1988-89 Detroit Pistons
Bad Boys win their first title · 63-19 · NBA Champions — one of the 53 gold Special pulls, intentionally rare so it feels big when it lands.
94
Team overall
82
Offense
82
Defense
85
Star power
82
Depth
88
Clutch
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The highest single attribute ratings available when this team-season comes up. Remember your position weights before spending a round here.
92 PAS · Isiah Thomas 92 REB · Dennis Rodman 90 HAN · Isiah Thomas 88 REB · Bill Laimbeer 88 MID · Joe Dumars 88 ATH · Dennis Rodman 88 STR · Rick Mahorn 88 STR · John Salley
Full roster ratings
Ratings are derived from each player's real 1988-89 season statistics (per-game production, shooting splits and advanced impact metrics), percentile-ranked across the full player pool.
| Player | Pos | OVR | 3PT | MID | FIN | DNK | HAN | PAS | PDEF | IDEF | BLK | REB | ATH | STR | CLU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 85 | 43 | 85 | 77 | 80 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 87 | 82 | 88 | 82 | 85 | 82 |
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 84 | 42 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 90 | 92 | 86 | 57 | 49 | 60 | 81 | 63 | 82 |
| Joe Dumars | SG/PG | 83 | 75 | 88 | 77 | 73 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 51 | 41 | 56 | 79 | 67 | 83 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG/PG | 82 | 75 | 80 | 76 | 70 | 84 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 48 | 64 | 77 | 72 | 82 |
| Dennis Rodman | SF/PF | 82 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 92 | 88 | 82 | 79 |
| Mark Aguirre | SF/PF | 79 | 74 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 50 | 64 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF/C | 76 | 73 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 85 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 88 | 75 |
| John Salley | PF/C | 76 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 75 |
| James Edwards | C | 72 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 78 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 85 | 76 |