Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters

2007-2008 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
28 Arron Afflalo SG 6-5 210 0 UCLA 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
1 Chauncey Billups G 6-3 210 10 Colorado 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
7 Primoz Brezec C 7-2 252 6 Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 27 Slovenia
8 Juan Dixon G 6-3 164 5 Maryland 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
12 Ronald Dupree F 6-7 209 4 LSU 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
32 Richard Hamilton SG 6-7 193 8 UConn 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
9 Jarvis Hayes SF 6-6 220 4 Georgia 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States / Qatar
5 Walter Herrmann F 6-9 225 1 Unicaja (Spain) 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted Argentina
10 Lindsey Hunter G 6-2 195 14 Jackson State 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
25 Amir Johnson PF 6-9 240 2 Westchester High School (California) 2005 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
54 Jason Maxiell PF 6-7 260 2 Cincinnati 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
24 Antonio McDyess F 6-9 245 12 Alabama 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
13 Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 250 9 Kentucky 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
6 Flip Murray SG 6-3 200 5 Shaw 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
22 Tayshaun Prince F 6-9 212 5 Kentucky 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
42 Theo Ratliff C 6-10 235 12 Wyoming 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
35 Cheickh Samb C 7-1 245 0 CB Cornella (Spain) 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Senegal
3 Rodney Stuckey G 6-5 205 0 Eastern Washington 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
36 Rasheed Wallace FC 6-11 230 12 North Carolina 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States

2007-2008 Detroit Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Billups R. Hamilton T. Prince R. Wallace A. McDyess
Rotation R. Stuckey A. Afflalo W. Herrmann J. Maxiell T. Ratliff
Rotation L. Hunter   J. Hayes A. Johnson  
Lim PT   J. Dixon     C. Samb

2007-2008 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Detroit Pistons59-23-
2Cleveland Cavaliers45-3714
3Indiana Pacers36-4623
4Chicago Bulls33-4926
5Milwaukee Bucks26-5633

2007-2008 Detroit Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tayshaun Prince All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2008)
Rodney Stuckey All-Rookie Second Team (2008)
Chauncey Billups Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2008)
Richard Hamilton Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2008)
Rasheed Wallace Eastern All-Star Replacement Selection (2008)
Richard Hamilton Three Point Shootout Participant (2008)
Chauncey Billups J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2008)

2007-2008 Detroit Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Chauncey Billups 78 32.3 17.0 2.7 6.8 1.3 0.2 2.1
Richard Hamilton 72 33.7 17.3 3.3 4.2 1.0 0.1 1.8
Tayshaun Prince 82 32.9 13.2 4.9 3.3 0.5 0.4 1.1
Rasheed Wallace 77 30.5 12.7 6.6 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.1
Antonio McDyess 78 29.3 8.8 8.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0
Jason Maxiell 82 21.6 7.9 5.3 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.9
Jarvis Hayes 82 15.7 6.7 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6
Rodney Stuckey 57 19.0 7.6 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.4
Arron Afflalo 75 12.9 3.7 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.5
Amir Johnson 62 12.3 3.6 3.8 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.6
Flip Murray 19 18.2 7.5 1.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.6
Juan Dixon 17 14.4 6.5 1.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.1
Walter Herrmann 28 7.1 3.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3
Nazr Mohammed 21 10.8 3.3 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5
Lindsey Hunter 24 9.0 2.4 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.5
Theo Ratliff 16 13.9 3.0 3.1 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.6
Primoz Brezec 17 5.8 1.6 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
Cheickh Samb 4 7.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.2
Ronald Dupree 1 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2007-2008 Detroit Pistons Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Arron Afflalo was selected as the #27 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Arron Afflalo signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 4, 2007.

Amir Johnson was selected as the #26 pick in the Second Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Amir Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on August 9, 2005. Amir Johnson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on July 13, 2007.

Jason Maxiell was selected as the #26 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Jason Maxiell signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 5, 2005.

Tayshaun Prince was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Tayshaun Prince signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 2, 2002. Tayshaun Prince signed a multi-year extension with the Detroit Pistons on October 31, 2005.

Rodney Stuckey was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Rodney Stuckey signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 4, 2007.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Cheickh Samb, the #21 pick in the Second Round of the 2006 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Detroit Pistons from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 28, 2006. Cheickh Samb signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 14, 2007.

Acquired via Trade

Juan Dixon was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Toronto Raptors on February 21, 2008.

Richard Hamilton was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Washington Wizards on September 11, 2002. Richard Hamilton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on August 5, 2003.

Walter Herrmann was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Charlotte Hornets on December 14, 2007.

Rasheed Wallace was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Atlanta Hawks on February 19, 2004. Rasheed Wallace re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on July 23, 2004.

Acquired via Free Agency

Chauncey Billups signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 17, 2002. Chauncey Billups re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on July 11, 2007.

Jarvis Hayes signed a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on August 16, 2007.

Lindsey Hunter signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons on February 26, 2004. Lindsey Hunter re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on August 13, 2004. Lindsey Hunter re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on July 17, 2006.

Antonio McDyess signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 14, 2004. Antonio McDyess re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on July 19, 2007.

Theo Ratliff signed a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on March 4, 2008.

2007-2008 Detroit Pistons Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
William Davidson Owner, Principal Owner 1974-1975 N/A
Flip Saunders Head Coach 2005-2006 Head Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1995 to 2005)
Igor Kokoskov Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2000 to 2003)
Bill Pope Assistant Coach, Advance Scout 2004-2005 N/A
Michael Curry Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
John Hammond VP of Basketball Operations 2002-2003 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2000 to 2001)
Joe Dumars President of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2000-2001 N/A
Brock Aller Basketball Operations 2005-2006 N/A
Jon Horst Basketball Operations Manager 2005-2006 N/A
Charles Klask Scout 2001-2002 N/A
John Coumoundouros Equipment Manager 2002-2003 N/A
George David Director of Scouting, Director of Player Personnel 2007-2008 Director of Scouting (Detroit Pistons, 2002 to 2008)
Jeff Weltman Director of Basketball Administration 2007-2008 Assistant General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 2001 to 2006)
Tony Ronzone Director of Basketball Operations 2005-2006 Scout (Detroit Pistons, 2000 to 2005)
Mike Abdenour Head Athletic Trainer 1975-1976 N/A
Arnie Kander Strength and Conditioning Coach 1992-1993 N/A
Dave Boyer Strength and Conditioning Coach 2005-2006 N/A
John Mason Public Address Announcer 2003-2004 N/A