DraftKings and the Detroit Pistons recently announced a deal making the sports betting operator the NBA team’s official partner before DraftKings’ launch in Michigan.
The Pistons have drafted eight players who went on to achieve Hall-of-Fame status.
1959 - Bailey Howell
1962 - Dave DeBusschere
1966 - Dave Bing
1970 - Bob Lanier
1981 - Isiah Thomas
1985 - Joe Dumars
1985 - Dennis Rodman
1994 - Grant Hill
Since selecting Darko Milicic with the #2 overall selection in 2003, the Pistons have performed poorly with top 10 draft picks including Greg Monroe at #7 in 2010, Brandon Knight at #8 in 2011, Andre Drummond at #9 in 2012, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope at #8 in 2013, Stanley Johnson at #8 in 2015 and Killian Hayes at #7 in 2020.