2024–25 Detroit Pistons season explained

Team:	Detroit Pistons
End Year:	2025
Wins:	9
Losses:	14
Division:	Central
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	11
Coach:	J. B. Bickerstaff
Gm:	Vacant
President:	Trajan Langdon
Owner:	Tom Gores
Arena:	Little Caesars Arena
Television:	FanDuel Sports Network Detroit (previously known as Bally Sports Detroit during the preseason)^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Radio:	WXYT
Bbr Team:	DET

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

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / team
1	5	Ron Holland II	SF	United States	NBA G League Ignite
2	53	Cam Spencer	SG	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]

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 6| Milwaukee| | Jaden Ivey (22)| Jalen Duren (9)| Marcus Sasser (9)| Little Caesars Arena
9,811| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 8| Phoenix| | Jalen Duren (17)| Jalen Duren (6)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Breslin Center
14,901| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 11| @ Phoenix| | Cade Cunningham (25)| Cade Cunningham (12)| Cade Cunningham (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 13| @ Golden State| | Jaden Ivey (19)| Jalen Duren (9)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Chase Center
18,064| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 16| Cleveland| | Simone Fontecchio (18)| Paul Reed (9)| Marcus Sasser (5)| Little Caesars Arena
8,411| 3–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc"| 1| October 23| Indiana| | Cade Cunningham (28)| Jalen Duren (13)| Cade Cunningham (8)| Little Caesars Arena
20,062| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 25| @ Cleveland| | Cade Cunningham (33)| Duren & Holland (7)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 26| Boston| | Jaden Ivey (26)| Tobias Harris (11)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Little Caesars Arena
19,311| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc"| 4| October 28| @ Miami| | Cade Cunningham (24)| Isaiah Stewart (15)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Kaseya Center
19,626| 0–4|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| October 30| @ Philadelphia| | Jaden Ivey (23)| Tobias Harris (14)| Cade Cunningham (7)| Wells Fargo Center
19,759| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc| 6| November 1| New York| | Cade Cunningham (22)| Tobias Harris (8)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Little Caesars Arena
17,022| 1–5|- style="background:#cfc| 7| November 3| @ Brooklyn| | Cade Cunningham (19)| Jalen Duren (17)| Tobias Harris (6)| Barclays Center
17,086| 2–5|- style="background:#cfc| 8| November 4| L.A. Lakers| | Jaden Ivey (26)| Jalen Duren (14)| Cade Cunningham (11)| Little Caesars Arena
20,062| 3–5|- style="background:#fcc| 9| November 6| @ Charlotte| | Jaden Ivey (21)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Spectrum Center
13,247| 3–6|- style="background:#cfc| 10| November 8| Atlanta| | Beasley, Cunningham, & Harris (22)| Cunningham & Stewart (11)| Cade Cunningham (13)| Little Caesars Arena
17,913| 4–6|- style="background:#fcc| 11| November 10| Houston| | Cade Cunningham (26)| Cunningham, Harris, & Stewart (8)| Cade Cunningham (9)| Little Caesars Arena
18,744| 4–7|- style="background:#cfc| 12| November 12| Miami| | Beasley, Cunningham (21)| Jalen Duren (11)| Cade Cunningham (9)| Little Caesars Arena
17,806| 5–7|- style="background:#fcc"| 13| November 13| @ Milwaukee| | Cade Cunningham (35)| Malik Beasley (10)| Cade Cunningham (11)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 5–8|- style="background:#cfc| 14| November 15| @ Toronto| | Malik Beasley (20)| Tobias Harris (11)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,245| 6–8|- style="background:#cfc| 15| November 17| @ Washington| | Jaden Ivey (28)| Cunningham & Duren (10)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Capital One Arena
14,789| 7–8|- style="background:#fcc"| 16| November 18| Chicago| | Cade Cunningham (26)| Jalen Duren (22)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Little Caesars Arena
18,022| 7–9|- style="background:#fcc"| 17| November 21| @ Charlotte| | Cade Cunningham (27)| Duren & Stewart (9)| Cade Cunningham (10)| Spectrum Center
14,671| 7–10|- style="background:#fcc"| 18| November 23| @ Orlando| | Jaden Ivey (19)| Jaden Ivey (7)| Beasley & Stewart (4)| Kia Center
19,094| 7–11|- style="background:#cfc| 19| November 25| Toronto| | Jaden Ivey (25)| Jalen Duren (12)| Jaden Ivey (8)| Little Caesars Arena
18,421| 8–11|- style="background:#fcc"| 20| November 27| @ Memphis| | Marcus Sasser (22)| Duren, Moore Jr., & Reed (7)| Marcus Sasser (5)| FedExForum
16,261| 8–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 21| November 29| @ Indiana| | Malik Beasley (25)| Jalen Duren (12)| Cade Cunningham (11)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 9–12|- style="background:#fcc| 22| November 30| Philadelphia| | Malik Beasley (19)| Simone Fontecchio (11)| Jaden Ivey (5)| Little Caesars Arena
22,062| 9–13|- style="background:#fcc"| 23| December 3| Milwaukee| | Cade Cunningham (23)| Duren, Stewart (6)| Cade Cunningham (6)| Little Caesars Arena
17,988| 9–14|- style="background:#"| 24| December 4| @ Boston| | | || TD Garden
||- style="background:#"| 25| December 7| @ New York| | | || Madison Square Garden
||- style="background:#"| 26| December 12| @ Boston| | | || TD Garden
||- style="background:#"| 27| December 16| Miami| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 28| December 19| Utah| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 29| December 21| @ Phoenix| | | || Footprint Center
||- style="background:#| 30| December 23| @ L.A. Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 31| December 26| @ Sacramento| | | || Golden 1 Center
||- style="background:#"| 32| December 28| @ Denver| | | || Ball Arena
||- style="background:#"| 33| January 1| Orlando| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 34| January 3| Charlotte| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 35| January 4| Minnesota| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 36| January 6| Portland| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 37| January 8| @ Brooklyn| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#| 38| January 9| Golden State| | | | | Little Caesars Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 39| January 11| Toronto| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 40| January 13| @ New York| | | || Madison Square Garden
||- style="background:#"| 41| January 16| Indiana| |||| Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 42| January 18| Phoenix| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 43| January 20| @ Houston| | | || Toyota Center
||- style="background:#"| 44| January 22| @ Atlanta| | | || State Farm Arena
||- style="background:#"| 45| January 25| @ Orlando| | | || Kia Center
||- style="background:#"| 46| January 27| @ Cleveland| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 47| January 29| @ Indiana| |||| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 48| January 31| Dallas| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 49| February 2| Chicago| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 50| February 3| Atlanta| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 51| February 5| Cleveland| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 52| February 7| Philadelphia| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 53| February 9| Charlotte| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 54| February 11| @ Chicago| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 55| February 12| @ Chicago| | | || United Center
||- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game|- style="background:#"| 56| February 21| @ San Antonio| | | || Moody Center
||- style="background:#"| 57| February 23| @ Atlanta| | | || State Farm Arena
||- style="background:#| 58| February 24| L.A. Clippers| | | | | Little Caesars Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 59| February 26| Boston| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 60| February 28| Denver| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 61| March 1| Brooklyn| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 62| March 3| @ Utah| | | || Delta Center
||- style="background:#| 63| March 5| @ L.A. Clippers| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 64| March 8| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center
| |- style="background:#"| 65| March 9| @ Portland| | | || Moda Center
||- style="background:#"| 66| March 11| Washington| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 67| March 13| Washington| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 68| March 15| Oklahoma City| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 69| March 17| @ New Orleans| | | || Smoothie King Center
||- style="background:#"| 70| March 19| @ Miami| | | || Kaseya Center
||- style="background:#"| 71| March 21| @ Dallas| | | || American Airlines Center
||- style="background:#"| 72| March 23| New Orleans| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 73| March 25| San Antonio| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 74| March 28| Cleveland| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 75| March 30| @ Minnesota| | | || Target Center
||- style="background:#"| 76| April 2| @ Oklahoma City| | | || Paycom Center
||- style="background:#"| 77| April 4| @ Toronto| | | || Scotiabank Arena
||- style="background:#"| 78| April 5| Memphis| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 79| April 7| Sacramento| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 80| April 10| New York| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 81| April 11| Milwaukee| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 82| April 13| @ Milwaukee| | | || Fiserv Forum
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NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^{[17] [18]}

East Group B

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft Ron Holland II Cam Spencer Via trade Tim Hardaway Jr. Bobi Klintman Wendell Moore Jr. Via free agency Malik Beasley Tobias Harris Daniss Jenkins Paul Reed Cole Swider Alondes Williams	Players Lost Via trade Quentin Grimes Cam Spencer Via free agency Malachi Flynn Evan Fournier Taj Gibson Chimezie Metu Stanley Umude James Wiseman <	--Via retirement--> Waived Buddy Boeheim Troy Brown Jr. Tosan Evbuomwan

Trades

July 6, 2024^[19]	To Detroit Pistons Tim Hardaway Jr. Three future second-round picks	To Dallas Mavericks Quentin Grimes
July 6, 2024^[20]	To Detroit Pistons Wendell Moore Jr. Draft rights to Bobi Klintman	To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Cam Spencer

Free agency

Re-signed

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

Additions

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 2024-10-18 . FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs . 2024-10-19 . Variety . en-US.
2. Web site: 2024-10-18 . Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal . 2024-10-19 . ESPN.com .
3. Web site: Kellen. Voss. You can now watch Pistons games on the Fanduel Sports Network: Here's everything you need to know. WXYZ.com. October 21, 2024. October 22, 2024.
4. Web site: Detroit Pistons to Make Coaching Change . NBA.com . June 19, 2024 . June 19, 2024.
5. Web site: Pistons fire coach Monty Williams after one season, owe him $65 million . . Adrian . Wojnarowski . June 19, 2024 . June 19, 2024.
6. Web site: Detroit Pistons Announce J. B. Bickerstaff As Head Coach . NBA.com . July 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
7. Web site: Detroit Pistons announce search for president of basketball ops over top of GM Troy Weaver . . Omari . Sankofa II . April 15, 2024 . May 13, 2024.
8. Web site: Pistons looking for president of basketball operations after worst season in franchise history . . Ian . Casselberry . April 15, 2024 . May 13, 2024.
9. Web site: Pistons name Trajan Langdon President of Basketball Operations. NBA.com. May 31, 2024. June 28, 2024.
10. Web site: Detroit Pistons fall to No. 5 pick in 2024 NBA draft lottery . . Omari . Sankofa II . May 12, 2024 . May 13, 2024.
11. Web site: Atlanta Hawks win 2024 NBA Draft Lottery . NBA.com . May 12, 2024 . May 13, 2024.
12. Web site: NBA draft lottery odds 2024: Detroit Pistons guaranteed another top 5 pick . . Marlowe . Alter . April 14, 2024 . May 13, 2024.
13. Web site: Pistons take another NBA lottery loss, will pick at No. 5 . . Madeline . Kenney . May 12, 2024 . May 13, 2024.
14. Web site: Tim. Reynolds. NBA approves plan to have draft held over a 2-day format for the first time. Associated Press. January 31, 2024. June 28, 2024.
15. Web site: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm expands to 2 nights. NBA.com. June 17, 2024. June 28, 2024.
16. Web site: Pistons acquire No. 37 pick, select Swedish forward in deal with Minnesota . . Madeline . Kenney . June 27, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
17. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
18. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
19. Web site: Detroit Pistons Acquire Time Hardaway Jr. and Three Future Second Round Draft Selections From Dallas in Exchange for Quentin Grimes . NBA.com. July 6, 2024 . July 6, 2024.
20. Web site: Timberwolves Acquire a Future Draft Pick and Cash Considerations. NBA.com. Minnesota Timberwolves. July 6, 2024. July 6, 2024.
21. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Cade Cunningham to a Contract Extension. NBA.com. Keith. Langlois. July 10, 2024. July 10, 2024.
22. Web site: Simone Fontecchio returns to Pistons on 2-year, $16M deal. ESPN.com. Adrian. Wojnarowski. July 6, 2024. July 12, 2024.
23. Web site: Daniss Jenkins Officially Signs Two-Way Deal with Detroit Pistons. St. John's University Athletics. July 6, 2024. July 12, 2024.
24. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Tobias Harris. NBA.com. July 8, 2024. July 8, 2024.
25. Web site: Detroit Pistons Claim Paul Reed Off Waivers. NBA.com. July 9, 2024. July 12, 2024.
26. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Malik Beasley. NBA.com. July 11, 2024. July 11, 2024.
27. Web site: Coty M.. Davis. Pistons to sign Cole Swider to two-way deal. The Detroit News. October 21, 2024. October 22, 2024.
28. Web site: Luke. Adams. Pistons Sign Alondes Williams To Two-Way Deal. Hoops Rumors. October 22, 2024. October 22, 2024.
29. Web site: Alex. Kirschenbaum. Pistons Waive Troy Brown Jr., Buddy Boeheim. Hoops Rumors. June 29, 2024. June 29, 2024.
30. Web site: Mike. Waters. Former Syracuse basketball player Buddy Boeheim signs with NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. Syracuse.com. July 2, 2024. July 18, 2024.
31. Web site: Johnny. Askounis. Troy Brown Jr. moves his talents to Manisa and BCL. Eurohoops. October 11, 2024. October 19, 2024.
32. Web site: Indiana Pacers Sign Center James Wiseman. NBA.com. Indiana Pacers. Wheat. Hotchkiss. July 5, 2024. July 6, 2024.
33. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Stanley Umude To A Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. Milwaukee Bucks. July 9, 2024. July 9, 2024.
34. Web site: Hornets Sign Taj Gibson. NBA.com. Charlotte Hornets. July 13, 2024. July 13, 2024.
35. Web site: Chimezie Metu joins the team. FCBarcelona.com. July 30, 2024. July 30, 2024.
36. Web site: Kory. Woods. Ex-Pistons guard who made franchise history last season signs with Spurs. MLive. August 7, 2024. August 21, 2024.
37. Web site: Fournier to wear the 'red & white'!. OlympiacosBC.gr. September 2, 2024. September 5, 2024.
38. Web site: Rory. Maher. Clippers Signing Tosan Evbuomwan. Hoops Rumors. October 18, 2024. October 22, 2024.