2000–01 Detroit Pistons season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 53rd season for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association, their 60th season as a franchise, and their 44th season in Detroit, Michigan.^[1] The Pistons received the fourteenth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected point guard Mateen Cleaves out of Michigan State University.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} During the off-season, retired All-Star guard and Pistons legend Joe Dumars was hired as General Manager,^[7][8][9] as the team acquired Ben Wallace and second-year guard Chucky Atkins from the Orlando Magic,^{[10][11][12][13]} acquired Cedric Ceballos, Dana Barros and John Wallace from the Dallas Mavericks,^[14][15] and acquired Billy Owens from the Milwaukee Bucks.^[16] The team later on signed free agent Joe Smith during the first month of the regular season.^{[17][18][19][20]}

2000–01 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	George Irvine
President	Joe Dumars
General manager	Joe Dumars
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	32–50 (.390)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WKBD-TV
Radio	WDFN
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

However, the Pistons traded Ceballos to the Miami Heat in late November after 13 games.^{[21][22][23][24]} At mid-season, the team traded Jerome Williams, and Eric Montross to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Corliss Williamson.^{[25][26][27][28]} The Pistons struggled losing four of their first five games of the regular season, then after a 13–15 start, they lost 13 of their next 15 games, finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 32–50 record.^[29]

Jerry Stackhouse finished second in the league in scoring, averaging 29.8 points and 5.1 assists per game, and leading the Pistons with 166 three-point field goals, despite shooting .402 in field-goal percentage; he was also selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C..^{[30][31][32][33][34]} In addition, Smith averaged 12.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while Atkins contributed 12.0 points and 4.1 assists per game, and Ben Wallace provided the team with 6.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. Off the bench, Barros contributed 8.0 points per game, while John Wallace averaged 5.9 points per game, Cleaves contributed 5.4 points and 2.7 assists per game, and starting small forward Michael Curry provided with 5.2 points per game.^[35]

Stackhouse finished in 14th place in Most Valuable Player voting,^{[36][37][38][39]} while Wallace finished tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and also tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting.^[40][38][39]

Following the season, Smith re-signed with his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves,^{[41][42][43][44]} while head coach George Irvine was fired, Cleaves was traded to the Sacramento Kings,^[45][46][47] John Wallace was dealt along with Jud Buechler to the Phoenix Suns,^[48][49][50] and Owens retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Mateen Cleaves	PG	United States	Michigan State
2	44	Brian Cardinal	SF	United States	Purdue

Roster

2000–01 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 7 Chucky Atkins 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1974–08–14 South Florida G 1 Dana Barros 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1967–04–13 Boston College F 30 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona F 35 Brian Cardinal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–05–02 Purdue G 24 Mateen Cleaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977–09–07 Michigan State G 12 Michael Curry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern F 9 Kornél Dávid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–10–22 Hungary C 31 Mikki Moore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–11–04 Nebraska F 5 Billy Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–05–01 Syracuse F 32 Joe Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–26 Maryland G 42 Jerry Stackhouse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974–11–05 North Carolina C 3 Ben Wallace 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1974–09–10 Virginia Union F 44 John Wallace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1974–02–09 Syracuse F 34 Corliss Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–12–04 Arkansas

Head coach George Irvine Assistant(s) Mike Sanders Dave Twardzik Morris McHone Mike Abdenour (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: February 23, 2001

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	52	30	.634	–	31–10	21–20	19–9
x-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	5	27–14	20–21	18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets	46	36	.561	6	28–13	18–23	20–8
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	11	26–15	15–26	15–13
e-Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	20	18-23	14–27	16–12
e-Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	22	20–21	10–31	11–17
e-Atlanta Hawks	25	57	.305	27	18–23	7–34	9–19
e-Chicago Bulls	15	67	.183	37	10–31	5–36	4–24

Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Philadelphia 76ers	56	26	.683	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	52	30	.634	4
3	x-Miami Heat	50	32	.610	6
4	x-New York Knicks	48	34	.585	8
5	x-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	9
6	x-Charlotte Hornets	46	36	.561	10
7	x-Orlando Magic	43	39	.524	13
8	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	15
9	e-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	20
10	e-Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	24
11	e-Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	26
12	e-New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30
13	e-Atlanta Hawks	25	57	.305	31
14	e-Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	37
15	e-Chicago Bulls	15	67	.183	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	—	0–4	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	4–0	4–0	—	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Chicago	2–2	1–2	1–3	—	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1
Cleveland	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1
Detroit	4–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	4–0	1–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	—	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	—	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Indiana	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0
Miami	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–3	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	—	0–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	—	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–1	2–0	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	3–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	—	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	—	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0
Toronto	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	4–0
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–3	0–2	—	4–0	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chucky Atkins	81	75	29.2	.399	.357	.692	2.1	4.1	0.8	0.1	12.0
Dana Barros	60	0	18.0	.444	.419	.850	1.6	1.8	0.5	0.0	8.0
Jud Buechler	57	3	12.9	.463	.416	.750	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.2	3.4
Brian Cardinal	15	0	8.4	.323	.000	.611	1.5	0.2	0.5	0.1	2.1
Cedric Ceballos	13	0	12.8	.394	.275	.800	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.2	5.8
Mateen Cleaves	78	8	16.3	.400	.294	.708	1.7	2.7	0.6	0.0	5.4
Michael Curry	68	58	21.8	.455	.444	.849	1.8	1.9	0.4	0.0	5.2
Kornel David	10	0	6.9	.455	n/a	n/a	1.9	0.3	0.4	0.1	2.0
Eric Montross	42	20	13.5	.413	n/a	.269	3.4	0.4	0.2	0.5	2.5
Mikki Moore	81	2	14.2	.493	.000	.731	3.9	0.4	0.3	0.8	4.4
Billy Owens	45	14	17.6	.383	.150	.475	4.6	1.2	0.7	0.3	4.4
Joe Smith	69	59	28.1	.403	.000	.805	7.1	1.1	0.7	0.7	12.3
Jerry Stackhouse	80	80	40.2	.402	.351	.822	3.9	5.1	1.2	0.7	29.8
Ben Wallace	80	80	34.5	.490	.250	.336	13.2	1.5	1.3	2.3	6.4
John Wallace	40	0	13.2	.424	.133	.778	2.1	0.6	0.3	0.4	5.9
Jerome Williams	33	2	24.4	.438	.000	.722	8.4	1.0	1.2	0.3	7.3
Corliss Williamson	27	9	29.6	.534	n/a	.626	6.2	1.0	1.3	0.3	15.2

Player Statistics Citation:^[35]

Awards and records

Transactions