The Season in Brief
The 1986-87 Detroit Pistons went 52-30. Led by Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer and Adrian Dantley, they posted a +3.51 SRS and went 10-5 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Isiah Thomas leads at 24%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Adrian Dantley | 21.5 |
| Rebounds | Bill Laimbeer | 11.6 |
| Assists | Isiah Thomas | 10.0 |
| Steals | Isiah Thomas | 1.9 |
| Blocks | John Salley | 1.5 |
| True Shooting | Adrian Dantley | 61.4 |
| 3-Pointers | Isiah Thomas | 19 |
| Def. Win Shares | Bill Laimbeer | 4.9 |
The Roster, by Fame
Isiah ThomasAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star7502Bill LaimbeerAll-Star5403Adrian Dantley374Vinnie Johnson275Joe Dumars276John Salley257Dennis Rodman228Rick Mahorn159Sidney Green1410Tony Campbell411Chuck Nevitt212Jeff Taylor213Cozell McQueen★114John Schweitz★115Kurt Nimphius1
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 81 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 52.8 | 19 | 3.8 | 75 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 82 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 55.9 | 6 | 4.9 | 54 |
| Adrian Dantley | 81 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 61.4 | 1 | 2.5 | 37 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 78 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 49.4 | 4 | 2.4 | 27 |
| Joe Dumars | 79 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 54.3 | 9 | 2.2 | 27 |
| John Salley | 82 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 59.0 | 0 | 2.4 | 25 |
| Dennis Rodman | 77 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 56.0 | 0 | 1.7 | 22 |
| Rick Mahorn | 63 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 51.4 | 0 | 2.2 | 15 |
| Sidney Green | 80 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 50.9 | 0 | 3.1 | 14 |
| Tony Campbell | 40 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 41 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 51.7 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Jeff Taylor | 12 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 72.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Cozell McQueen★ | 3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| John Schweitz★ | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Kurt Nimphius | 28 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 52.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.8
- Youngest: John Salley (22)
- Oldest: Adrian Dantley (31)
Rookies & Newcomers
- John Salley - rookie
- Dennis Rodman - rookie
- Cozell McQueen - rookie
- Adrian Dantley - new to the team
- Sidney Green - new to the team
- Jeff Taylor (1983-1987) - new to the team
- John Schweitz - new to the team
- Kurt Nimphius - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Isiah Thomas - pick #2 (1981)
- Bill Laimbeer - pick #65 (1979)
- Adrian Dantley - pick #6 (1976)
- Vinnie Johnson - pick #7 (1979)
- Joe Dumars - pick #18 (1985)
The Playoff Run
10-5 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Detroit Pistons fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1948-491988-892025-26
3 championship seasons marked above the arc.