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6 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE, AUBURN HILLS, MI, 48326(248) 377-0100 FAX (248) 377-3260The Detroit Pistons 2018-19 Media Guide was written and edited by Cletus Lewis and Josh Schur.Editorial assistance provided by Kevin Grigg. Art direction, page layout and design by Mike Jones.Photography by Chris Schwegler, David Roberts Photography and NBA Photos.Statistical information provided by Elias Sports Bureau and Chris Thorn.Printing services by Graphics East. 2018 Detroit PistonsAll NBA and team insignia depicted in this publication are the property of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective teamsand may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of NBA Properties, Inc.The information contained in this publication was compiled by the Detroit Pistons and is provided as a courtesy to ourfans and the media and may be used only for personal or editorial purposes. Any commercial use of this information isprohibited without the prior written consent of the Detroit Pistons.

TABLE OF CONTENTSLEADERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131All-Time Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132–134All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135–181All-Time Numerical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182–185Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186–194Draft History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195–199Season-By-Season Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200–259Playoff History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260–268Pistons Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269–270Attendance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Top Crowds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272NBA Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274-275NB G-League Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276NBA Community Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2772017–18 NBA Standings/Win Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2782017–17 NBA Team/Opponent Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . 2792017–18 NBA Team Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Miscellaneous 2017–18 NBA Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281All-Time NBA Statistical Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282–283Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284–341PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27OVERTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343Little Caesars Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344–345Pistons Community & Social Responsibility . . . 346–348The Detroit Pistons Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349Pistons Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3502018–19 Traveling Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351Broadcasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352–353Detroit Sports Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354Pistons Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355-3572018-19 Pistons Season Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBCPhoto credentials will be issued in the same manner asother credentials, although requests should be submittedby the photo editor. It is club policy NOT to allow freelancephotographers. Each photographer will be assigned aposition by the Pistons’ Public Relations Department, makingit imperative that we are aware of your intentions to shoot aparticular game. A photo (and seating) chart will be availablein the media room. Photographers located on the baselinewill be permitted only one standard size “Domke” bag whichmust be placed behind the photographer during the game.Equipment not needed during the game must be stored offcourt. One additional camera can be stored either beside ordirectly behind the photographer.2017-18 SEASON IN REVIEW . . . . . . . . . 79Rubber lens covers are available by contacting:Robert’s Distributors, Inc.255 S. Meridian StreetIndianapolis, IN 46225(800) 726-5544RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97PRACTICE POLICY:In general, practices – which will usually be held at the team’spractice facility – are closed to the media, with the exceptionof the last 30 minutes. However, players and coaches will beavailable for brief interviews with accredited media membersat the conclusion of each session. Interviews lasting longerthan five minutes in duration should be scheduled in advancethrough the Pistons’ Public Relations Department. Pleasecontact a PR staff representative to confirm practice times,sites and player availability.INTERNATIONAL MEDIA POLICY:International media interested in covering NBA regularseason games must first submit a request in writing to theNBA league office. Please do not contact the Detroit Pistonsindividually. All credential requests must be received at leastthree business days prior to the first game requested. Photoidentification will be required when picking up confirmedcredentials at the media entrance. Requests must be madeto the attention of Michael Perrelli (NBA International) at212-407-8304 or mperrelli@nba.com. Additional informationon international media policies may be obtained by callingthe NBA league office.MEDIA WORKROOM:The media workroom, located on the east side of the eventlevel, is open three hours prior to each game and featurescomfortable work areas for your convenience. Game notes,media guides, statistics, post-game quotes and out-of-townscores are available in the media work room. Should youneed any additional assistance or service, please do nothesitate to ask Kevin Grigg, Cletus Lewis, Josh Schur or anymember of the Pistons’ Public Relations staff.PISTONS.COM2018–19 DETROIT PISTONS MEDIA GUIDEOVERTIMEPREGAME & POSTGAME INTERVIEWS:In accordance with NBA policy, both the Pistons and visitinglocker rooms will be open to accredited media membersfor a 30-minute period prior to each game (5:45 – 6:15p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. game) and no later than 15 minutesNBAAll-Time Pistons Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98–100All-Time Pistons Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . 101–103All-Time Pistons Career Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104–105All-Time Pistons Yearly Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106–111All-Time Pistons Top Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . 112–113All-Time Opponents Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114All-Time Opponents Individual Records . . . . . . . . .115–116All-Time Pistons Team Home Arena Records . . . . 117–118All-Time Pistons Individual Home Records . . . . . . 119–120All-Time Detroit Arena Team Records . . . . . . . . . . 121–122All-Time Detroit Arena Individual Records . . . . . 123-124All-Time Detroit Arena Records - Totals . . . . . . . 125–126The Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Year-By-Year Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128–129Triple-Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130AUTOGRAPHS:SEEKING AUTOGRAPHS OR SOUVENIR ITEMS FROMPLAYERS OR COACHES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED ANDSUBJECT TO FORFEITURE OF CREDENTIAL.HISTORYPARKING:Members of the media who have been issued credentials willbe granted parking privileges in press parking area, located2721 Cass Ave. – Surface Lot #2 (Corner of Temple and Cass).GAME NOTES, STATISTICS & STATISTICIANS:Game notes and statistics are available in the Pistonsmedia room three hours prior to each game. Statisticsare distributed to working media following each quarter.Post-game quotes and notes are distributed as quicklyas possible following the conclusion of each game. Localstatisticians are available to assist visiting television and radiobroadcasters, and can be arranged by contacting the PistonsPublic Relations Department several days in advance. Oncea request is made, the statisticians must be compensatedwhether or not they are used.RECORDSRUBBER LENS SHADES:In order to reduce the risk of injury to players, rubberlens shades are now required for all still photographers,broadcasters, news and entertainment video and filmcrews who are authorized to shoot NBA game action. Anyadditional light sources must be either removed or coveredwith bubble wrap.2017-18 Final Statistics/Top Performances . . . . . . . 80–81Home/Road Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Wins/Losses Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Pistons Game-By-Game Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84–85Pistons Game-By-Game Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86–87Opponents Game-By-Game Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . 88-89Pistons Individual Season-Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-91Pistons Highs & Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Opponents Highs & Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Pistons Miscellaneous Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-962PHOTOGRAPHERS:Limited (and assigned) space is available for both accreditedtelevision and still photographers in one of two quadrants– either the west side of the basket stanchion on the northend of the floor or the east side of the basket stanchionon the north end of the floor. ABSOLUTELY NO TRIPODSALLOWED. Photographers must be seated and stationary, atleast four feet behind the baseline at all times. Photographersare not permitted on the court at any time during the gameand cannot shoot from public walkways or gathering areas.INTERVIEW ROOM:Detroit Pistons Head Coach Dwane Casey will meet with themedia in the press conference room -- located on the westside of the building on the event level, between the Pistonsand Red Wings locker rooms (across from the Players Club).17-18 REVIEWRoster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Media Cheat Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Reggie Bullock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30–31Jose Calderon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32–35Andre Drummond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-40Henry Ellenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42Langston Galloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44Blake Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45–49Reggie Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-52Stanley Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-54Luke Kennard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55–56Jon Leuer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-59Zaza Pachulia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60–63Glenn Robinson III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64–65Ish Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-68Khyri Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69–70Bruce Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71–72Keenan Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73–74Career Regular Season/Playoff Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-77NBA OPPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273following the conclusion of each game. Players and coachesare available for interviews at those times, although it isrecommended that any interview lasting longer than fiveminutes in duration be arranged in advance through thePistons’ Public Relations Department (any live television preor post-game interviews should also be arranged in advancethrough the PR Department). ONLY working media memberswith valid credentials will be admitted to the locker room.No still photography is permitted in either teams’ lockerroom. ABSOLUTELY NO AUTOGRAPHS ALLOWED DURINGMEDIA ACCESS PERIOD.PLAYERSTom Gores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9Arn Tellem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11Ed Stefanski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Pat Garrity/Sachin Gupta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Malik Rose/Gregg Polinsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Andrew Loomis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Dwane Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–17Sidney Lowe/Sean Sweeney/Micah Nori . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Tim Grgurich/Bernard Condevaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Jim Scholler/Trent Salo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Jordan Sabourin/Mike Abdenour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Detroit Pistons Basketball Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Grand Rapids Drive Basketball Operations/Pistons PR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Charlie Metzger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Greg Campbell/Mario Etemad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25CREDENTIALS:Requests for game-by-game credentials should be submittedin writing – on company letterhead – to the Pistons’ PublicRelations Department AT LEAST 30 HOURS PRIOR to thegame you wish to cover (2:00 p.m. on Friday for a Saturday,Sunday or Monday game). Credential requests may be sentto Pistonspr@pistons.com. NO CREDENTIAL REQUESTSWILL BE HONORED ON GAME DAY. Please make certain allrequests for credentials are confirmed by the Public RelationsDepartment prior to arriving at the arena. Credentials may beobtained 2 1/2 hours prior to each game at the press gate.Media should enter through the Sproat St. entrance – locatedat the Northeast corner of the building off of WoodwardAve. Credentials must be visibly worn at all times and arenon-transferable.LEADERSHIPCredits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Media Guidelines & Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5MEDIA GUIDELINES & INFORMATION3

STAFF DIRECTORYSTAFF DIRECTORYOWNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom GoresCOMMUNITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSenior Director, Community & Social Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erika SwilleyManager, Community & Social Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris EconomeasCoordinator, Community & Social Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsey OefflerPistons Legend, Community Ambassador . . . . . . Earl CuretonBRAND MARKETING/GAME OPERATIONSVice President, Brand Brand Marketing . . . . . . Alicia JeffreysSenior Director, Advertising & Promotions . . . Nick BartoloneDirector, Fan Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geo ThomasManager, Brand Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam BanchiuManager, Advertising & Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany KressManager, Fan Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron SmithCoordinator, Brand Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . Marissa RickmanCoordinator, Youth Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron JohnsonDIGITAL CONTENTVice President, Brand Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike DonnayDirector, Social Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug WernertDirector, E-Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason ScottManager, Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason MaynardManager, Digital Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren HarperManager, eSports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adam RubinINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYManager, Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul RapierHelpdesk Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terri GreenManager, Business Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billie MooreDatabase Developer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim PolizziHUMAN RESOURCESVice President, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan HartManager, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justen JohnsonCoordinator, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Grabowski4PISTONS.COM2018–19 DETROIT PISTONS MEDIA GUIDEOVERTIMEBUSINESS AFFAIRSSr. VP, Business Affairs & General Counsel . . . Richard HaddadVice President, Business Affairs & Associate Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Awenate CobbinaCoordinator, Business Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lexi BrinzaSCORE CREWDirector, Score Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve StuckeyStatistician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stewart MarcellScoring Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Emery, Rich Kaschalk,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Caston, Josh Griffin, Rodney Wilson,. . . . . . . . . .Chris Fritzsching, Chris Pittenturf, Scott Howland,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Logan, Ben Fallert, Dave LockwoodPA Announcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John MasonNBAEVENTS & FACILITIESExecutive Vice President, Operations . . . . . . . . . Mario EtemadSenior Vice President, LCA & PPC Operations . Mike WillaertVice President, Venue Events Operations . . . . Chip RobinsonOperations Project Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen WisnorSenior Director, Event Operations . . . . . . . . . Laura PassarielloDirector, Housekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John PajakDirector, Property Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark VecellioSenior Manager, Event Operations . . . . . . . Maegan DonovanSenior Manager, Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt GrimmOffice Manager, Property Management . . . . . . . . Dawn KeslerLead Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Cyr, Chris MorrowAssistant Lead Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark DyjaHISTORYRETAILDirector, Merchandising & Purchasing . . . . . . . . . Terry AdamCoordinator, Merchandising & Purchasing . . Lauren GronowTICKETING, CONSUMER SALES & SERVICESSenior Vice President, Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad LottVice President, Business Development . . . . . . . . . Scott SchiffVice President, Premium & Membership Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth GodekDirector, Premium Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole HouinManager, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie BoveManager, Business Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaun DidiaAssistant Director, Inside Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen JaberoSenior Manager, Member Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom TaskerManager, Loyalty Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie KosalManager, Premium Membership Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amber MyczkowiakSenior Account Executive . . . . . . . . Tom Tasker, Susan ZayedAccount Executive, Tickets & Services . . . . . . . . . . Paris Aye,. . . . . . . . .Dean Bokuniewicz, Thomas DiPonio, Chris Keenist,. . . . . . . Austin Maceachen, Dean Muzina, Brandon Sizemore,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles SwansonAccount Executive, Group Tickets. . . . . . . . .Joseph Barnes, Kimberly Bischer, Brandon Goebel,. . . . . . . . . . .Rachel Maki, Christopher McCloud, Paul Schram,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Timmerman, Shenika WorthyAccount Executive, Membership Development. . . . . Sjonne Badgerow, Brandon Gibson, Christina McEwan,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Richardson, Tailur SzarenskiAccount Executive, Suites & Premium . . . . . . . . . . Jared Biller,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyndsey Mauro, Justin VentlineTicket Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Adams, Kallie Allen,. . . .Annika Angell, Gabriel Avila-Gutierrez, Margaret Beaver,. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nels Benson, Nicholas Bertoia, Austin Bishop,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicholas Bourdeaux, Scott Brown,. Camron Brownfield, Matthew Cammire, Anthony Candiello,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garrett Carroll, Jason Daman, Sara Forystek,. . . . . . Danielle Hawks, Joshua Kill, Alven Little, Eric Ludlum,. . . . . . Warren Rodriguez, Hayden Seserko, Marshawn Short,. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hank Sizemore, Seth Somers, Robel Tewelde,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miranda Turner, Jennifer WagleyManager, Member Services . . Brandon Gibson, Emily Cowan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sjonne Badgerow, Caitlyn PattersonCoordinator, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison NollRECORDSGRAPHICSVice President/Creative Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason GeorgeDirector, Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike JonesDirector, Video Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darrell QuandtManager, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruthann WojtowiczGraphic Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Foldenauer,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Morris, Madeline MylerCORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSSenior Vice President,Corporate Partnership Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted Van ZelstDirector, Partnership Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . Leah TooheyDirector, Corporate Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Neitzer,. . . . . . . . . . . . . David Kuchinski, Sarah Magetti, David ZemonSenior Manager, Partnership Engagement. . . . . . . . . . . John Guerreno, Ashleigh Fields, Erik GruenwaldManager, Partnership Engagement . . . . . . . . . Breana JacksonCoordinators, Partnership Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaclyn Cauley, Emily CowanManager, Partnership Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandy WatersManager, Corporate Partnership . . . . . Sarra Serhane, MichaelWeisbergCoordinator, Partnership Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Mullen17-18 REVIEWPROGRAMMING & PRODUCTIONSVice President, Production & Programming . . Diane FerrantiDirector, Production & Production . . . . . . . . . Jeremy SmokerDirector, Game Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn MartinezDirector, Dance Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie MiramontesCoordinator, Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul FisherSenior Producer/Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David FloraProducer/Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Pendergrass, Erin Albrecht,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lauren PrimeauVideo Systems Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan RossAnnouncer TV/Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George BlahaDATA & ANALYTICSSr. Vice President, InformationTechnology & Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris PittenturfDirector, CRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angie HightManager, CRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick GuidosManager, Data Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelly BourenData Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben FallertPLAYERSBASKETBALL STAFFSenior Advisor to Owner Tom Gores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed StefanskiAssociate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat GarrityAssistant General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sachin GuptaAssistant General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malik RoseDirector of Player Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg PolinskyChief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew LoomisHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dwane CaseyAssistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sidney Lowe, Sean Sweeney, Micah NoriAssistant Coach/Director of Player Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim GrgurichAssistant/Player Development Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.J. BakkerAssistant/Player Development Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.D. DuboisAssistant/Player Development Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryston WilliamsCoaching Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corey GainesMedical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bernard CondevauxHead Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim SchollerAssistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete ElliottSports Performance Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trent SaloHead Strength Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan SabourinAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis ThompsonDirector, Team Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike AbdenourAssistant Director of Player Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric TellemAdvance Scout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent HaskinsPro Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Barrise, Al WalkerInternational Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea FadiniCollege Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Ash, Durand Walker, Maury Hanks, Oronde TaliaferroHead Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan BrinkAssistant Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theo RobertsonDirector of Coaching Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel GelfandDirector, Research and Technology . . . .

The Detroit Pistons 2018-19 Media Guide was written and edited by Cletus Lewis and Josh Schur. Editorial assistance provided by Kevin Gr