Founded: 1941 as Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons in National Basketball League, joined National Basketball Association in 1948

Formerly known as:Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941-48) Fort Wayne Pistons (1948-57)

Home Arena: The Palace at Auburn Hills

Uniform colors: Blue, White, Red; some Silver and Black

Logo design: Red and blue flaming basketball, a horse's head rising from the flames, "DETROIT" in small type around the bottom. "PISTONS" in large type superimposed on the logo; the bottom tails of both "S"'s are extended to resemble exhaust pipes, both of which are also flaming.

NBL Championships: 1943-44,1944-45

NBA Championships: 1988-89, 1989-90

Table of contents

1 Franchise history 2 Players of note 2.1 Basketball Hall of Famers: 2.2 Not to be forgotten: 2.3 Retired numbers: 2.4 Current stars: 2.5 Coaches and others

Franchise history

Players of note

• Adrian Dantley
• Bison Dele (Brian Williams)
• Grant Hill
• Rick Mahorn
• Dennis Rodman
• John Salley

• Chauncey Billups
• Richard Hamilton
• Mehmet Okur
• Tayshaun Prince
• Ben Wallace
• Rasheed Wallace

• Larry Brown
• Chuck Daly
• Earl Lloyd (inducted as a contributor, not as a player or coach)

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