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Detroit Pistons: Ranking the top jerseys of all-time

By Aaron Ferguson

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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 18: Referee, Marc Davis poses for a photo with Dave Bing and Bob Lanier before the game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Detroit Pistons on October 18, 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 18: Referee, Marc Davis poses for a photo with Dave Bing and Bob Lanier before the game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Detroit Pistons on October 18, 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4. A splash of 50 years ago

Dave Bing, Bob Lanier and Jimmy Walker were the top three scorers on Detroit’s 1970-71 team that finished 45-37. Lanier had the lowest scoring average of the three, at 15.6 points per game, while Bing scored 27 points per game. The trio had to have been exciting to watch.

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The season prior, the Pistons debuted new powder blue jerseys with red numbering and trim around white letters. There were stripes around the shorts, shoulders and collar of the jersey in red and white.

The jerseys are 50 years old, so it would make sense to see the Pistons bring them back.

Perhaps modernizing the lettering would help the jerseys as opposed to a straight replica would spice it up and make it more appealing on the eyes.

Powder blue jerseys have been big hits elsewhere, thinking of the San Diego, now Los Angeles Chargers. Around the NBA, the Sacramento Kings wear their powder blues with pride. The Denver Nuggets have used powder blue, too. The Memphis Grizzlies have worn a similar type of blue in the past.

However, they’re all Western Conference teams and it’s hard to imagine any Eastern Conference teams in powder blue.

It could be a unique jersey that allows the Pistons to stick out. Having only worn them for two years, long before a fresh Pistons fanbase could remember, it could be a refreshing change.

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