Detroit Pistons All-Time Team: Best Starting Five (1979–2026)
Who makes the Detroit Pistons all-time team? We rated every player season from 1979–80 to 2025–26 (201 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the starting five.
The all-time starting five
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Isiah Thomas | 1984–85 | 99 | 13 |
| SG | Jerry Stackhouse | 2000–01 | 97 | 5 |
| SF | Grant Hill | 1995–96 | 97 | 6 |
| PF | Blake Griffin | 2018–19 | 96 | 3 |
| C | Andre Drummond | 2019–20 | 97 | 8 |
| 6th man | Cade Cunningham | 2024–25 | 98 | 4 |
| 7th man | Bob Lanier | 1979–80 | 96 | 1 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Basketball Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- Isiah Thomas – 1984–85 Detroit Pistons (99)
- Cade Cunningham – 2025–26 Detroit Pistons (98)
- Cade Cunningham – 2024–25 Detroit Pistons (98)
- Isiah Thomas – 1983–84 Detroit Pistons (98)
- Andre Drummond – 2019–20 Detroit Pistons (97)
- Jerry Stackhouse – 2000–01 Detroit Pistons (97)
- Grant Hill – 1999–00 Detroit Pistons (97)
- Grant Hill – 1997–98 Detroit Pistons (97)
- Grant Hill – 1996–97 Detroit Pistons (97)
- Grant Hill – 1995–96 Detroit Pistons (97)
Best team seasons
- 2005–06 Detroit Pistons: 64-18
- 1988–89 Detroit Pistons: 63-19 🏆
- 2025–26 Detroit Pistons: 60-22
- 1989–90 Detroit Pistons: 59-23 🏆
- 2007–08 Detroit Pistons: 59-23
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Who is the best Detroit Pistons player since 1979–80?
By our ratings, Isiah Thomas in 1984–85 had the best season (99).
What was the best Detroit Pistons season?
2005–06, with a 64-18 record.
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