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Roster

NO PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE
1 Chauncey Billups PG 6-3 202 September 25, 1976 Colorado
3 Rodney Stuckey PG 6-5 210 April 21, 1986 Eastern Washington
5 Walter Herrmann PF 6-9 225 June 26, 1979  
6 Ronald Murray PG 6-4 190 July 29, 1979 Meridian Community College, Shaw
7 Primož Brezec C 7-2 252 October 2, 1979  
8 Juan Dixon PG 6-3 164 October 9, 1978 Maryland
9 Jarvis Hayes SF 6-7 220 August 9, 1981 Western Carolina University, Georgia
10 Lindsey Hunter PG 6-2 170 December 3, 1970 Alcorn State, Jackson State University
12 Ronald Dupree SF 6-7 209 January 26, 1981 LSU
13 Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 221 September 5, 1977 Kentucky
22 Tayshaun Prince SF 6-9 212 February 28, 1980 Kentucky
24 Antonio McDyess PF 6-9 220 September 7, 1974 Alabama
25 Amir Johnson PF 6-9 240 May 1, 1987  
28 Arron Afflalo SG 6-5 210 October 15, 1985 UCLA
32 Richard Hamilton SG 6-7 185 February 14, 1978 UConn
35 Cheikh Samb C 7-1 245 October 22, 1984  
36 Rasheed Wallace C 6-11 225 September 17, 1974 UNC
42 Theo Ratliff C 6-10 225 April 17, 1973 Wyoming
54 Jason Maxiell C 6-7 260 February 18, 1983 Cincinnati

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER NAME POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Chauncey Billups PG 31 78 78 32.3 17.0 2.7 6.8 1.3 0.2 2.1 11.2 5.0 .448 4.4 1.8 .401 5.6 5.1 .918
Richard Hamilton SG 29 72 72 33.7 17.3 3.3 4.2 1.0 0.1 1.8 14.3 6.9 .484 2.0 0.9 .440 3.1 2.6 .833
Tayshaun Prince SF 27 82 82 32.9 13.2 4.9 3.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 11.5 5.1 .448 1.8 0.6 .363 2.9 2.3 .768
Rasheed Wallace C 33 77 76 30.5 12.7 6.6 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.1 11.3 4.9 .432 4.1 1.5 .356 1.9 1.5 .767
Antonio McDyess PF 33 78 78 29.3 8.8 8.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 7.7 3.8 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 1.2 .622
Jason Maxiell C 24 82 7 21.6 7.9 5.3 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.9 5.4 2.9 .538 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 2.1 .633
Rodney Stuckey PG 21 57 2 19.0 7.6 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.4 6.7 2.7 .401 0.3 0.1 .188 2.7 2.2 .814
Ronald Murray PG 28 19 2 18.3 7.5 1.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.6 7.3 3.0 .410 1.4 0.3 .222 1.9 1.2 .595
Jarvis Hayes SF 26 82 1 15.7 6.7 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 6.1 2.6 .431 2.4 0.9 .376 0.7 0.5 .750
Juan Dixon PG 29 17 0 14.4 6.5 1.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.1 5.8 2.8 .480 1.9 0.8 .394 0.4 0.2 .429
Arron Afflalo SG 22 75 9 12.9 3.7 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.5 3.2 1.3 .411 0.6 0.1 .208 1.2 0.9 .782
Amir Johnson PF 20 62 0 12.3 3.6 3.8 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.6 2.7 1.5 .558 0.0 0.0   0.9 0.6 .673
Nazr Mohammed C 30 21 0 10.9 3.3 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.8 1.3 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 0.6 .433
Walter Herrmann PF 28 28 0 7.1 3.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 2.8 1.1 .392 1.4 0.4 .289 0.5 0.4 .800
Theo Ratliff C 34 16 3 13.9 3.0 3.1 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.6 2.5 1.1 .450 0.0 0.0   1.1 0.8 .667
Lindsey Hunter PG 37 24 0 9.0 2.4 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 2.7 0.9 .344 1.1 0.3 .269 0.4 0.3 .778
Cheikh Samb C 23 4 0 7.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.8 .750 0.0 0.0   0.5 0.3 .500
Primož Brezec C 28 17 0 5.8 1.6 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.6 .769 0.0 0.0   0.8 0.4 .500
Ronald Dupree SF 27 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
TEAM TOTALS     82 82 240.6 97.5 41.4 22.3 7.1 5.8 11.7 79.9 36.6 .458 16.2 5.9 .366 24.0 18.4 .767

Playoff Per Game

PLAYER NAME POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Richard Hamilton SG 29 17 17 38.6 21.6 4.2 3.9 1.4 0.5 2.8 16.8 7.9 .470 1.5 0.5 .308 5.9 5.4 .911
Chauncey Billups PG 31 15 15 32.0 16.1 2.9 5.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 11.5 4.6 .401 4.3 1.6 .375 6.3 5.3 .832
Tayshaun Prince SF 27 17 17 39.5 13.8 5.5 3.2 0.8 0.5 1.9 12.2 5.9 .481 1.5 0.5 .320 2.0 1.6 .794
Rasheed Wallace C 33 17 17 34.4 13.2 6.4 1.6 1.1 1.9 1.7 11.9 5.1 .424 4.4 1.4 .320 2.3 1.7 .744
Antonio McDyess PF 33 17 11 27.5 8.9 7.4 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 7.0 3.8 .538 0.0 0.0   1.6 1.4 .821
Rodney Stuckey PG 21 17 2 22.4 8.2 1.9 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.4 6.8 2.5 .371 0.4 0.1 .286 3.4 3.0 .879
Jason Maxiell C 24 17 6 21.8 5.6 4.0 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.6 3.8 2.4 .625 0.0 0.0   1.9 0.9 .469
Jarvis Hayes SF 26 11 0 5.5 2.1 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 2.7 0.8 .300 1.3 0.5 .357 0.0 0.0  
Amir Johnson PF 20 8 0 5.4 2.6 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.5 1.1 .750 0.1 0.0 .000 0.8 0.4 .500
Lindsey Hunter PG 37 11 0 10.5 1.9 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.5 1.9 0.7 .381 1.0 0.5 .455 0.0 0.0  
Theo Ratliff C 34 12 0 10.9 1.3 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0   0.7 0.3 .500
Arron Afflalo SG 22 12 0 7.0 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.6 .389 0.2 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Walter Herrmann PF 28 4 0 6.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.0 0.5 .500
Juan Dixon PG 29 2 0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
TEAM TOTALS     17 17 240.0 91.4 36.2 20.5 7.4 5.8 12.9 74.5 33.9 .455 13.3 4.5 .341 23.8 19.1 .802

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

PLAYER NAME POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Chauncey Billups PG 31 78 78 2522 5.6 3.0 7.6 1.4 0.2 2.3 12.5 5.6 .448 4.9 2.0 .401 6.2 5.7 .918
Richard Hamilton SG 29 72 72 2424 7.4 3.5 4.4 1.1 0.1 2.0 15.3 7.4 .484 2.1 0.9 .440 3.3 2.7 .833
Tayshaun Prince SF 27 82 82 2694 5.6 5.3 3.6 0.6 0.4 1.2 12.6 5.6 .448 2.0 0.7 .363 3.2 2.5 .768
Rasheed Wallace C 33 77 76 2346 5.8 7.8 2.1 1.4 2.0 1.3 13.4 5.8 .432 4.8 1.7 .356 2.3 1.8 .767
Antonio McDyess PF 33 78 78 2285 4.6 10.5 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.2 9.5 4.6 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 1.5 .622
Jason Maxiell C 24 82 7 1768 4.9 8.8 0.9 0.4 1.9 1.4 9.1 4.9 .538 0.0 0.0 .000 5.5 3.5 .633
Rodney Stuckey PG 21 57 2 1081 5.1 4.3 5.3 1.6 0.2 2.6 12.7 5.1 .401 0.5 0.1 .188 5.2 4.2 .814
Jarvis Hayes SF 26 82 1 1287 6.1 5.0 1.7 1.3 0.2 1.3 14.1 6.1 .431 5.4 2.0 .376 1.7 1.3 .750
Ronald Murray PG 28 19 2 347 5.9 3.7 6.6 1.3 0.1 3.2 14.4 5.9 .410 2.8 0.6 .222 3.8 2.3 .595
Arron Afflalo SG 22 75 9 970 3.7 5.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.3 8.9 3.7 .411 1.8 0.4 .208 3.2 2.5 .782
Amir Johnson PF 20 62 0 764 4.3 11.1 1.4 1.1 3.9 1.8 7.8 4.3 .558 0.0 0.0   2.6 1.7 .673
Juan Dixon PG 29 17 0 244 6.9 4.1 4.7 0.0 0.0 2.8 14.5 6.9 .480 4.9 1.9 .394 1.0 0.4 .429
Walter Herrmann PF 28 28 0 199 5.6 6.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 1.4 14.3 5.6 .392 6.9 2.0 .289 2.7 2.2 .800
Nazr Mohammed C 30 21 0 228 4.4 11.5 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.7 9.3 4.4 .475 0.2 0.0 .000 4.7 2.1 .433
Lindsey Hunter PG 37 24 0 215 3.7 2.2 5.5 2.2 0.3 2.2 10.7 3.7 .344 4.4 1.2 .269 1.5 1.2 .778
Theo Ratliff C 34 16 3 223 2.9 8.1 1.1 0.6 2.9 1.5 6.5 2.9 .450 0.0 0.0   2.9 1.9 .667
Primož Brezec C 28 17 0 98 3.7 7.0 1.5 0.7 0.7 1.8 4.8 3.7 .769 0.0 0.0   5.1 2.6 .500
Cheikh Samb C 23 4 0 31 3.5 8.1 0.0 1.2 2.3 1.2 4.6 3.5 .750 0.0 0.0   2.3 1.2 .500
Ronald Dupree SF 27 1 0 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  

Playoff Per 36 Mins

PLAYER NAME POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Richard Hamilton SG 29 17 17 656 7.4 4.0 3.7 1.3 0.5 2.6 15.6 7.4 .470 1.4 0.4 .308 5.5 5.0 .911
Chauncey Billups PG 31 15 15 480 5.2 3.3 6.2 0.9 0.1 1.5 12.9 5.2 .401 4.8 1.8 .375 7.1 5.9 .832
Tayshaun Prince SF 27 17 17 671 5.4 5.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.7 11.2 5.4 .481 1.3 0.4 .320 1.8 1.4 .794
Rasheed Wallace C 33 17 17 585 5.3 6.6 1.7 1.2 2.0 1.8 12.5 5.3 .424 4.6 1.5 .320 2.4 1.8 .744
Antonio McDyess PF 33 17 11 468 4.9 9.7 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.5 9.2 4.9 .538 0.0 0.0   2.2 1.8 .821
Rodney Stuckey PG 21 17 2 380 4.1 3.0 5.5 1.7 0.2 2.2 11.0 4.1 .371 0.7 0.2 .286 5.5 4.8 .879
Jason Maxiell C 24 17 6 371 3.9 6.6 1.6 1.5 2.1 1.1 6.2 3.9 .625 0.0 0.0   3.1 1.5 .469
Jarvis Hayes SF 26 11 0 61 5.3 9.4 2.4 0.6 1.2 2.4 17.7 5.3 .300 8.3 3.0 .357 0.0 0.0  
Lindsey Hunter PG 37 11 0 115 2.5 3.1 4.4 2.5 0.0 1.6 6.6 2.5 .381 3.4 1.6 .455 0.0 0.0  
Amir Johnson PF 20 8 0 43 7.5 10.9 0.8 0.0 2.5 1.7 10.0 7.5 .750 0.8 0.0 .000 5.0 2.5 .500
Theo Ratliff C 34 12 0 131 1.6 7.4 0.3 0.3 3.0 1.1 3.3 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0   2.2 1.1 .500
Arron Afflalo SG 22 12 0 84 3.0 2.1 2.6 1.7 0.0 0.4 7.7 3.0 .389 0.9 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Walter Herrmann PF 28 4 0 27 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.3 1.000 5.3 2.7 .500
Juan Dixon PG 29 2 0 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  

Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Chauncey Billups PG 31 78 78 2522 1324 212 529 101 17 160 877 393 .448 342 137 .401 437 401 .918
Richard Hamilton SG 29 72 72 2424 1244 235 299 73 10 132 1030 499 .484 141 62 .440 221 184 .833
Tayshaun Prince SF 27 82 82 2694 1080 398 268 42 33 91 940 421 .448 146 53 .363 241 185 .768
Rasheed Wallace C 33 77 76 2346 979 511 137 91 129 86 870 376 .432 315 112 .356 150 115 .767
Antonio McDyess PF 33 78 78 2285 683 666 89 61 53 75 600 293 .488 2 0 .000 156 97 .622
Jason Maxiell C 24 82 7 1768 651 433 46 21 94 71 446 240 .538 1 0 .000 270 171 .633
Jarvis Hayes SF 26 82 1 1287 552 178 62 47 6 47 504 217 .431 194 73 .376 60 45 .750
Rodney Stuckey PG 21 57 2 1081 436 129 160 49 6 78 382 153 .401 16 3 .188 156 127 .814
Arron Afflalo SG 22 75 9 970 276 137 52 31 8 34 241 99 .411 48 10 .208 87 68 .782
Amir Johnson PF 20 62 0 764 221 235 29 24 82 39 165 92 .558 0 0   55 37 .673
Ronald Murray PG 28 19 2 347 142 36 64 13 1 31 139 57 .410 27 6 .222 37 22 .595
Juan Dixon PG 29 17 0 244 110 28 32 0 0 19 98 47 .480 33 13 .394 7 3 .429
Walter Herrmann PF 28 28 0 199 85 37 14 3 1 8 79 31 .392 38 11 .289 15 12 .800
Nazr Mohammed C 30 21 0 228 69 73 6 7 8 11 59 28 .475 1 0 .000 30 13 .433
Lindsey Hunter PG 37 24 0 215 58 13 33 13 2 13 64 22 .344 26 7 .269 9 7 .778
Theo Ratliff C 34 16 3 223 48 50 7 4 18 9 40 18 .450 0 0   18 12 .667
Primož Brezec C 28 17 0 98 27 19 4 2 2 5 13 10 .769 0 0   14 7 .500
Cheikh Samb C 23 4 0 31 7 7 0 1 2 1 4 3 .750 0 0   2 1 .500
Ronald Dupree SF 27 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0   0 0  
TEAM TOTALS     82 82 19729 7992 3397 1831 583 472 910 6551 2999 .458 1330 487 .366 1965 1507 .767

Playoff Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Richard Hamilton SG 29 17 17 656 368 72 67 23 9 48 285 134 .470 26 8 .308 101 92 .911
Chauncey Billups PG 31 15 15 480 241 44 83 12 1 20 172 69 .401 64 24 .375 95 79 .832
Tayshaun Prince SF 27 17 17 671 235 94 55 14 8 32 208 100 .481 25 8 .320 34 27 .794
Rasheed Wallace C 33 17 17 585 225 108 28 19 33 29 203 86 .424 75 24 .320 39 29 .744
Antonio McDyess PF 33 17 11 468 151 126 16 10 8 20 119 64 .538 0 0   28 23 .821
Rodney Stuckey PG 21 17 2 380 139 32 58 18 2 23 116 43 .371 7 2 .286 58 51 .879
Jason Maxiell C 24 17 6 371 95 68 16 15 22 11 64 40 .625 0 0   32 15 .469
Jarvis Hayes SF 26 11 0 61 23 16 4 1 2 4 30 9 .300 14 5 .357 0 0  
Lindsey Hunter PG 37 11 0 115 21 10 14 8 0 5 21 8 .381 11 5 .455 0 0  
Amir Johnson PF 20 8 0 43 21 13 1 0 3 2 12 9 .750 1 0 .000 6 3 .500
Theo Ratliff C 34 12 0 131 16 27 1 1 11 4 12 6 .500 0 0   8 4 .500
Arron Afflalo SG 22 12 0 84 14 5 6 4 0 1 18 7 .389 2 0 .000 0 0  
Walter Herrmann PF 28 4 0 27 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 .250 1 1 1.000 4 2 .500
Juan Dixon PG 29 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0   0 0  
TEAM TOTALS     17 17 4079 1554 616 349 125 99 199 1266 576 .455 226 77 .341 405 325 .802

HeatingUp Impact Index: Regular Season Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME ROLE TIER MPG USAGE TIER PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) IMPACT INDEX NOTES AWARDS
Chauncey Billups Starter/Star 32.3 High 17.0 2.7 6.8 1.5 73.13 Floor general duties ran through Billups, who balanced scoring efficiency with elite decision-making. His three-point shooting, free-throw accuracy and control of tempo remained central to Detroit’s conference-contending identity. NBA All-Star (2008), DPOY Voting: 16th (2008)
Richard Hamilton Starter/Star 33.7 High 17.3 3.3 4.2 1.1 68.38 Constant motion scorer continued to be one of the league’s toughest covers away from the ball. Hamilton mixed mid-range shooting with clever cuts and remained Detroit’s leading offensive weapon in many half-court sets. NBA All-Star (2008), DPOY Voting: 13th (2008)
Rasheed Wallace Starter/Star 30.5 High 12.7 6.6 1.8 2.9 63.10 Stretch-capable center anchored the defense while also creating spacing uncommon for big men of the era. His rim protection, communication and ability to pull opposing centers away from the basket were critical to Detroit’s system. NBA All-Star (2008), MVP Voting: 14th (2008), DPOY Voting: 12th (2008)
Tayshaun Prince Starter/Star 32.9 High 13.2 4.9 3.3 0.9 58.87 Versatile wing quietly connected every part of the lineup, often taking the toughest defensive assignment while contributing efficient secondary scoring and playmaking. His value went well beyond the box score. NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008), DPOY Voting: 10th (2008)
Antonio McDyess Starter/Star 29.3 Medium 8.8 8.5 1.1 1.5 48.40 Mid-range specialist and high-level rebounder thrived alongside Detroit’s stars. McDyess consistently cleaned the glass and provided dependable interior scoring without needing many touches.
Jason Maxiell Key Contributor 21.6 Medium 7.9 5.3 0.6 1.4 35.56 Energy big carved out a valuable rotation role through physical defense and relentless activity around the rim. His shot-blocking and offensive rebounding regularly changed momentum off the bench. Sixth Man of the Year Voting: 9th (2008)
Rodney Stuckey Key Contributor 19.0 Medium 7.6 2.3 2.8 1.0 31.65 Young combo guard brought a different dimension with his straight-line speed and rim pressure. Even in a limited role, flashes of future starting-caliber playmaking were easy to spot. Rookie-Sophomore Challenge (2008)
Ronald Murray Key Contributor 18.3 Medium 7.5 1.9 3.4 0.8 31.42 Instant-offense reserve guard supplied scoring punch and secondary ball handling. Murray’s willingness to attack off the dribble helped stabilize bench units throughout the season.
Jarvis Hayes Bench 15.7 Low 6.7 2.2 0.8 0.7 20.80 Floor-spacing wing accepted a low-usage role and provided useful perimeter shooting depth. His ability to knock down spot-up jumpers fit neatly alongside Detroit’s veteran core.
Amir Johnson Bench 12.3 Low 3.6 3.8 0.5 1.7 19.20 Athletic young forward made his presence felt through hustle plays, rebounding and shot-blocking. His defensive tools were beginning to translate into meaningful NBA minutes.
Juan Dixon Bench 14.4 Low 6.5 1.6 1.9 0.0 20.00 Scoring-minded reserve guard provided offensive depth during his brief stint with the club. Most of his value came from creating his own shot in second-unit lineups.
Theo Ratliff Bench 13.9 Low 3.0 3.1 0.4 1.4 15.80 Veteran rim protector remained effective in short stretches, using timing and positioning to impact games defensively despite limited playing time.
Nazr Mohammed Bench 10.9 Low 3.3 3.5 0.3 0.7 15.60 Reserve center supplied size, rebounding and interior depth. His role was straightforward but important within Detroit’s frontcourt rotation.
Arron Afflalo Bench 12.9 Low 3.7 1.8 0.7 0.5 13.40 Rookie wing focused primarily on defense and spot-up shooting. The offensive workload was minimal, but his disciplined approach earned steady opportunities.
Walter Herrmann Bench 7.1 Low 3.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 9.80 Stretch forward provided occasional shooting off the bench and helped space the floor when Detroit wanted additional perimeter threats.
Lindsey Hunter Bench 9.0 Low 2.4 0.5 1.4 0.6 9.80 Veteran guard offered leadership and point-of-attack defense in a limited role. His experience remained a useful asset for a playoff-focused roster.
Cheikh Samb Bench 7.8 Low 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.8 8.80 Developmental center saw very limited action but showcased intriguing length and shot-blocking potential whenever he reached the floor.
Primož Brezec Bench 5.8 Low 1.6 1.1 0.2 0.2 6.20 End-of-rotation center provided depth and efficient finishing around the basket in brief appearances.
Ronald Dupree Bench 3.0 Low 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 Appeared in only one game and did not record a statistical contribution, serving strictly as emergency depth.
TEAM TOTALS 240.6 97.5 41.4 22.3 12.9 549.93 Detroit remained one of the Eastern Conference’s most balanced teams, leaning on the veteran core of Billups, Hamilton, Prince and Wallace. Strong defense, disciplined half-court execution and frontcourt depth helped power another 59-win season and deep playoff run. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)

HeatingUp Impact Index: Playoff Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME ROLE TIER MPG USAGE TIER PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) IMPACT INDEX NOTES AWARDS
Richard Hamilton Starter/Star 38.6 High 21.6 4.2 3.9 1.9 83.42 Off-ball scoring was Detroit’s most dependable playoff weapon. Hamilton relentlessly ran defenders through screens, got to his mid-range spots and elevated his scoring volume during a run that reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Chauncey Billups Starter/Star 32.0 High 16.1 2.9 5.5 0.9 66.00 Calm floor general play defined Billups’ postseason. He balanced shot creation with efficient decision-making, controlled tempo and remained the leader of a veteran group navigating several tough playoff series. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Rasheed Wallace Starter/Star 34.4 High 13.2 6.4 1.6 3.0 63.89 Defensive quarterback responsibilities never left Wallace’s shoulders. His rim protection, defensive communication and ability to stretch opposing bigs away from the basket were central to Detroit’s playoff identity. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Tayshaun Prince Starter/Star 39.5 High 13.8 5.5 3.2 1.3 62.30 Versatile wing handled elite defensive assignments night after night while still contributing secondary offense. Prince’s length and adaptability allowed Detroit to match up with a wide range of opponents. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Antonio McDyess Starter/Star 27.5 Medium 8.9 7.4 0.9 1.1 44.04 Interior workhorse provided rebounding, physical defense and dependable mid-range shooting. His steady play often helped Detroit win possession battles in the frontcourt. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Rodney Stuckey Key Contributor 22.4 Medium 8.2 1.9 3.4 1.2 33.96 Young guard brought pace and downhill pressure that differed from Detroit’s veteran backcourt. Even in a reserve role, he frequently injected energy into playoff games with aggressive drives. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Jason Maxiell Key Contributor 21.8 Medium 5.6 4.0 0.9 2.2 29.79 Energy big thrived on hustle plays, offensive rebounding and weak-side shot blocking. His athleticism gave Detroit a different look whenever extra frontcourt activity was needed. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Amir Johnson Bench 5.4 Low 2.6 1.6 0.1 0.4 9.40 Limited minutes did not stop Johnson from showing flashes of his athleticism. Most of his contributions came through finishing opportunities around the rim and providing active defense. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Theo Ratliff Bench 10.9 Low 1.3 2.3 0.1 1.0 9.40 Veteran rim protector filled a narrow but useful role, supplying shot blocking and interior depth in short postseason appearances. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Jarvis Hayes Bench 5.5 Low 2.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 8.60 Spot-up wing saw limited action but was mainly deployed for floor spacing and additional shooting depth. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Lindsey Hunter Bench 10.5 Low 1.9 0.9 1.3 0.7 9.60 Veteran guard continued to provide defensive intensity and leadership, helping stabilize second-unit possessions when called upon. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Arron Afflalo Bench 7.0 Low 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 4.80 Rookie wing’s role remained small, but his defensive discipline and willingness to play within the system earned occasional playoff minutes. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Walter Herrmann Bench 6.8 Low 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.20 End-of-rotation forward was used sparingly, primarily as a situational floor spacer when Detroit sought extra perimeter shooting. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
Juan Dixon Bench 3.5 Low 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 Appeared briefly during the postseason and did not factor into the primary rotation. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)
TEAM TOTALS 240.0 91.4 36.2 20.5 13.2 488.40 Detroit reached the Eastern Conference Finals behind its experienced core. Hamilton supplied the scoring punch, Billups directed the offense, and the defensive backbone provided by Prince and Wallace kept the Pistons among the league’s toughest playoff teams. Eastern Conference Finals (2008)