Sports
Adrian Dantley
born 1955 · basketball player, coach
Hall of Fame forward and two-time NBA scoring champion who spent three seasons with the Pistons, acquired in the trade that later brought Mark Aguirre to Detroit's first championship.
- Born
Washington, D.C.
age 71- Birth name
- Adrian Delano Dantley
- Also known as
- A.D.
- Detroit years
- 1986–1989
- Field
- Sports
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Dantley was already one of the league's most efficient scorers, a two-time scoring champion, when the Utah Jazz traded him to the Pistons in 1986 after a contract dispute. In Detroit he remained a reliable scoring option for a young, ascending team built around Isiah Thomas and the physical "Bad Boys" identity that would soon win championships. He made two more All-Star teams as a Piston, giving the franchise scoring punch as it climbed toward its first title. In February 1989, midway through the season that ended with Detroit's first NBA championship, the Pistons traded Dantley to Dallas for Mark Aguirre, a deal that stung Dantley but strengthened the roster that beat the Lakers that June. He finished his career ninth on the all-time NBA scoring list and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Highlights
- Played for the Pistons from 1986 to 1989
- Two-time NBA scoring champion over his career
- Two NBA All-Star selections as a Piston
- Traded to Dallas for Mark Aguirre in February 1989, months before Detroit's first title
- Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 2
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Played here · 1986–1988
Joe Louis Arena
Demolished · 1979–2017
His home arena before the Pistons moved to the Palace in 1988.
Played here · 1988–1989
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Demolished · 1988–2017
The Pistons' new arena for his final Detroit season; demolished in 2020.