Detroit Pistons, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 50% (7 players with tattoos, 7 without)
The tattoo percentage for the Pistons is slightly lower than last year.
Players with tattoos:
Will Bynum
While still in high school, Bynum had the NBA logo tattooed on his left arm.
Andre Drummond
Drummond recently had the names of his sister and mother tattooed on his fingers.
Corey Maggette
Maggette has a tattoo on his right shoulder of a wizard with a basketball and several planets.
Jason Maxiell
Pistons.com has a nice video interview with Maxiell where he discusses his tattoos, focusing primarily on the cross on his shoulder. As he explains:
“My favorite tattoo is on my left shoulder. I got it after my grandmother passed. She was somebody close to me, very special, so once I got to the next level playing basketball I decided to take a whole day and design a tattoo for her and put her on my body for the rest of my life. Being my first tattoo, it was painful at time, then it got numb.”
Greg Monroe
Monroe has a tattoo that occasionally peeks out of the left side of his jersey.
Rodney Stuckey
Stuckey’s right shoulder features an elaborate design with what appears to be a skyline, a river, and a prince holding a basketball.
Charlie Villanueva
Villanueva got his first tattoos this past summer. As he explained to the Detroit Free Press (via Piston Powered), “I waited so long because I didn’t know what I want or exactly what I wanted to do. At the same time, once I did one, I thought it was going to hurt a lot more. I actually liked the pain, which is kind of weird so I was like keep going.”
Players without tattoos:
Jose Calderon
Kim English
Jonas Jerebko
Brandon Knight
Viacheslav Kravtsov
Khris Middleton
Kyle Singler
Detroit Pistons, 2011-12
Tattoo percentage: 57% (8 players with tattoos, 6 without)
Last year I noted that it was the Pistons’ veterans-Hamilton, Wallace, and McGrady-who had the most tattoos while their younger players, Austin Daye and Greg Monroe, avoided them. This year they added a few young players, including Brandon Knight, who’s also tattoo-free, but Macklin and Russell are heavily covered. I’m psyched to see what this team looks like in a year or two.
Players with tattoos:
Will Bynum
While still in high school, Bynum had the NBA logo tattooed on his left arm. Confidence!
Ben Gordon
Gordon entered the league with a tattoo of an angel giving a basketball to a kneeling figure.
Vernon Macklin
Among Macklin’s “Forty or something” tattoos, the name “Rashawn Finney” tattooed on his left forearm is one of the most treasured, according to a Gatorsports.com article. Finney, one of Macklin’s best friends from childhood, was murdered at the age of 18. “I rub this every game before tipoff,” Macklin explained to Gatorsports, “every time before I go on the [free-throw] line.”
Jason Maxiell
Maxiell has a tattoo on his left shoulder.
Walker Russell Jr.
Russell has tattoos covering both arms.
Rodney Stuckey
Stuckey’s right shoulder features an elaborate design with what appears to be a skyline, a river, and a prince holding a basketball.
Ben Wallace
Wallace has a tattoo reading “No Pain No Game” on his left shoulder.
Damien Wilkins
Photographer Janet Klinger made some portraits of Wilkins and his wife that show off the tattoos on his chest and arm.
Players without tattoos:
Austin Daye
Jonas Jerebko
Brandon Knight
Greg Monroe
Tayshaun Prince
Charlie Villaneuva
Detroit Pistons, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 50% (7 players with tattoos, 7 without)
The tattoo percentage for the Pistons is slightly lower than last year.
Players with tattoos:
Will Bynum
While still in high school, Bynum had the NBA logo tattooed on his left arm.
Andre Drummond
Drummond recently had the names of his sister and mother tattooed on his fingers.
Corey Maggette
Maggette has a tattoo on his right shoulder of a wizard with a basketball and several planets.
Jason Maxiell
Pistons.com has a nice video interview with Maxiell where he discusses his tattoos, focusing primarily on the cross on his shoulder. As he explains:
“My favorite tattoo is on my left shoulder. I got it after my grandmother passed. She was somebody close to me, very special, so once I got to the next level playing basketball I decided to take a whole day and design a tattoo for her and put her on my body for the rest of my life. Being my first tattoo, it was painful at time, then it got numb.”
Greg Monroe
Monroe has a tattoo that occasionally peeks out of the left side of his jersey.
Rodney Stuckey
Stuckey’s right shoulder features an elaborate design with what appears to be a skyline, a river, and a prince holding a basketball.
Charlie Villanueva
Villanueva got his first tattoos this past summer. As he explained to the Detroit Free Press (via Piston Powered), “I waited so long because I didn’t know what I want or exactly what I wanted to do. At the same time, once I did one, I thought it was going to hurt a lot more. I actually liked the pain, which is kind of weird so I was like keep going.”
Players without tattoos:
Jose Calderon
Kim English
Jonas Jerebko
Brandon Knight
Viacheslav Kravtsov
Khris Middleton
Kyle Singler
Detroit Pistons, 2011-12
Tattoo percentage: 57% (8 players with tattoos, 6 without)
Last year I noted that it was the Pistons’ veterans-Hamilton, Wallace, and McGrady-who had the most tattoos while their younger players, Austin Daye and Greg Monroe, avoided them. This year they added a few young players, including Brandon Knight, who’s also tattoo-free, but Macklin and Russell are heavily covered. I’m psyched to see what this team looks like in a year or two.
Players with tattoos:
Will Bynum
While still in high school, Bynum had the NBA logo tattooed on his left arm. Confidence!
Ben Gordon
Gordon entered the league with a tattoo of an angel giving a basketball to a kneeling figure.
Vernon Macklin
Among Macklin’s “Forty or something” tattoos, the name “Rashawn Finney” tattooed on his left forearm is one of the most treasured, according to a Gatorsports.com article. Finney, one of Macklin’s best friends from childhood, was murdered at the age of 18. “I rub this every game before tipoff,” Macklin explained to Gatorsports, “every time before I go on the [free-throw] line.”
Jason Maxiell
Maxiell has a tattoo on his left shoulder.
Walker Russell Jr.
Russell has tattoos covering both arms.
Rodney Stuckey
Stuckey’s right shoulder features an elaborate design with what appears to be a skyline, a river, and a prince holding a basketball.
Ben Wallace
Wallace has a tattoo reading “No Pain No Game” on his left shoulder.
Damien Wilkins
Photographer Janet Klinger made some portraits of Wilkins and his wife that show off the tattoos on his chest and arm.
Players without tattoos:
Austin Daye
Jonas Jerebko
Brandon Knight
Greg Monroe
Tayshaun Prince
Charlie Villaneuva
