2025–26 Detroit Pistons season

2025–26 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	J. B. Bickerstaff
General manager	Trajan Langdon
Owner(s)	Tom Gores
Arena	Little Caesars Arena
Results
Record	0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	FanDuel Sports Network Detroit
Radio	WXYT
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The 2025–26 Detroit Pistons season will be the 85th season of the franchise, the 78th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the ninth in Midtown Detroit.

The Pistons finished the previous regular season at 44–38, their best record since 2016.^[1][2] In the first round of the playoffs they matched up with the New York Knicks. In the first round, the Pistons secured their first playoff win since the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals on April 21, 2025, breaking their NBA record 15-game postseason losing streak.^[3] The Pistons were ultimately defeated by the Knicks in six games.^[4]

Draft

Main article: 2025 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	37	Chaz Lanier	Shooting guard	United States	Tennessee

The Pistons held one second-round pick.^[5][6] Similar to the previous year's draft, this draft was held on multiple nights.^[7][8]

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 2 Cade Cunningham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-09-25 Oklahoma State C 0 Jalen Duren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-11-18 Memphis F 26 Javonte Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-23 Radford F 12 Tobias Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1992-07-15 Tennessee F 5 Ron Holland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2005-07-07 Duncanville HS (TX) G 23 Jaden Ivey  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-13 Purdue G 24 Daniss Jenkins (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-08-17 St. John's G 22 Colby Jones (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-05-28 Xavier F 34 Bobi Klintman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2003-03-06 Wake Forest G 20 Chaz Lanier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2001-12-19 Tennessee G 8 Caris LeVert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan F 7 Paul Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-26 DePaul F 55 Duncan Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan G 25 Marcus Sasser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-21 Houston F 35 Tolu Smith (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2001-07-26 Mississippi State F/C 28 Isaiah Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2001-05-22 Washington G/F 9 Ausar Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-01-30 Pine Crest (FL)

Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff Assistant(s) Jerome Allen Kevin Burleson Josh Estes Jarrett Jack Sidney Lowe Vitaly Potapenko Steve Scalzi Fred Vinson Luke Walton Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: August 11, 2025

Game log

Preseason

2025 preseason game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 6 @ Memphis FedExForum 2 October 9 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 3 October 14 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena 4 October 16 Washington Little Caesars Arena
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 22 @ Chicago United Center 2 October 24 @ Houston Toyota Center 3 October 26 Boston Little Caesars Arena 4 October 27 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena 5 October 29 Orlando Little Caesars Arena
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 1 Dallas Mexico City Arena 7 November 3 @ Memphis FedExForum 8 November 5 Utah Little Caesars Arena 9 November 7 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 10 November 9 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena 11 November 10 Washington Little Caesars Arena 12 November 12 Chicago Little Caesars Arena 13 November 14 Philadelphia Little Caesars Arena 14 November 17 Indiana Little Caesars Arena 15 November 18 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 16 November 22 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 17 November 24 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 18 November 26 @ Boston TD Garden 19 November 28 Orlando Little Caesars Arena 20 November 29 @ Miami Kaseya Center
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 Atlanta Little Caesars Arena 22 December 3 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 23 December 5 Portland Little Caesars Arena 24 December 6 Milwaukee Little Caesars Arena 25 December TBD TBD 26 December TBD TBD 27 December 18 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 28 December 20 Charlotte Little Caesars Arena 29 December 22 @ Portland Moda Center 30 December 23 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 31 December 26 @ Utah Delta Center 32 December 28 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 33 December 30 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 1 Miami Little Caesars Arena 35 January 4 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena 36 January 5 New York Little Caesars Arena 37 January 7 Chicago Little Caesars Arena 38 January 10 L.A. Clippers Little Caesars Arena 39 January 15 Phoenix Little Caesars Arena 40 January 17 Indiana Little Caesars Arena 41 January 19 Boston Little Caesars Arena 42 January 21 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 43 January 23 Houston Little Caesars Arena 44 January 25 Sacramento Little Caesars Arena 45 January 27 @ Denver Ball Arena 46 January 29 @ Phoenix PHX Arena 47 January 30 @ Golden State Chase Center
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 Brooklyn Little Caesars Arena 49 February 3 Denver Little Caesars Arena 50 February 5 Washington Little Caesars Arena 51 February 6 New York Little Caesars Arena 52 February 9 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 53 February 11 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena All-Star Game 54 February 19 @ New York Madison Square Garden 55 February 21 @ Chicago United Center 56 February 23 San Antonio Little Caesars Arena 57 February 25 Oklahoma City Little Caesars Arena 58 February 27 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Orlando Kia Center 60 March 3 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena 61 March 5 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 62 March 7 Brooklyn Little Caesars Arena 63 March 8 @ Miami Kaseya Center 64 March 10 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 65 March 12 Philadelphia Little Caesars Arena 66 March 13 Memphis Little Caesars Arena 67 March 15 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 68 March 17 @ Washington Capital One Arena 69 March 19 @ Washingotn Capital One Arena 70 March 20 Golden State Little Caesars Arena 71 March 23 L.A. Lakers Little Caesars Arena 72 March 25 Atlanta Little Caesars Arena 73 March 26 New Orleans Little Caesars Arena 74 March 28 @ Minnesota Target Center 75 March 30 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 76 March 31 Toronto Little Caesars Arena
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 Minnesota Little Caesars Arena 78 April 4 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena 79 April 6 @ Orlando Kia Center 80 April 8 Milwaukee Little Caesars Arena 81 April 10 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 82 April 12 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2025 NBA Cup

East Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Boston Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Detroit Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Orlando Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brooklyn Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Philadelphia 76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: October 31, 2025. Source: NBA

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Chaz Lanier Via trade Duncan Robinson Via free agency Javonte Green Colby Jones Caris LeVert

Players Lost Via trade Simone Fontecchio Dennis Schröder Via free agency Tim Hardaway Jr. Lindy Waters III Waived Ron Harper Jr.

Trades

July 7, 2025[9]	To Detroit Pistons Duncan Robinson	To Miami Heat Simone Fontecchio
July 7, 2025[10]	To Detroit Pistons 2026 second-round pick	To Sacramento Kings Dennis Schröder 2029 second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 7	Paul Reed	[11]
August 2	Daniss Jenkins	[12]

Additions

Date	Player	Former Team	Ref.
July 8	Caris LeVert	Atlanta Hawks	[13]
July 29	Colby Jones	Washington Wizards	[14]
August 15	Javonte Green	Cleveland Cavaliers	[15]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
July 10	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Unrestricted free agent	Denver Nuggets	[16]
July 24	Ron Harper Jr.	Waived		[17]
	Lindy Waters III	Unrestricted free agent	San Antonio Spurs	[18]

References

1. Woods, Kory (April 13, 2025). "Pistons rally to force overtime but fall short against Bucks". MLive. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
2. Sankofa II, Omari (April 13, 2025). "Backup Pistons lose to Bucks in OT, 140-133, to finish best regular season in 9 years". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on April 13, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
3. Herring, Chris (April 21, 2025). "Pistons snap record 15-game playoff losing streak with Game 2 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
4. Davis, Coty M. (May 1, 2025). "'They don't quit': Pistons bounced from playoffs despite gutty performance". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
5. "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
6. Sankofa II, Omari (June 26, 2025). "2025 NBA draft: Detroit Pistons go for shooter in Tennessee G Chaz Lanier with No. 37 pick". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
7. "NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm expands to 2 nights". NBA.com. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
8. "2025 NBA Draft: How to watch, selection order, history and things to know". NBA.com. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
9. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Duncan Robinson from Miami Heat". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
10. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Future Second Round Pick from Sacramento". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
11. Gauruder, Dana (June 30, 2025). "Pistons Re-Sign Paul Reed To Two-Year Deal". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
12. Corp, Sean (August 4, 2025). "Daniss Jenkins signs new two-way deal with the Detroit Pistons". Detroit Bad Boys. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
13. "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Caris LeVert". NBA.com. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
14. Hill, Arthur (July 29, 2025). "Pistons Sign Colby Jones To Two-Way Contract". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
15. Davis, Coty M. (August 15, 2025). "Pistons sign veteran wing Javonte Green". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
16. "Nuggets Sign Tim Hardaway Jr." NBA.com. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
17. Richman, Jacob (July 24, 2025). "Two-way player waived by Pistons, clearing path for free agent to return". MLive. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
18. "Spurs Sign Lindy Waters III". NBA.com. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.