2021–22 Detroit Pistons season explained

Team:	Detroit Pistons
End Year:	2022
Wins:	23
Losses:	59
Division:	Central
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	14
Coach:	Dwane Casey
Gm:	Troy Weaver
Owners:	Tom Gores
Arena:	Little Caesars Arena
Radio:	WXYT
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	DET

The 2021–22 Detroit Pistons season was the 81st season of the franchise, the 74th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the fifth in Midtown Detroit. The Pistons attempted to improve on their record of 20–52 from last season.^[1] The Pistons held the first overall pick in the NBA draft for the first time since 1970.^[2] The Pistons finished at 23–59, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Draft picks

See main article: 2021 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	1	Cade Cunningham	Point guard	United States	Oklahoma State
2	37	JT Thor	Power forward	United States	Auburn
2	42	Isaiah Livers	Small forward	United States	Michigan
2	52	Luka Garza	Center	United States	Iowa

The Pistons held the first overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, along with three second-round picks entering the draft.^[6] The 37th pick was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the 57th pick.^[7]

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 6| San Antonio| | Jerami Grant (19)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Joseph & Olynyk (6)| Little Caesars Arena
5,423| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 11| @ Memphis| | Grant & Diallo (13)| Josh Jackson (6)| Josh Jackson (4)| FedExForum
10,286| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 13| @ New York| | Jerami Grant (18)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Jackson & Lee (5)| Madison Square Garden
11,226| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 15| Philadelphia| | Jerami Grant (24)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Saben Lee (8)| Little Caesars Arena
7,623| 2–2

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 20| Chicago| | Jerami Grant (28)| Saddiq Bey (9)| Saddiq Bey (4)| Little Caesars Arena
20,088| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 23| @ Chicago| | Saddiq Bey (20)| Saddiq Bey (16)| Hayes & Joseph (3)| United Center
18,888| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 25| @ Atlanta| | Bey & Olynyk (21)| Bey & Stewart (7)| Isaiah Stewart (5)| State Farm Arena
14,209| 0–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 28| @ Philadelphia| | Saddiq Bey (19)| Bey & Grant (6)| Killian Hayes (4)| Wells Fargo Center
20,017| 0–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 30| Orlando| | Jerami Grant (22)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Cory Joseph (6)| Little Caesars Arena
11,423| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 31| @ Brooklyn| | Cory Joseph (13)| Josh Jackson (5)| Saddiq Bey (6)| Barclays Center
13,507| 1–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| November 2| Milwaukee| | Jerami Grant (21)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Killian Hayes (4)| Little Caesars Arena
9,254| 1–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 4| Philadelphia| | Jerami Grant (27)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Cory Joseph (5)| Little Caesars Arena
8,702| 1–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 5| Brooklyn| | Cade Cunningham (17)| Kelly Olynyk (10)| Cory Joseph (5)| Little Caesars Arena
14,235| 1–8|-style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 10| @ Houston| | Jerami Grant (35)| Saddiq Bey (9)| Cory Joseph (5)| Toyota Center
15,350| 2–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| November 12| @ Cleveland| | Jerami Grant (16)| Bey & Stewart (7)| Killian Hayes (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,095| 2–9|-style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 13| @ Toronto| | Jerami Grant (24)| Saddiq Bey (8)| Killian Hayes (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 3–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 15| Sacramento| | Saddiq Bey (28)| Isaiah Stewart (15)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Little Caesars Arena
10,092| 3–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 17| Indiana| | Jerami Grant (19) | Isaiah Stewart (11)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Little Caesars Arena
11,457| 4–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 19| Golden State| | Frank Jackson (27)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Little Caesars Arena
20,088| 4–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 21| LA Lakers| | Jerami Grant (36) | Cade Cunningham (12)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Little Caesars Arena
15,532| 4–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 23| Miami| | Jerami Grant (21)| Trey Lyles (9)| Cory Joseph (9)| Little Caesars Arena
13,123| 4–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 24| @ Milwaukee| | Trey Lyles (19)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 4–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| November 26| @ LA Clippers| | Jerami Grant (20)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Staples Center
18,139| 4–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 28| @ LA Lakers| | Jerami Grant (32)| Bey & Cunningham (11)| Killian Hayes (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 4–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 30| @ Portland| | Cade Cunningham (26)| Isaiah Stewart (14)| Saddiq Bey (5)| Moda Center
16,071| 4–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| December 2| @ Phoenix| | Jerami Grant (34)| Isaiah Stewart (14)| Cade Cunningham (5)| Footprint Center
18,055| 4–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 6| Oklahoma City| | Cade Cunningham (28)| Cade Cunningham (11)| Cunningham, Grant & Hayes (5)| Little Caesars Arena
10,522| 4–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 8| Washington| | Jerami Grant (28)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Cory Joseph (5)| Little Caesars Arena
10,499| 4–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 10| @ New Orleans| | Trey Lyles (18)| Hamidou Diallo (7)| Killian Hayes (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,828| 4–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 12| Brooklyn| | Cade Cunningham (26)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Cunningham & Lee (6)| Little Caesars Arena
15,289| 4–22|- style="background:#bbb"| —| December 14| @ Chicago| colspan="6" | Postponed due to COVID-19 (Rescheduled: January 11)^{[8] [9]} |- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 16| @ Indiana| | Saddiq Bey (28)| Saddiq Bey (10)| Bey & Lee (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
13,596| 4–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 18| Houston| | Saddiq Bey (23)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Cade Cunningham (11)| Little Caesars Arena
13,722| 4–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 19| Miami| | Saddiq Bey (26)| Isaiah Stewart (14)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Little Caesars Arena
15,188| 5–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 21| @ New York| | Saben Lee (16)| Isaiah Stewart (11)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Madison Square Garden
17,906| 5–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| December 23| @ Miami| | Trey Lyles (28)| Saddiq Bey (10)| Cory Joseph (9)| FTX Arena
19,600| 5–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| December 26| @ San Antonio| | Hamidou Diallo (28)| Cheick Diallo (9)| Derrick Walton (6)| AT&T Center
14,715| 5–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 29| New York| | Saddiq Bey (32)| Cheick Diallo (13)| Derrick Walton (9)| Little Caesars Arena
18,312| 5–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| January 1| San Antonio| | Hamidou Diallo (34)| Saddiq Bey (17)| Derrick Walton (6)| Little Caesars Arena
18,911| 6–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| January 3| @ Milwaukee| | Saddiq Bey (34)| Hamidou Diallo (9)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 7–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| January 5| @ Charlotte| | Trey Lyles (17)| Trey Lyles (7)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Spectrum Center
14,427| 7–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 6| @ Memphis| | Saben Lee (14)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Cade Cunningham (6)| FedExForum
12,983| 7–30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38| January 8| Orlando| | Hamidou Diallo (17)| Trey Lyles (13)| Cunningham & Joseph (5)| Little Caesars Arena
18,644| 8–30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 10| Utah| | Bey & Cunningham (29)| Hamidou Diallo (8)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Little Caesars Arena
17,834| 9–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 11| @ Chicago| | Josh Jackson (16)| Cunningham, Diallo & Stewart (7)| Killian Hayes (5)| United Center
19,886| 9–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 14| Toronto| | Trey Lyles (21)| Cunningham & Lyles (7)| Cunningham & Hayes (5)| Little Caesars Arena
18,011| 10–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42| January 16| Phoenix| | Cunningham & Joseph (21)| Lyles & Stewart (6)| Cory Joseph (7)| Little Caesars Arena
18,178| 10–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 18| @ Golden State| | Rodney McGruder (19)| Hamidou Diallo (13)| Cory Joseph (6)| Chase Center
18,064| 10–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 19| @ Sacramento| | Saddiq Bey (30)| Kelly Olynyk (9)| Cory Joseph (9)| Golden 1 Center
12,907| 11–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 21| @ Utah| | Cade Cunningham (25)| Isaiah Stewart (9)| Cunningham & Olynyk (5)| Vivint Arena
18,306| 11–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 23| @ Denver| | Cunningham, Lyles & Stewart (18)| Saddiq Bey (7)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Ball Arena
14,060| 11–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| January 25| Denver| | Cade Cunningham (34)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Cunningham & Hayes (8)| Little Caesars Arena
16,023| 11–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 28| @ Orlando| | Trey Lyles (18)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Killian Hayes (6)| Amway Center
13,156| 11–37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| January 30| Cleveland| | Saddiq Bey (31)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Little Caesars Arena
16,811| 12–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| February 1| New Orleans| | Cory Joseph (18)| Isaiah Stewart (11)| Kelly Olynyk (6)| Little Caesars Arena
15,499| 12–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| February 3| Minnesota| | Frank Jackson (25)| Bey & Stewart (13)| Saddiq Bey (8)| Little Caesars Arena
15,523| 12–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 4| Boston| | Bey & Diallo (21)| Isaiah Stewart (17)| Killian Hayes (5)| Little Caesars Arena
17,584| 12–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53| February 6| @ Minnesota| | Saddiq Bey (24)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Killian Hayes (8)| Target Center
16,487| 12–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 8| @ Dallas| | Hamidou Diallo (18)| Isaiah Stewart (15)| Saddiq Bey (6)| American Airlines Center
19,200| 12–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 10| Memphis| | Jerami Grant (20)| Hamidou Diallo (10)| Cory Joseph (9)| Little Caesars Arena
18,744| 12–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 11| Charlotte| | Saddiq Bey (25)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Killian Hayes (12)| Little Caesars Arena
20,088| 12–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 14| @ Washington| | Saddiq Bey (24)| Isaiah Stewart (9)| Saddiq Bey (5)| Capital One Arena
10,793| 12–45|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| February 16| @ Boston| | Jerami Grant (24)| Saddiq Bey (11)| Bey & Cunningham (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 13–45|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 59| February 24| Cleveland| | Hamidou Diallo (21)| Isaiah Stewart (8)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Little Caesars Arena
15,622| 14–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 26| Boston| | Cade Cunningham (25)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Killian Hayes (4)| Little Caesars Arena
19,122| 14–46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| February 27| @ Charlotte| | Saddiq Bey (28)| Isaiah Stewart (11)| Killian Hayes (7)| Spectrum Center
15,348| 15–46|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 1| @ Washington| | Jerami Grant (26)| Cunningham & Stewart (9)| Cunningham & Hayes (5)| Capital One Arena
12,122| 15–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 3| @ Toronto| | Jerami Grant (26)| Cade Cunningham (12)| Cory Joseph (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,548| 16–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 4| Indiana| | Saddiq Bey (25)| Isaiah Stewart (13)| Jerami Grant (5)| Little Caesars Arena
17,244| 17–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 7| Atlanta| | Cade Cunningham (28)| Marvin Bagley III (10)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Little Caesars Arena
14,942| 18–47|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 9| Chicago| | Cade Cunningham (22)| Marvin Bagley III (6)| Bey & Cunningham (6)| Little Caesars Arena
18,022| 18–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 11| @ Boston| | Cade Cunningham (27)| Marvin Bagley III (11)| Bey, Cunningham & Joseph (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 18–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 13| LA Clippers| | Cade Cunningham (23)| Cade Cunningham (9)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Little Caesars Arena
19,313| 18–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 15| @ Miami| | Jerami Grant (22)| Isaiah Stewart (8) | Killian Hayes (8)| FTX Arena
19,600| 18–51|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 17| @ Orlando| | Saddiq Bey (51)| Marvin Bagley III (11)| Joseph & Lee (7)| Amway Center
14,369| 19–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 19| @ Cleveland| | Jerami Grant (40)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 19–52|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 21| Portland| | Bey & Cunningham (25)| Isaiah Stewart (13)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Little Caesars Arena
14,923| 19–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 23| Atlanta| | Jerami Grant (21)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Little Caesars Arena
16,212| 20–53|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 25| Washington| | Marvin Bagley III (25) | Isaiah Stewart (8)| Cade Cunningham (9)| Little Caesars Arena
18,943| 20–54|- style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 27| New York| | Marvin Bagley III (27)| Isaiah Stewart (10)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Little Caesars Arena
19,304| 20–55|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 29| @ Brooklyn| | Cade Cunningham (34)| Isaiah Stewart (11)| Kelly Olynyk (8)| Barclays Center
17,559| 20–56|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| March 31| Philadelphia| | Cade Cunningham (27)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Little Caesars Arena
20,023| 21–56|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 1| @ Oklahoma City| | Hayes & Jackson (26)| Isaiah Livers (11)| Saben Lee (12)| Paycom Center
16,961| 22–56|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79| April 3| @ Indiana| | Saddiq Bey (31)| Braxton Key (9)| Carsen Edwards (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,407| 23–56|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 6| Dallas| | Cade Cunningham (25)| Isaiah Stewart (14)| Cade Cunningham (9)| Little Caesars Arena
18,422| 23–57|- style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 8| Milwaukee| | Rodney McGruder (26)| Isaiah Stewart (12)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Little Caesars Arena
22,088| 23–58|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 10| @ Philadelphia| | Luka Garza (20)| Luka Garza (10)| Saben Lee (8)| Wells Fargo Center
21,459| 23–59

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 82 || 82 || 33.0 || .396 || .346 || .827 || 5.4 || 2.8 || .9 || .2 || 16.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 71 || 71 || 25.6 || .510 || .326 || .718 || 8.7 || 1.2 || .3 || 1.1 || 8.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 66 || 40 || 25.0 || .383 || .263 || .770 || 3.2 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .5 || 6.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 65 || 39 || 24.6 || .445 || .414 || .885 || 2.7 || 3.6 || .6 || .3 || 8.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 64 || 64 || 32.6 || .416 || .314 || .845 || 5.5 || 5.6 || 1.2 || .7 || 17.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 58 || 29 || 21.9 || .496 || .247 || .650 || 4.8 || 1.3 || 1.2 || .3 || 11.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 53 || 7 || 22.0 || .402 || .308 || .827 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 10.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 51 || 3 || 19.4 || .456 || .301 || .784 || 4.8 || 1.1 || .4 || .5 || 10.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 51 || 2 || 14.8 || .436 || .397 || .731 || 2.2 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 5.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 47 || 47 || 31.9 || .426 || .358 || .838 || 4.1 || 2.4 || .9 || 1.0 || 19.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 40 || 1 || 19.1 || .448 || .336 || .775 || 4.4 || 2.8 || .8 || .5 || 9.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 39 || 3 || 18.1 || .410 || .265 || .714 || 3.2 || 1.3 || .5 || .5 || 7.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 37 || 0 || 16.3 || .390 || .233 || .789 || 2.4 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .3 || 5.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 32 || 5 || 12.2 || .449 || .327 || .623 || 3.1 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 5 || 20.2 || .456 || .422 || .857 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .7 || .4 || 6.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 18 || 8 || 27.2 || .555 || .229 || .593 || 6.8 || 1.1 || .7 || .4 || 14.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 13 || 0 || 13.5 || .360 || .333 || .500 || 2.5 || .5 || .0 || .5 || 3.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 9 || 1 || 17.2 || .413 || .235 || 1.000 || 2.1 || .4 || .6 || .2 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 9 || 0 || 21.2 || .457 || .300 || .538 || 5.3 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 1.2 || 8.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 5 || 0 || 18.2 || .321 || .381 || .333 || 1.4 || 1.8 || .2 || .2 || 5.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 19.8 || .300 || .250 || 1.000 || 1.5 || 3.5 || .5 || .0 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 3 || 36.0 || .231 || .231 || 1.000 || 3.3 || 7.0 || 2.3 || 1.3 || 6.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 10.3 || .455 || .000 || 1.000 || 3.0 || .0 || .3 || .3 || 4.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 10.3 || .375 || || .833 || 4.0 || .0 || .3 || .0 || 3.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 9.0 || .100 || .143 || || 2.0 || .3 || 1.0 || .3 || 1.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 17.0 || .000 || || || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 7.0 || .000 || .000 || || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0|}

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft Cade Cunningham Luka Garza Isaiah Livers Via trade Marvin Bagley III DeAndre Jordan Balša Koprivica Via free agency Jared Cunningham Carsen Edwards Cory Joseph Braxton Key Trey Lyles Rodney McGruder Kelly Olynyk Jamorko Pickett Chris Smith Cassius Stanley Anthony Tarke Derrick Walton	Players Lost Via trade Sekou Doumbouya Josh Jackson Trey Lyles Jahlil Okafor Mason Plumlee JT Thor Via free agency Wayne Ellington Dennis Smith Jr. <	--Via retirement--> Waived Tyler Cook Jared Cunningham DeAndre Jordan Cory Joseph Rodney McGruder Deividas Sirvydis Chris Smith Cassius Stanley Anthony Tarke Derrick Walton

Trades

August 6, 2021		To Charlotte Hornets Mason Plumlee Draft rights to JT Thor
September 4, 2021^[10]	To Detroit Pistons DeAndre Jordan 2022 second round draft pick 2024 second round draft pick (from Washington via Brooklyn) 2025 second round draft pick (from Golden State via Brooklyn) 2027 second round draft pick Cash considerations	To Brooklyn Nets Sekou Doumbouya Jahlil Okafor
February 10, 2022^[11]	Four-team trade
	To Milwaukee Bucks Serge Ibaka (from Los Angeles) Two future second round picks (from Sacramento and Detroit) Cash considerations (from Los Angeles)	To Los Angeles Clippers Rodney Hood (from Milwaukee) Semi Ojeleye (from Milwaukee)
	To Sacramento Kings Donte DiVincenzo (from Milwaukee) Josh Jackson (from Detroit) Trey Lyles (from Detroit)	To Detroit Pistons Marvin Bagley III (from Sacramento)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Contract terms	Ref.
August 6	Saben Lee	3-year contract	^[12] ^[13]
August 11	Frank Jackson	2-year contract	^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19]
	Cory Joseph	2-year contract worth $10 million
	Rodney McGruder	1-year contract
August 19	Hamidou Diallo	2-year contract worth $10.4 million	^[20] ^[21]

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
August 6	Trey Lyles	2-year contract worth $5 million	San Antonio Spurs	^[22] ^[23]
	Kelly Olynyk	3-year contract worth $37 million	Houston Rockets
August 17	Chris Smith	Two-way contract	UCLA Bruins	^[24]
September 22	Anthony Tarke	Exhibit 10 contract	Coppin State Eagles	^[25]
September 24	Jamorko Pickett	Two-way contract	Georgetown Hoyas	^[26]
September 28	Cassius Stanley	Exhibit 10 contract	Indiana Pacers	^[27]
	Derrick Walton	Exhibit 10 contract	ASVEL
September 29	Jared Cunningham	Exhibit 10 contract	Bnei Herzliya	^[28]
March 24	Braxton Key	10-day contract	Delaware Blue Coats	^[29]
April 3	Carsen Edwards	2-year contract	Salt Lake City Stars	^[30] ^[31]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason	New team	Ref.
July 31	Tyler Cook	Waived	Chicago Bulls	^[32] ^[33]
	Cory Joseph
August 6	Wayne Ellington	Unrestricted free agent	Los Angeles Lakers	^[34]
	Rodney McGruder	Waived		^[35]
September 7	DeAndre Jordan	Waived	Los Angeles Lakers	^[36] ^[37]
September 23	Dennis Smith Jr.	Unrestricted free agent	Portland Trail Blazers	^[38]
September 27	Anthony Tarke	Waived	Motor City Cruise	^[39] ^[40]
September 29	Deividas Sirvydis	Waived	Motor City Cruise
October 16	Jared Cunningham	Waived	Motor City Cruise	^[41]
	Cassius Stanley		Motor City Cruise
	Derrick Walton		Motor City Cruise
April 3	Chris Smith	Waived

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rod. Beard. Pistons scorched by Heat in finale, finish with second-worst record at 20-52. The Detroit News. May 16, 2021. July 14, 2021.
2. Web site: Keith. Langlois. 'Now we’re No. 1' – Pistons land top pick in NBA draft for first time since 1970. NBA.com. June 22, 2021. July 14, 2021.
3. Web site: Rod. Beard. Pistons see big lead vanish as former Detroit players fuel Clippers' comeback. The Detroit News. March 13, 2022. April 4, 2022.
4. Rod. Beard. detnewsRodBeard. 1503348577812328448. So much happened Sunday: -- #Pistons lost to #Clippers and eliminated from playoff contention -- #Magic lost in OT to PHI -- #Rockets lost by 25 to New Orleans DET remains in the top three for best odds at the No. 1 pick... March 14, 2022. April 4, 2022.
5. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons end with 118-106 loss to Philadelphia 76ers, nail down No. 3 lottery odds. Detroit Free Press. April 10, 2022. April 11, 2022.
6. Web site: 2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round. ESPN.com. June 22, 2021. July 14, 2021.
7. Web site: Detroit Pistons Complete Deal with Charlotte Hornets. NBA.com. August 6, 2021. August 6, 2021.
8. Web site: Bulls' next 2 games postponed due to Health & Safety Protocols. NBA.com. Associated Press. December 13, 2021. December 14, 2021.
9. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons' postponed game vs. Chicago Bulls rescheduled for Jan. 11; Suns game moved. Detroit Free Press. January 3, 2022. January 5, 2022.
10. Web site: Nets trade DeAndre Jordan to Pistons, center to reportedly sign with Lakers after buyout. NBA.com. September 3, 2021. September 4, 2021.
11. Web site: Serge Ibaka to Bucks, Marvin Bagley to Pistons in 4-team trade. NBA.com. February 10, 2022. February 11, 2022.
12. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons re-sign Saben Lee to three-year deal. Detroit Free Press. August 4, 2021. August 8, 2021.
13. Web site: Jason. Maynard. Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agents Kelly Olynyk, Trey Lyles and Restricted Free Agent Saben Lee. NBA.com. August 6, 2021. August 8, 2021.
14. Web site: Chris. Haynes. Cory Joseph, Pistons agree to 2-year, $10 million to bring veteran back among young core. Yahoo Sports. August 2, 2021. August 12, 2021.
15. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons re-sign Frank Jackson to two-year contract. Detroit Free Press. August 10, 2021. August 12, 2021.
16. Web site: Eli. Cohen. Pistons Re-Sign Rodney McGruder. Hoops Rumors. August 11, 2021. August 12, 2021.
17. Web site: Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Frank Jackson. NBA.com. August 11, 2021. August 12, 2021.
18. Web site: Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Cory Joseph. NBA.com. August 11, 2021. August 12, 2021.
19. Web site: Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Rodney McGruder. NBA.com. August 11, 2021. August 12, 2021.
20. Web site: Rod. Beard. Pistons to bring back Hamidou Diallo on two-year deal. The Detroit News. August 19, 2021. August 20, 2021.
21. Web site: Pistons re-sign Hamidou Diallo following breakout season. NBA.com. August 19, 2021. August 20, 2021.
22. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons agree to deals with Cory Joseph, Trey Lyles in free agency. Detroit Free Press. August 2, 2021. August 8, 2021.
23. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons add center Kelly Olynyk on 3-year, $37 million deal. Detroit Free Press. August 2, 2021. August 8, 2021.
24. Web site: Jason. Maynard. Detroit Pistons Sign Luka Garza and Chris Smith to Two-Way Contracts. NBA.com. August 17, 2021. August 17, 2021.
25. Web site: Luke. Adams. Pistons Sign Anthony Tarke To Camp Deal. Hoops Rumors. September 22, 2021. October 1, 2021.
26. Pistons PR. 1441466969782423552. The Detroit Pistons announced today that the club has signed forward Jamorko Pickett to a two-way contract... Pistons_PR. September 24, 2021. October 1, 2021.
27. Pistons PR. 1442865457237671939. The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has added Deividas Sirvydis, Cassius Stanley and Derrick Walton to its training camp roster... Pistons_PR. September 28, 2021. October 5, 2021.
28. Pistons PR. 1443334967040282634. The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has waived G/F Deividas Sirvydis and signed G Jared Cunningham to its training camp roster... Pistons_PR. September 29, 2021. October 5, 2021.
29. Web site: DETROIT PISTONS SIGN BRAXTON KEY TO A 10-DAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. March 24, 2022. March 24, 2022.
30. Web site: DETROIT PISTONS SIGN CARSEN EDWARDS. NBA.com. April 3, 2022. April 3, 2022.
31. Web site: Omari. Sankofa II. Detroit Pistons sign Carsen Edwards and Braxton Key, waive Chris Smith. Detroit Free Press. April 3, 2022. April 3, 2022.
32. Web site: Detroit Pistons Waive Cory Joseph, Tyler Cook and Deividas Sirvydis. NBA.com. July 31, 2021. August 7, 2021.
33. Web site: Bulls sign free agents. NBA.com. Chicago Bulls. September 8, 2021. September 9, 2021.
34. Web site: Lakers Sign Wayne Ellington. NBA.com. Los Angeles Lakers. August 6, 2021. August 8, 2021.
35. Web site: Dana. Gauruder. Pistons Waive Rodney McGruder. Hoops Rumors. August 6, 2021. August 8, 2021.
36. Web site: NBA Player Transactions. NBA.com. September 9, 2021.
37. Web site: Lakers Sign DeAndre Jordan. NBA.com. Los Angeles Lakers. September 9, 2021. September 10, 2021.
38. Web site: Aaron. Grossman. Trail Blazers Announce Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. Portland Trail Blazers. September 23, 2021. October 14, 2021.
39. Web site: Rory. Maher. Pistons Waive Anthony Tarke, Announce Camp Roster. Hoops Rumors. September 27, 2021. October 1, 2021.
40. Web site: jmaynard. Motor City Cruise Announce 2021-22 Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. October 25, 2021. October 28, 2021.
41. Pistons PR. 1449549743831531527. The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has waived guards Jared Cunningham, Cassius Stanley and Derrick Walton Jr... Pistons_PR. October 16, 2021. October 19, 2021.