301	.926	.7	2.3	.4	.0	4.0
Kwame Brown	48	1	13.8	.500	.000	.337	3.7	.5	.3	.2	3.3
Will Bynum	63	20	26.5	.444	.218	.798	2.3	4.5	.9	.1	10.0
Austin Daye	69	4	13.3	.464	.305	.821	2.5	.5	.4	.4	5.1
Ben Gordon	62	17	27.9	.416	.321	.861	1.9	2.7	.8	.1	13.8
Richard Hamilton	46	46	33.7	.409	.297	.846	2.7	4.4	.6	.1	18.1
Jonas Jerebko	80	73	27.9	.481	.313	.710	6.0	.7	1.0	.4	9.3
Jason Maxiell	76	29	20.4	.511	.000	.574	5.3	.5	.5	.5	6.8
Tayshaun Prince	49	49	34.0	.486	.370	.714	5.1	3.3	.7	.4	13.5
Rodney Stuckey	73	67	34.2	.405	.228	.833	3.8	4.8	1.4	.2	16.6
DaJuan Summers	44	0	9.2	.354	.357	.711	1.0	.4	.2	.2	3.0
Charlie Villanueva	78	16	23.7	.439	.351	.815	4.7	.7	.6	.7	11.9
Ben Wallace	69	67	28.6	.541	.000	.406	8.7	1.5	1.2	1.2	5.5
Chris Wilcox	34	10	13.0	.525	.000	.500	3.4	.4	.4	.4	4.5

Transactions

Detroit Pistons

Players Added Via Draft Austin Daye DaJuan Summers Jonas Jerebko Via Free Agency Ben Gordon (From Bulls) Charlie Villanueva (From Bucks) Chris Wilcox (From Knicks)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Antonio McDyess (To Spurs) Rasheed Wallace (To Celtics) Wálter Herrmann (To Spain) Via Trade Arron Afflalo (To Nuggets) Walter Sharpe (To Nuggets) Amir Johnson (To Bucks) Waived Fabricio Oberto

Awards and records

• Jonas Jerebko, NBA All-Rookie Second Team