2020–21 Detroit Pistons season explained

Team:	Detroit Pistons
End Year:	2021
Wins:	20
Losses:	52
Division:	Central
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	15
Coach:	Dwane Casey
Gm:	Troy Weaver
Owner:	Tom Gores
Arena:	Little Caesars Arena
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	DET
Television:	Bally Sports Detroit
Radio:	WXYT

The 2020–21 Detroit Pistons season was the 80th season of the franchise, the 73rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the fourth in Midtown Detroit. This was the third season under head coach Dwane Casey. On June 18, 2020, the Pistons hired Troy Weaver as their new general manager.^[1] The Pistons finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season.^{[2] [3]}

Draft picks

See main article: 2020 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	7	Killian Hayes	Point guard	France	ratiopharm Ulm
1	16	Isaiah Stewart	Power forward / center	United States	Washington
1	19	Saddiq Bey	Small forward	United States	Villanova

The Pistons held one first-round pick entering the draft.^[4] They acquired the draft rights to the 16th overall pick from the Houston Rockets, the 19th overall pick from the Brooklyn Nets, and the 38th overall pick from the Utah Jazz.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Standings

Conference

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| December 11| New York| | Bey & Mykhailiuk (14)| Blake Griffin (7)| Blake Griffin (5)| Little Caesars Arena| 0–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| December 13| New York| | Sekou Doumbouya (23)| Griffin & Okafor (6)| Derrick Rose (8)| Little Caesars Arena| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| December 17| @ Washington| | Josh Jackson (17)| Josh Jackson (7)| Derrick Rose (6)| Capital One Arena| 2–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 19| @ Washington| | Grant & Rose (14)| Jerami Grant (9)| Blake Griffin (3)| Capital One Arena| 2–2

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| December 23| @ Minnesota| | Josh Jackson (19)| Sekou Doumbouya (9)| Plumlee & Rose (6)| Target Center
0| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 26| Cleveland| | Jerami Grant (28)| Jerami Grant (10)| Mason Plumlee (5)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 28| @ Atlanta| | Grant & Jackson (27)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Killian Hayes (8)| State Farm Arena
0| 0–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 29| Golden State| | Jerami Grant (27)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Derrick Rose (7)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 0–4|- |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| January 1| Boston| | Jerami Grant (24)| Mason Plumlee (17)| Killian Hayes (6)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 1–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 6| January 3| Boston| | Jerami Grant (22)| Mason Plumlee (8)| Derrick Rose (8)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 1–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| January 4| @ Milwaukee| | Jerami Grant (24)| Mason Plumlee (8)| Mason Plumlee (6)| Fiserv Forum
0| 1–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8| January 6| @ Milwaukee| | Jerami Grant (31)| Saddiq Bey (10)| Blake Griffin (5)| Fiserv Forum
0| 1–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| January 8| Phoenix| | Jerami Grant (31)| Saddiq Bey (12)| Delon Wright (6)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 2–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 10| Utah| | Jerami Grant (28)| Mason Plumlee (8)| Blake Griffin (5)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 2–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 11| January 13| Milwaukee| | Jerami Grant (22)| Mason Plumlee (13)| Delon Wright (7)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 2–9|- style="background:#bbb"| —| January 15| Washington| colspan="6" | Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: April 1)^[8] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| January 16| @ Miami| | Jerami Grant (24)| Isaiah Stewart (11)| Delon Wright (10)| American Airlines Arena
0| 3–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 13| January 18| @ Miami| | Jerami Grant (27)| Mason Plumlee (7)| Jerami Grant (6)| American Airlines Arena
0| 3–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 14| January 20| @ Atlanta| | Jerami Grant (32)| Mason Plumlee (9)| Jerami Grant (5)| State Farm Arena
0| 3–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 15| January 22| Houston| | Jerami Grant (21)| Griffin & Stewart (10) | Mason Plumlee (4)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 3–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16| January 23| Philadelphia| | Wayne Ellington (17)| Jerami Grant (9)| Delon Wright (6)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 3–13|-style="background:#cfc;"| 17| January 25| Philadelphia| | Delon Wright (28)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Delon Wright (9)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 4–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18| January 27| @ Cleveland| | Jerami Grant (26)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Delon Wright (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1,944| 4–14|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| January 28| L. A. Lakers| | Blake Griffin (23)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Grant, Griffin & Wright (6)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 5–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 20| January 30| @ Golden State| | Jerami Grant (18)| Jackson & Wright (6)| Delon Wright (4)| Chase Center
0| 5–15|- style="background:#bbb"| —| February 1| @ Denver| colspan="6" | Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: April 6)^[9] |-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| February 2| @ Utah| | Jerami Grant (27)| Mason Plumlee (14)| Jerami Grant (4)| Vivint Arena
3,902| 5–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 22| February 5| @ Phoenix| | Jerami Grant (21)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Delon Wright (6)| Phoenix Suns Arena
0| 5–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| February 6| @ L. A. Lakers| | Jerami Grant (32)| Mason Plumlee (8)| Delon Wright (10)| Staples Center
0| 5–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| February 9| Brooklyn| | Jerami Grant (32)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Delon Wright (9)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 6–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| February 11| Indiana| | Josh Jackson (18)| Josh Jackson (8)| Blake Griffin (6)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 6–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| February 12| @ Boston| | Saddiq Bey (30)| Saddiq Bey (12)| Delon Wright (7)| TD Garden
0| 7–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| February 14| New Orleans| | Josh Jackson (21)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 8–19|- style="background:#bbb"| — | February 16| San Antonio| colspan="6" | Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: March 15)^[10] |- style="background:#bbb"| — | February 17| @ Dallas| colspan="6" | Postponed due to winter storm (makeup date: April 21)^[11] |-style="background:#fcc;"| 28| February 17| @ Chicago| | Jerami Grant (43)| Mason Plumlee (8)| Delon Wright (4)| United Center
0| 8–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| February 19| @ Memphis| | Grant & Wright (16)| Mason Plumlee (15)| Mason Plumlee (6)| FedExForum
1,795| 8–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 30| February 21| @ Orlando| | Jerami Grant (24)| Josh Jackson (10)| Saben Lee (5)| Amway Center
4,002| 8–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| February 23| @ Orlando| | Saben Lee (21)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Jerami Grant (6)| Amway Center
3,631| 9–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 32| February 24| @ New Orleans| | Josh Jackson (25)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Plumlee & Smith Jr. (7)| Smoothie King Center
2,700| 9–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 33| February 26| Sacramento| | Jerami Grant (30)| Isaiah Stewart (11)| Plumlee & Smith Jr. (6)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 9–24|-style="background:#fcc;" | 34| February 28| New York| | Jerami Grant (21)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Saben Lee (4)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 9–25|- style="background:#bbb"| —| March 2| @ Toronto| colspan="6" | Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: March 3)^[12] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| March 3| @ Toronto| | Wayne Ellington (25)| Dennis Smith Jr. (12)| Dennis Smith Jr. (11)| Amalie Arena
0| 10–25|-style="background:#fcc;" | 36| March 4| @ New York| | Wayne Ellington (17)| Mason Plumlee (13)| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (5)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 10–26|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-style="background:#fcc;" | 37| March 11| @ Charlotte| | Jerami Grant (32)| Grant, Plumlee & Stewart (8)| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (8)| Spectrum Center
0| 10–27|-style="background:#fcc;" | 38| March 13| @ Brooklyn| | Jerami Grant (22)| Mason Plumlee (9)| Mason Plumlee (6)| Barclays Center
1,364| 10–28|-style="background:#fcc;" | 39| March 15| San Antonio| | Josh Jackson (15)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Delon Wright (8)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 10–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| March 17| Toronto| | Saddiq Bey (28)| Mason Plumlee (14)| Delon Wright (8)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 11–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| March 19| @ Houston| | Frank Jackson (23)| Mason Plumlee (16)| Delon Wright (8)| Toyota Center
3,061| 12–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42| March 21| Chicago| | Jerami Grant (26)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Dennis Smith Jr. (5)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 12–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| March 24| @ Indiana| | Jerami Grant (29)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Jackson & Smith Jr. (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0| 12–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| March 26| Brooklyn| | Jerami Grant (19)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Mason Plumlee (5)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 12–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| March 27| @ Washington| | Wayne Ellington (15)| Plumlee & Stewart (8)| Cory Joseph (4)| Capital One Arena
0| 12–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| March 29| Toronto| | Bey, Lee & Diallo (19)| Hamidou Diallo (10)| Lee & Joseph (5)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 13–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| March 31| Portland| | Jerami Grant (30)| Hamidou Diallo (7)| Cory Joseph (9)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 13–34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| April 1| Washington| | Josh Jackson (31)| Mason Plumlee (11)| Plumlee & Joseph (7)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 14–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| April 3| New York| | Jerami Grant (16)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Jackson, Lee & Hayes (3)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 14–35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| April 5| @ Oklahoma City| | Jerami Grant (21)| Hamidou Diallo (8)| Killian Hayes (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
0| 15–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| April 6| @ Denver| | Jerami Grant (29)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Saben Lee (7)| Ball Arena
3,556| 15–36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52| April 8| @ Sacramento| | Cory Joseph (24)| Isaiah Stewart (13)| Cory Joseph (7)| Golden 1 Center
0| 16–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53| April 10| @ Portland| | Josh Jackson (21)| Bey & Plumlee (6)| Cory Joseph (8)| Moda Center
0| 16–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| April 11| @ L. A. Clippers| | Josh Jackson (26)| Isaiah Stewart (6)| Cory Joseph (13)| Staples Center
0| 16–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| April 14| L. A. Clippers| | Jerami Grant (28)| Mason Plumlee (9)| Killian Hayes (6)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 16–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| April 16| Oklahoma City| | Josh Jackson (29)| Isaiah Stewart (21)| Killian Hayes (7)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 17–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| April 17| @ Washington| | Stewart & Jackson (19)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Grant & Lee (4)| Capital One Arena
0| 17–40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| April 19| Cleveland| | Bey & Jackson (20)| Isaiah Stewart (16)| Killian Hayes (9)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 18–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| April 21| @ Dallas| | Jerami Grant (26)| Mason Plumlee (16)| Mason Plumlee (7)| American Airlines Center
4,043| 18–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| April 22| @ San Antonio| | Josh Jackson (29)| Isaiah Stewart (13)| Killian Hayes (5)| AT&T Center
3,334| 18–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61| April 24| @ Indiana| | Jerami Grant (25)| Mason Plumlee (21)| Hayes & Plumlee (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0| 18–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| April 26| Atlanta| | Grant & Jackson (18)| Isaiah Stewart (11)| Killian Hayes (5)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 19–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| April 29| Dallas| | Stewart & Jackson (20)| Stewart & Diallo (10)| Killian Hayes (11)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 19–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| May 1| @ Charlotte| | Frank Jackson (25)| Bey, Cook & Jackson (7)| Saben Lee (7)| Spectrum Center
3,766| 19–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| May 3| Orlando| | Saddiq Bey (26)| Saddiq Bey (9)| Hayes & Lee (7)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 19–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| May 4| Charlotte| | Hamidou Diallo (35)| Saddiq Bey (9)| Killian Hayes (7)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 19–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67| May 6| Memphis| | Joseph & Ellington (18)| Isaiah Stewart (7)| Cory Joseph (11)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 20–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| May 8| @ Philadelphia| | Bey & Grant (14)| Saddiq Bey (7)| Killian Hayes (6)| Wells Fargo Center
5,119| 20–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| May 9| Chicago| | Killian Hayes (21)| Bey, Stewart & Hayes (7)| Killian Hayes (8)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 20–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| May 11| Minnesota| | Saben Lee (22)| Doumbouya & Stewart (8)| Killian Hayes (7)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 20–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| May 14| Denver| | Hamidou Diallo (18)| Hamidou Diallo (12)| Jackson & Hayes (7)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 20–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| May 16| Miami| | Saddiq Bey (22)| Tyler Cook (9)| Saben Lee (7)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 20–52

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 70 || 53 || 27.3 || .404 || .380 || .844 || 4.5 || 1.4 || .7 || .2 || 12.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 68 || 14 || 21.4 || .553 || .333 || .696 || 6.7 || .9 || .6 || 1.3 || 7.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 62 || 25 || 25.2 || .419 || .300 || .729 || 4.1 || 2.3 || .9 || .8 || 13.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 56 || 56 || 26.8 || .614 || .000 || .669 || 9.3 || 3.6 || .8 || .9 || 10.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 56 || 11 || 15.5 || .379 || .226 || .703 || 2.6 || .8 || .4 || .2 || 5.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 54 || 54 || 33.9 || .429 || .350 || .845 || 4.6 || 2.8 || .6 || 1.1 || 22.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 48 || 7 || 16.3 || .471 || .348 || .685 || 2.0 || 3.6 || .7 || .3 || 5.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 46 || 31 || 22.0 || .441 || .422 || .800 || 1.8 || 1.5 || .4 || .2 || 9.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 40 || 6 || 18.5 || .457 || .407 || .813 || 2.2 || .9 || .4 || .0 || 9.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 36 || 31 || 29.2 || .464 || .348 || .789 || 4.6 || 5.0 || 1.6 || .5 || 10.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 36 || 5 || 17.6 || .377 || .333 || .800 || 2.1 || 1.6 || .8 || .2 || 6.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 28 || 1 || 15.0 || .680 || .500 || .486 || 3.3 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 5.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 27 || 2 || 12.9 || .618 || .222 || .708 || 2.4 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 5.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 26 || 18 || 25.8 || .353 || .278 || .824 || 2.7 || 5.3 || 1.0 || .4 || 6.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 20 || 20 || 31.3 || .365 || .315 || .710 || 5.2 || 3.9 || .7 || .1 || 12.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 20 || 9 || 19.6 || .415 || .352 || .700 || 2.7 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .7 || 7.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 20 || 4 || 23.3 || .468 || .390 || .662 || 5.4 || 1.2 || .5 || .6 || 11.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 20 || 0 || 6.7 || .350 || .357 || .500 || 1.5 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 2.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 19 || 11 || 26.4 || .506 || .368 || .878 || 3.2 || 5.5 || 1.2 || .5 || 12.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 16 || 2 || 12.1 || .529 || .458 || .750 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .5 || .1 || 5.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 15 || 0 || 22.8 || .429 || .333 || .840 || 1.9 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .3 || 14.2|}

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft Killian Hayes Via trade Trevor Ariza Saddiq Bey Tony Bradley Dewayne Dedmon Hamidou Diallo Jerami Grant Jaylen Hands Cory Joseph Saben Lee Rodney McGruder Džanan Musa Nikola Radičević Dennis Smith Jr. Zhaire Smith Isaiah Stewart Delon Wright Via free agency LiAngelo Ball Tyler Cook Wayne Ellington Frank Jackson Josh Jackson Anthony Lamb Jahlil Okafor Mason Plumlee Deividas Sirvydis	Players Lost Via trade Trevor Ariza Tony Bradley Bruce Brown Luke Kennard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Justin Patton Derrick Rose Tony Snell Khyri Thomas Christian Wood Delon Wright Via free agency Jordan Bone Langston Galloway John Henson Brandon Knight Thon Maker Jordan McRae Waived LiAngelo Ball Dewayne Dedmon Blake Griffin Louis King Anthony Lamb Džanan Musa Zhaire Smith <	--Via retirement-->

Trades

November 19, 2020	Three-team trade
	To Brooklyn Nets Bruce Brown (from Detroit) Landry Shamet (from Los Angeles) Draft rights to Reggie Perry (from Los Angeles)	To Los Angeles Clippers Luke Kennard (from Detroit) Justin Patton (from Detroit) Draft rights to Jay Scrubb (from Brooklyn) 2023 second round draft pick (from Portland via Detroit) 2024 second round draft pick (from Detroit) 2025 second round draft pick (from Detroit) 2026 second round draft pick (from Detroit)
	To Detroit Pistons Rodney McGruder (from Los Angeles) Džanan Musa (from Brooklyn) Draft rights to Saddiq Bey (from Brooklyn) Draft rights to Jaylen Hands (from Brooklyn) 2021 second round draft pick (from Toronto via Brooklyn) Cash considerations
November 20, 2020^[13]
November 22, 2020		To Utah Jazz Cash considerations
November 22, 2020^[14]		To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations
November 23, 2020^[15]		To Philadelphia 76ers Tony Bradley
November 24, 2020	To Detroit Pistons Trevor Ariza Draft rights to Isaiah Stewart Future second round draft pick Cash considerations	To Houston Rockets Christian Wood 2021 second round pick Protected future first round pick
November 27, 2020^[16] ^[17]	Three-team trade
	To Dallas Mavericks James Johnson (from Oklahoma City)	To Oklahoma City Thunder Trevor Ariza (from Detroit) Justin Jackson (from Dallas) 2023 second round draft pick (from Dallas or Miami) 2026 second round draft pick (from Dallas)
	To Detroit Pistons Delon Wright (from Dallas)
February 8, 2021^[18]	To Detroit Pistons Dennis Smith Jr. 2021 second round draft pick (from Charlotte via New York)	To New York Knicks Derrick Rose
March 13, 2021^[19]	To Detroit Pistons Hamidou Diallo	To Oklahoma City Thunder Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Future second round pick
March 26, 2021^[20] ^[21]	To Detroit Pistons Cory Joseph 2021 second round draft pick (from Los Angeles via Sacramento) 2024 second round draft pick (from Sacramento)	To Sacramento Kings Delon Wright

Free agency

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
December 1	Josh Jackson	2-year contract worth $9.77 million	Memphis Grizzlies	^[23]
	Jahlil Okafor	2-year contract worth $4.01 million	New Orleans Pelicans
	Mason Plumlee	3-year contract worth $24.66 million	Denver Nuggets
	Deividas Sirvydis	3-year contract worth $4.2 million	Hapoel Jerusalem
December 2	Wayne Ellington	1-year contract worth $2.56 million	New York Knicks	^[24]
December 3	LiAngelo Ball	Exhibit 10 contract	Oklahoma City Blue	^[25]
	Anthony Lamb	Exhibit 10 contract	Vermont Catamounts
December 27	Frank Jackson	Two-way contract	New Orleans Pelicans	^[26]
March 19	Tyler Cook	10-day contract	Brooklyn Nets	^[27]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason	New team	Ref.
November 20	Brandon Knight	Unrestricted free agent		^[28] ^[29]
November 24	Dewayne Dedmon	Waived	Miami Heat	^[30] ^[31]
November 27	Jordan Bone	Unrestricted free agent	Orlando Magic	^[32]
November 30	Langston Galloway	Unrestricted free agent	Phoenix Suns	^[33]
	Thon Maker	Unrestricted free agent	Cleveland Cavaliers	^[34]
	Zhaire Smith	Waived	Memphis Hustle	^[35] ^[36]
December 14	LiAngelo Ball	Waived		^[37] ^[38] ^[39]
	Louis King		New York Knicks
	Anthony Lamb		Canton Charge
December 20	Džanan Musa	Waived	Anadolu Efes	^[40] ^[41]
December 27	Jordan McRae	Unrestricted free agent	Beijing Ducks	^[42]
March 5	Blake Griffin	Waived	Brooklyn Nets	^[43] ^[44]
April 5	John Henson	Unrestricted free agent	New York Knicks	^[45]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pistons hire Troy Weaver as new GM. NBA.com. June 18, 2020. October 10, 2020.
2. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons secure second-best odds in NBA draft lottery with 120-107 loss to Heat. Detroit Free Press. May 16, 2021. May 18, 2021.
3. Web site: Rod. Beard. Pistons scorched by Heat in finale, finish with second-worst record at 20-52. The Detroit News. May 16, 2021. May 18, 2021.
4. Web site: Keith. Langlois. Could the 7th pick yield next Detroit Pistons star? Draft history says there'll be one available. NBA.com. August 27, 2020. October 10, 2020.
5. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Acquire Landry Shamet, Bruce Brown and the Draft Rights to Reggie Perry in Three-team Trade. NBA.com. November 19, 2020. November 20, 2020.
6. Web site: Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations. NBA.com. November 22, 2020. November 22, 2020.
7. Web site: Detroit Pistons Complete Trade With Houston. NBA.com. November 24, 2020. November 24, 2020.
8. Web site: Wizards-Pistons, Warriors-Suns games postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols . NBA.com . January 13, 2021. January 13, 2021.
9. Web site: Pistons-Nuggets game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols . NBA.com . February 1, 2021. February 1, 2021.
10. Web site: Spurs-Pistons game postponed for Health and Safety protocols . NBA.com . February 15, 2021. February 15, 2021.
11. Web site: Pistons-Mavs game postponed due to severe weather conditions . NBA.com . February 16, 2021. February 17, 2021.
12. Web site: Detroit at Toronto game postponed, tentatively moved to Wednesday . NBA.com . March 1, 2021. March 2, 2021.
13. Web site: Atlanta Hawks Acquire Tony Snell from Detroit Pistons. NBA.com. November 20, 2020. November 20, 2020.
14. Web site: Pistons land Jerami Grant in sign-and-trade with Nuggets . NBA.com . November 22, 2020 . November 22, 2020.
15. Web site: Team Acquires Bradley. NBA.com. November 23, 2020. November 24, 2020.
16. Web site: Detroit Pistons Acquire Delon Wright From Dallas In Three-Team Trade. NBA.com. November 27, 2020. November 27, 2020.
17. Web site: Thunder Acquires Trevor Ariza, Justin Jackson and Two Second-Round Draft Picks. NBA.com. November 27, 2020. November 28, 2020.
18. Web site: Knicks officially acquire Derrick Rose from Pistons . NBA.com . February 8, 2021 . February 8, 2021.
19. Web site: Detroit Pistons Acquire Hamidou Diallo From Oklahoma City Thunder In Exchange For Svi Mykhailiuk and Future Second-Round Pick. NBA.com . March 13, 2021 . March 13, 2021.
20. Web site: Detroit Pistons Acquire Cory Joseph and Two Second-Round Picks From Sacramento Kings In Exchange For Delon Wright. NBA.com. March 26, 2021. March 26, 2021.
21. Web site: Adrian. Wojnarowski. Detroit Pistons sending Delon Wright to Sacramento Kings for Cory Joseph, picks. ESPN.com. March 25, 2021. March 27, 2021.
22. Web site: Luke. Adams. Pistons Re-Sign Louis King To Two-Way Contract. Hoops Rumors. December 2, 2020. December 4, 2020.
23. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agents Mason Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor, Josh Jackson and Deividas Sirvydis . NBA.com . December 1, 2020 . December 2, 2020.
24. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Wayne Ellington . NBA.com . December 2, 2020 . December 2, 2020.
25. Web site: Detroit Pistons Announce 2020-21 Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. December 3, 2020. December 4, 2020.
26. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Frank Jackson to a Two-Way Contract . NBA.com . December 27, 2020 . December 27, 2020.
27. Web site: DETROIT PISTONS SIGN TYLER COOK TO 10-DAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. March 19, 2021. March 20, 2021.
28. Web site: NBA Board of Governors approves Dec. 22 start for 2020-21 season. NBA.com. November 11, 2020. May 17, 2021.
29. Web site: Nick. Crain. Brandon Knight Works Out with Bucks as They Look to Fill Roster Spot. Slam. March 29, 2021. May 17, 2021.
30. Web site: Detroit Pistons finalizing roster after active week of moves, waive center Dewayne Dedmon. Detroit Free Press. Omari. Sankofa II. November 24, 2020. November 26, 2020.
31. Web site: Dewayne Dedmon Signs With HEAT. April 8, 2021. NBA.com. May 1, 2021.
32. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Five . NBA.com . November 27, 2020 . November 28, 2020.
33. Web site: Suns Sign Moore, Galloway & Jones. NBA.com. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020.
34. Web site: Cavaliers Add Three to 2020 Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020.
35. Web site: Zhaire Smith: Officially waived by Detroit. CBS Sports. November 30, 2020. December 1, 2020.
36. Web site: Memphis Hustle announce 2021 roster. January 26, 2021. NBA.com. January 29, 2021.
37. Web site: Rod. Beard. LiAngelo Ball among three cut by Pistons as season approaches. The Detroit News. December 14, 2020. December 14, 2020.
38. Web site: Charge Announce 2021 Roster . NBA.com . January 25, 2021 . January 29, 2021.
39. Web site: Knicks' Louis King: Joins Knicks. CBS Sports. December 17, 2020. February 11, 2021.
40. Web site: Jason. Maynard. Detroit Pistons Waive Dzanan Musa. NBA.com. December 20, 2020. December 20, 2020.
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