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Top 5 point guards in Detroit Pistons History

By Brandon Marlow

Feb 10, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Chauncey Billups walks by Isiah Thomas during his halftime retirement ceremony in the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nuggets won 103-92. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 10, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Chauncey Billups walks by Isiah Thomas during his halftime retirement ceremony in the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nuggets won 103-92. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Chauncey Billups

Chauncey Billups’ “Mr. Big Shot” nickname couldn’t be more apt.

He hit so many ridiculous game-winning shots over his career he has a legitimate claim to being one of the most clutch players in NBA history.

Billups was drafted with the third overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, but couldn’t find his footing in the league, bouncing around to Toronto, Denver and Minnesota before finding himself on the Detroit Pistons in 2002.

This sparked the greatest patch of his career, which saw hm average 17 points, 6.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1 steal per game.

Billups also shot a scorching hot 40 percent during his first stay with the Pistons.

His run with the Pistons culminated in 2004 when the Detroit Pistons went up against the Los Angeles Lakers’ “super-team” of Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton and Karl Malone in the NBA Finals.

Not many people gave the Pistons a chance at the start of that series, but on the back of Billups’ incredible play they ran away with a dominant 4-1 series win and the franchise’s third NBA championship.

Billups had an incredible career, which saw him make five All-Star teams, two All-Defensive second teams, as well as ranking 10th in NBA history for three-point field goals made.

He is also 4th on the list of most assists by a Detroit Pistons (2,984), has the 4th highest three-point percentage (39.7), highest free throw percentage (89.2) and has the 6th highest PER in Pistons’ history (20.7)

Chauncey Billups and is an all-time Detroit Pistons great, and is very unlucky to not be the greatest point guard in the team’s history.

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