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2024–25 Detroit Pistons season

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2024–25 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachJ. B. Bickerstaff
General managerVacant
PresidentTrajan Langdon
Owner(s)Tom Gores
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Results
Record4–6 (.400)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFanDuel Sports Network Detroit (previously known as Bally Sports Detroit during the preseason)[1][2][3]
RadioWXYT
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The 2024–25 Detroit Pistons season is the 84th season of the franchise, the 77th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the eighth in Midtown Detroit. This will be the Pistons' first season under head coach J. B. Bickerstaff.[4][5][6] This will also be the Pistons' first season under a new president of basketball operations after finishing the previous season with the worst record in franchise history at 14–68.[7][8][9]

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / team
1 5 Ron Holland II SF United States United States NBA G League Ignite
2 53 Cam Spencer SG United States United States UConn

The Pistons held the fifth overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft, along with one second round pick. The NBA draft lottery was held on May 12, 2024.[10][11] After finishing with the worst record in the league the previous season, the Pistons had a 14 percent chance of getting the top pick in the draft, and were guaranteed a top-five pick.[12][13] This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights.[14][15] On the first night of the draft, the Pistons selected Ron Holland II from the now-defunct NBA G League Ignite as the 5th pick of the draft. On the second day of the draft, the Pistons traded for Bobi Klintman, who was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 37th overall pick.[16][17]

Roster

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Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 5 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-11-26 Florida State
G 2 Cunningham, Cade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-09-25 Oklahoma State
C 0 Duren, Jalen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-11-18 Memphis
F 19 Fontecchio, Simone 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1995-12-09 Italy
G/F 8 Hardaway, Tim Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan
F 12 Harris, Tobias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1992-07-15 Tennessee
F 00 Holland, Ron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2005-07-07 Duncanville HS (TX)
G 23 Ivey, Jaden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-13 Purdue
G 24 Jenkins, Daniss (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-17 St. John's
F 34 Klintman, Bobi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2003-03-06 Wake Forest
G/F 14 Moore, Wendell Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-18 Duke
F/C 7 Reed, Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-14 DePaul
G 25 Sasser, Marcus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-21 Houston
F/C 28 Stewart, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2001-05-22 Washington
F 13 Swider, Cole (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-05-08 Syracuse
G/F 9 Thompson, Ausar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-01-30 Pine Crest (FL)
G 31 Williams, Alondes (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-19 Wake Forest
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 22, 2024

Standings

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Division

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Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Cleveland Cavaliers1001.000–5‍–‍05‍–‍03–010
Indiana Pacers45.4445.52‍–‍12‍–‍41–09
Detroit Pistons46.4006.02‍–‍32‍–‍30–210
Chicago Bulls36.3336.51‍–‍32‍–‍31–09
Milwaukee Bucks27.2227.51‍–‍21‍–‍50–39

Conference

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Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Cleveland Cavaliers *1001.000–10
2Boston Celtics *82.8002.010
3New York Knicks44.5005.08
4Charlotte Hornets *45.4445.59
5Indiana Pacers45.4445.59
6Brooklyn Nets45.4445.59
7Detroit Pistons46.4006.010
8Atlanta Hawks46.4006.010
9Orlando Magic46.4006.010
10Miami Heat35.3756.08
11Chicago Bulls36.3336.59
12Washington Wizards25.2866.57
13Toronto Raptors27.2227.59
14Milwaukee Bucks27.2227.59
15Philadelphia 76ers17.1258.08

Game log

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Preseason

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2024 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 6 Milwaukee W 120–87 Jaden Ivey (22) Jalen Duren (9) Marcus Sasser (9) Little Caesars Arena
9,811 		1–0
2 October 8 Phoenix L 97–105 Jalen Duren (17) Jalen Duren (6) Cade Cunningham (8) Breslin Center
14,901 		1–1
3 October 11 @ Phoenix W 109–91 Cade Cunningham (25) Cade Cunningham (12) Cade Cunningham (9) Footprint Center
17,071 		2–1
4 October 13 @ Golden State L 93–111 Jaden Ivey (19) Jalen Duren (9) Cade Cunningham (7) Chase Center
18,064 		2–2
5 October 16 Cleveland W 108–92 Simone Fontecchio (18) Paul Reed (9) Marcus Sasser (5) Little Caesars Arena
8,411 		3–2
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

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2024–25 game log
Total: 4–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–3)
October: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 23 Indiana L 109–115 Cade Cunningham (28) Jalen Duren (13) Cade Cunningham (8) Little Caesars Arena
20,062 		0–1
2 October 25 @ Cleveland L 101–113 Cade Cunningham (33) Duren & Holland (7) Cade Cunningham (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432 		0–2
3 October 26 Boston L 118–124 Jaden Ivey (26) Tobias Harris (11) Cade Cunningham (10) Little Caesars Arena
19,311 		0–3
4 October 28 @ Miami L 98–106 Cade Cunningham (24) Isaiah Stewart (15) Cade Cunningham (6) Kaseya Center
19,626 		0–4
5 October 30 @ Philadelphia W 105–95 Jaden Ivey (23) Tobias Harris (14) Cade Cunningham (7) Wells Fargo Center
19,759 		1–4
November: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 1 New York L 98–128 Cade Cunningham (22) Tobias Harris (8) Cade Cunningham (6) Little Caesars Arena
17,022 		1–5
7 November 3 @ Brooklyn W 106–92 Cade Cunningham (19) Jalen Duren (17) Tobias Harris (6) Barclays Center
17,086 		2–5
8 November 4 L.A. Lakers W 115–103 Jaden Ivey (26) Jalen Duren (14) Cade Cunningham (11) Little Caesars Arena
20,062 		3–5
9 November 6 @ Charlotte L 107–108 Jaden Ivey (21) Cade Cunningham (10) Cade Cunningham (10) Spectrum Center
13,247 		3–6
10 November 8 Atlanta W 122–121 Beasley, Cunningham, & Harris (22) Cunningham & Stewart (11) Cade Cunningham (13) Little Caesars Arena
17,913 		4–6
11 November 10 Houston Little Caesars Arena
12 November 12 Miami Little Caesars Arena
13 November 13 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
14 November 15 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
15 November 17 @ Washington Capital One Arena
16 November 18 Chicago Little Caesars Arena
17 November 21 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
18 November 23 @ Orlando Kia Center
19 November 25 Toronto Little Caesars Arena
20 November 27 @ Memphis FedExForum
21 November 29 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
22 November 30 Philadelphia Little Caesars Arena
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 December 3 Milwaukee Little Caesars Arena
24 December 4 @ Boston TD Garden
25 December 7 @ New York Madison Square Garden
26 December TBD TBD
27 December TBD TBD
28 December 19 Utah Little Caesars Arena
29 December 21 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
30 December 23 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
31 December 26 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
32 December 28 @ Denver Ball Arena
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 1 Orlando Little Caesars Arena
34 January 3 Charlotte Little Caesars Arena
35 January 4 Minnesota Little Caesars Arena
36 January 6 Portland Little Caesars Arena
37 January 8 @ Brooklyn Little Caesars Arena
38 January 9 Golden State Little Caesars Arena
39 January 11 Toronto Little Caesars Arena
40 January 13 @ New York Madison Square Garden
41 January 16 Indiana Little Caesars Arena
42 January 18 Phoenix Little Caesars Arena
43 January 20 @ Houston Toyota Center
44 January 22 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
45 January 25 @ Orlando Kia Center
46 January 27 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
47 January 29 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
48 January 31 Dallas Little Caesars Arena
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 2 Chicago Little Caesars Arena
50 February 3 Atlanta Little Caesars Arena
51 February 5 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena
52 February 7 Philadelphia Little Caesars Arena
53 February 9 Charlotte Little Caesars Arena
54 February 11 @ Chicago United Center
55 February 12 @ Chicago United Center
56 February 21 @ San Antonio Moody Center
57 February 23 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
58 February 24 L.A. Clippers Little Caesars Arena
59 February 26 Boston Little Caesars Arena
60 February 28 Denver Little Caesars Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 1 Brooklyn Little Caesars Arena
62 March 3 @ Utah Delta Center
63 March 5 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
64 March 8 @ Golden State Chase Center
65 March 9 @ Portland Moda Center
66 March 11 Washington Little Caesars Arena
67 March 13 Washington Little Caesars Arena
68 March 15 Oklahoma City Little Caesars Arena
69 March 17 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
70 March 19 @ Miami Kaseya Center
71 March 21 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
72 March 23 New Orleans Little Caesars Arena
73 March 25 San Antonio Little Caesars Arena
74 March 28 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena
75 March 30 @ Minnesota Target Center
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 2 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
77 April 4 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
78 April 5 Memphis Little Caesars Arena
79 April 7 Sacramento Little Caesars Arena
80 April 10 New York Little Caesars Arena
81 April 11 Milwaukee Little Caesars Arena
82 April 13 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

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Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[18][19]

East Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Indiana Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Miami Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Toronto Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Detroit Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 12, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency


Waived

Trades

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July 6, 2024[20] To Detroit Pistons
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Three future second-round picks 		To Dallas Mavericks
Quentin Grimes
July 6, 2024[16] To Detroit Pistons
Wendell Moore Jr.
Draft rights to Bobi Klintman 		To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Cam Spencer

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Date Player Ref.
July 10 Cade Cunningham [21]
July 12 Simone Fontecchio [22]

Additions

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Date Player Former team Ref.
July 6 Daniss Jenkins St. John's Red Storm [23]
July 8 Tobias Harris Philadelphia 76ers [24]
July 9 Paul Reed Philadelphia 76ers [25]
July 11 Malik Beasley Milwaukee Bucks [26]
October 21 Cole Swider Indiana Pacers [27]
October 22 Alondes Williams Miami Heat [28]

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason New team Ref.
June 29 Buddy Boeheim Waived Oklahoma City Thunder [29][30][31]
Troy Brown Jr. Turkey Manisa Basket
July 5 James Wiseman Unrestricted free agent Indiana Pacers [32]
July 9 Stanley Umude Unrestricted free agent Milwaukee Bucks [33]
July 13 Taj Gibson Unrestricted free agent Charlotte Hornets [34]
July 30 Chimezie Metu Unrestricted free agent Spain FC Barcelona [35]
August 7 Malachi Flynn Unrestricted free agent San Antonio Spurs [36]
September 2 Evan Fournier Unrestricted free agent Greece Olympiacos [37]
October 16 Tosan Evbuomwan Waived Los Angeles Clippers [27][38]

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