Franchises
- Detroit Pistons: October 5, 1965 to June 23, 1975
Team Records
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Season | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W/L% | Notes | |
1965-66 | DET | NBA | 80 | 22 | 58 | .275 | -18.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1966-67 | DET | NBA | 81 | 30 | 51 | .370 | -10.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1967-68 | DET | NBA | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | -1.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
1968-69 | DET | NBA | 82 | 32 | 50 | .390 | -9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1969-70 | DET | NBA | 82 | 31 | 51 | .378 | -10.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1970-71 | DET | NBA | 82 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1971-72 | DET | NBA | 82 | 26 | 56 | .317 | -15.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1972-73 | DET | NBA | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1973-74 | DET | NBA | 82 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
1974-75 | DET | NBA | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | -1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
Career | 817 | 358 | 459 | .438 | -50.5 | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 |
Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings
- In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for
an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in
their place.
Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.
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November 25, 1965: Signed Bob Warlick as a free agent.
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December 8, 1965: Acquired player rights to Bill Chmielewski from the Cincinnati Royals.
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December 24, 1965: Traded Rod Thorn to the St. Louis Hawks for John Tresvant and Chico Vaughn.
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December 28, 1965: Traded Joe Caldwell to the St. Louis Hawks for John Barnhill.
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May 11, 1966: Selected Dave Bing (1st round, 2nd pick), Dorie Murrey (2nd round, 12th pick), Oliver Darden (3rd round, 22nd pick), Jeff Congdon (4th round, 32nd pick), William Pickens (5th round, 42nd pick), Carroll Hooser (6th round, 52nd pick), Ted Manning (7th round, 61st pick) and George McNeil (8th round, 70th pick) in the 1966 NBA Draft.
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September 1, 1966: Sold player rights to Bob Warlick to the San Francisco Warriors.
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January 16, 1967: As part of a 3-team trade, the Detroit Pistons traded Ray Scott to the Baltimore Bullets; the Baltimore Bullets traded Mel Counts to the Los Angeles Lakers; and the Los Angeles Lakers traded Rudy LaRusso and a 1967 1st round draft pick (Sonny Dove was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons. Detroit got a 1st round draft pick in 1967 when LaRusso refused to report; LaRusso was later sold to San Francisco.
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January 29, 1967: Acquired player rights to Wayne Hightower from the Baltimore Bullets.
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February 17, 1967: Signed Bob Hogsett as a free agent.
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March 7, 1967: Hired Donnie Butcher as Head Coach.
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May 3, 1967: Selected Jimmy Walker (1st round, 1st pick), Sonny Dove (1st round, 4th pick), Steve Sullivan (2nd round, 14th pick), Darrell Hardy (3rd round, 21st pick), Ron Franz (4th round, 33rd pick), Paul Long (5th round, 45th pick), Vaughn Harper (6th round, 57th pick), Bob Lloyd (7th round, 69th pick), George Carter (8th round, 81st pick), George Dalzell (12th round, 125th pick) and Matthew Aitch (13th round, 135th pick) in the 1967 NBA Draft.
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August 31, 1967: Sold player rights to Rudy LaRusso to the San Francisco Warriors.
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October 2, 1967: Traded Reggie Harding to the Chicago Bulls for a 1968 3rd round draft pick (Don Dee was later selected).
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November 27, 1967: Traded a 1968 3rd round draft pick (Fred Foster was later selected) to the Cincinnati Royals for Len Chappell.
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February 1, 1968: Traded John Tresvant and Tom Van Arsdale to the Cincinnati Royals for Jim Fox and Happy Hairston.
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June 4, 1968: Selected Otto Moore (1st round, 6th pick), Manny Leaks (2nd round, 20th pick), Don Dee (3rd round, 25th pick), Rich Niemann (4th round, 42nd pick), Carl Fuller (5th round, 56th pick), Wally Anderzunas (6th round, 70th pick), Larry Newbold (7th round, 84th pick), Harry Laurie (8th round, 98th pick), Vaughn Harper (9th round, 112th pick) and Tom Baack (10th round, 126th pick) in the 1968 NBA Draft.
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October 12, 1968: Signed Paul Long as a free agent.
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December 2, 1968: Fired Donnie Butcher as Head Coach.
December 2, 1968: Hired Paul Seymour as Head Coach.
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December 17, 1968: Traded Jim Fox and a 1969 3rd round draft pick (Lamar Green was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for McCoy McLemore.
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December 19, 1968: Traded Dave DeBusschere to the New York Knicks for Walt Bellamy and Howard Komives.
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January 1, 1969: Traded Rich Niemann and cash to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dave Gambee.
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April 7, 1969: Selected Terry Driscoll (1st round, 4th pick), Willie Norwood (2nd round, 19th pick), Ted Wierman (4th round, 47th pick), Steve Mix (5th round, 61st pick), Larry Jeffries (6th round, 75th pick), Steve Vandenberg (7th round, 89th pick), Bob Arnzen (8th round, 103rd pick), George Reynolds (9th round, 117th pick), Bill English (10th round, 131st pick) and Rusty Clark (11th round, 145th pick) in the 1969 NBA Draft.
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May 21, 1969: Hired Butch Van Breda Kolff as Head Coach.
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October 10, 1969: Traded Dave Gambee to the San Francisco Warriors for a future draft pick.
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November 1, 1969: Traded a 1970 2nd round draft pick (Jake Ford was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Erwin Mueller.
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November 27, 1969: Traded Happy Hairston to the Los Angeles Lakers for Bill Hewitt and a 1970 3rd round draft pick (Jim Hayes was later selected).
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February 1, 1970: Traded Walt Bellamy to the Atlanta Hawks for John Arthurs.
February 1, 1970: Traded Eddie Miles and a 1970 4th round draft pick (Bill Stricker was later selected) to the Baltimore Bullets for Bob Quick and a 1970 2nd round draft pick (Ken Warzynski was later selected).
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March 23, 1970: Selected Bob Lanier (1st round, 1st pick), Ken Warzynski (2nd round, 32nd pick), Bob St. Pierre (3rd round, 37th pick), Jim Hayes (3rd round, 47th pick), Bill Jankans (5th round, 71st pick), Sevira Brown (6th round, 88th pick), Marv Copeland (7th round, 105th pick), Dan Issel (8th round, 122nd pick), Alex Winn (9th round, 139th pick), Bruce Chapman (10th round, 156th pick), Rick Anheuser (11th round, 172nd pick), Don Ogletree (12th round, 185th pick), Ernest Hardy (13th round, 195th pick), Randy Smith (14th round, 205th pick), Denis Clark (15th round, 215th pick), Harvey Marlatt (16th round, 224th pick) and Curtis Rowe (1st round, 11th pick) in the 1970 NBA Draft.
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March 23, 1970: Selected Bob Lanier (1st round, 1st pick), Ken Warzynski (2nd round, 32nd pick), Bob St. Pierre (3rd round, 37th pick), Jim Hayes (3rd round, 47th pick), Bill Jankans (5th round, 71st pick), Sevira Brown (6th round, 88th pick), Marv Copeland (7th round, 105th pick), Dan Issel (8th round, 122nd pick), Alex Winn (9th round, 139th pick), Bruce Chapman (10th round, 156th pick), Rick Anheuser (11th round, 172nd pick), Don Ogletree (12th round, 185th pick), Ernest Hardy (13th round, 195th pick), Randy Smith (14th round, 205th pick), Denis Clark (15th round, 215th pick), Harvey Marlatt (16th round, 224th pick) and Curtis Rowe (1st round, 11th pick) in the 1970 NBA Draft.
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March 29, 1971: Selected Isaiah Wilson (2nd round, 29th pick), Marv Roberts (3rd round, 45th pick), Jarrett Durham (4th round, 62nd pick), Vincent White (5th round, 79th pick), Jim Larranaga (6th round, 96th pick), Steve Kelly (7th round, 113th pick), Wayne Jones (8th round, 130th pick), Paul Botts (9th round, 146th pick), Steve Butcher (10th round, 162nd pick), Larry Saunders (11th round, 177th pick), Bob Horn (12th round, 190th pick), Willie Roberson (13th round, 202nd pick), Art Davis (14th round, 212th pick), James Fleming (15th round, 221st pick), Fred Smiley (16th round, 228th pick), Leroy Jenkins (17th round, 232nd pick), Ike Bundy (18th round, 235th pick) and Greg Jenkins (19th round, 237th pick) in the 1971 NBA Draft.
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April 2, 1971: Traded Otto Moore to the Phoenix Suns for a 1972 1st round draft pick (Bob Nash was later selected).
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November 1, 1971: Appointed Terry Dischinger as Interim Head Coach.
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November 3, 1971: Hired Earl Lloyd as Head Coach.
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December 10, 1971: Traded a 1972 1st round draft pick (Corky Calhoun was later selected) to the Houston Rockets for Jim Davis.
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April 10, 1972: Selected Bob Nash (1st round, 9th pick), Chris Ford (2nd round, 17th pick), Ernie Fleming (4th round, 51st pick), Ernest Pettis (5th round, 67th pick), Terry Benton (6th round, 84th pick), Bruce Anderson (7th round, 101st pick), Ben Kelso (8th round, 117th pick), Jesse Mangham (9th round, 133rd pick) and Kent Hollenbeck (10th round, 146th pick) in the 1972 NBA Draft.
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July 31, 1972: Traded Terry Dischinger to the Portland Trail Blazers for Fred Foster.
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August 1, 1972: Traded Jimmy Walker to the Houston Rockets for Stu Lantz.
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September 29, 1972: Traded Howard Komives to the Buffalo Braves for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Mike D'Antoni was later selected).
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October 31, 1972: Traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Tom Ingelsby was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Don Adams.
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November 9, 1972: Traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Mike D'Antoni was later selected) to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for John Mengelt.
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February 5, 1973: Signed Justus Thigpen as a free agent.
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April 13, 1973: Traded a 1973 1st round draft pick (Dwight Jones was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for George Trapp.
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April 24, 1973: Selected Dwight Lamar (3rd round, 44th pick), Larry Kenon (3rd round, 50th pick), Ken Brady (4th round, 61st pick), Henry Wilmore (5th round, 78th pick), Dennis Johnson (6th round, 95th pick), Fred Smiley (7th round, 112th pick), Ben Kelso (8th round, 129th pick), Bill Kilgore (9th round, 145th pick), Bob Solomon (10th round, 159th pick), Len Paul (11th round, 171st pick), Clarence Carlisle (12th round, 180th pick) and Al Eberhard (1st round, 15th pick) in the 1973 NBA Draft.
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April 24, 1973: Selected Dwight Lamar (3rd round, 44th pick), Larry Kenon (3rd round, 50th pick), Ken Brady (4th round, 61st pick), Henry Wilmore (5th round, 78th pick), Dennis Johnson (6th round, 95th pick), Fred Smiley (7th round, 112th pick), Ben Kelso (8th round, 129th pick), Bill Kilgore (9th round, 145th pick), Bob Solomon (10th round, 159th pick), Len Paul (11th round, 171st pick), Clarence Carlisle (12th round, 180th pick) and Al Eberhard (1st round, 15th pick) in the 1973 NBA Draft.
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May 28, 1974: Selected Eric Money (2nd round, 33rd pick), Roland Grant (3rd round, 51st pick), Mickey Martin (4th round, 69th pick), Joe Newman (5th round, 87th pick), Mike Sylvester (6th round, 105th pick), Sammy High (7th round, 123rd pick), Greg Newman (8th round, 141st pick), Gary Deitelhoff (9th round, 158th pick) and Bill Ligon (10th round, 175th pick) in the 1974 NBA Draft.
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November 18, 1974: Signed Otto Moore as a free agent.
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December 24, 1974: Traded a 1975 1st round draft pick (Bill Robinzine was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Howard Porter.
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