Remembering five of the best Detroit Pistons of the teal era

Jerry Stackhouse

Jerry Stackhouse had the distinction of being a star for the teal Pistons and also being one of the primary cornerstone trade pieces that helped build the following era.

As a Piston, Stackhouse was a co-star of sorts with Grant Hill. While they played together from 1996-97 through 1999-2000, Stack was largely the second fiddle until Hill’s departure in 2000-01. That was when, finally The Man, Stackhouse put together the best season of his career, scoring 29.8 points per game with 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists.

If there was a strike against Stackhouse, it was that he shot a poor percentage from the floor. He was definitely a volume shooter, with his 2000-01 campaign being the surest proof. That season he averaged 40 minutes per game and put up 24.1 shots per game, hitting just 40.1% of them.

It’s interesting to note regarding that season, it was also one of his best 3-point shooting seasons. A career 30.9% shooter from behind the arc, he shot 35.1% that season, just 5 points behind his overall shooting from the floor.

As noted earlier, Stackhouse’s time with the Pistons came to an end when former teammate and then President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars traded him to the Washington Wizards for Richard “Rip” Hamilton.