# 2024–25 Detroit Pistons season

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 is the Pistons' first season under head coach J. B. Bickerstaff. This is also 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. On January 1, 2025, following a win over the Orlando Magic, the Pistons surpassed the previous season's win total.

## 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. 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. This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights. On the first night of the draft, the Pistons selected Ron Holland II from the now-defunct NBA G League Ignite. 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.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Cleveland Cavaliers | 56 | 11 | .836 | – | 30‍–‍5 | 26‍–‍6 | 11–1 | 67 |
| ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 24‍–‍12 | 14‍–‍17 | 7–7 | 67 |
| ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 20‍–‍10 | 18‍–‍19 | 8–6 | 67 |
| ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 19.0 | 19‍–‍16 | 19‍–‍15 | 4–9 | 69 |
| Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 13‍–‍22 | 16‍–‍17 | 4–11 | 68 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 56 | 11 | .836 | – | 67 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics * | 49 | 19 | .721 | 7.5 | 68 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 13.0 | 67 |
| 4 | ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 5 | ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 6 | ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 19.0 | 69 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks * | 32 | 36 | .471 | 24.5 | 68 |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 25.0 | 69 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 33.0 | 69 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 50 | .254 | 39.0 | 67 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 41.0 | 67 |

## Game log
### Preseason

During the preseason, the Pistons played their games on what was previously known as Bally Sports Detroit. Bally Sports rebranded itself as FanDuel Sports Network prior to the start of the regular season on October 21, 2024.
2024 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 6
Milwaukee
W 120–87
Jaden Ivey (22)
Jalen Duren (9)
Marcus Sasser (9)
Little Caesars Arena 9,811
1–0
2
October 8
Phoenix
L 97–105
Jalen Duren (17)
Jalen Duren (6)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Breslin Center 14,901
1–1
3
October 11
@ Phoenix
W 109–91
Cade Cunningham (25)
Cade Cunningham (12)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Footprint Center 17,071
2–1
4
October 13
@ Golden State
L 93–111
Jaden Ivey (19)
Jalen Duren (9)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Chase Center 18,064
2–2
5
October 16
Cleveland
W 108–92
Simone Fontecchio (18)
Paul Reed (9)
Marcus Sasser (5)
Little Caesars Arena 8,411
3–2 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 38–31 (Home: 18–16; Road: 20–15) :
October: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
Indiana
L 109–115
Cade Cunningham (28)
Jalen Duren (13)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
0–1
2
October 25
@ Cleveland
L 101–113
Cade Cunningham (33)
Duren, Holland (7)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
0–2
3
October 26
Boston
L 118–124
Jaden Ivey (26)
Tobias Harris (11)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 19,311
0–3
4
October 28
@ Miami
L 98–106
Cade Cunningham (24)
Isaiah Stewart (15)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Kaseya Center 19,626
0–4
5
October 30
@ Philadelphia
W 105–95
Jaden Ivey (23)
Tobias Harris (14)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,759
1–4 :
November: 8–9 (home: 4–4; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
New York
L 98–128
Cade Cunningham (22)
Tobias Harris (8)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 17,022
1–5
7
November 3
@ Brooklyn
W 106–92
Cade Cunningham (19)
Jalen Duren (17)
Tobias Harris (6)
Barclays Center 17,086
2–5
8
November 4
L.A. Lakers
W 115–103
Jaden Ivey (26)
Jalen Duren (14)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
3–5
9
November 6
@ Charlotte
L 107–108
Jaden Ivey (21)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Spectrum Center 13,247
3–6
10
November 8
Atlanta
W 122–121
Beasley, Cunningham, Harris (22)
Cunningham, Stewart (11)
Cade Cunningham (13)
Little Caesars Arena 17,913
4–6
11
November 10
Houston
L 99–101
Cade Cunningham (26)
Cunningham, Harris, Stewart (8)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,744
4–7
12
November 12
Miami
W 123–121 (OT)
Beasley, Cunningham (21)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 17,806
5–7
13
November 13
@ Milwaukee
L 120–127 (OT)
Cade Cunningham (35)
Malik Beasley (10)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
5–8
14
November 15
@ Toronto
W 99–95
Malik Beasley (20)
Tobias Harris (11)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,245
6–8
15
November 17
@ Washington
W 124–104
Jaden Ivey (28)
Cunningham, Duren (10)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Capital One Arena 14,789
7–8
16
November 18
Chicago
L 112–122
Cade Cunningham (26)
Jalen Duren (22)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 18,022
7–9
17
November 21
@ Charlotte
L 121–123 (OT)
Cade Cunningham (27)
Duren, Stewart (9)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Spectrum Center 14,671
7–10
18
November 23
@ Orlando
L 100–111
Jaden Ivey (19)
Jaden Ivey (7)
Beasley, Stewart (4)
Kia Center 19,094
7–11
19
November 25
Toronto
W 102–100
Jaden Ivey (25)
Jalen Duren (12)
Jaden Ivey (8)
Little Caesars Arena 18,421
8–11
20
November 27
@ Memphis
L 111–131
Marcus Sasser (22)
Duren, Moore Jr., Reed (7)
Marcus Sasser (5)
FedExForum 16,261
8–12
21
November 29
@ Indiana
W 130–106
Malik Beasley (25)
Jalen Duren (12)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
9–12
22
November 30
Philadelphia
L 96–111
Malik Beasley (19)
Simone Fontecchio (11)
Jaden Ivey (5)
Little Caesars Arena 22,062
9–13 :
December: 5–5 (home: 1–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
December 3
Milwaukee
L 107–128
Cade Cunningham (23)
Duren, Stewart (6)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 17,988
9–14
24
December 4
@ Boston
L 120–130
Cunningham, Harris (27)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Cade Cunningham (14)
TD Garden 19,156
9–15
25
December 7
@ New York
W 120–111
Cade Cunningham (29)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Cade Cunningham (15)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–15
26
December 12
@ Boston
L 99–123
Ron Holland II (26)
Cunningham, Harris (8)
Cade Cunningham (8)
TD Garden 19,156
10–16
27
December 16
Miami
W 125–124 (OT)
Malik Beasley (28)
Jalen Duren (16)
Cade Cunningham (18)
Little Caesars Arena 17,810
11–16
28
December 19
Utah
L 119–126
Cade Cunningham (33)
Paul Reed (9)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,022
11–17
29
December 21
@ Phoenix
W 133–125
Cade Cunningham (28)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (13)
Footprint Center 17,071
12–17
30
December 23
@ L.A. Lakers
W 117–114
Malik Beasley (21)
Jalen Duren (9)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
13–17
31
December 26
@ Sacramento
W 114–113
Cade Cunningham (33)
Jalen Duren (10)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
14–17
32
December 28
@ Denver
L 121–134
Cunningham, Ivey (17)
Jalen Duren (7)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Ball Arena 19,876
14–18 :
January: 10–6 (home: 6–3; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 1
Orlando
W 105–96
Jaden Ivey (22)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 19,399
15–18
34
January 3
Charlotte
W 98–94
Tobias Harris (24)
Jalen Duren (14)
Cunningham, Sasser (5)
Little Caesars Arena 18,866
16–18
35
January 4
Minnesota
W 119–105
Cade Cunningham (40)
Tobias Harris (11)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
17–18
36
January 6
Portland
W 118–115
Cade Cunningham (32)
Jalen Duren (12)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 16,002
18–18
37
January 8
@ Brooklyn
W 113–98
Malik Beasley (23)
Jalen Duren (9)
Beasley, Cunningham, Harris (5)
Barclays Center 16,098
19–18
38
January 9
Golden State
L 104–107
Cade Cunningham (32)
Jalen Duren (12)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
19–19
39
January 11
Toronto
W 123–114
Tim Hardaway Jr. (27)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Cade Cunningham (17)
Little Caesars Arena 19,011
20–19
40
January 13
@ New York
W 124–119
Cade Cunningham (36)
Duren, Harris (8)
Cunningham, Sasser (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
21–19
41
January 16
Indiana
L 100–111
Tim Hardaway Jr. (25)
Jalen Duren (17)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 16,366
21–20
42
January 18
Phoenix
L 121–125
Tobias Harris (21)
Jalen Duren (10)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
21–21
43
January 20
@ Houston
W 107–96
Cade Cunningham (32)
Jalen Duren (14)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
22–21
44
January 22
@ Atlanta
W 114–104
Cade Cunningham (29)
Duren, Stewart (12)
Cade Cunningham (11)
State Farm Arena 13,983
23–21
45
January 25
@ Orlando
L 113–121
Cade Cunningham (35)
Jalen Duren (8)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Kia Center 19,489
23–22
46
January 27
@ Cleveland
L 91–110
Cade Cunningham (22)
Jalen Duren (16)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
23–23
47
January 29
@ Indiana
L 119–133
Cade Cunningham (32)
Jalen Duren (10)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,275
23–24
48
January 31
Dallas
W 117–102
Cade Cunningham (40)
Jalen Duren (13)
Jalen Duren (5)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
24–24 :
February: 9–3 (home: 5–3; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 2
Chicago
W 127–119
Cade Cunningham (22)
Jalen Duren (13)
Cade Cunningham (15)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
25–24
50
February 3
Atlanta
L 130–132
Cade Cunningham (30)
Jalen Duren (9)
Cade Cunningham (14)
Little Caesars Arena 15,988
25–25
51
February 5
Cleveland
L 115–118
Cade Cunningham (38)
Jalen Duren (10)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,734
25–26
52
February 7
Philadelphia
W 125–112
Malik Beasley (36)
Jalen Duren (13)
Jalen Duren (7)
Little Caesars Arena 19,241
26–26
53
February 9
Charlotte
W 112–102
Tobias Harris (20)
Jalen Duren (12)
Cade Cunningham (12)
Little Caesars Arena 18,740
27–26
54
February 11
@ Chicago
W 132–92
Malik Beasley (24)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (7)
United Center 18,321
28–26
55
February 12
@ Chicago
W 128–110
Cade Cunningham (29)
Jalen Duren (14)
Cunningham, Thompson (7)
United Center 18,916
29–26
All-Star Game
56
February 21
@ San Antonio
W 125–110
Cade Cunningham (25)
Jalen Duren (15)
Cade Cunningham (12)
Moody Center 16,143
30–26
57
February 23
@ Atlanta
W 148–143
Cade Cunningham (38)
Beasley, Cunningham (7)
Cade Cunningham (12)
State Farm Arena 17,051
31–26
58
February 24
L.A. Clippers
W 106–97
Cade Cunningham (32)
Jalen Duren (19)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,989
32–26
59
February 26
Boston
W 117–97
Malik Beasley (26)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
33–26
60
February 28
Denver
L 119–134
Malik Beasley (16)
Jalen Duren (8)
Dennis Schröder (7)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
33–27 :
March: 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
Brooklyn
W 115–94
Beasley, Duren, Harris (18)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
34–27
62
March 3
@ Utah
W 134–106
Cade Cunningham (29)
Jalen Duren (12)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Delta Center 18,175
35–27
63
March 5
@ L.A. Clippers
L 115–123
Cade Cunningham (37)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Intuit Dome 17,927
35–28
64
March 8
@ Golden State
L 110–115
Cade Cunningham (31)
Jalen Duren (13)
Cade Cunningham (5)
Chase Center 18,064
35–29
65
March 9
@ Portland
W 119–112
Cade Cunningham (28)
Jalen Duren (12)
Cade Cunningham (5)
Moda Center 19,661
36–29
66
March 11
Washington
W 123–103
Cade Cunningham (27)
Jalen Duren (13)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 17,699
37–29
67
March 13
Washington
L 125–129
Cade Cunningham (38)
Jalen Duren (14)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
37–30
68
March 15
Oklahoma City
L 107–113
Tobias Harris (18)
Cunningham, Harris, Stewart (8)
Dennis Schröder (11)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
37–31
69
March 17
@ New Orleans
W 127–81
Cade Cunningham (24)
Duren, Fontecchio (7)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,398
38–31
70
March 19
@ Miami
Kaseya Center
71
March 21
@ Dallas
American Airlines Center
72
March 23
New Orleans
Little Caesars Arena
73
March 25
San Antonio
Little Caesars Arena
74
March 28
Cleveland
Little Caesars Arena
75
March 30
@ Minnesota
Target Center :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
@ Oklahoma City
Paycom Center
77
April 4
@ Toronto
Scotiabank Arena
78
April 5
Memphis
Little Caesars Arena
79
April 7
Sacramento
Little Caesars Arena
80
April 10
New York
Little Caesars Arena
81
April 11
Milwaukee
Little Caesars Arena
82
April 13
@ Milwaukee
Fiserv Forum :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### East Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 462 | 412 | +50 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 447 | 440 | +7 | |
| 3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 459 | 439 | +20 | |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 413 | 430 | −17 | |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 445 | 505 | −60 | |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Ron Holland II Cam Spencer Via trade Tim Hardaway Jr. Bobi Klintman Kenyon Martin Jr. Wendell Moore Jr. Dennis Schröder Lindy Waters III Via free agency Malik Beasley Ron Harper Jr. Tobias Harris Daniss Jenkins Javante McCoy Paul Reed Tolu Smith Cole Swider Alondes Williams | Players Lost Via trade Quentin Grimes Kenyon Martin Jr. Cam Spencer Via free agency Malachi Flynn Evan Fournier Taj Gibson Chimezie Metu Stanley Umude James Wiseman Waived Buddy Boeheim Troy Brown Jr. Tosan Evbuomwan Javante McCoy Wendell Moore Jr. Paul Reed Cole Swider Alondes Williams |

### Trades

| July 6, 2024 | To Detroit PistonsTim Hardaway Jr. Three future second-round picks | To Dallas MavericksQuentin Grimes |
| July 6, 2024 | To Detroit PistonsWendell Moore Jr. Draft rights to Bobi Klintman | To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Cam Spencer |
| February 6, 2025 | Five-team trade | Five-team trade |
| February 6, 2025 | To Golden State Warriors Jimmy Butler (from Miami) Two second-round picks (from Miami) Cash considerations (from Miami) | To Detroit Pistons Dennis Schröder (from Utah via Golden State) Lindy Waters III (from Golden State) 2031 second-round pick (from Golden State) |
| February 6, 2025 | To Miami Heat Kyle Anderson (from Golden State) Davion Mitchell (from Toronto) Andrew Wiggins (from Golden State) 2025 protected first-round pick (from Golden State) | To Toronto Raptors P. J. Tucker (from Utah) 2026 second-round pick (from Miami) Cash considerations (from Miami) |
| To Utah Jazz Kenyon Martin Jr. (from Detroit via Philadelphia) Josh Richardson (from Miami) 2028 second-round pick (from Detroit via Philadelphia) 2031 second-round pick (from Miami) Cash considerations (from Miami) ||

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

| Date | Player |
| July 10 | Cade Cunningham |
| July 12 | Simone Fontecchio |
| December 16 | Paul Reed |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Former team |
| July 6 | Daniss Jenkins | St. John's Red Storm |
| July 8 | Tobias Harris | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 9 | Paul Reed | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 11 | Malik Beasley | Milwaukee Bucks |
| October 21 | Cole Swider | Indiana Pacers |
| October 22 | Alondes Williams | Miami Heat |
| December 15 | Javante McCoy | Motor City Cruise |
| January 6 | Ron Harper Jr. | Maine Celtics |
| January 6 | Tolu Smith | Motor City Cruise |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| June 29 | Buddy Boeheim | Waived | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| June 29 | Troy Brown Jr. | Waived | Manisa Basket |
| July 5 | James Wiseman | Unrestricted free agent | Indiana Pacers |
| July 9 | Stanley Umude | Unrestricted free agent | Milwaukee Bucks |
| July 13 | Taj Gibson | Unrestricted free agent | Charlotte Hornets |
| July 30 | Chimezie Metu | Unrestricted free agent | FC Barcelona |
| August 7 | Malachi Flynn | Unrestricted free agent | San Antonio Spurs |
| September 2 | Evan Fournier | Unrestricted free agent | Olympiacos |
| October 16 | Tosan Evbuomwan | Waived | Los Angeles Clippers |
| December 16 | Javante McCoy | Waived | Motor City Cruise |
| January 6 | Cole Swider | Waived | |
| January 6 | Alondes Williams | Waived | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| February 6 | Wendell Moore Jr. | Waived | Charlotte Hornets |