They weren’t always the Detroit Pistons. In the National Basketball League (NBL), they were the Detroit Eagles, the Detroit Gems and the Detroit Vagabond Kings. In the Basketball Association of America, they were the Detroit Falcons. And in the NBA, before 1957, they were the Fort Wayne Pistons.

Then, in the summer after the 1956-57 season, Mr. Fred Zollner decided to move his team the center of the automotive industry – Detroit, Michigan --- thus starting a tradition of great basketball in the Motor City.

Over their 50-year history in the Detroit area, the Pistons have experienced some of the highest highs and the lowest lows. They have three world championships but the first one took more than 30 years to capture. They have a 64-win regular season but also have a 16-win regular season mixed in. They have had Chuck Daly at the helm but they have also had Dick Vitale trying to “re-Vitalize” basketball in Detroit.

Through it all, they have become one of the most successful franchises in Detroit professional sports history.

Below, presented by Esurance, the Detroit Pistons take a walk down memory lane, looking at the most Unforgettable 50 Moments in their history. Click on any of the moments and re-live the good times, and some of the bad, that are Detroit Pistons basketball. And when you're done, submit your own unforgettable Pistons memory.

1. Pistons Move to Detroit 1957 Click to view	2. Yardley scores 2,000 1957-58 Click to view	3. Playoff game at GPHS 1962 Click to view	4. Dave DeBusschere is 24-year-old player-coach 1964 Click to view
5. Pistons lose flip, draft Dave Bing 1966 Click to view	6. Pistons make Lanier number 1 pick 1970 Click to view	7. Dave Bing scores 54 1971 Click to view	8. Lanier All-Star Game MVP 1974 Click to view
9. Bill Davidson buys team 1974 Click to view	10. Chris Ford steal in Game 3 vs. Bucks to win series 1976 Click to view	11. Dick Vitale hired 1978 Click to view	12. All-Star Game at Silverdome 1979 Click to view
13. McCloskey hired 1980 Click to view	14. McCloskey drafts Isiah Thomas with 2nd pick 1981 Click to view	15. Tripucka's 56 breaks Bing's mark 1983 Click to view	16. Chuck Daly hired 1983 Click to view
17. 186-184 Game 1983 Click to view	18. Isiah scores 16 in 91 seconds 1984 Click to view	19. Isiah Thomas 2-time All-Star MVP 1984 & 1986 Click to view	20. Vinnie goes off vs. Celtics; dubbed "Microwave" 1985 Click to view
21. Pistons upset Hawks, Isiah hits shot 1987 Click to view	22. East Finals: Bird steal; A.D. & Vinnie bump heads 1987 Click to view	23. Davidson buys Roundball 1 1988 Click to view	24. Newfound popularity: 61,983 at Silverdome 1988
25. Pistons beat Celtics in 6 to win East 1988	26. Isiah scores 25 in 3rd quarter of Finals Game 6 1988	27. Palace opens 1988	28. Dantley traded for Aguirre 1989
29. Pistons beat Bulls for East title in back-to-back seasons 1989 Click to view	30. Pistons sweep to first title in franchise history 1989	31. Malice at the Palace 1991	32. Laimbeer scores 6 3's in NBA Finals 1990 Click to view
33. Vinnie's shot at 0:07 wins 2nd title in a row 1990 Click to view	34. Rodman's back-to-back Defensive POY awards 1989 & 90 Click to view	35. Pistons draft Grant Hill, he wins Rookie of the Year 1993-94 Click to view	36. Terry Mills 13 consecutive 3 pointers 1996 Click to view
37. Joe Dumars named team president 2000 Click to view	38. Wallace-Hill trade 2000	39. Stackhouse score 57, breaks season scoring record 2001	40. Awards: Carlisle - Coach, Ben - Defense, Corliss - 6th man 2002
41. Pistons come back from down 3-1 to beat Magic in 1st round 2003	42. Rasheed Wallace trade 2004	43. Chauncey's 3 at buzzer ties game in loss to Nets, Pistons still win in 7 2004	44. Prince block on Reggie 2004
45. 5 game "sweep" over Lakers for 3rd Championship 2004	46. The Palace Brawl 2004	47. Pistons beat Heat in Miami in Game 7 of East Finals 2005	48. Flip Saunders leads team to 37-5 start, record 64 wins 2006
49. 4 All-Stars 2006	50. Ben Wallace 4th Defensive POY award 2006