Detroit Pistons Colors, Facts and History
The Detroit Pistons colors are royal blue, red, chrome, black and white.
- League
- National Basketball Association ยท Eastern Conference Central
- City
- Detroit, Michigan
- Home
- Little Caesars Arena (20,332 seats)
- Founded
- 1937
- NBA championships
- 3
- Head coach
- J. B. Bickerstaff (Oct 2026)
- Colors
- Royal blue, red, chrome, black, white
- Recent All-Stars
- Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren (2026 NBA All-Star Game roster)
Detroit Pistons history
The Pistons began in 1937 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, under the name Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. It was a semi-pro company team at first. They went pro in 1941 in the National Basketball League and won its championship in 1944 and again in 1945.
In 1948 the club switched to the BAA, and the 1949 merger of the two leagues created the NBA with the Pistons on board. They count as one of the NBA's Original Eight. The move to Detroit came in 1957. NBA titles followed in 1989, 1990 and 2004, and today the team plays at Little Caesars Arena in Midtown Detroit. That makes the franchise older than the league it plays in, by about a dozen years.
Did you know?
- Little Caesars Arena seats 20,332 for Pistons games.
- The franchise won two NBL titles before the NBA even existed.
- Detroit has 3 NBA championships.
Colors are shown as plain swatches with their hex codes. This site is not affiliated with the Detroit Pistons or the National Basketball Association; team names are used only to identify the teams.
Questions about the Detroit Pistons
Where did the Pistons play before Detroit?
They started in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and moved to Detroit in 1957.
How many championships have the Pistons won?
Detroit has 3 NBA titles, from 1989, 1990 and 2004.
Sources
- Wikidata Q169661, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Detroit Pistons, checked October 8, 2026
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