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===Retired numbers=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | colspan="6" style="{{NBA color cell|Detroit Pistons}};"|'''Detroit Pistons retired numbers and honorees''' |- ! style="{{NBA color cell2|Detroit Pistons}};"|No. ! style="{{NBA color cell2|Detroit Pistons}};"|Player ! style="{{NBA color cell2|Detroit Pistons}};"|Position ! style="{{NBA color cell2|Detroit Pistons}};"|Tenure ! style="{{NBA color cell2|Detroit Pistons}};"|Date |- | '''1''' || [[Chauncey Billups]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 2002β2008<br />2013β2014 <sup>1</sup> || February 10, 2016<ref>{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Trister|title=Pistons retire Billups' jersey|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/02/10/pistons-retire-chancey-billups-jersey.ap/|website=NBA.com|agency=Associated Press|date=February 10, 2016|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403155006/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/02/10/pistons-retire-chancey-billups-jersey.ap/|archive-date=April 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | '''2''' || [[Chuck Daly]] || Head coach <sup>2</sup> || 1983β1992 || January 25, 1997<ref name="Retired numbers">{{cite web|title=All-Time Numerical Roster|url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/alltime_numerical_roster.html/|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720085418/http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/alltime_numerical_roster.html|archive-date=July 20, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | '''3''' || [[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 2000β2006<br />2009β2012 <sup>3</sup> || January 16, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Pistons retire Ben Wallace's jersey, honoring 2004 NBA champ|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/nba/2016/01/16/pistons-retire-ben-wallaces-jersey-honoring-2004-nba-champ/78920244/|website=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=January 16, 2016|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> |- | '''4''' || [[Joe Dumars]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 1985β1999 <sup>4</sup> || March 10, 2000<ref name="Retired numbers"/> |- | '''10''' || [[Dennis Rodman]] || [[Forward (basketball)|F]] || 1986β1993 <sup>5</sup> || April 1, 2011<ref name="Retired numbers"/> |- | '''11''' || [[Isiah Thomas]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 1981β1994 || February 17, 1996<ref name="Retired numbers"/> |- | '''15''' || [[Vinnie Johnson]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 1981β1991 || February 5, 1994<ref name="Retired numbers"/> |- | '''16''' || [[Bob Lanier]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1970β1980 || January 9, 1993<ref name="Retired numbers"/> |- | '''21''' || [[Dave Bing]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 1966β1975 || March 18, 1983<ref name="Retired numbers"/> |- | '''32''' || [[Richard Hamilton (basketball)|Richard Hamilton]] || [[Swingman|G/F]] || 2002β2011|| February 26, 2017<ref>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Monarrez|title=Rip thanks whole family at jersey ceremony|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2017/02/26/rip-hamilton-jersey-ceremony-detroit-pistons-palace/98458980/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=February 26, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> |- | '''40''' || [[Bill Laimbeer]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1982β1993 || February 4, 1995<ref name="Retired numbers"/> |- | β || [[Bill Davidson (businessman)|Bill Davidson]] || Team owner || 1974β2009 <sup>6</sup> || December 28, 2011<ref name="Davidson banner">{{cite web|first=Brendan|last=Savage|title=Detroit Pistons honor former owner Bill Davidson with banner in Palace rafters|url=https://www.mlive.com/pistons/2011/12/detroit_pistons_honor_former_o.html|website=MLive|date=December 28, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> |- | β || [[Jack McCloskey]] || General manager || 1979β1992 <sup>7</sup> || March 29, 2008<ref name=McCloskey>{{cite web|title=Detroit Pistons mourn loss of legendary general manager Jack McCloskey|url=https://www.nba.com/article/2017/06/01/detroit-pistons-mourn-loss-legendary-general-manager-jack-mccloskey/#/|website=NBA.com|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> |} '''Notes:''' * <sup>1</sup> ''Reggie Jackson wore the number at the time it was retired (2015β2020).''<ref name=Numbers/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pistons waive Reggie Jackson, who plans to sign with Clippers|url=https://www.nba.com/article/2020/02/18/reggie-jackson-detroit-pistons-la-clippers-report|website=NBA.com|date=February 18, 2020|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> * <sup>2</sup> ''The number was originally retired in honor of Chuck Daly, who never played in the NBA, as it represented the two NBA championship teams he coached. However, the number was unretired on July 30, 2021, for [[Cade Cunningham]] after he received permission to wear it from Daly's daughter.''<ref name=Daly/><ref>{{cite web|first=Keith|last=Langlois|title='I've never felt better' β After 10 years as Pistons owner, Tom Gores sees a glimmering future ahead|url=https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/ive-never-felt-better-after-10-years-pistons-owner-tom-gores-sees-glimmering-future-ahead|website=NBA.com|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> * <sup>3</sup> ''Stanley Johnson wore the number at the time it was retired.''<ref name=Numbers>{{cite web|first=Vince|last=Ellis|title=Pistons' Johnson, Jackson willing to switch numbers|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2015/10/30/detroit-pistons-retired-jersey-numbers/74876612/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Quagliata|title=Stanley Johnson changes his number out of respect for Ben Wallace|url=https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/6/29/12058380/stanley-johnson-number-change-ben-wallace|website=Detroit Bad Boys|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> * <sup>4</sup> ''Also team president from 2000 to 2014.''<ref>{{cite web|first=Vito|last=Chirco|title=Dumars was an important man in both Detroit Pistons dynasties|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2017/03/07/joe-dumars-pistons-legend/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> * <sup>5</sup> ''Greg Monroe wore the number at the time it was retired (2010β2015).''<ref name=Monroe/><ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Iott|title=Pistons' Greg Monroe on Dennis Rodman: 'He gave me his blessing' to continue wearing No. 10|url=https://www.mlive.com/pistons/2011/04/pistons_greg_monroe_on_dennis.html|website=MLive|date=April 1, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Iott|title=Pistons' Greg Monroe likely to give up No. 10 jersey out of respect for Dennis Rodman|url=https://www.mlive.com/pistons/2011/05/pistons_greg_monroe_considerin.html|website=MLive|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> * <sup>6</sup> ''Banner raised to honor his 35 years with the team.''<ref name="Davidson banner"/> * <sup>7</sup> ''Banner raised to honor his 13 years as the team's general manager.''<ref name=McCloskey/> * The NBA retired [[Bill Russell]]'s No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Russell's No. 6 jersey to be retired throughout NBA |url=https://www.nba.com/news/bill-russells-no-6-jersey-to-be-retired-throughout-nba |website=NBA.com |access-date=August 24, 2022 |date=August 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Golliver |first1=Ben |title=NBA permanently retires Bill Russell's No. 6 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/11/bill-russell-nba-jersey-retirement/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 24, 2022 |date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>
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