La temporada 1980-81 fue la trigésimo tercera de los Pistons en la NBA, y la vigesimocuarta en su localización de Detroit, Míchigan. La temporada regular acabaron con 21 victorias y 61 derrotas, ocupando la undécima y última posición de la Conferencia Este, no logrando clasificarse para los playoffs.
Elecciones en el Draft
| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Larry Drew | Base | Estados Unidos | Missouri |
| 2 | 45 | Brad Branson | Pívot | Estados Unidos | SMU |
| 4 | 70 | Darwin Cook | Base | Estados Unidos | Portland |
| 5 | 93 | Tony Fuller | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Pepperdine |
Temporada regular
| División Central | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div | |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 26–15 | 23–7 | |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 20–9 | |
| x-Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | 27–14 | 17–24 | 17–12 | |
| Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 9–21 | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 9–21 | |
| Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39.0 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 9–21 | |
Plantilla
| N.º | Nac. | Pos. | Nombre | Altura | Peso | Origen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | P | Benson, Kent | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 107 kg (235 lb) | Indiana | |
| 50 | E | Black, Norman | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | Saint Joseph's | |
| 22 | B | Drew, Larry | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | Missouri | |
| 43 | E | Fuller, Tony | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (180 lb) | Vincennes* | |
| 33 | E | Herron, Keith | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (195 lb) | Villanova | |
| 35 | A | Hubbard, Phil | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (215 lb) | Michigan | |
| 50 | AP | Johnson, Lee | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | Texas A&M–Commerce | |
| 32 | A | Kelser, Greg | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | Michigan State | |
| 50 | P | Lawrence, Edmund | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) | 103 kg (228 lb) | McNeese State | |
| 30 | B | Lee, Ron | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (193 lb) | Oregon | |
| 25 | E | Long, John | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (195 lb) | Detroit | |
| 11 | P | McAdoo, Bob | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 95 kg (210 lb) | North Carolina | |
| 44, 53 | P | Mokeski, Paul | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) | 113 kg (250 lb) | Kansas | |
| 42 | AP | Robinson, Wayne | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (217 lb) | Virginia Tech | |
| 41 | A | Tyler, Terry | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 98 kg (215 lb) | Detroit | |
| 15 | B | Wright, Larry | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (160 lb) | Grambling State |
Detroit Pistons 1980-1981 Jugadores Entrenadores
- Entrenador
- Ayudante(s)
- Leyenda
- (C) Capitán
- (DR) Elección del draft sin firmar
- (AL) Agente libre
- (IN) Inactivo
- (S) Suspendido
- (GL) Asignado a la G League
- (TW) Contrato dual
- Lesionado
Plantilla
Estadísticas
| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent Benson | 26 | 59 | 33.2 | 6.2 | 13.1 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.3 | .772 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 15.7 | |
| 2 | Terry Tyler | 24 | 82 | 31.1 | 5.8 | 10.9 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 3.0 | .592 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 13.4 | |
| 3 | John Long | 24 | 59 | 29.7 | 7.5 | 16.2 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .182 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .870 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 17.7 | |
| 4 | Phil Hubbard | 24 | 80 | 28.6 | 5.4 | 11.0 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 3.7 | 5.3 | .690 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 14.5 | |
| 5 | Keith Herron | 24 | 80 | 28.4 | 5.4 | 11.9 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .182 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .854 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 13.7 | |
| 6 | Bob McAdoo | 29 | 6 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 13.7 | .366 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .600 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 12.0 | ||
| 7 | Greg Kelser | 23 | 25 | 26.2 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.7 | 4.2 | .642 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 12.3 | |
| 8 | Paul Mokeski | 24 | 80 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .600 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 7.1 | |
| 9 | Ron Lee | 28 | 82 | 22.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .350 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .154 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .724 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | |
| 10 | Larry Wright | 26 | 45 | 22.2 | 3.1 | 6.7 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .286 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .803 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 7.4 | |
| 11 | Larry Drew | 22 | 76 | 20.8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .407 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .235 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .797 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 6.6 | |
| 12 | Wayne Robinson | 22 | 81 | 19.7 | 2.9 | 6.3 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .729 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 7.9 | |
| 13 | Tony Fuller | 22 | 15 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .364 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .750 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.0 | |
| 14 | Norman Black | 23 | 3 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 15 | Edmund Lawrence | 28 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 16 | Lee Johnson | 23 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
