Detroit Pistons
1980-81 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Pistons 1980-81 Season Recap

Under new Coach Scotty Robertson the Pistons continued to struggle finishing in last place for the second straight season with an awful 21-61 record. Following the season the Pistons would begin to lay the foundation for the future by selecting Isiah Thomas, who had just led the University of Indiana to a National Championship with the 2nd overall pick.

1981 Pistons

1980-81 Detroit PistonsPistons

Missed Playoffs

21-61 (.256)

6th place in NBA Eastern Conference Central Division

Head Coach

Scotty Robertson

General Manager

Jack McCloskey

Team Owner

Bill Davidson

Arena

Silverdome

Attendance

228,349 total
5,569 per game

1981 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 2 Isiah Thomas

1 12 Kelly Tripucka

4 71 John May

4 89 Don Koonce

5 94 George DeVone

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Recap

Missed Playoffs

1981 Draft Picks

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