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Here is the 1986–87 Detroit Pistons roster and regular season player statistics:
1986–87 Detroit Pistons Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Tony Campbell | SF | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | 24 | Ohio State |
| 4 | Joe Dumars | SG | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | 23 | McNeese State |
| 10 | Dennis Rodman | PF | 6’7″ | 210 lbs | 25 | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | PG | 6’1″ | 180 lbs | 25 | Indiana |
| 12 | Sidney Green | PF | 6’9″ | 220 lbs | 26 | UNLV |
| 15 | Vinnie Johnson | SG | 6’2″ | 200 lbs | 30 | Baylor |
| 22 | John Salley | C | 6’11” | 230 lbs | 22 | Georgia Tech |
| 35 | Jeff Taylor | SG | 6’4″ | 175 lbs | 27 | Texas Tech |
| 40 | Bill Laimbeer | C | 6’11” | 245 lbs | 29 | Notre Dame |
| 41 | Kurt Nimphius | PF | 6’10” | 218 lbs | 28 | Arizona State |
| 42 | Chuck Nevitt | C | 7’5″ | 217 lbs | 27 | NC State |
| 44 | Rick Mahorn | PF | 6’10” | 240 lbs | 28 | Hampton |
| 45 | Adrian Dantley | SF | 6’5″ | 208 lbs | 31 | Notre Dame |
| — | Cozell McQueen | PF | 6’11” | 235 lbs | 25 | NC State |
| — | John Schweitz | SG | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | 26 | Richmond |
1986–87 Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | SF | 31 | 81 | 81 | 33.8 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 7.4 | .534 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .167 | 8.2 | 6.7 | .812 |
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 25 | 81 | 81 | 37.2 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 7.7 | .463 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .194 | 6.4 | 4.9 | .768 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 30 | 78 | 8 | 27.8 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 14.8 | 6.8 | .462 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .286 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .786 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 29 | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 12.3 | 6.2 | .501 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .286 | 3.3 | 3.0 | .894 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 23 | 79 | 75 | 30.9 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 9.5 | 4.7 | .493 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .409 | 3.1 | 2.3 | .748 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 26 | 80 | 69 | 22.4 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 3.2 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .672 |
| Dennis Rodman | SF | 25 | 77 | 1 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 2.8 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .587 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 28 | 63 | 6 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 2.3 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .821 |
| John Salley | C | 22 | 82 | 2 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .614 |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 28 | 28 | 5 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .750 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 24 | 40 | 0 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .393 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .615 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 27 | 41 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .583 |
| Jeff Taylor | SG | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .900 |
| Cozell McQueen | PF | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
| John Schweitz | SG | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 111.2 | 47.5 | 24.6 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 17.3 | 241.8 | 43.2 | .490 | 2.1 | 0.5 | .231 | 31.7 | 24.3 | .765 |
1986–87 Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 25 | 15 | 15 | 37.5 | 24.1 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 19.8 | 8.9 | .451 | 2.2 | 0.7 | .303 | 7.3 | 5.5 | .755 |
| Adrian Dantley | SF | 31 | 15 | 15 | 33.3 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 13.7 | 7.4 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.4 | 5.7 | .775 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 30 | 15 | 0 | 25.9 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 13.8 | 6.3 | .459 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 2.1 | .861 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 29 | 15 | 15 | 36.2 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 5.6 | .515 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .200 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .625 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 23 | 15 | 15 | 31.5 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 5.2 | .538 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .667 | 2.7 | 2.1 | .780 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 28 | 15 | 15 | 32.2 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 3.9 | .541 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 1.9 | .800 |
| John Salley | C | 22 | 15 | 0 | 20.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 2.2 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .643 |
| Dennis Rodman | SF | 25 | 15 | 0 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 2.7 | .541 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .563 |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 26 | 9 | 0 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .833 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 240.0 | 109.3 | 44.6 | 23.7 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 83.5 | 42.2 | .499 | 3.0 | 0.9 | .311 | 29.7 | 22.1 | .744 |
1986–87 Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | SF | 31 | 81 | 81 | 2736 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 7.4 | .534 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .167 | 8.2 | 6.7 | .812 |
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 25 | 81 | 81 | 3013 | 20.7 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 7.7 | .463 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .194 | 6.4 | 5.5 | .768 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 30 | 78 | 8 | 2166 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 14.8 | 6.8 | .462 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .286 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .786 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 29 | 82 | 82 | 2854 | 15.4 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 12.3 | 6.2 | .501 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .286 | 3.3 | 3.0 | .894 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 23 | 79 | 75 | 2439 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 9.5 | 4.7 | .493 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .409 | 3.1 | 2.3 | .748 |
| Dennis Rodman | SF | 25 | 77 | 1 | 1155 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 2.8 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .587 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 30 | 78 | 8 | 2166 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 14.8 | 6.8 | .462 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .286 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .786 |
| John Salley | C | 22 | 82 | 2 | 1463 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .614 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 28 | 63 | 6 | 1278 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 3.9 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 1.9 | .821 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 26 | 80 | 69 | 1792 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 3.2 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.7 | 1.5 | .672 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 24 | 40 | 0 | 332 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .393 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .615 |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 28 | 28 | 5 | 277 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .750 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 27 | 41 | 0 | 267 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .583 |
| Jeff Taylor | SG | 27 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .900 |
| Cozell McQueen | PF | 25 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 3.0 | .000 |
| John Schweitz | SG | 26 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19830 | 109.3 | 47.5 | 23.7 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 7237 | 3544 | .490 | 169 | 39 | .231 | 2602 | 1991 | .765 |
1986–87 Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 25 | 15 | 15 | 562 | 361 | 67 | 130 | 39 | 4 | 42 | 297 | 134 | .451 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 110 | 83 | .755 |
| Adrian Dantley | SF | 31 | 15 | 15 | 500 | 308 | 68 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 206 | 111 | .539 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 111 | 86 | .775 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 30 | 15 | 0 | 388 | 221 | 44 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 207 | 95 | .459 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 31 | .861 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 29 | 15 | 15 | 543 | 184 | 156 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 163 | 84 | .515 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 24 | 15 | .625 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 28 | 15 | 15 | 483 | 146 | 142 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 109 | 59 | .541 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 35 | 28 | .800 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 23 | 15 | 15 | 473 | 190 | 19 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 145 | 78 | .538 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 41 | 32 | .780 |
| Dennis Rodman | SF | 25 | 15 | 0 | 245 | 98 | 71 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 74 | 40 | .541 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 32 | 18 | .563 |
| John Salley | C | 22 | 15 | 0 | 311 | 93 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 66 | 33 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 42 | 27 | .643 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 26 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 24 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 28 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 2 | .500 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 27 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 15 | 3600 | 1639 | 669 | 356 | 104 | 73 | 201 | 1297 | 647 | .499 | 45 | 14 | .311 | 448 | 331 | .744 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE TIER | MPG | USAGE TIER | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | IMPACT INDEX* | NOTES | AWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | CORE LEADER / FLOOR-GENERAL | 37.2 | HIGH | 20.6 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 18.30 | The Pistons’ primary playmaker and on-court leader who ran the offense, led the team in assists and controlled tempo for Detroit’s two-way “Bad Boys” identity this season. | MVP-8, AS, All-NBA (NBA2) |
| Bill Laimbeer | INTERIOR ANCHOR / STRETCH BIG | 34.8 | MEDIUM | 15.4 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 15.25 | Physical paint presence and elite rebounder who protected the rim, pushed the offensive glass, and spaced the floor with occasional outside shooting—core of Detroit’s frontcourt toughness. | AS |
| Adrian Dantley | PRIMARY SCORING OPTION | 33.8 | HIGH | 21.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 14.25 | High-efficiency mid/low-post scorer who led the team in scoring early; his reduced fit with Detroit’s emerging defensive rotation led to a midseason roster change. | — |
| Vinnie Johnson | SIXTH-MAN SCORER / MICROWAVE | 27.8 | MEDIUM | 15.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 12.10 | Instant-offense reserve (“The Microwave”) who provided short, explosive scoring bursts off the bench and stabilized late-game scoring runs. | 6MOY-2 |
| Joe Dumars | TWO-WAY SECONDARY GUARD | 30.9 | MEDIUM | 11.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 9.80 | Reliable perimeter scorer and perimeter defender who offered steady two-way play and secondary ball-handling behind Thomas. | — |
| Sidney Green | STARTING PF / FLOOR-SPACER & REBOUNDER | 22.4 | MEDIUM | 7.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 9.00 | Starting power forward who supplied consistent rebounding, interior defense and spot scoring in the frontcourt rotation. | — |
| Rick Mahorn | ENFORCER / TOUGH INTERIOR ROLE | 20.3 | LOW–MEDIUM | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 7.00 | Bruising, physical forward whose screen setting, interior toughness and defensive intimidation complemented Laimbeer and helped sustain the Pistons’ physical identity. | — |
| Dennis Rodman | ENERGY REBOUNDER & DEFENSIVE GLUE | 15.0 | LOW–MEDIUM | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 6.30 | Hustle rebounder and disruptive defender whose effort, loose-ball plays and positional defense added length and energy in limited minutes. | — |
| John Salley | DEFENSIVE RESERVE / RIM-PROTECTOR OFF BENCH | 17.8 | LOW | 5.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 5.80 | Athletic reserve big who provided rim protection, shot-altering presence and defensive versatility in relief minutes. | — |
| Kurt Nimphius | DEPTH PF / MINUTE FILLER | 9.9 | LOW | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.10 | Short-rotation power forward used for spot minutes and interior depth; limited offensive role but provided size off the bench. | — |
| Tony Campbell | BENCH WING / SPOT MINUTES | 8.3 | LOW | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.90 | Reserve wing who provided situational scoring and perimeter depth in limited minutes. | — |
| Cozell McQueen | SPOT PF / BRIEF APPEARANCES | 2.3 | LOW | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.50 | Extremely limited sample; on-roster depth at power forward used only in very short stints. | — |
| Chuck Nevitt | EMERGENCY CENTER / MINUTE FILLER | 6.5 | LOW | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.45 | Ultra-reserve center providing rim-height, occasional blocks and garbage-time minutes when needed. | — |
| Jeff Taylor | RESERVE GUARD / BRIEF MINUTES | 3.7 | LOW | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.35 | Very limited appearances; used sparingly for backcourt depth in short shifts. | — |
| John Schweitz | BRIEF APPEARANCE / CUP-OF-COFFEE | 2.3 | LOW | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.15 | One or two very short appearances; negligible season impact but listed on official roster. | — |