[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Sean Elliott from the San Antonio Spurs,[7][8][9][10] signed free agent Greg Anderson, and hired Don Chaney as head coach.
[11] Although the Pistons started out 5–4 without Alvin Robertson, who was out with a back injury and then traded to the Denver Nuggets in November.
[12][13] The Pistons continued to struggle as Bill Laimbeer retired after playing just eleven games after an ugly practice scuffle with Isiah Thomas.
Things got worse as the team suffered a 14-game losing streak between December and January, and held an 11–37 record at the All-Star break.
His final game was a 132–104 home loss to the Orlando Magic on April 19, 1994, where he ruptured his Achilles tendon, which forced him to retire.