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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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Isiah Thomas

To absolutely nobody’s surprise, Isiah Thomas is the greatest point guard in the Detroit Piston’s history, and the greatest player regardless of position.

Thomas was nothing short of incredible during his career.

Even ignoring how he played on the court, just by looking at his stats you know he was an all-time great.

In his 13 seasons with the Pistons he averaged 19.2 points, 9.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals.

He made the All-Star game in 12 consecutive years, only missing out in his final season in 1994.

Looking past the stats, Thomas had an innate ability to do whatever he wanted to with the ball.

Whether he was putting it on the floor, or making ridiculous layups and finger rolls, it seemed like Thomas always had the ball on a string.

Despite being just 6’1″, any time Thomas drove the ball into the teeth of the defence you always felt that he was going to find a way to score because of how easy he made the toughest of shots look.

Most importantly, Thomas was a driving force behind the Bad Boys run of the late 80s and early 90s, which saw the Pistons win their first ever NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990, with Thomas winning Finals MVP in the latter of the wins.

Thomas was also named in the All-NBA First Team three times and is seventh all time in assists (9,061) and 15th in steals (1,861).

Isiah Thomas is a legend of the game and the greatest to ever run the point for the Detroit Pistons.