Top 5 shooting guards in Detroit Pistons history

Jerry Stackhouse

The late 90s weren’t exactly a great time for the Pistons.

Despite having a great young player like Grant Hill to build around, the team wasn’t nearly as successful as it hoped to be, outside of a 54-win season in 1996-97.

One of the bright spots of this era was Jerry Stackhouse.

Stackhouse was sent to the Pistons with Eric Montross in exchange for Theo Ratliff, Aaron McKie and future picks, and resulted in Stackhouse spending his best years in Detroit.

In his four full seasons with the Pistons he averaged 23.4 points, 4.6 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals.

His ability to score was almost unmatched during this period, with his 2000-01 season proving he was an all-time great scorer.

He averaged 29.8 points that season, the second highest in the league behind Allen Iverson‘s 31.1 and the highest points per game average in a single season from a Piston.

His 22.1 average across all seasons with the Pistons is the third highest in team history, and when considering he was traded to the team mid-season, which no doubt brought his average down, he’s very unlucky not to be the greatest scorer in the Pistons’ history.

Not to mention Stackhouse’s 57 point game in 2001, the record for most points in a game by a Piston, a mark that is quite possibly never going to be beaten.

It’s unfortunate Stackhouse’s time in Detroit with Grant Hill didn’t bring much success, as both players were unquestionably great and entertaining to watch.

Stackhouse only playing four seasons for the Pistons also prevents me from ranking him higher than he is on this list.

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