| Detroit Pistons | |||
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 2024–25 Detroit Pistons season | |||
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| Conference | Eastern | ||
| Division | Central | ||
| Founded | 1937 | ||
| History | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 1937–1941 (semi-professional) 1941–1948 (NBL) Fort Wayne Pistons 1948–1957 (BAA/NBA) Detroit Pistons 1957–present[1][2][3] | ||
| Arena | Little Caesars Arena | ||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Team colors | Royal blue, red, chrome, black, white[4][5][6] | ||
| Main sponsor | StockX[7] | ||
| President | Trajan Langdon | ||
| General manager | Vacant | ||
| Head coach | J. B. Bickerstaff | ||
| Ownership | Tom Gores | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Motor City Cruise | ||
| Championships | 5 NBL: 2 (1944, 1945) NBA: 3 (1989, 1990, 2004) | ||
| Conference titles | 5 (1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005) | ||
| Division titles | 15 NBL: 4 (1943, 1944, 1945, 1946) NBA: 11 (1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) | ||
| Retired numbers | 11 (1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 15, 16, 21, 32, 40) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Little Caesars Arena, located in Midtown Detroit.
The team was founded as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, a semi-professional company basketball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1937. The club would turn professional in 1941 as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), where they won two NBL championships: in 1944 and 1945. The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1948. The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949, and the Pistons became part of the merged league.[1][8] In 1957, the franchise moved to Detroit. The Pistons have won three NBA championships: in 1989, 1990 and 2004.
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The Detroit Pistons Association Edition uniform is the traditional white-base uniform found in every team's uniform lineup. The Pistons core brand elements are brought to life using the teams classic red, white and blue colorway along with the "Pistons" jersey wordmark and classic stripes on the side inserts. The shorts feature the team's primary and secondary logos, while also maintaining the stripe detail found on the jersey.
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