# 2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Before the start of training camp, disgruntled All-Star Jimmy Butler requested a trade, indicating that he would not re-sign with the Timberwolves during the 2019 off-season. After multiple disputes and games where he played for Minnesota, Butler's wish was finally granted, sending him to the Philadelphia 76ers on November 12, 2018. On March 30, 2019, on his return against his former team Butler was booed during the players' introductions.
On January 6, 2019, the Timberwolves fired head coach Tom Thibodeau and named Ryan Saunders as interim head coach. With a loss against the Hornets on March 21, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality(-ies) | College / Club |
| 1 | 20 | Josh Okogie | SG | Nigeria United States | Georgia Tech |
| 2 | 48 | Keita Bates-Diop | SF | United States | Ohio State |

## Standings
### Division

| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 34‍–‍7 | 20‍–‍21 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1.0 | 32‍–‍9 | 21‍–‍20 | 6–10 | 82 |
| x – Utah Jazz | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 21‍–‍20 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 22‍–‍19 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 46 | .439 | 18.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 11‍–‍30 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Golden State Warriors * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2) :
Preseason: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 29
@ Golden State
W 114–110
Teague (17)
Dieng (8)
Jones (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
1–0
2
October 3
@ LA Clippers
L 101–128
Towns (18)
Dieng, Towns (7)
Tolliver (3)
Staples Center 10,099
1–1
3
October 5
Oklahoma City
L 101–113
Towns (23)
Towns, Wiggins (7)
Teague, Jones (4)
Target Center 9,801
1–2
4
October 7
Milwaukee
L 107–125
Towns (33)
Towns (12)
Teague (7)
Hilton Coliseum 11,603
1–3
5
October 12
@ Milwaukee
L 121–143
Gibson (21)
Gibson (7)
Jones (5)
Fiserv Forum 14,724
1–4 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 36–46 (Home: 25–16; Road: 11–30) :
October: 4–4 (home: 4–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 17
@ San Antonio
L 108–112
Jeff Teague (27)
Taj Gibson (11)
Jeff Teague (4)
AT&T Center 18,354
0–1
2
October 19
Cleveland
W 131–123
Jimmy Butler (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Jeff Teague (7)
Target Center 18,978
1–1
3
October 20
@ Dallas
L 136–140
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Gorgui Dieng (6)
Jeff Teague (9)
American Airlines Center 20,205
1–2
4
October 22
Indiana
W 101–91
Jimmy Butler (20)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Jeff Teague (10)
Target Center 10,371
2–2
5
October 24
@ Toronto
L 105–112
Jimmy Butler (23)
Josh Okogie (11)
Jeff Teague (9)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
2–3
6
October 26
Milwaukee
L 95–125
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Towns, Gibson (7)
Jeff Teague, Jones (4)
Target Center 16,334
2–4
7
October 29
LA Lakers
W 124–120
Jimmy Butler (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Derrick Rose (7)
Target Center 18,978
3–4
8
October 31
Utah
W 128–125
Derrick Rose (50)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Derrick Rose (6)
Target Center 10,079
4–4 :
November
: 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 2
@ Golden State
L 99–116
Andrew Wiggins (22)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Tyus Jones (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
4–5
10
November 4
@ Portland
L 81–111
Karl-Anthony Towns (23)
Taj Gibson (8)
Tyus Jones (4)
Moda Center 19,522
4–6
11
November 5
@ LA Clippers
L 109–120
Derrick Rose (21)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jimmy Butler (5)
Staples Center 16,564
4–7
12
November 7
@ LA Lakers
L 110–114
Derrick Rose (31)
Taj Gibson (11)
Rose, Butler, Wiggins (5)
Staples Center 18,997
4–8
13
November 9
@ Sacramento
L 110–121
Karl-Anthony Towns (39)
Karl-Anthony Towns (19)
Jimmy Butler (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
4–9
14
November 12
Brooklyn
W 120–113
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (21)
Jeff Teague (11)
Target Center 10,186
5–9
15
November 14
New Orleans
W 107–100
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Jeff Teague (14)
Target Center 11,636
6–9
16
November 16
Portland
W 112–96
Andrew Wiggins (23)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Jeff Teague (7)
Target Center 18,978
7–9
17
November 18
Memphis
L 87–100
Derrick Rose (18)
Karl-Anthony Towns (20)
Teague, Wiggins, Jones (4)
Target Center 13,179
7–10
18
November 21
Denver
L 101–103
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Towns, Dieng, Šarić (7)
Jeff Teague (8)
Target Center 15,086
7–11
19
November 23
@ Brooklyn
W 112–102
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Taj Gibson (11)
Jeff Teague (9)
Barclays Center 12,814
8–11
20
November 24
Chicago
W 111–96
Karl-Anthony Towns (35)
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Target Center 17,119
9–11
21
November 26
@ Cleveland
W 102–95
Robert Covington (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jeff Teague (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
10–11
22
November 28
San Antonio
W 128–89
Robert Covington (21)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Jeff Teague (9)
Target Center 11,023
11–11 :
December
: 6–9 (home: 3–3; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
December 1
Boston
L 109–118
Derrick Rose (26)
Robert Covington (10)
Jeff Teague (6)
Target Center 17,663
11–12
24
December 3
Houston
W 103–91
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Towns, Gibson (11)
Jeff Teague (7)
Target Center 13,844
12–12
25
December 5
Charlotte
W 121–104
Karl-Anthony Towns (35)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jeff Teague (18)
Target Center 11,248
13–12
26
December 8
@ Portland
L 105–113
Andrew Wiggins (20)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Derrick Rose (9)
Moda Center 19,359
13–13
27
December 10
@ Golden State
L 108–116
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Jeff Teague (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
13–14
28
December 12
@ Sacramento
L 130–141
Andrew Wiggins (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Jeff Teague (13)
Golden 1 Center 15,770
13–15
29
December 15
@ Phoenix
L 99–107
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jeff Teague (11)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,244
13–16
30
December 17
Sacramento
W 132–105
Andrew Wiggins (17)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Derrick Rose (11)
Target Center 12,417
14–16
31
December 19
Detroit
L 123–129 (OT)
Derrick Rose (33)
Towns, Gibson (8)
Derrick Rose (7)
Target Center 15,883
14–17
32
December 21
@ San Antonio
L 98–124
Andrew Wiggins (15)
Covington, Gibson (7)
Towns, Šarić (4)
AT&T Center 17,708
14–18
33
December 23
@ Oklahoma City
W 114–112
Andrew Wiggins (30)
Dario Šarić (8)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
15–18
34
December 26
@ Chicago
W 112–94
Derrick Rose (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (20)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 21,852
16–18
35
December 28
Atlanta
L 120–123 (OT)
Robert Covington (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (19)
Derrick Rose (9)
Target Center 18,978
16–19
36
December 30
@ Miami
W 113–104
Karl-Anthony Towns (34)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
17–19
37
December 31
@ New Orleans
L 114–123
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (17)
Tyus Jones (13)
Smoothie King Center 14,904
17–20 :
January
: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 2
@ Boston
L 102–115
Andrew Wiggins (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Tyus Jones (9)
TD Garden 18,624
17–21
39
January 4
Orlando
W 120–103
Karl-Anthony Towns (29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Jeff Teague (10)
Target Center 14,355
18–21
40
January 6
LA Lakers
W 108–86
Towns, Wiggins (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Jeff Teague (11)
Target Center 18,978
19–21
41
January 8
@ Oklahoma City
W 119–117
Andrew Wiggins (40)
Andrew Wiggins (10)
Jeff Teague (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
20–21
42
January 11
Dallas
L 115–119
Karl-Anthony Towns (30)
Taj Gibson (15)
Tyus Jones (9)
Target Center 18,978
20–22
43
January 12
New Orleans
W 110–106
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Jeff Teague (10)
Target Center 16,384
21–22
44
January 15
@ Philadelphia
L 107–149
Derrick Rose (15)
Gorgui Dieng (9)
Derrick Rose (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,487
21–23
45
January 18
San Antonio
L 113–116
Karl-Anthony Towns (23)
Taj Gibson (11)
Teague, Rose (6)
Target Center 17,222
21–24
46
January 20
Phoenix
W 116–114
Karl-Anthony Towns (30)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jeff Teague (8)
Target Center 14,607
22–24
47
January 22
@ Phoenix
W 118–91
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,460
23–24
48
January 24
@ LA Lakers
W 120–105
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jerryd Bayless (8)
Staples Center 18,997
24–24
49
January 25
@ Utah
L 102–106
Karl-Anthony Towns (33)
Andrew Wiggins (11)
Jerryd Bayless (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
24–25
50
January 27
Utah
L 111–125
Andrew Wiggins (35)
Dario Šarić (11)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Target Center 14,542
24–26
51
January 30
Memphis
W 99–97 (OT)
Jerryd Bayless (19)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jerryd Bayless (12)
Target Center 13,615
25–26 :
February
: 4–7 (home: 3–1; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52
February 2
Denver
L 106–107
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jerryd Bayless (10)
Target Center 17,208
25–27
53
February 5
@ Memphis
L 106–108
Karl-Anthony Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Jerryd Bayless (8)
FedExForum 13,454
25–28
54
February 7
@ Orlando
L 112–122
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Isaiah Canaan (6)
Amway Center 17,184
25–29
55
February 8
@ New Orleans
L 117–122
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Andrew Wiggins (10)
Andrew Wiggins (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,980
25–30
56
February 11
LA Clippers
W 130–120
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jeff Teague (10)
Target Center 13,782
26–30
57
February 13
Houston
W 121–111
Jeff Teague (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Jeff Teague (12)
Target Center 15,131
27–30
58
February 22
@ N. Y. Knicks
W 115–104
Derrick Rose (20)
Taj Gibson (11)
Jeff Teague (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,096
28–30
59
February 23
@ Milwaukee
L 128–140
Derrick Rose (23)
Andrew Wiggins (9)
Tyus Jones (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,972
28–31
60
February 25
Sacramento
W 112–105
Karl-Anthony Towns (34)
Karl-Anthony Towns (21)
Tyus Jones (8)
Target Center 13,691
29–31
61
February 27
@ Atlanta
L 123–131 (OT)
Karl-Anthony Towns (37)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Tyus Jones (11)
State Farm Arena 14,101
29–32
62
February 28
@ Indiana
L 115–122
Karl-Anthony Towns (47)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Jeff Teague (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,003
29–33 :
March
: 5–9 (home: 4–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 3
@ Washington
L 121–135
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jeff Teague (8)
Capital One Arena 17,869
29–34
64
March 5
Oklahoma City
W 131–120
Karl-Anthony Towns (41)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Jeff Teague (12)
Target Center 15,728
30–34
65
March 6
@ Detroit
L 114–131
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Dario Šarić (7)
Jeff Teague (8)
Little Caesars Arena 15,240
30–35
66
March 9
Washington
W 135–130 (OT)
Karl-Anthony Towns (40)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Jeff Teague (8)
Target Center 14,381
31–35
67
March 10
N. Y. Knicks
W 103–92
Taj Gibson (25)
Taj Gibson (8)
Jeff Teague (10)
Target Center 13,806
32–35
68
March 12
@ Denver
L 107–133
Karl-Anthony Towns (34)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Tolliver, Bates-Diop, Williams (4)
Pepsi Center 16,874
32–36
69
March 14
@ Utah
L 100–120
Karl-Anthony Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Tyus Jones (9)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
32–37
70
March 17
@ Houston
L 102–117
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
32–38
71
March 19
Golden State
L 107–117
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Tyus Jones (7)
Target Center 17,964
32–39
72
March 21
@ Charlotte
L 106–113
Karl-Anthony Towns (21)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Tyus Jones (7)
Spectrum Center 15,576
32–40
73
March 23
@ Memphis
W 112–99
Karl-Anthony Towns (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (23)
Tyus Jones (9)
FedExForum 16,977
33–40
74
March 26
L. A. Clippers
L 111–122
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Tyus Jones (8)
Target Center 13,176
33–41
75
March 29
Golden State
W 131–130 (OT)
Andrew Wiggins (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Target Center 18,978
34–41
76
March 30
Philadelphia
L 109–118
Andrew Wiggins (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Jerryd Bayless (7)
Target Center 18,978
34–42 :
April
: 2–4 (home: 1–3; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 1
Portland
L 122–132
Andrew Wiggins (21)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Tyus Jones (10)
Target Center 11,209
34–43
78
April 3
@ Dallas
W 110–108
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Andrew Wiggins (7)
American Airlines Center 19,576
35–43
79
April 5
Miami
W 111–109
Šarić, Dieng (19)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Šarić, Bayless (5)
Target Center 17,763
36–43
80
April 7
Oklahoma City
L 126–132
Karl-Anthony Towns (35)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Tyus Jones (13)
Target Center 18,978
36–44
81
April 9
Toronto
L 100–120
Wiggins, Dieng (16)
Dario Šarić (9)
Tyus Jones (10)
Target Center 16,119
36–45
82
April 10
@ Denver
L 95–99
Andrew Wiggins (25)
Gorgui Dieng (11)
Tyus Jones (8)
Pepsi Center 16,332
36–46 :
2018–19 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C | 77 | 77 | 2,545 | 954 | 259 | 67 | 125 | 1,880 | 33.1 | 12.4 | 3.4 | .9 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| Gorgui Dieng | C | 76 | 2 | 1,031 | 311 | 72 | 48 | 41 | 485 | 13.6 | 4.1 | .9 | .6 | .5 | 6.4 |
| Josh Okogie | SG | 74 | 52 | 1,757 | 218 | 91 | 88 | 33 | 570 | 23.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .4 | 7.7 |
| Andrew Wiggins | SF | 73 | 73 | 2,543 | 352 | 184 | 70 | 48 | 1,321 | 34.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .7 | 18.1 |
| Taj Gibson | PF | 70 | 57 | 1,686 | 458 | 84 | 53 | 39 | 753 | 24.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .8 | .6 | 10.8 |
| Dario Šarić$^†$ | PF | 68 | 28 | 1,627 | 371 | 101 | 41 | 6 | 714 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 10.5 |
| Tyus Jones | PG | 68 | 23 | 1,560 | 134 | 327 | 81 | 5 | 468 | 22.9 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 6.9 |
| Anthony Tolliver | PF | 65 | 0 | 1,079 | 177 | 46 | 17 | 21 | 326 | 16.6 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 5.0 |
| Derrick Rose | SG | 51 | 13 | 1,392 | 140 | 220 | 31 | 12 | 917 | 27.3 | 2.7 | 4.3 | .6 | .2 | 18.0 |
| Jeff Teague | PG | 42 | 41 | 1,264 | 106 | 343 | 43 | 18 | 510 | 30.1 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 1.0 | .4 | 12.1 |
| Jerryd Bayless | PG | 34 | 6 | 657 | 62 | 119 | 18 | 2 | 209 | 19.3 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .5 | .1 | 6.1 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | SF | 30 | 3 | 503 | 83 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 151 | 16.8 | 2.8 | .6 | .6 | .5 | 5.0 |
| Robert Covington$^†$ | SF | 22 | 22 | 763 | 126 | 32 | 50 | 24 | 318 | 34.7 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 14.5 |
| Luol Deng | SF | 22 | 2 | 392 | 73 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 157 | 17.8 | 3.3 | .8 | .7 | .4 | 7.1 |
| Cameron Reynolds | SG | 19 | 0 | 259 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 95 | 13.6 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 5.0 |
| C. J. Williams | SG | 15 | 0 | 128 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 8.5 | .5 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 2.6 |
| Jared Terrell | SG | 14 | 0 | 111 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 7.9 | .4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 2.2 |
| James Nunnally$^†$ | SF | 13 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4.9 | .3 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Jimmy Butler$^†$ | SG | 10 | 10 | 361 | 52 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 213 | 36.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| Isaiah Canaan$^†$ | PG | 7 | 1 | 95 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13.6 | .7 | 2.7 | .3 | .1 | 4.7 |
| Mitch Creek$^†$ | SF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

## Transactions
### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Derrick Rose | July 4, 2018 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Jared Terrell | Two-way contract | Rhode Island Rams |
| Anthony Tolliver | July 9, 2018 | Detroit Pistons |
| C. J. Williams | Two-way contract | Los Angeles Clippers |
| James Nunnally | August 7, 2018 | Fenerbahçe Doğuş |
| Luol Deng | September 10, 2018 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Darius Johnson-Odom | September 24, 2018 | Vanoli Cremona |
| Jonathan Stark | September 24, 2018 | Murray State Racers |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| Cole Aldrich | Waived | Atlanta Hawks |
| Nemanja Bjelica | Free agency | Sacramento Kings |
| Amile Jefferson | Two-way contract | Orlando Magic |
| Anthony Brown | Free agency | Philadelphia 76ers |