2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
The 2002–03 Detroit Pistons season was the 62nd season for the Detroit Pistons as a franchise, their 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 46th season in Detroit, Michigan. During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Richard Hamilton from the Washington Wizards, and signed free agent Chauncey Billups.
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2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
The 2002–03 Detroit Pistons season was the 62nd season for the Detroit Pistons as a franchise, their 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 46th season in Detroit, Michigan. During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Richard Hamilton from the Washington Wizards, and signed free agent Chauncey Billups.
With the addition of Hamilton and Billups, the Pistons got off to a fast start by winning 12 of their first 16 games of the regular season. The team posted two six-game winning streaks in December, and between January and February, and held a 32–15 record at the All-Star break. However, the Pistons suffered a 7-game losing streak between February and March, and lost six of their final nine games of the season, but managed to finish in first place in the Central Division with a 50–32 record, and earned the first seed in the Eastern Conference. The team's record tied the 1976–77 Philadelphia 76ers for the worst record by a number one-seeded team in NBA history; the Pistons were also the only team in the Eastern Conference with 50 or more wins this season, while the Western Conference had six teams with 50 or more wins during the regular season.
Hamilton led the Pistons in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Billups averaged 16.2 points and 3.9 assists per game, and led the team with 149 three-point field goals, and Clifford Robinson provided the team with 12.2 points per game. In addition, and off the bench, sixth man Corliss Williamson provided with 12.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while Chucky Atkins contributed 7.1 points and 2.7 assists per game, and starting center Ben Wallace averaged 6.9 points, 15.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, and was also named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Meanwhile, three-point specialist Jon Barry contributed 6.9 points per game, Turkish rookie center Mehmet Okur averaged 6.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and starting small forward Michael Curry provided with 3.0 points per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Wallace was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. Wallace also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Billups finished in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting, Williamson finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, with Barry finishing in ninth place, and head coach Rick Carlisle finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, the Pistons faced off against the 8th–seeded Orlando Magic, a team that featured All-Star guard Tracy McGrady, rookie power forward Drew Gooden, and Darrell Armstrong. Despite having home-court advantage in the series, the Pistons struggled and faced elimination as the Magic took a 3–1 series lead, after the Pistons lost Game 4 on the road, 100–92 at the TD Waterhouse Centre. However, the Pistons managed to win the next three games, which included a Game 7 home win over the Magic at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 108–93 to win in a hard-fought seven-game series.
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 4th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers, who were led by All-Star guard Allen Iverson, Keith Van Horn and Eric Snow. The Pistons took a 2–0 series lead over the 76ers, but then lost the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 loss to the 76ers at the First Union Center, 95–82. The Pistons managed to win the next two games, including a Game 6 win over the 76ers at the First Union Center in overtime, 93–89 to win the series in six games, and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 1990–91 season.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons then faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New Jersey Nets, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, and second-year star Richard Jefferson. The Pistons lost the first two games to the Nets at The Palace of Auburn Hills, before losing the next two games on the road, including a Game 4 loss to the Nets at the Continental Airlines Arena, 102–82, thus losing the series in a four-game sweep. The Nets would advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, but would lose to the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the 2003 NBA Finals.
The Pistons led the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 839,278 at The Palace of Auburn Hills during the regular season. Following the season, Carlisle was fired after two seasons with the Pistons, and would take a coaching job with the Indiana Pacers. Also following the season, Robinson was traded to the Golden State Warriors, while Barry signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, and Curry was traded to the Toronto Raptors.
Draft picks
2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Position</th><th>Nationality</th><th>College</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>23</td><td>Tayshaun Prince</td><td>SF</td><td> United States</td><td>Kentucky</td></tr></tbody></table>
Roster
2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
<table><thead><tr><th>Players</th><th>Coaches</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Head coach Assistant(s) Legend Roster Updated: February 5, 2003</td></tr><tr><td>Pos.</td><td>No.</td><td>Player</td><td>Height</td><td>Weight</td><td>DOB</td><td>From</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>7</td><td>Chucky Atkins</td><td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td><td>160 lb (73 kg)</td><td>1974–08–14</td><td>South Florida</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>20</td><td>Jon Barry</td><td>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td><td>195 lb (88 kg)</td><td>1969–07–25</td><td>Georgia Tech</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>1</td><td>Chauncey Billups</td><td>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td><td>202 lb (92 kg)</td><td>1976–09–25</td><td>Colorado</td></tr><tr><td>G/F</td><td>12</td><td>Michael Curry</td><td>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)</td><td>210 lb (95 kg)</td><td>1968–08–22</td><td>Georgia Southern</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>44</td><td>Hubert Davis</td><td>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)</td><td>183 lb (83 kg)</td><td>1970–05–17</td><td>North Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>32</td><td>Richard Hamilton</td><td>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)</td><td>193 lb (88 kg)</td><td>1978–02–14</td><td>Connecticut</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>5</td><td>Danny Manning</td><td>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)</td><td>230 lb (104 kg)</td><td>1966–05–17</td><td>Kansas</td></tr><tr><td>F/C</td><td>13</td><td>Mehmet Okur</td><td>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)</td><td>290 lb (132 kg)</td><td>1979–05–26</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>22</td><td>Tayshaun Prince</td><td>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)</td><td>215 lb (98 kg)</td><td>1980–02–28</td><td>Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>39</td><td>Željko Rebrača</td><td>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)</td><td>257 lb (117 kg)</td><td>1972–04–09</td><td>Serbia</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>52</td><td>Don Reid</td><td>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)</td><td>250 lb (113 kg)</td><td>1973–12–30</td><td>Georgetown</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>30</td><td>Clifford Robinson</td><td>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)</td><td>225 lb (102 kg)</td><td>1966–12–16</td><td>Connecticut</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>6</td><td>Pepe Sánchez</td><td>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td><td>195 lb (88 kg)</td><td>1977–05–08</td><td>Temple</td></tr><tr><td>F/C</td><td>3</td><td>Ben Wallace</td><td>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)</td><td>245 lb (111 kg)</td><td>1974–09–10</td><td>Virginia Union</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>34</td><td>Corliss Williamson</td><td>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)</td><td>245 lb (111 kg)</td><td>1973–12–04</td><td>Arkansas</td></tr></tbody></table>
Regular season
Season standings
<table><thead><tr><th>Central Division</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>PCT</th><th>GB</th><th>Home</th><th>Road</th><th>Div</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>y-Detroit Pistons</td><td>50</td><td>32</td><td>.610</td><td>–</td><td>30–11</td><td>20–21</td><td>19–9</td></tr><tr><td>x-Indiana Pacers</td><td>48</td><td>34</td><td>.585</td><td>2</td><td>32–9</td><td>16–25</td><td>19–9</td></tr><tr><td>x-New Orleans Hornets</td><td>47</td><td>35</td><td>.573</td><td>3</td><td>29–12</td><td>18–23</td><td>17–11</td></tr><tr><td>x-Milwaukee Bucks</td><td>42</td><td>40</td><td>.512</td><td>8</td><td>25–16</td><td>17–24</td><td>16–12</td></tr><tr><td>e-Atlanta Hawks</td><td>35</td><td>47</td><td>.427</td><td>15</td><td>26–15</td><td>9–32</td><td>14–14</td></tr><tr><td>e-Chicago Bulls</td><td>30</td><td>52</td><td>.366</td><td>20</td><td>27–14</td><td>3–38</td><td>12–16</td></tr><tr><td>e-Toronto Raptors</td><td>24</td><td>58</td><td>.293</td><td>26</td><td>15–26</td><td>9–32</td><td>10–18</td></tr><tr><td>e-Cleveland Cavaliers</td><td>17</td><td>65</td><td>.207</td><td>33</td><td>14–27</td><td>3–38</td><td>5–23</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>Eastern Conference</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Team</td><td>W</td><td>L</td><td>PCT</td><td>GB</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>c-Detroit Pistons</td><td>50</td><td>32</td><td>.610</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>y-New Jersey Nets</td><td>49</td><td>33</td><td>.598</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>x-Indiana Pacers</td><td>48</td><td>34</td><td>.585</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>x-Philadelphia 76ers</td><td>48</td><td>34</td><td>.585</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>x-New Orleans Hornets</td><td>47</td><td>35</td><td>.573</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>x-Boston Celtics</td><td>44</td><td>38</td><td>.537</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>x-Milwaukee Bucks</td><td>42</td><td>40</td><td>.512</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>x-Orlando Magic</td><td>42</td><td>40</td><td>.512</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>e-New York Knicks</td><td>37</td><td>45</td><td>.451</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>e-Washington Wizards</td><td>37</td><td>45</td><td>.451</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>e-Atlanta Hawks</td><td>35</td><td>47</td><td>.427</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>e-Chicago Bulls</td><td>30</td><td>52</td><td>.366</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>e-Miami Heat</td><td>25</td><td>57</td><td>.305</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>e-Toronto Raptors</td><td>24</td><td>58</td><td>.293</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>e-Cleveland Cavaliers</td><td>17</td><td>65</td><td>.207</td><td>33</td></tr></tbody></table>
z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
<table><thead><tr><th>2003 playoff game log</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Series</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>April 20</td><td>Orlando</td><td>L 94–99</td><td>Richard Hamilton (28)</td><td>Ben Wallace (13)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (8)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,261</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>April 23</td><td>Orlando</td><td>W 89–77</td><td>Richard Hamilton (30)</td><td>Ben Wallace (16)</td><td>Richard Hamilton (5)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>April 25</td><td>@ Orlando</td><td>L 80–89</td><td>Richard Hamilton (22)</td><td>Ben Wallace (22)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (5)</td><td>TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283</td><td>1–2</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>April 27</td><td>@ Orlando</td><td>L 92–100</td><td>Chauncey Billups (25)</td><td>Ben Wallace (24)</td><td>Barry, Billups (3)</td><td>TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283</td><td>1–3</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>April 30</td><td>Orlando</td><td>W 98–67</td><td>Richard Hamilton (24)</td><td>Ben Wallace (21)</td><td>Billups, Robinson (4)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>2–3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>May 2</td><td>@ Orlando</td><td>W 103–88</td><td>Chauncey Billups (40)</td><td>Ben Wallace (17)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (4)</td><td>TD Waterhouse Centre 16,909</td><td>3–3</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>May 4</td><td>Orlando</td><td>W 108–93</td><td>Chauncey Billups (37)</td><td>Ben Wallace (12)</td><td>Michael Curry (6)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>4–3</td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Series</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>May 6</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>W 98–87</td><td>Richard Hamilton (25)</td><td>Ben Wallace (12)</td><td>Billups, Robinson (4)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>1–0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>May 8</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>W 104–97 (OT)</td><td>Atkins, Hamilton (23)</td><td>Ben Wallace (15)</td><td>Richard Hamilton (6)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>May 10</td><td>@ Philadelphia</td><td>L 83–93</td><td>Richard Hamilton (24)</td><td>Mehmet Okur (10)</td><td>Billups, Robinson (4)</td><td>First Union Center 20,743</td><td>2–1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>May 11</td><td>@ Philadelphia</td><td>L 82–95</td><td>Richard Hamilton (30)</td><td>Ben Wallace (15)</td><td>three players tied (3)</td><td>First Union Center 20,549</td><td>2–2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>May 14</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>W 78–77</td><td>Richard Hamilton (20)</td><td>Ben Wallace (17)</td><td>Atkins, Hamilton (5)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>3–2</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>May 16</td><td>@ Philadelphia</td><td>W 93–89 (OT)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (28)</td><td>Ben Wallace (18)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (5)</td><td>First Union Center 20,888</td><td>4–2</td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Series</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>May 18</td><td>New Jersey</td><td>L 74–76</td><td>Richard Hamilton (24)</td><td>Ben Wallace (22)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (6)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>May 20</td><td>New Jersey</td><td>L 86–88</td><td>Richard Hamilton (24)</td><td>Ben Wallace (19)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (10)</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>May 22</td><td>@ New Jersey</td><td>L 85–97</td><td>Richard Hamilton (21)</td><td>Ben Wallace (15)</td><td>five players tied (3)</td><td>Continental Airlines Arena 19,923</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>May 24</td><td>@ New Jersey</td><td>L 82–102</td><td>Clifford Robinson (21)</td><td>Ben Wallace (13)</td><td>Chauncey Billups (6)</td><td>Continental Airlines Arena 19,923</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>2003 schedule</td></tr></tbody></table>
Player statistics
2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
<table><thead><tr><th> GP</th><th>Games played</th><th> GS </th><th>Games started</th><th> MPG </th><th>Minutes per game</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> FG% </td><td>Field-goal percentage</td><td> 3P% </td><td>3-point field-goal percentage</td><td> FT% </td><td>Free-throw percentage</td></tr><tr><td> RPG </td><td>Rebounds per game</td><td> APG </td><td>Assists per game</td><td> SPG </td><td>Steals per game</td></tr><tr><td> BPG </td><td>Blocks per game</td><td> PPG </td><td>Points per game</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Season
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>GP</th><th>GS</th><th>MPG</th><th>FG%</th><th>3P%</th><th>FT%</th><th>RPG</th><th>APG</th><th>SPG</th><th>BPG</th><th>PPG</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Chucky Atkins</td><td>65</td><td>7</td><td>21.5</td><td>.361</td><td>.355</td><td>.816</td><td>1.5</td><td>2.7</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>7.1</td></tr><tr><td>Jon Barry</td><td>80</td><td>0</td><td>18.4</td><td>.450</td><td>.407</td><td>.860</td><td>2.3</td><td>2.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>6.9</td></tr><tr><td>Chauncey Billups</td><td>74</td><td>74</td><td>31.4</td><td>.421</td><td>.392</td><td>.878</td><td>3.7</td><td>3.9</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.2</td><td>16.2</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Curry</td><td>78</td><td>77</td><td>19.9</td><td>.402</td><td>.296</td><td>.800</td><td>1.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.1</td><td>3.0</td></tr><tr><td>Hubert Davis</td><td>43</td><td>1</td><td>7.6</td><td>.392</td><td>.333</td><td>.833</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.0</td><td>1.8</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Hamilton</td><td>82</td><td>82</td><td>32.2</td><td>.443</td><td>.269</td><td>.833</td><td>3.9</td><td>2.5</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>19.7</td></tr><tr><td>Danny Manning</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>6.8</td><td>.406</td><td>.375</td><td>.833</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.2</td><td>2.6</td></tr><tr><td>Mehmet Okur</td><td>72</td><td>9</td><td>19.0</td><td>.426</td><td>.339</td><td>.773</td><td>4.7</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>6.9</td></tr><tr><td>Tayshaun Prince</td><td>42</td><td>5</td><td>10.4</td><td>.449</td><td>.426</td><td>.647</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>3.3</td></tr><tr><td>Željko Rebrača</td><td>30</td><td>12</td><td>16.3</td><td>.552</td><td>----</td><td>.792</td><td>3.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.6</td><td>6.6</td></tr><tr><td>Don Reid</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>10.0</td><td>.000</td><td>---</td><td>.500</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>1.0</td></tr><tr><td>Clifford Robinson</td><td>81</td><td>69</td><td>34.9</td><td>.398</td><td>.336</td><td>.676</td><td>3.9</td><td>3.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>12.2</td></tr><tr><td>Pepe Sánchez</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>4.1</td><td>.000</td><td>---</td><td>----</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Wallace</td><td>73</td><td>73</td><td>39.4</td><td>.481</td><td>.167</td><td>.450</td><td>15.4</td><td>1.6</td><td>1.4</td><td>3.2</td><td>6.9</td></tr><tr><td>Corliss Williamson</td><td>82</td><td>1</td><td>25.1</td><td>.453</td><td>.182</td><td>.790</td><td>4.4</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>12.0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Playoffs
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>GP</th><th>GS</th><th>MPG</th><th>FG%</th><th>3P%</th><th>FT%</th><th>RPG</th><th>APG</th><th>SPG</th><th>BPG</th><th>PPG</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Chucky Atkins</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>18.4</td><td>.352</td><td>.367</td><td>.808</td><td>1.2</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.0</td><td>.0</td><td>6.1</td></tr><tr><td>Jon Barry</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>12.3</td><td>.426</td><td>.455</td><td>1.000</td><td>1.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>.6</td><td>.1</td><td>5.0</td></tr><tr><td>Chauncey Billups</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>34.6</td><td>.374</td><td>.310</td><td>.933</td><td>3.4</td><td>4.7</td><td>.6</td><td>.1</td><td>18.0</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Curry</td><td>15</td><td>14</td><td>18.3</td><td>.364</td><td>.333</td><td>.857</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>.5</td><td>.1</td><td>2.7</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Hamilton</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>38.8</td><td>.442</td><td>.333</td><td>.906</td><td>3.9</td><td>2.6</td><td>.8</td><td>.1</td><td>22.5</td></tr><tr><td>Danny Manning</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>3.5</td><td>.333</td><td>.000</td><td></td><td>.8</td><td>.0</td><td>.0</td><td>.3</td><td>.5</td></tr><tr><td>Mehmet Okur</td><td>17</td><td>0</td><td>19.0</td><td>.438</td><td>.538</td><td>.531</td><td>4.1</td><td>.8</td><td>.7</td><td>.7</td><td>5.5</td></tr><tr><td>Tayshaun Prince</td><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>25.5</td><td>.426</td><td>.292</td><td>.763</td><td>3.8</td><td>1.5</td><td>.5</td><td>.9</td><td>9.4</td></tr><tr><td>Željko Rebrača</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>7.3</td><td>.353</td><td></td><td>.714</td><td>1.3</td><td>.0</td><td>.0</td><td>.0</td><td>4.3</td></tr><tr><td>Clifford Robinson</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>30.9</td><td>.358</td><td>.373</td><td>.595</td><td>2.7</td><td>2.9</td><td>.9</td><td>.8</td><td>9.3</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Wallace</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>42.5</td><td>.486</td><td>.000</td><td>.446</td><td>16.3</td><td>1.6</td><td>2.5</td><td>3.1</td><td>8.9</td></tr><tr><td>Corliss Williamson</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>15.5</td><td>.411</td><td></td><td>.741</td><td>2.2</td><td>1.0</td><td>.3</td><td>.2</td><td>7.8</td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards and records
2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
• Ben Wallace, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award • Joe Dumars, NBA Executive of the Year Award • Ben Wallace, All-NBA Second Team • Ben Wallace, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactions
Free agents
<table><thead><tr><th>Additions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Date signed</td><td>Former team</td></tr><tr><td>Chauncey Billups</td><td>July 17</td><td>Minnesota Timberwolves</td></tr><tr><td>Pepe Sánchez</td><td>October 10</td><td>Panathinaikos</td></tr><tr><td>Danny Manning</td><td>February 5</td><td>Dallas Mavericks</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Subtractions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Date signed</td><td>New Team</td></tr><tr><td>Mikki Moore</td><td>August 5</td><td>Boston Celtics</td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Simmons</td><td>September 24</td><td>Washington Wizards</td></tr></tbody></table>