# 2020–21 Detroit Pistons season

The 2020–21 Detroit Pistons season was the 80th season of the franchise, the 73rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the fourth in Midtown Detroit. This was the third season under head coach Dwane Casey. On June 18, 2020, the Pistons hired Troy Weaver as their new general manager. The Pistons finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
| 1 | 7 | Killian Hayes | Point guard | France | ratiopharm Ulm |
| 1 | 16 | Isaiah Stewart | Power forward / center | United States | Washington |
| 1 | 19 | Saddiq Bey | Small forward | United States | Villanova |
The Pistons held one first-round pick entering the draft. They acquired the draft rights to the 16th overall pick from the Houston Rockets, the 19th overall pick from the Brooklyn Nets, and the 38th overall pick from the Utah Jazz.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 26 | .639 | – | 26‍–‍10 | 20‍–‍16 | 11–1 | 72 |
| pi – Indiana Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 12.0 | 13‍–‍23 | 21‍–‍15 | 7–5 | 72 |
| Chicago Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 15.0 | 15‍–‍21 | 16‍–‍20 | 7–5 | 72 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 24.0 | 13‍–‍23 | 9‍–‍27 | 4–8 | 72 |
| Detroit Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 26.0 | 13‍–‍23 | 7‍–‍29 | 1–11 | 72 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c − Philadelphia 76ers * | 49 | 23 | .681 | – | 72 |
| 2 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | 72 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 | 72 |
| 4 | x – New York Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
| 5 | y – Atlanta Hawks * | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Miami Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | 72 |
| 8 | x – Washington Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
| 9 | pi – Indiana Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
| 10 | pi – Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 | 72 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 | 72 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 | 72 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 | 72 |
| 14 | Orlando Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 | 72 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 | 72 |
Notes
* z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
* c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
* y – Clinched division title
* x – Clinched playoff spot
* * – Division leader

## Game log
### Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 11
New York
L 84–90
Bey & Mykhailiuk (14)
Blake Griffin (7)
Blake Griffin (5)
Little Caesars Arena
0–1
2
December 13
New York
W 99–91
Sekou Doumbouya (23)
Griffin & Okafor (6)
Derrick Rose (8)
Little Caesars Arena
1–1
3
December 17
@ Washington
W 97–86
Josh Jackson (17)
Josh Jackson (7)
Derrick Rose (6)
Capital One Arena
2–1
4
December 19
@ Washington
L 96–99
Grant & Rose (14)
Jerami Grant (9)
Blake Griffin (3)
Capital One Arena
2–2 :
2020–21 season schedule :

### Regular season

2020–21 game log Total: 20–52 (Home: 13–23; Road: 7–29) :
December: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 23
@ Minnesota
L 101–111
Josh Jackson (19)
Sekou Doumbouya (9)
Plumlee & Rose (6)
Target Center 0
0–1
2
December 26
Cleveland
L 119–128 (2OT)
Jerami Grant (28)
Jerami Grant (10)
Mason Plumlee (5)
Little Caesars Arena 0
0–2
3
December 28
@ Atlanta
L 120–128
Grant & Jackson (27)
Mason Plumlee (12)
Killian Hayes (8)
State Farm Arena 0
0–3
4
December 29
Golden State
L 106–116
Jerami Grant (27)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Derrick Rose (7)
Little Caesars Arena 0
0–4 :
January
: 5–11 (home: 4–5; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 1
Boston
W 96–93
Jerami Grant (24)
Mason Plumlee (17)
Killian Hayes (6)
Little Caesars Arena 0
1–4
6
January 3
Boston
L 120–122
Jerami Grant (22)
Mason Plumlee (8)
Derrick Rose (8)
Little Caesars Arena 0
1–5
7
January 4
@ Milwaukee
L 115–125
Jerami Grant (24)
Mason Plumlee (8)
Mason Plumlee (6)
Fiserv Forum 0
1–6
8
January 6
@ Milwaukee
L 115–130
Jerami Grant (31)
Saddiq Bey (10)
Blake Griffin (5)
Fiserv Forum 0
1–7
9
January 8
Phoenix
W 110–105
Jerami Grant (31)
Saddiq Bey (12)
Delon Wright (6)
Little Caesars Arena 0
2–7
10
January 10
Utah
L 86–96
Jerami Grant (28)
Mason Plumlee (8)
Blake Griffin (5)
Little Caesars Arena 0
2–8
11
January 13
Milwaukee
L 101–110
Jerami Grant (22)
Mason Plumlee (13)
Delon Wright (7)
Little Caesars Arena 0
2–9
January 15
Washington
Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: April 1)
12
January 16
@ Miami
W 120–100
Jerami Grant (24)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Delon Wright (10)
American Airlines Arena 0
3–9
13
January 18
@ Miami
L 107–113
Jerami Grant (27)
Mason Plumlee (7)
Jerami Grant (6)
American Airlines Arena 0
3–10
14
January 20
@ Atlanta
L 115–123 (OT)
Jerami Grant (32)
Mason Plumlee (9)
Jerami Grant (5)
State Farm Arena 0
3–11
15
January 22
Houston
L 102–103
Jerami Grant (21)
Griffin & Stewart (10)
Mason Plumlee (4)
Little Caesars Arena 0
3–12
16
January 23
Philadelphia
L 110–114
Wayne Ellington (17)
Jerami Grant (9)
Delon Wright (6)
Little Caesars Arena 0
3–13
17
January 25
Philadelphia
W 119–104
Delon Wright (28)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Delon Wright (9)
Little Caesars Arena 0
4–13
18
January 27
@ Cleveland
L 107–122
Jerami Grant (26)
Mason Plumlee (12)
Delon Wright (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1,944
4–14
19
January 28
L. A. Lakers
W 107–92
Blake Griffin (23)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Grant, Griffin & Wright (6)
Little Caesars Arena 0
5–14
20
January 30
@ Golden State
L 91–118
Jerami Grant (18)
Jackson & Wright (6)
Delon Wright (4)
Chase Center 0
5–15 :
February
: 4–10 (home: 2–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
February 1
@ Denver
Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: April 6)
21
February 2
@ Utah
L 105–117
Jerami Grant (27)
Mason Plumlee (14)
Jerami Grant (4)
Vivint Arena 3,902
5–16
22
February 5
@ Phoenix
L 92–109
Jerami Grant (21)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Delon Wright (6)
Phoenix Suns Arena 0
5–17
23
February 6
@ L. A. Lakers
L 129–135 (2OT)
Jerami Grant (32)
Mason Plumlee (8)
Delon Wright (10)
Staples Center 0
5–18
24
February 9
Brooklyn
W 122–111
Jerami Grant (32)
Mason Plumlee (12)
Delon Wright (9)
Little Caesars Arena 0
6–18
25
February 11
Indiana
L 95–111
Josh Jackson (18)
Josh Jackson (8)
Blake Griffin (6)
Little Caesars Arena 0
6–19
26
February 12
@ Boston
W 108–102
Saddiq Bey (30)
Saddiq Bey (12)
Delon Wright (7)
TD Garden 0
7–19
27
February 14
New Orleans
W 123–112
Josh Jackson (21)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Little Caesars Arena 0
8–19
February 16
San Antonio
Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: March 15)
February 17
@ Dallas
Postponed due to winter storm (makeup date: April 21)
28
February 17
@ Chicago
L 102–105
Jerami Grant (43)
Mason Plumlee (8)
Delon Wright (4)
United Center 0
8–20
29
February 19
@ Memphis
L 95–109
Grant & Wright (16)
Mason Plumlee (15)
Mason Plumlee (6)
FedExForum 1,795
8–21
30
February 21
@ Orlando
L 96–105
Jerami Grant (24)
Josh Jackson (10)
Saben Lee (5)
Amway Center 4,002
8–22
31
February 23
@ Orlando
W 105–93
Saben Lee (21)
Mason Plumlee (12)
Jerami Grant (6)
Amway Center 3,631
9–22
32
February 24
@ New Orleans
L 118–128
Josh Jackson (25)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Plumlee & Smith Jr. (7)
Smoothie King Center 2,700
9–23
33
February 26
Sacramento
L 107–110
Jerami Grant (30)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Plumlee & Smith Jr. (6)
Little Caesars Arena 0
9–24
34
February 28
New York
L 90–109
Jerami Grant (21)
Isaiah Stewart (10)
Saben Lee (4)
Little Caesars Arena 0
9–25 :
March
: 4–9 (home: 2–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
March 2
@ Toronto
Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: March 3)
35
March 3
@ Toronto
W 129–105
Wayne Ellington (25)
Dennis Smith Jr. (12)
Dennis Smith Jr. (11)
Amalie Arena 0
10–25
36
March 4
@ New York
L 104–114
Wayne Ellington (17)
Mason Plumlee (13)
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (5)
Madison Square Garden 1,981
10–26
All-Star Break
37
March 11
@ Charlotte
L 102–105
Jerami Grant (32)
Grant, Plumlee & Stewart (8)
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (8)
Spectrum Center 0
10–27
38
March 13
@ Brooklyn
L 95–100
Jerami Grant (22)
Mason Plumlee (9)
Mason Plumlee (6)
Barclays Center 1,364
10–28
39
March 15
San Antonio
L 99–109
Josh Jackson (15)
Mason Plumlee (12)
Delon Wright (8)
Little Caesars Arena 0
10–29
40
March 17
Toronto
W 116–112
Saddiq Bey (28)
Mason Plumlee (14)
Delon Wright (8)
Little Caesars Arena 750
11–29
41
March 19
@ Houston
W 113–100
Frank Jackson (23)
Mason Plumlee (16)
Delon Wright (8)
Toyota Center 3,061
12–29
42
March 21
Chicago
L 86–100
Jerami Grant (26)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Dennis Smith Jr. (5)
Little Caesars Arena 750
12–30
43
March 24
@ Indiana
L 111–116
Jerami Grant (29)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Jackson & Smith Jr. (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0
12–31
44
March 26
Brooklyn
L 111–113
Jerami Grant (19)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Mason Plumlee (5)
Little Caesars Arena 750
12–32
45
March 27
@ Washington
L 92–106
Wayne Ellington (15)
Plumlee & Stewart (8)
Cory Joseph (4)
Capital One Arena 0
12–33
46
March 29
Toronto
W 118–104
Bey, Lee & Diallo (19)
Hamidou Diallo (10)
Lee & Joseph (5)
Little Caesars Arena 750
13–33
47
March 31
Portland
L 101–124
Jerami Grant (30)
Hamidou Diallo (7)
Cory Joseph (9)
Little Caesars Arena 750
13–34 :
April
: 6–10 (home: 4–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
April 1
Washington
W 120–91
Josh Jackson (31)
Mason Plumlee (11)
Plumlee & Joseph (7)
Little Caesars Arena 750
14–34
49
April 3
New York
L 81–125
Jerami Grant (16)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Jackson, Lee & Hayes (3)
Little Caesars Arena 750
14–35
50
April 5
@ Oklahoma City
W 132–108
Jerami Grant (21)
Hamidou Diallo (8)
Killian Hayes (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 0
15–35
51
April 6
@ Denver
L 119–134
Jerami Grant (29)
Isaiah Stewart (8)
Saben Lee (7)
Ball Arena 3,556
15–36
52
April 8
@ Sacramento
W 113–101
Cory Joseph (24)
Isaiah Stewart (13)
Cory Joseph (7)
Golden 1 Center 0
16–36
53
April 10
@ Portland
L 103–118
Josh Jackson (21)
Bey & Plumlee (6)
Cory Joseph (8)
Moda Center 0
16–37
54
April 11
@ L. A. Clippers
L 124–131
Josh Jackson (26)
Isaiah Stewart (6)
Cory Joseph (13)
Staples Center 0
16–38
55
April 14
L. A. Clippers
L 98–100
Jerami Grant (28)
Mason Plumlee (9)
Killian Hayes (6)
Little Caesars Arena 750
16–39
56
April 16
Oklahoma City
W 110–104
Josh Jackson (29)
Isaiah Stewart (21)
Killian Hayes (7)
Little Caesars Arena 750
17–39
57
April 17
@ Washington
L 100–121
Stewart & Jackson (19)
Isaiah Stewart (12)
Grant & Lee (4)
Capital One Arena 0
17–40
58
April 19
Cleveland
W 109–105
Bey & Jackson (20)
Isaiah Stewart (16)
Killian Hayes (9)
Little Caesars Arena 750
18–40
59
April 21
@ Dallas
L 117–127
Jerami Grant (26)
Mason Plumlee (16)
Mason Plumlee (7)
American Airlines Center 4,043
18–41
60
April 22
@ San Antonio
L 91–106
Josh Jackson (29)
Isaiah Stewart (13)
Killian Hayes (5)
AT&T Center 3,334
18–42
61
April 24
@ Indiana
L 109–115
Jerami Grant (25)
Mason Plumlee (21)
Hayes & Plumlee (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0
18–43
62
April 26
Atlanta
W 100–86
Grant & Jackson (18)
Isaiah Stewart (11)
Killian Hayes (5)
Little Caesars Arena 750
19–43
63
April 29
Dallas
L 105–115
Stewart & Jackson (20)
Stewart & Diallo (10)
Killian Hayes (11)
Little Caesars Arena 750
19–44 :
May
: 1–8 (home: 1–6; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
May 1
@ Charlotte
L 97–104
Frank Jackson (25)
Bey, Cook & Jackson (7)
Saben Lee (7)
Spectrum Center 3,766
19–45
65
May 3
Orlando
L 112–119
Saddiq Bey (26)
Saddiq Bey (9)
Hayes & Lee (7)
Little Caesars Arena 750
19–46
66
May 4
Charlotte
L 99–102
Hamidou Diallo (35)
Saddiq Bey (9)
Killian Hayes (7)
Little Caesars Arena 750
19–47
67
May 6
Memphis
W 111–97
Joseph & Ellington (18)
Isaiah Stewart (7)
Cory Joseph (11)
Little Caesars Arena 750
20–47
68
May 8
@ Philadelphia
L 104–118
Bey & Grant (14)
Saddiq Bey (7)
Killian Hayes (6)
Wells Fargo Center 5,119
20–48
69
May 9
Chicago
L 96–108
Killian Hayes (21)
Bey, Stewart & Hayes (7)
Killian Hayes (8)
Little Caesars Arena 750
20–49
70
May 11
Minnesota
L 100–119
Saben Lee (22)
Doumbouya & Stewart (8)
Killian Hayes (7)
Little Caesars Arena 750
20–50
71
May 14
Denver
L 91–104
Hamidou Diallo (18)
Hamidou Diallo (12)
Jackson & Hayes (7)
Little Caesars Arena 750
20–51
72
May 16
Miami
L 107–120
Saddiq Bey (22)
Tyler Cook (9)
Saben Lee (7)
Little Caesars Arena 750
20–52 :
2020–21 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Detroit Pistons statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Saddiq Bey | 70 | 53 | 27.3 | .404 | .380 | .844 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 12.2 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 68 | 14 | 21.4 | .553 | .333 | .696 | 6.7 | .9 | .6 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| Josh Jackson | 62 | 25 | 25.2 | .419 | .300 | .729 | 4.1 | 2.3 | .9 | .8 | 13.4 |
| Mason Plumlee | 56 | 56 | 26.8 | .614 | .000 | .669 | 9.3 | 3.6 | .8 | .9 | 10.4 |
| Sekou Doumbouya | 56 | 11 | 15.5 | .379 | .226 | .703 | 2.6 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 5.1 |
| Jerami Grant | 54 | 54 | 33.9 | .429 | .350 | .845 | 4.6 | 2.8 | .6 | 1.1 | 22.3 |
| Saben Lee | 48 | 7 | 16.3 | .471 | .348 | .685 | 2.0 | 3.6 | .7 | .3 | 5.6 |
| Wayne Ellington | 46 | 31 | 22.0 | .441 | .422 | .800 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 9.6 |
| Frank Jackson | 40 | 6 | 18.5 | .457 | .407 | .813 | 2.2 | .9 | .4 | .0 | 9.8 |
| Delon Wright$^†$ | 36 | 31 | 29.2 | .464 | .348 | .789 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | .5 | 10.4 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk$^†$ | 36 | 5 | 17.6 | .377 | .333 | .800 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 6.9 |
| Tyler Cook$^†$ | 28 | 1 | 15.0 | .680 | .500 | .486 | 3.3 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 5.5 |
| Jahlil Okafor | 27 | 2 | 12.9 | .618 | .222 | .708 | 2.4 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 5.4 |
| Killian Hayes | 26 | 18 | 25.8 | .353 | .278 | .824 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .4 | 6.8 |
| Blake Griffin$^†$ | 20 | 20 | 31.3 | .365 | .315 | .710 | 5.2 | 3.9 | .7 | .1 | 12.3 |
| Dennis Smith Jr.$^†$ | 20 | 9 | 19.6 | .415 | .352 | .700 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .7 | 7.3 |
| Hamidou Diallo$^†$ | 20 | 4 | 23.3 | .468 | .390 | .662 | 5.4 | 1.2 | .5 | .6 | 11.2 |
| Deividas Sirvydis | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | .350 | .357 | .500 | 1.5 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Cory Joseph$^†$ | 19 | 11 | 26.4 | .506 | .368 | .878 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.2 | .5 | 12.0 |
| Rodney McGruder | 16 | 2 | 12.1 | .529 | .458 | .750 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 5.7 |
| Derrick Rose$^†$ | 15 | 0 | 22.8 | .429 | .333 | .840 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | .3 | 14.2 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Killian Hayes Via trade Trevor Ariza Saddiq Bey Tony Bradley Dewayne Dedmon Hamidou Diallo Jerami Grant Jaylen Hands Cory Joseph Saben Lee Rodney McGruder Džanan Musa Nikola Radičević Dennis Smith Jr. Zhaire Smith Isaiah Stewart Delon Wright Via free agency LiAngelo Ball Tyler Cook Wayne Ellington Frank Jackson Josh Jackson Anthony Lamb Jahlil Okafor Mason Plumlee Deividas Sirvydis | Players Lost Via trade Trevor Ariza Tony Bradley Bruce Brown Luke Kennard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Justin Patton Derrick Rose Tony Snell Khyri Thomas Christian Wood Delon Wright Via free agency Jordan Bone Langston Galloway John Henson Brandon Knight Thon Maker Jordan McRae Waived LiAngelo Ball Dewayne Dedmon Blake Griffin Louis King Anthony Lamb Džanan Musa Zhaire Smith |

### Trades

| November 19, 2020 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| November 19, 2020 | To Brooklyn Nets Bruce Brown (from Detroit) Landry Shamet (from Los Angeles) Draft rights to Reggie Perry (from Los Angeles) | To Los Angeles Clippers Luke Kennard (from Detroit) Justin Patton (from Detroit) Draft rights to Jay Scrubb (from Brooklyn) 2023 second round draft pick (from Portland via Detroit) 2024 second round draft pick (from Detroit) 2025 second round draft pick (from Detroit) 2026 second round draft pick (from Detroit) |
| To Detroit Pistons Rodney McGruder (from Los Angeles) Džanan Musa (from Brooklyn) Draft rights to Saddiq Bey (from Brooklyn) Draft rights to Jaylen Hands (from Brooklyn) 2021 second round draft pick (from Toronto via Brooklyn) Cash considerations ||
| November 20, 2020 | To Detroit PistonsDewayne Dedmon | To Atlanta HawksTony Snell Khyri Thomas |
| November 22, 2020 | To Detroit PistonsTony Bradley Draft rights to Saben Lee | To Utah JazzCash considerations |
| November 22, 2020 | To Detroit PistonsJerami Grant Draft rights to Nikola Radičević | To Denver NuggetsCash considerations |
| November 23, 2020 | To Detroit PistonsZhaire Smith | To Philadelphia 76ersTony Bradley |
| November 24, 2020 | To Detroit PistonsTrevor Ariza Draft rights to Isaiah Stewart Future second round draft pick Cash considerations | To Houston RocketsChristian Wood 2021 second round pick Protected future first round pick |
| November 27, 2020 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| November 27, 2020 | To Dallas MavericksJames Johnson (from Oklahoma City) | To Oklahoma City Thunder Trevor Ariza (from Detroit) Justin Jackson (from Dallas) 2023 second round draft pick (from Dallas or Miami) 2026 second round draft pick (from Dallas) |
| To Detroit Pistons Delon Wright (from Dallas) ||
| February 8, 2021 | To Detroit PistonsDennis Smith Jr. 2021 second round draft pick (from Charlotte via New York) | To New York KnicksDerrick Rose |
| March 13, 2021 | To Detroit PistonsHamidou Diallo | To Oklahoma City ThunderSviatoslav Mykhailiuk Future second round pick |
| March 26, 2021 | To Detroit PistonsCory Joseph 2021 second round draft pick (from Los Angeles via Sacramento) 2024 second round draft pick (from Sacramento) | To Sacramento KingsDelon Wright |

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

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
| December 2 | Louis King | Two-way contract | |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| December 1 | Josh Jackson | 2-year contract worth $9.77 million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| December 1 | Jahlil Okafor | 2-year contract worth $4.01 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| December 1 | Mason Plumlee | 3-year contract worth $24.66 million | Denver Nuggets |
| December 1 | Deividas Sirvydis | 3-year contract worth $4.2 million | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| December 2 | Wayne Ellington | 1-year contract worth $2.56 million | New York Knicks |
| December 3 | LiAngelo Ball | Exhibit 10 contract | Oklahoma City Blue |
| December 3 | Anthony Lamb | Exhibit 10 contract | Vermont Catamounts |
| December 27 | Frank Jackson | Two-way contract | New Orleans Pelicans |
| March 19 | Tyler Cook | 10-day contract | Brooklyn Nets |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| November 20 | Brandon Knight | Unrestricted free agent | |
| November 24 | Dewayne Dedmon | Waived | Miami Heat |
| November 27 | Jordan Bone | Unrestricted free agent | Orlando Magic |
| November 30 | Langston Galloway | Unrestricted free agent | Phoenix Suns |
| November 30 | Thon Maker | Unrestricted free agent | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| November 30 | Zhaire Smith | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
| December 14 | LiAngelo Ball | Waived | |
| December 14 | Louis King | Waived | New York Knicks |
| December 14 | Anthony Lamb | Waived | Canton Charge |
| December 20 | Džanan Musa | Waived | Anadolu Efes |
| December 27 | Jordan McRae | Unrestricted free agent | Beijing Ducks |
| March 5 | Blake Griffin | Waived | Brooklyn Nets |
| April 5 | John Henson | Unrestricted free agent | New York Knicks |