# 2021–22 Detroit Pistons season

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. The Pistons held the first overall pick in the NBA draft for the first time since 1970. The Pistons finished at 23–59, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

## Draft picks

| 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. The 37th pick was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the 57th pick.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 27‍–‍14 | 24‍–‍17 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 26.0 | 16‍–‍25 | 9‍–‍32 | 2–14 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28.0 | 13‍–‍28 | 10‍–‍31 | 6–10 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Miami Heat * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x − Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x − Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − Charlotte Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2021 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2) :
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
San Antonio
W 115–105
Jerami Grant (19)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Joseph & Olynyk (6)
Little Caesars Arena 5,423
1–0
2
October 11
@ Memphis
L 92–127
Grant & Diallo (13)
Josh Jackson (6)
Josh Jackson (4)
FedExForum 10,286
1–1
3
October 13
@ New York
L 100–108
Jerami Grant (18)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Jackson & Lee (5)
Madison Square Garden 11,226
1–2
4
October 15
Philadelphia
W 112–108
Jerami Grant (24)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Saben Lee (8)
Little Caesars Arena 7,623
2–2 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Regular season

2021–22 game log Total: 23–59 (Home: 13–28; Road: 10–31) :
October: 1–5 (home: 1–1; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 20
Chicago
L 88–94
Jerami Grant (28)
Saddiq Bey (9)
Saddiq Bey (4)
Little Caesars Arena 20,088
0–1
2
October 23
@ Chicago
L 82–97
Saddiq Bey (20)
Saddiq Bey (16)
Hayes & Joseph (3)
United Center 18,888
0–2
3
October 25
@ Atlanta
L 104–122
Bey & Olynyk (21)
Bey & Stewart (7)
Isaiah Stewart (5)
State Farm Arena 14,209
0–3
4
October 28
@ Philadelphia
L 102–110
Saddiq Bey (19)
Bey & Grant (6)
Killian Hayes (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,017
0–4
5
October 30
Orlando
W 110–103
Jerami Grant (22)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Cory Joseph (6)
Little Caesars Arena 11,423
1–4
6
October 31
@ Brooklyn
L 91–117
Cory Joseph (13)
Josh Jackson (5)
Saddiq Bey (6)
Barclays Center 13,507
1–5 :
November
: 3–12 (home: 1–7; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 2
Milwaukee
L 89–117
Jerami Grant (21)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Killian Hayes (4)
Little Caesars Arena 9,254
1–6
8
November 4
Philadelphia
L 98–109
Jerami Grant (27)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Cory Joseph (5)
Little Caesars Arena 8,702
1–7
9
November 5
Brooklyn
L 90–96
Cade Cunningham (17)
Kelly Olynyk (10)
Cory Joseph (5)
Little Caesars Arena 14,235
1–8
10
November 10
@ Houston
W 112–104
Jerami Grant (35)
Saddiq Bey (9)
Cory Joseph (5)
Toyota Center 15,350
2–8
11
November 12
@ Cleveland
L 78–98
Jerami Grant (16)
Bey & Stewart (7)
Killian Hayes (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,095
2–9
12
November 13
@ Toronto
W 127–121
Jerami Grant (24)
Saddiq Bey (8)
Killian Hayes (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
3–9
13
November 15
Sacramento
L 107–129
Saddiq Bey (28)
Isaiah Stewart (15)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Little Caesars Arena 10,092
3–10
14
November 17
Indiana
W 97–89
Jerami Grant (19)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 11,457
4–10
15
November 19
Golden State
L 102–105
Frank Jackson (27)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,088
4–11
16
November 21
LA Lakers
L 116–121
Jerami Grant (36)
Cade Cunningham (12)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 15,532
4–12
17
November 23
Miami
L 92–100
Jerami Grant (21)
Trey Lyles (9)
Cory Joseph (9)
Little Caesars Arena 13,123
4–13
18
November 24
@ Milwaukee
W 114–93
Trey Lyles (19)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
4–14
19
November 26
@ LA Clippers
L 96–107
Jerami Grant (20)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Staples Center 18,139
4–15
20
November 28
@ LA Lakers
L 106–110
Jerami Grant (32)
Bey & Cunningham (11)
Killian Hayes (8)
Staples Center 18,997
4–16
21
November 30
@ Portland
L 92–110
Cade Cunningham (26)
Isaiah Stewart (14)
Saddiq Bey (5)
Moda Center 16,071
4–17 :
December
: 1–11 (home: 1–5; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 2
@ Phoenix
L 103–114
Jerami Grant (34)
Isaiah Stewart (14)
Cade Cunningham (5)
Footprint Center 18,055
4–18
23
December 6
Oklahoma City
L 103–114
Cade Cunningham (28)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Cunningham, Grant & Hayes (5)
Little Caesars Arena 10,522
4–19
24
December 8
Washington
L 116–119 (OT)
Jerami Grant (28)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Cory Joseph (5)
Little Caesars Arena 10,499
4–20
25
December 10
@ New Orleans
L 93–109
Trey Lyles (18)
Hamidou Diallo (7)
Killian Hayes (6)
Smoothie King Center 15,828
4–21
26
December 12
Brooklyn
L 104–116
Cade Cunningham (26)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Cunningham & Lee (6)
Little Caesars Arena 15,289
4–22
December 14
@ Chicago
Postponed due to COVID-19 (Rescheduled: January 11)
27
December 16
@ Indiana
L 113–122
Saddiq Bey (28)
Saddiq Bey (10)
Bey & Lee (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,596
4–23
28
December 18
Houston
L 107–116
Saddiq Bey (23)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Little Caesars Arena 13,722
4–24
29
December 19
Miami
W 100–90
Saddiq Bey (26)
Isaiah Stewart (14)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 15,188
5–24
30
December 21
@ New York
L 91–105
Saben Lee (16)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Madison Square Garden 17,906
5–25
31
December 23
@ Miami
L 112–115
Trey Lyles (28)
Saddiq Bey (10)
Cory Joseph (9)
FTX Arena 19,600
5–26
32
December 26
@ San Antonio
L 109–144
Hamidou Diallo (28)
Cheick Diallo (9)
Derrick Walton (6)
AT&T Center 14,715
5–27
33
December 29
New York
L 85–94
Saddiq Bey (32)
Cheick Diallo (13)
Derrick Walton (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,312
5–28 :
January
: 7–9 (home: 5–2; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 1
San Antonio
W 117–116 (OT)
Hamidou Diallo (34)
Saddiq Bey (17)
Derrick Walton (6)
Little Caesars Arena 18,911
6–28
35
January 3
@ Milwaukee
W 115–106
Saddiq Bey (34)
Hamidou Diallo (9)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
7–28
36
January 5
@ Charlotte
L 111–140
Trey Lyles (17)
Trey Lyles (7)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Spectrum Center 14,427
7–29
37
January 6
@ Memphis
L 88–118
Saben Lee (14)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Cade Cunningham (6)
FedExForum 12,983
7–30
38
January 8
Orlando
W 97–92
Hamidou Diallo (17)
Trey Lyles (13)
Cunningham & Joseph (5)
Little Caesars Arena 18,644
8–30
39
January 10
Utah
W 126–116
Bey & Cunningham (29)
Hamidou Diallo (8)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Little Caesars Arena 17,834
9–30
40
January 11
@ Chicago
L 87–133
Josh Jackson (16)
Cunningham, Diallo & Stewart (7)
Killian Hayes (5)
United Center 19,886
9–31
41
January 14
Toronto
W 103–87
Trey Lyles (21)
Cunningham & Lyles (7)
Cunningham & Hayes (5)
Little Caesars Arena 18,011
10–31
42
January 16
Phoenix
L 108–135
Cunningham & Joseph (21)
Lyles & Stewart (6)
Cory Joseph (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,178
10–32
43
January 18
@ Golden State
L 86–102
Rodney McGruder (19)
Hamidou Diallo (13)
Cory Joseph (6)
Chase Center 18,064
10–33
44
January 19
@ Sacramento
W 133–131
Saddiq Bey (30)
Kelly Olynyk (9)
Cory Joseph (9)
Golden 1 Center 12,907
11–33
45
January 21
@ Utah
L 101–111
Cade Cunningham (25)
Isaiah Stewart (9)
Cunningham & Olynyk (5)
Vivint Arena 18,306
11–34
46
January 23
@ Denver
L 111–117
Cunningham, Lyles & Stewart (18)
Saddiq Bey (7)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Ball Arena 14,060
11–35
47
January 25
Denver
L 105–110
Cade Cunningham (34)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Cunningham & Hayes (8)
Little Caesars Arena 16,023
11–36
48
January 28
@ Orlando
L 103–119
Trey Lyles (18)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Killian Hayes (6)
Amway Center 13,156
11–37
49
January 30
Cleveland
W 115–105
Saddiq Bey (31)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 16,811
12–37 :
February
: 3–9 (home: 1–6; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 1
New Orleans
L 101–111
Cory Joseph (18)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Kelly Olynyk (6)
Little Caesars Arena 15,499
12–38
51
February 3
Minnesota
L 117–128
Frank Jackson (25)
Bey & Stewart (13)
Saddiq Bey (8)
Little Caesars Arena 15,523
12–39
52
February 4
Boston
L 93–102
Bey & Diallo (21)
Isaiah Stewart (17)
Killian Hayes (5)
Little Caesars Arena 17,584
12–40
53
February 6
@ Minnesota
L 105–118
Saddiq Bey (24)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Killian Hayes (8)
Target Center 16,487
12–41
54
February 8
@ Dallas
L 86–116
Hamidou Diallo (18)
Isaiah Stewart (15)
Saddiq Bey (6)
American Airlines Center 19,200
12–42
55
February 10
Memphis
L 107–132
Jerami Grant (20)
Hamidou Diallo (10)
Cory Joseph (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,744
12–43
56
February 11
Charlotte
L 119–141
Saddiq Bey (25)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Killian Hayes (12)
Little Caesars Arena 20,088
12–44
57
February 14
@ Washington
L 94–103
Saddiq Bey (24)
Isaiah Stewart (9)
Saddiq Bey (5)
Capital One Arena 10,793
12–45
58
February 16
@ Boston
W 112–111
Jerami Grant (24)
Saddiq Bey (11)
Bey & Cunningham (6)
TD Garden 19,156
13–45
All-Star Break
59
February 24
Cleveland
W 106–103
Hamidou Diallo (21)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 15,622
14–45
60
February 26
Boston
L 104–113
Cade Cunningham (25)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Killian Hayes (4)
Little Caesars Arena 19,122
14–46
61
February 27
@ Charlotte
W 127–126 (OT)
Saddiq Bey (28)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Killian Hayes (7)
Spectrum Center 15,348
15–46 :
March
: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 1
@ Washington
L 113–116
Jerami Grant (26)
Cunningham & Stewart (9)
Cunningham & Hayes (5)
Capital One Arena 12,122
15–47
63
March 3
@ Toronto
W 108–106
Jerami Grant (26)
Cade Cunningham (12)
Cory Joseph (6)
Scotiabank Arena 19,548
16–47
64
March 4
Indiana
W 111–106
Saddiq Bey (25)
Isaiah Stewart (13)
Jerami Grant (5)
Little Caesars Arena 17,244
17–47
65
March 7
Atlanta
W 113–110 (OT)
Cade Cunningham (28)
Marvin Bagley III (10)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 14,942
18–47
66
March 9
Chicago
L 108–114
Cade Cunningham (22)
Marvin Bagley III (6)
Bey & Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 18,022
18–48
67
March 11
@ Boston
L 103–114
Cade Cunningham (27)
Marvin Bagley III (11)
Bey, Cunningham & Joseph (6)
TD Garden 19,156
18–49
68
March 13
LA Clippers
L 102–106
Cade Cunningham (23)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 19,313
18–50
69
March 15
@ Miami
L 98–105
Jerami Grant (22)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Killian Hayes (8)
FTX Arena 19,600
18–51
70
March 17
@ Orlando
W 134–120
Saddiq Bey (51)
Marvin Bagley III (11)
Joseph & Lee (7)
Amway Center 14,369
19–51
71
March 19
@ Cleveland
L 109–113
Jerami Grant (40)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
19–52
72
March 21
Portland
L 115–119
Bey & Cunningham (25)
Isaiah Stewart (13)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Little Caesars Arena 14,923
19–53
73
March 23
Atlanta
W 122–101
Jerami Grant (21)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Little Caesars Arena 16,212
20–53
74
March 25
Washington
L 97–100
Marvin Bagley III (25)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,943
20–54
75
March 27
New York
L 102–104
Marvin Bagley III (27)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Little Caesars Arena 19,304
20–55
76
March 29
@ Brooklyn
L 123–130
Cade Cunningham (34)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
Barclays Center 17,559
20–56
77
March 31
Philadelphia
W 102–94
Cade Cunningham (27)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,023
21–56 :
April
: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 1
@ Oklahoma City
W 110–101
Hayes & Jackson (26)
Isaiah Livers (11)
Saben Lee (12)
Paycom Center 16,961
22–56
79
April 3
@ Indiana
W 121–117
Saddiq Bey (31)
Braxton Key (9)
Carsen Edwards (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,407
23–56
80
April 6
Dallas
L 113–131
Cade Cunningham (25)
Isaiah Stewart (14)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,422
23–57
81
April 8
Milwaukee
L 101–131
Rodney McGruder (26)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Little Caesars Arena 22,088
23–58
82
April 10
@ Philadelphia
L 106–118
Luka Garza (20)
Luka Garza (10)
Saben Lee (8)
Wells Fargo Center 21,459
23–59 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Detroit Pistons statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Saddiq Bey | 82 | 82 | 33.0 | .396 | .346 | .827 | 5.4 | 2.8 | .9 | .2 | 16.1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 71 | 71 | 25.6 | .510 | .326 | .718 | 8.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 1.1 | 8.3 |
| Killian Hayes | 66 | 40 | 25.0 | .383 | .263 | .770 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | .5 | 6.9 |
| Cory Joseph | 65 | 39 | 24.6 | .445 | .414 | .885 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .6 | .3 | 8.0 |
| Cade Cunningham | 64 | 64 | 32.6 | .416 | .314 | .845 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .7 | 17.4 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 58 | 29 | 21.9 | .496 | .247 | .650 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .3 | 11.0 |
| Frank Jackson | 53 | 7 | 22.0 | .402 | .308 | .827 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 10.6 |
| Trey Lyles$^†$ | 51 | 3 | 19.4 | .456 | .301 | .784 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .5 | 10.4 |
| Rodney McGruder | 51 | 2 | 14.8 | .436 | .397 | .731 | 2.2 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 5.4 |
| Jerami Grant | 47 | 47 | 31.9 | .426 | .358 | .838 | 4.1 | 2.4 | .9 | 1.0 | 19.2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 40 | 1 | 19.1 | .448 | .336 | .775 | 4.4 | 2.8 | .8 | .5 | 9.1 |
| Josh Jackson$^†$ | 39 | 3 | 18.1 | .410 | .265 | .714 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .5 | .5 | 7.1 |
| Saben Lee | 37 | 0 | 16.3 | .390 | .233 | .789 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.6 |
| Luka Garza | 32 | 5 | 12.2 | .449 | .327 | .623 | 3.1 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 5.8 |
| Isaiah Livers | 19 | 5 | 20.2 | .456 | .422 | .857 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 6.4 |
| Marvin Bagley III$^†$ | 18 | 8 | 27.2 | .555 | .229 | .593 | 6.8 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 14.6 |
| Jamorko Pickett | 13 | 0 | 13.5 | .360 | .333 | .500 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | .5 | 3.8 |
| Cassius Stanley | 9 | 1 | 17.2 | .413 | .235 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .4 | .6 | .2 | 5.8 |
| Braxton Key$^†$ | 9 | 0 | 21.2 | .457 | .300 | .538 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| Justin Robinson$^†$ | 5 | 0 | 18.2 | .321 | .381 | .333 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .2 | .2 | 5.6 |
| Carsen Edwards | 4 | 0 | 19.8 | .300 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | 5.8 |
| Derrick Walton | 3 | 3 | 36.0 | .231 | .231 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Micah Potter | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | .455 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.0 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Cheick Diallo | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | .375 | | .833 | 4.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Deividas Sirvydis | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | .100 | .143 | | 2.0 | .3 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.0 |
| Trayvon Palmer | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | .000 | | | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Jaysean Paige | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.

## 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. 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 Detroit PistonsDraft rights to Balša Koprivica | To Charlotte HornetsMason Plumlee Draft rights to JT Thor |
| September 4, 2021 | To Detroit PistonsDeAndre 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 NetsSekou Doumbouya Jahlil Okafor |
| February 10, 2022 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| February 10, 2022 | To Milwaukee BucksSerge Ibaka (from Los Angeles) Two future second round picks (from Sacramento and Detroit) Cash considerations (from Los Angeles) | To Los Angeles ClippersRodney Hood (from Milwaukee) Semi Ojeleye (from Milwaukee) |
| February 10, 2022 | To Sacramento KingsDonte DiVincenzo (from Milwaukee) Josh Jackson (from Detroit) Trey Lyles (from Detroit) | To Detroit PistonsMarvin Bagley III (from Sacramento) |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract terms |
| August 6 | Saben Lee | 3-year contract |
| August 11 | Frank Jackson | 2-year contract |
| August 11 | Cory Joseph | 2-year contract worth $10 million |
| August 11 | Rodney McGruder | 1-year contract |
| August 19 | Hamidou Diallo | 2-year contract worth $10.4 million |

#### Additions

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

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| July 31 | Tyler Cook | Waived | Chicago Bulls |
| July 31 | Cory Joseph | Waived | — |
| August 6 | Wayne Ellington | Unrestricted free agent | Los Angeles Lakers |
| August 6 | Rodney McGruder | Waived | — |
| September 7 | DeAndre Jordan | Waived | Los Angeles Lakers |
| September 23 | Dennis Smith Jr. | Unrestricted free agent | Portland Trail Blazers |
| September 27 | Anthony Tarke | Waived | Motor City Cruise |
| September 29 | Deividas Sirvydis | Waived | Motor City Cruise |
| October 16 | Jared Cunningham | Waived | Motor City Cruise |
| October 16 | Cassius Stanley | Waived | Motor City Cruise |
| October 16 | Derrick Walton | Waived | Motor City Cruise |
| April 3 | Chris Smith | Waived | — |