Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #1 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays the Detroit Pistons (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
The NBA playoffs are just around the corner, and for the second consecutive season, the Detroit Pistons have found themselves on the outside looking in. Since the 2009-2010 season, the Pistons have only made a playoff appearance in two of those 12 seasons.
During the 2015-2016 season, the Pistons made their first playoff appearance in seven years. Under head coach Stan Van Gundy, the team finished the regular season with a record of 44-38. They landed the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and matched up against the Cleveland Cavaliers.