| Team: | Detroit Pistons |
| End Year: | 2025 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Losses: | 0 |
| Division: | Central |
| Coach: | J. B. Bickerstaff |
| Gm: | Vacant |
| President: | Trajan Langdon |
| Owner: | Tom Gores |
| Arena: | Little Caesars Arena |
| Radio: | WXYT |
| Bbr Team: | DET |
The 2024–25 Detroit Pistons season will be 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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4] [5] [6]
See main article: 2024 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ron Holland II | SF |  United States | 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.[7] [8] 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.[9] [10] This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights.[11] [12] The Pistons traded for Bobi Klintman, who was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 37th overall pick.[13]
|- style="background:#"| 1| October 6| Milwaukee| |||| Little Caesars Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 2| October 11| @ Phoenix| |||| Footprint Center
| |- style="background:#"| 3| October 13| @ Golden State| |||| Chase Center
| |- style="background:#"| 4| October 16| Cleveland| |||| Little Caesars Arena
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See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[14] [15]
See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.
| Players Added Via draft Via trade Via free agency | Players Lost Via trade Via free agency < | --Via retirement--> Waived |
|---|
| July 6, 2024[16] | To Detroit Pistons Tim Hardaway Jr. Three future second-round picks | To Dallas Mavericks Quentin Grimes | |
| July 6, 2024[17] | To Detroit Pistons Wendell Moore Jr. Draft rights to Bobi Klintman | To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Cam Spencer |
| Date | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 10 | Cade Cunningham | [18] | |
| July 12 | Simone Fontecchio | [19] |
| Date | Player | Former team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Daniss Jenkins | St. John's Red Storm | [20] | |
| July 8 | Tobias Harris | Philadelphia 76ers | [21] | |
| July 9 | Paul Reed | Philadelphia 76ers | [22] | |
| July 11 | Malik Beasley | Milwaukee Bucks | [23] |
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29 | Buddy Boeheim | Waived | Oklahoma City Thunder | [24] [25] | |
| Troy Brown Jr. | |||||
| July 5 | Unrestricted free agent | Indiana Pacers | [26] | ||
| July 9 | Unrestricted free agent | Milwaukee Bucks | [27] | ||
| July 13 | Unrestricted free agent | Charlotte Hornets | [28] | ||
| July 30 | Unrestricted free agent | FC Barcelona | [29] | ||
| August 7 | Unrestricted free agent | San Antonio Spurs | [30] |