The Pistons, currently owned by Tom Gores, are in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing their home games at Little Caesars Arena.
[3] In 1948, the team was renamed the Fort Wayne Pistons and joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA), merging with the NBL to form the NBA one year later.
[4] In the 1980s, general manager Jack McCloskey drafted Isiah Thomas, acquired Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman, and hired head coach Chuck Daly.
[4] The 1980s team, known as "the Bad Boys" due to their physical playing style, won both the 1989 and 1990 NBA Finals under Daly.
Notable players and coaches who spent time with the Pistons include Curly Armstrong,[12] Red Rocha,[13] Dick McGuire,[14] Dave DeBusschere,[15] Donnis Butcher,[16] Terry Dischinger,[17] Earl Lloyd,[18] Ray Scott,[19] and Michael Curry.