# 2019–20 Detroit Pistons season

The 2019–20 Detroit Pistons season was the 79th season of the franchise, the 72nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the third in Midtown Detroit. This was the second season under head coach Dwane Casey.
On March 11, 2020, the season was suspended by the NBA due to the COVID-19 pandemic after it was reported Rudy Gobert tested positive. On June 4, 2020, the season came to an end for the Pistons when the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan that would restart the season with 22 teams returning to play in the NBA Bubble on July 31, 2020, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association the next day.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
| 1 | 15 | Sekou Doumbouya | PF | France | Limoges CSP |
| 2 | 45 | Isaiah Roby | SF | United States | Nebraska |
The Pistons held two first round picks and one second round pick entering the draft. The 30th pick was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the 45th pick was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the 37th pick. They acquired the 57th pick from the Philadelphia 76ers.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Milwaukee Bucks | 56 | 17 | .767 | – | 30‍–‍5 | 26‍–‍12 | 13–1 | 73 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 28 | .616 | 11.0 | 25‍–‍11 | 20‍–‍17 | 8–7 | 73 |
| Chicago Bulls | 22 | 43 | .338 | 30.0 | 14‍–‍20 | 8‍–‍23 | 7–9 | 65 |
| Detroit Pistons | 20 | 46 | .303 | 32.5 | 11‍–‍22 | 9‍–‍24 | 5–10 | 66 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 46 | .292 | 33.0 | 11‍–‍25 | 8‍–‍21 | 4–10 | 65 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 56 | 17 | .767 | – | 73 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 53 | 19 | .736 | 2.5 | 72 |
| 3 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 7.5 | 72 |
| 4 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 28 | .616 | 11.0 | 73 |
| 5 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 29 | .603 | 12.0 | 73 |
| 6 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 13.0 | 73 |
| 7 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 20.5 | 72 |
| 8 | x – Orlando Magic | 33 | 40 | .452 | 23.0 | 73 |
| 9 | Washington Wizards | 25 | 47 | .347 | 30.5 | 72 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 42 | .354 | 29.0 | 65 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 43 | .338 | 30.0 | 65 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 31.5 | 66 |
| 13 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 46 | .303 | 32.5 | 66 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 47 | .299 | 33.0 | 67 |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 46 | .292 | 33.0 | 65 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2019 preseason game log Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
Orlando
L 91–115
Christian Wood (19)
Andre Drummond (9)
Blake Griffin (5)
Little Caesars Arena 7,411
0–1
2
October 9
Dallas
W 124–117
Luke Kennard (19)
Andre Drummond (9)
Jackson & Rose (5)
Little Caesars Arena 9,695
1–1
3
October 11
Cleveland
W 109–105
Brown, Drummond, Jackson & Rose (15)
Thon Maker (10)
Bruce Brown Jr. (7)
Little Caesars Arena 13,925
2–1
4
October 15
@ Philadelphia
L 86–106
Christian Wood (19)
Maker & Wood (10)
Thon Maker (5)
Wells Fargo Center 14,317
2–2
5
October 16
@ Charlotte
W 116–110
Langston Galloway (18)
Andre Drummond (12)
Tim Frazier (15)
Spectrum Center 7,746
3–2 :
2019–20 season schedule :

### Regular season

2019–20 game log Total: 20–46 (Home: 11–22; Road: 9–24) :
October: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
@ Indiana
W 119–110
Andre Drummond (32)
Andre Drummond (23)
Derrick Rose (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
1–0
2
October 24
Atlanta
L 100–117
Derrick Rose (27)
Andre Drummond (12)
Jackson, Rose, Galloway & Kennard (3)
Little Caesars Arena 20,332
1–1
3
October 26
Philadelphia
L 111–117
Derrick Rose (31)
Andre Drummond (12)
Tony Snell (6)
Little Caesars Arena 16,207
1–2
4
October 28
Indiana
W 96–94
Christian Wood (19)
Andre Drummond (18)
Tim Frazier (8)
Little Caesars Arena 13,565
2–2
5
October 30
@ Toronto
L 113–125
Andre Drummond (21)
Andre Drummond (22)
Derrick Rose (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
2–3 :
November
: 4–10 (home: 4–2; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
@ Chicago
L 106–112
Andre Drummond (25)
Andre Drummond (23)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 20,671
2–4
7
November 2
Brooklyn
W 113–109
Andre Drummond (25)
Andre Drummond (20)
Bruce Brown Jr. (7)
Little Caesars Arena 17,222
3–4
8
November 4
@ Washington
L 99–115
Luke Kennard (24)
Andre Drummond (24)
Bruce Brown Jr. (7)
Capital One Arena 13,052
3–5
9
November 6
New York
W 122–102
Andre Drummond (27)
Andre Drummond (12)
Drummond & Kennard (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,463
4–5
10
November 8
@ Indiana
L 106–112
Luke Kennard (29)
Andre Drummond (13)
Andre Drummond (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,544
4–6
11
November 11
Minnesota
L 114–120
Luke Kennard (25)
Andre Drummond (12)
Griffin & Rose (5)
Little Caesars Arena 12,526
4–7
12
November 12
@ Miami
L 108–117
Luke Kennard (22)
Andre Drummond (9)
Bruce Brown Jr. (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4–8
13
November 15
@ Charlotte
L 106–109
Langston Galloway (32)
Andre Drummond (20)
Bruce Brown Jr. (7)
Spectrum Center 16,778
4–9
14
November 20
@ Chicago
L 89–109
Derrick Rose (18)
Andre Drummond (14)
Bruce Brown Jr. (6)
United Center 18,119
4–10
15
November 22
Atlanta
W 128–103
Blake Griffin (24)
Andre Drummond (15)
Luke Kennard (9)
Little Caesars Arena 15,399
5–10
16
November 23
@ Milwaukee
L 90–104
Derrick Rose (20)
Andre Drummond (17)
Derrick Rose (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,585
5–11
17
November 25
Orlando
W 103–88
Luke Kennard (20)
Andre Drummond (18)
Luke Kennard (7)
Little Caesars Arena 14,695
6–11
18
November 27
@ Charlotte
L 101–102
Blake Griffin (26)
Andre Drummond (21)
Derrick Rose (8)
Spectrum Center 15,535
6–12
19
November 29
Charlotte
L 107–110
Derrick Rose (23)
Andre Drummond (19)
Bruce Brown Jr. (5)
Little Caesars Arena 15,006
6–13 :
December
: 6–9 (home: 3–6; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 1
San Antonio
W 132–98
Christian Wood (28)
Andre Drummond (16)
Derrick Rose (10)
Little Caesars Arena 14,270
7–13
21
December 3
@ Cleveland
W 127–94
Blake Griffin (24)
Andre Drummond (14)
Derrick Rose (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,504
8–13
22
December 4
Milwaukee
L 103–127
Andre Drummond (23)
Andre Drummond (14)
Drummond & Rose (5)
Little Caesars Arena 15,742
8–14
23
December 6
Indiana
W 108–101
Drummond & Griffin (25)
Andre Drummond (22)
Bruce Brown Jr. (6)
Little Caesars Arena 14,894
9–14
24
December 9
@ New Orleans
W 105–103
Derrick Rose (21)
Andre Drummond (10)
Derrick Rose (7)
Smoothie King Center 13,694
10–14
25
December 12
Dallas
L 111–122
Andre Drummond (23)
Andre Drummond (15)
Blake Griffin (5)
Mexico City Arena 20,064
10–15
26
December 14
@ Houston
W 115–107
Luke Kennard (22)
Christian Wood (13)
Derrick Rose (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
11–15
27
December 16
Washington
L 119–133
Morris & Rose (22)
Brown Jr., Kennard, Rose & Wood (6)
Derrick Rose (8)
Little Caesars Arena 14,632
11–16
28
December 18
Toronto
L 99–112
Andre Drummond (22)
Andre Drummond (18)
Derrick Rose (5)
Little Caesars Arena 15,319
11–17
29
December 20
@ Boston
L 93–114
Thon Maker (15)
Andre Drummond (11)
Brown & Frazier (5)
TD Garden 19,156
11–18
30
December 21
Chicago
L 107–119
Markieff Morris (23)
Andre Drummond (14)
Tim Frazier (9)
Little Caesars Arena 15,948
11–19
31
December 23
Philadelphia
L 109–125
Andre Drummond (27)
Andre Drummond (9)
Derrick Rose (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,476
11–20
32
December 26
Washington
W 132–102
Christian Wood (22)
Blake Griffin (11)
Frazier & Rose (6)
Little Caesars Arena 17,188
12–20
33
December 28
@ San Antonio
L 109–136
Derrick Rose (24)
Andre Drummond (18)
Frazier & Rose (4)
AT&T Center 18,524
12–21
34
December 30
@ Utah
L 81–104
Derrick Rose (20)
Andre Drummond (13)
Derrick Rose (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
12–22 :
January
: 5–11 (home: 1–7; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
January 2
@ L. A. Clippers
L 112–126
Bruce Brown Jr. (15)
Andre Drummond (12)
Brown & Rose (6)
Staples Center 19,068
12–23
36
January 4
@ Golden State
W 111–104
Derrick Rose (22)
Andre Drummond (18)
Tim Frazier (5)
Chase Center 18,064
13–23
37
January 5
@ L. A. Lakers
L 99–106
Derrick Rose (28)
Andre Drummond (18)
Brown & Rose (5)
Staples Center 18,997
13–24
38
January 7
@ Cleveland
W 115–113
Derrick Rose (24)
Andre Drummond (20)
Brown & Rose (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,274
14–24
39
January 9
Cleveland
L 112–115 (OT)
Andre Drummond (28)
Andre Drummond (23)
Bruce Brown Jr. (8)
Little Caesars Arena 13,445
14–25
40
January 11
Chicago
L 99–108
Derrick Rose (20)
Christian Wood (14)
Derrick Rose (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,951
14–26
41
January 13
New Orleans
L 110–117 (OT)
Derrick Rose (23)
Andre Drummond (10)
Derrick Rose (8)
Little Caesars Arena 13,780
14–27
42
January 15
@ Boston
W 116–103
Sekou Doumbouya (24)
Andre Drummond (13)
Andre Drummond (7)
TD Garden 19,156
15–27
43
January 18
@ Atlanta
W 136–103
Derrick Rose (27)
Andre Drummond (17)
Derrick Rose (9)
State Farm Arena 17,056
16–27
44
January 20
@ Washington
L 100–106
Derrick Rose (21)
Andre Drummond (16)
Brown & Galloway (4)
Capital One Arena 17,305
16–28
45
January 22
Sacramento
W 127–106
Christian Wood (23)
Markieff Morris (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
Little Caesars Arena 13,972
17–28
46
January 24
Memphis
L 112–125
Derrick Rose (22)
Thon Maker (8)
Derrick Rose (8)
Little Caesars Arena 14,583
17–29
47
January 25
Brooklyn
L 111–121 (OT)
Derrick Rose (27)
Andre Drummond (21)
Derrick Rose (6)
Little Caesars Arena 15,890
17–30
48
January 27
Cleveland
L 100–115
Reggie Jackson (16)
Andre Drummond (8)
Bruce Brown Jr. (6)
Little Caesars Arena 12,597
17–31
49
January 29
@ Brooklyn
L 115–125
Reggie Jackson (23)
Andre Drummond (13)
Rose & Jackson (5)
Barclays Center 14,275
17–32
50
January 31
Toronto
L 92–105
Derrick Rose (21)
Andre Drummond (20)
Tony Snell (4)
Little Caesars Arena 17,356
17–33 :
February
: 3–8 (home: 2–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 2
Denver
W 128–123 (OT)
Andre Drummond (21)
Andre Drummond (17)
Bruce Brown Jr. (8)
Little Caesars Arena 15,488
18–33
52
February 3
@ Memphis
L 82–96
Andre Drummond (25)
Andre Drummond (18)
Brown, Drummond, Jackson & Snell (4)
FedExForum 14,597
18–34
53
February 5
Phoenix
W 116–108
Andre Drummond (31)
Andre Drummond (19)
Reggie Jackson (9)
Little Caesars Arena 13,707
19–34
54
February 7
@ Oklahoma City
L 101–108
Reggie Jackson (28)
Christian Wood (12)
Snell & Wood (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
19–35
55
February 8
New York
L 92–95
Reggie Jackson (20)
Christian Wood (11)
Reggie Jackson (9)
Little Caesars Arena 15,980
19–36
56
February 10
Charlotte
L 76–87
Thon Maker (12)
Thon Maker (12)
Bruce Brown Jr. (5)
Little Caesars Arena 13,941
19–37
57
February 12
@ Orlando
L 112–116 (OT)
Christian Wood (26)
Christian Wood (12)
Reggie Jackson (11)
Amway Center 16,607
19–38
All-Star Break
58
February 20
Milwaukee
L 106–126
Christian Wood (18)
Christian Wood (11)
Bruce Brown Jr. (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,097
19–39
59
February 23
@ Portland
L 104–107
Christian Wood (26)
Bruce Brown Jr. (10)
Langston Galloway (4)
Moda Center 19,393
19–40
60
February 25
@ Denver
L 98–115
Rose & Wood (20)
Christian Wood (10)
Tony Snell (7)
Pepsi Center 19,143
19–41
61
February 28
@ Phoenix
W 113–111
Derrick Rose (31)
Christian Wood (9)
Christian Wood (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,142
20–41 :
March: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 1
@ Sacramento
L 100–106
Christian Wood (20)
Christian Wood (12)
Brandon Knight (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,499
20–42
63
March 4
Oklahoma City
L 107–114
Christian Wood (29)
Christian Wood (10)
Brandon Knight (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,138
20–43
64
March 7
Utah
L 105–111
Christian Wood (30)
Christian Wood (11)
Bruce Brown Jr. (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,590
20–44
65
March 8
@ New York
L 84–96
Christian Wood (22)
Christian Wood (8)
Bruce Brown Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,361
20–45
66
March 11
@ Philadelphia
L 106–124
Christian Wood (32)
Wood & McRae (7)
Brandon Knight (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,172
20–46 :
Cancelled games
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
67
March 14
@ Toronto
Scotiabank Arena
68
March 17
Orlando
Little Caesars Arena
69
March 20
Golden State
Little Caesars Arena
70
March 22
LA Lakers
Little Caesars Arena
71
March 23
@ Milwaukee
Fiserv Forum
72
March 25
Portland
Little Caesars Arena
73
March 27
LA Clippers
Little Caesars Arena
74
March 29
Houston
Little Caesars Arena
75
April 1
@ Brooklyn
Barclays Center
76
April 3
Miami
Little Caesars Arena
77
April 5
@ Minnesota
Target Center
78
April 7
@ Atlanta
State Farm Arena
79
April 9
@ Miami
American Airlines Arena
80
April 11
@ Dallas
American Airlines Center
81
April 13
Boston
Little Caesars Arena
82
April 14
@ New York
Madison Square Garden :
2019–20 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Detroit Pistons statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Langston Galloway | 66 | 6 | 25.8 | .435 | .399 | .859 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | 10.3 |
| Christian Wood | 62 | 12 | 21.4 | .567 | .386 | .744 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .5 | .9 | 13.1 |
| Thon Maker | 60 | 14 | 12.9 | .482 | .344 | .664 | 2.8 | .7 | .4 | .7 | 4.7 |
| Tony Snell | 59 | 57 | 27.8 | .445 | .402 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .5 | .3 | 8.0 |
| Bruce Brown | 58 | 43 | 28.2 | .443 | .344 | .739 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .5 | 8.9 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | 56 | 27 | 22.6 | .410 | .404 | .814 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 9.0 |
| Derrick Rose | 50 | 15 | 26.0 | .490 | .306 | .871 | 2.4 | 5.6 | .8 | .3 | 18.1 |
| Andre Drummond$^†$ | 49 | 48 | 33.8 | .530 | .048 | .584 | 15.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| Markieff Morris$^†$ | 44 | 16 | 22.5 | .450 | .397 | .772 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | 11.0 |
| Sekou Doumbouya | 38 | 19 | 19.8 | .390 | .286 | .674 | 3.1 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 6.4 |
| Luke Kennard | 28 | 25 | 32.9 | .442 | .399 | .893 | 3.5 | 4.1 | .4 | .2 | 15.8 |
| Tim Frazier | 27 | 11 | 13.1 | .362 | .333 | .792 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .5 | .1 | 3.6 |
| Blake Griffin | 18 | 18 | 28.4 | .352 | .243 | .776 | 4.7 | 3.3 | .4 | .4 | 15.5 |
| Reggie Jackson$^†$ | 14 | 10 | 27.2 | .384 | .378 | .788 | 2.9 | 5.1 | .6 | .1 | 14.9 |
| John Henson$^†$ | 11 | 6 | 17.1 | .667 | .400 | .462 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .7 | .9 | 6.9 |
| Louis King | 10 | 0 | 6.2 | .381 | .364 | .000 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Jordan Bone | 10 | 0 | 5.3 | .250 | .200 | | .4 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Brandon Knight$^†$ | 9 | 3 | 24.6 | .383 | .388 | .762 | 2.3 | 4.2 | .6 | .1 | 11.6 |
| Khyri Thomas | 8 | 0 | 7.6 | .294 | .357 | .500 | .1 | .4 | .4 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Jordan McRae$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 24.5 | .326 | .188 | .727 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .0 | .0 | 11.8 |
| Donta Hall$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 12.0 | .250 | | .667 | 3.8 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 1.5 |
| Derrick Walton$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .333 | .333 | | .3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Sekou Doumbouya Via trade Jordan Bone John Henson Brandon Knight Deividas Sirvydis Tony Snell Via free agency Tim Frazier Donta Hall Joe Johnson Louis King Jordan McRae Markieff Morris Derrick Rose Derrick Walton Christian Wood | Players Lost Via trade Andre Drummond Jon Leuer Via free agency Wayne Ellington Kalin Lucas Glenn Robinson III Ish Smith Isaiah Whitehead Via retirement José Calderón Zaza Pachulia Waived Tim Frazier Reggie Jackson Joe Johnson Markieff Morris Derrick Walton |

### Trades

| June 21, 2019 | To Detroit PistonsTony Snell Draft rights to Kevin Porter Jr. | To Milwaukee BucksJon Leuer |
| June 21, 2019 | To Detroit Pistons2020 second round draft pick (from Utah via Cleveland) 2021 second round draft pick (from Portland via Cleveland) 2023 second round draft pick (from Portland via Cleveland) 2024 protected second round draft pick (from Miami via Cleveland) Cash considerations | To Cleveland CavaliersDraft rights to Kevin Porter Jr. (from Milwaukee via Detroit) |
| June 27, 2019 | To Detroit PistonsDraft rights to Deividas Sirvydis | To Dallas MavericksDraft rights to Isaiah Roby 2020 second round draft pick (from Utah via Cleveland and Detroit) 2021 second round draft pick (from Portland via Cleveland and Detroit) |
| July 8, 2019 | To Detroit PistonsDraft rights to Jordan Bone (from New Orleans via Atlanta and Philadelphia) | To Philadelphia 76ers2024 protected second round draft pick (from Miami via Cleveland and Detroit) Cash considerations |
| February 6, 2020 | To Detroit PistonsJohn Henson Brandon Knight 2023 second round draft pick | To Cleveland CavaliersAndre Drummond |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 4 | Louis King | Two-way contract | Oregon Ducks |
| July 7 | Derrick Rose | 2-year contract worth $15 million | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| July 17 | Christian Wood | | New Orleans Pelicans |
| February 22 | Donta Hall | 10-day contract | Grand Rapids Drive |
| March 4 | Jordan McRae | | Denver Nuggets |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| July 9 | Wayne Ellington | Unrestricted free agent | New York Knicks |
| July 9 | Ish Smith | Unrestricted free agent | Washington Wizards |
| July 10 | Glenn Robinson III | Unrestricted free agent | Golden State Warriors |
| August 29 | Zaza Pachulia | Retired | — |
| October 10 | Isaiah Whitehead | Unrestricted free agent | BC Astana |
| October 21 | Joe Johnson | Waived | |
| November 4 | José Calderón | Retired | — |
| February 6 | Tim Frazier | Waived | |
| February 15 | Kalin Lucas | Unrestricted free agent | Crvena zvezda |
| February 18 | Reggie Jackson | Waived | Los Angeles Clippers |
| February 21 | Markieff Morris | Waived | Los Angeles Lakers |
| March 4 | Derrick Walton | Waived | |