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Q1 Progress Report: How these Detroit Pistons compare to last year’s disappointing team

The Detroit Pistons are officially one-quarter of the way through the season. It feels like there’s a consensus out there that the first quarter of the schedule is the first time there’s a big enough sample size to truly understand NBA teams. Let’s use the first 21 games of this season to see how JBB’s Pistons team compares to last year’s franchise-worst season.

Before we look at the individual stats of the core guys, let’s look at team stats. (The stats from the Philadelphia 76ers game on 11/30 are not included, as this was written beforehand)

Offense

Points per game:

  • 2023: 109.