Detroit Pistons’ greatest gifts of all-time
By Tyler Lucas
5. Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Stackhouse is somewhat of a polarizing figure when it comes to Pistons basketball. On one hand, he represented the “teal” era, one of the least successful era’s of Pistons basketball; and on the other hand, he was a prolific scorer who brought energy and excitement into just about every game he played. I’m choosing to focus on the positives this holiday season.
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Midway through the 1997-98 season, the Philadelphia 76ers dealt Stackhouse and Eric Montross to the Pistons for Theo Ratliff, Aaron McKie, and a pick. Stackhouse was already a solid scorer in his time with the Sixers, at times being able to get to the rim at will. With Allen Iverson, though, the Sixers didn’t have much room for another ball dominant wing, so they needed to make a deal to get him out of there.
The Pistons were huge beneficiaries of that.
The Pistons had a rough 2000-01 season, but Stackhouse was able to average 29.8 points and 5.1 assists per game and was one of the best offensive players in the entire league. Stack was prolific for his few seasons here and led the Pistons through some dark times. Bringing energy and excitement to a basketball town that definitely needed it was enough to make the Pistons huge winners in this trade.