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1997-1998 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster
Schedule | Depth Chart

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Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
21 Andrew Amaya F 6-7 230 3 Southern Illinois 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
8 Bison Dele C 6-11 235 6 Arizona 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
4 Joe Dumars G 6-3 190 12 McNeese State 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
12 Steve Henson G 6-1 180 5 Kansas State 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
33 Grant Hill F-G 6-8 225 3 Duke 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
10 Lindsey Hunter G 6-2 195 4 Jackson State 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
43 Grant Long F 6-8 225 9 Eastern Michigan 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
44 Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 16 Hampton 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
23 Aaron McKie G 6-5 209 3 Temple 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
00 Eric Montross C 7-0 270 3 North Carolina 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
5 Charles O'Bannon G-F 6-5 209 0 UCLA 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
31 Scot Pollard C-F 6-11 265 0 Kansas 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
42 Theo Ratliff C 6-10 235 2 Wyoming 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
52 Don Reid F 6-8 250 2 Georgetown 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 29 United States
21 Rumeal Robinson G 6-2 195 7 Michigan 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 10 Jamaica
14 Malik Sealy G 6-8 190 5 St. John's 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
42 Jerry Stackhouse G-F 6-6 218 2 North Carolina 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
13 Jerome Williams F-C 6-9 206 1 Georgetown 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States

Detroit Depth Chart Historical Detroit Depth Charts

  PG SG SF PF C
S Lindsey Hunter
7.4p 2.4r 4.4a
 Joe Dumars
16.8p 1.2r 1.0a
 Grant Hill
21.8p 11.0r 7.6a
 Don Reid
6.2p 3.0r 0.8a
 Bison Dele
9.4p 7.0r 1.2a
R  
 		 J. Stackhouse
19.8p 4.8r 4.8a
 Malik Sealy
3.0p 1.7r 0.3a
 J. Williams
6.4p 4.0r 0.8a
 Scot Pollard
4.2p 2.2r 0.2a
R  
 		 C. O'Bannon
4.0p 1.0r 0.0a
  
 		  
 		 Rick Mahorn
1.0p 3.8r 0.2a
L  
 		 Steve Henson
2.3p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 		 Grant Long
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
 Eric Montross
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.


Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls62-20-
2Indiana Pacers58-244
3Charlotte Hornets51-3111
4Atlanta Hawks50-3212
5Cleveland Cavaliers47-3515
6Detroit Pistons37-4525
7Milwaukee Bucks36-4626
8Toronto Raptors16-6646

Detroit Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Grant Hill All-NBA Second Team (1998)
Grant Hill Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1998)

Detroit Season Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Grant Hill 81 40.7 21.1 7.7 6.7 1.7 0.7 3.5
Bison Dele 78 33.6 16.2 8.9 1.2 0.9 0.7 2.3
Jerry Stackhouse 57 31.5 15.7 3.3 3.1 1.0 0.7 2.6
Joe Dumars 72 32.3 13.1 1.4 3.5 0.6 0.0 1.2
Lindsey Hunter 71 35.3 12.1 3.5 3.2 1.7 0.1 1.5
Malik Sealy 77 21.3 7.7 2.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.0
Theo Ratliff 24 24.4 6.5 5.0 0.6 0.5 2.3 1.4
Jerome Williams 77 16.9 5.3 4.9 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.8
Aaron McKie 24 19.7 4.5 2.8 1.6 1.0 0.0 1.0
Grant Long 40 18.5 3.5 3.8 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.6
Don Reid 68 14.6 3.5 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.4
Scot Pollard 33 9.6 2.7 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
Eric Montross 28 12.6 2.5 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5
Rick Mahorn 59 12.0 2.4 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6
Charles O'Bannon 30 7.8 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.3
Steve Henson 23 2.8 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3

Detroit Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Joe Dumars was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Joe Dumars signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on August 21, 1985. Joe Dumars signed a multi-year extension with the Detroit Pistons on April 1, 1989. Joe Dumars signed a multi-year extension with the Detroit Pistons on August 17, 1993. Joe Dumars re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on July 30, 1997.

Grant Hill was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Grant Hill signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 29, 1994.

Lindsey Hunter was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Lindsey Hunter signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on October 19, 1993. Lindsey Hunter re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on August 8, 1997.

Charles O'Bannon was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Charles O'Bannon signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on October 1, 1997.

Scot Pollard was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Scot Pollard signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on October 1, 1997.

Don Reid was selected as the #29 pick in the Second Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Don Reid signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons on October 5, 1995. Don Reid re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on July 15, 1996. Don Reid re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on October 1, 1997.

Jerome Williams was selected as the #26 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Jerome Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on August 9, 1996.

Acquired via Trade

Grant Long was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Atlanta Hawks on July 15, 1996.

Eric Montross was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Philadelphia Sixers on December 18, 1997.

Jerry Stackhouse was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Philadelphia Sixers on December 18, 1997.

Acquired via Free Agency

Bison Dele signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on August 16, 1997.

Steve Henson signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons on January 17, 1998. Steve Henson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on January 27, 1998. Steve Henson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on February 9, 1998.

Rick Mahorn signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons on August 2, 1996. Rick Mahorn re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on September 17, 1997.

Malik Sealy signed a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on August 25, 1997.