[1] During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Stacey Augmon and Grant Long from the Atlanta Hawks,[2][3][4] and re-signed free agent and former "Bad Boy" Rick Mahorn, who was a member of the 1989 championship team that defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals.
[5][6][7] The team also signed three-point specialist Kenny Smith, who won two championships with the Houston Rockets, but was released to free agency in November after nine games.
[13] At mid-season, the team traded Augmon to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Aaron McKie.
[14][15][16][17] Despite their successful start, the Pistons struggled a bit down the stretch posting a 20–16 record for the remainder of the season, losing six of their final nine games.
[45][46] For the season, the Pistons revealed a new primary logo of a flaming horse head,[47] and changed their uniforms replacing blue with teal to their color scheme.