4 Greatest Pistons Records Chauncey Billups Owns
Throughout an impressive NBA career, Chauncey Billups became one of the greatest Pistons ever with many records he still owns to this day By Ethan Copeland , PSO Asst. Director of Football & Basketball Analytics Jul 17, 2022 On July 17th, 2002, the Detroit Pistons signed Chauncey Billups exactly 20 years ago , making it a great time to look at all of the remarkable records and historic achievements the legendary Point Guard earned during his time in Detroit and throughout his illustrious career. Chauncey Billups was drafted third overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics . Despite high expectations coming out of college, things did not go according to plan, as the Celtics traded Billups to the Toronto Raptors in 1998 just 51 games into his rookie season. After being traded again by Toronto to Denver and then to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2002, Billups recorded a breakout season and signed a five-year, $35 million contract as a free agent to be the floor general of h...