Little Caesars Arena could be the site of major sporting all star-games and events in the near future, it's only a matter of when.

The Detroit Pistons has officially submitted a bid to the National Basketball Association to host the NBA All-Star Game for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the club announced Friday.

If selected it would be the first time the game was played in the Detroit since 1959.

The Pistons never hosted an All-Star game at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"Detroit is an iconic sports town with some of the most passionate basketball fans in the world," Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. "There is also a spirit of renewal and an energy in Detroit right now that is unlike anywhere in the country. I want the League and all fans of the NBA to be part of this incredible turnaround story. There is nothing else like it."

The Pistons will play their first season in the new Little Caesars Arena this fall, a $635 million development at I-75 and Woodward Avenue. The new venue will be a part of The District Detroit, a 50-block mixed-use development of $1 billion or more of office space, retail, residential, bars and restaurants.