2020–21 Detroit Pistons season

The 2020–21 Detroit Pistons season is the 80th season of the franchise, the 73rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the fourth in Midtown Detroit. This will be the third season under head coach Dwane Casey. On June 18, 2020, the Pistons hired Troy Weaver as their new general manager.[1]

2020–21 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachDwane Casey
General managerTroy Weaver
OwnersTom Gores
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Results
Record5–16 (.238)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
RadioWXYT

Draft picks
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 7 Killian Hayes PG France ratiopharm Ulm

The Pistons held one first-round pick entering the draft.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

Roster
Roster listing
Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 41 Bey, Saddiq 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-04-09 Villanova
F 45 Doumbouya, Sekou 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-12-23 France
G 8 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1987-11-29 North Carolina
F 9 Grant, Jerami 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-03-12 Syracuse
F 23 Griffin, Blake 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989-03-16 Oklahoma
G 7 Hayes, Killian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2001-07-27 France
G 5 Jackson, Frank (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-04 Duke
G/F 20 Jackson, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997-02-10 Kansas
G 38 Lee, Saben (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-06-23 Vanderbilt
G 17 McGruder, Rodney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-07-29 Kansas State
G/F 19 Mykhailiuk, Sviatoslav 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Kansas
F/C 13 Okafor, Jahlil 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1995-12-15 Duke
F/C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990-03-05 Duke
G 25 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-10-04 Memphis
G/F 91 Sirvydis, Deividas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-10 Lithuania
F/C 28 Stewart, Isaiah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2001-05-22 Washington
G 55 Wright, Delon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-04-26 Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 27, 2020

Standings

Division
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Milwaukee Bucks 13 8 .619 0.0 9–2 4–6 6–0 21
Indiana Pacers 12 10 .545 1.5 7–6 5–4 2–1 22
Cleveland Cavaliers 10 12 .455 3.5 7–5 3–7 2–2 22
Chicago Bulls 8 12 .400 4.5 3–7 5–5 0–2 20
Detroit Pistons 5 16 .238 8.0 4–7 1–9 0–5 21

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Philadelphia 76ers * 16 7 .696 – 23
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 13 8 .619 2.0 21
3 Brooklyn Nets 14 9 .609 2.0 23
4 Boston Celtics 11 9 .550 3.5 20
5 Indiana Pacers 12 10 .545 3.5 22
6 Charlotte Hornets * 10 12 .455 5.5 22
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 10 12 .455 5.5 22
8 Atlanta Hawks 10 12 .455 5.5 22
9 New York Knicks 10 13 .435 6.0 23
10 Toronto Raptors 9 12 .429 6.0 21
11 Chicago Bulls 8 12 .400 6.5 20
12 Orlando Magic 8 14 .364 7.5 22
13 Miami Heat 7 14 .333 8.0 21
14 Washington Wizards 5 13 .278 8.5 18
15 Detroit Pistons 5 16 .238 10.0 21

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)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 5–16 (Home: 4–7; Road: 1–9)
December: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
January : 5–11 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–6)
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
— February 1 @ Denver Postponed (makeup date TBA)[7]
21 February 2 @ Utah L 105–117 Jerami Grant (27) Mason Plumlee (14) Jerami Grant (4) Vivint Arena 5–16
22 February 5 @ Phoenix Phoenix Suns Arena
23 February 6 @ LA Lakers Staples Center
24 February 9 Brooklyn Little Caesars Arena
25 February 11 Indiana Little Caesars Arena
26 February 14 @ Boston TD Garden
27 February 16 San Antonio Little Caesars Arena
28 February 17 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
29 February 19 @ Memphis FedExForum
30 February 21 @ Orlando Amway Center
31 February 23 @ Orlando Amway Center
32 February 24 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
33 February 26 Sacramento Little Caesars Arena
34 February 28 New York Little Caesars Arena
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
November 19, 2020[3] Three-team trade
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[8] To Detroit Pistons
Dewayne Dedmon		 To Atlanta Hawks
Tony Snell
Khyri Thomas
November 22, 2020[4] To Detroit Pistons
Tony Bradley
Draft rights to Saben Lee		 To Utah Jazz
Cash considerations
November 22, 2020[9] To Detroit Pistons
Jerami Grant
Draft rights to Nikola Radičević		 To Denver Nuggets
Cash considerations
November 23, 2020[10] To Detroit Pistons
Zhaire Smith		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Tony Bradley
November 24, 2020[5] To Detroit Pistons
Trevor Ariza
Draft rights to Isaiah Stewart
Future second round pick
Cash considerations		 To Houston Rockets
Christian Wood
2021 second round pick
Protected future first round pick
November 27, 2020[11][12] Three-team trade
To Dallas Mavericks
James 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)

Re-signed
Date Player Contract terms Ref.
December 2 Louis King Two-way contract [13]

Additions
Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
December 1 Josh Jackson 2-year contract worth $9.77 million Memphis Grizzlies [14]
Jahlil Okafor 2-year contract worth $4.01 million New Orleans Pelicans
Mason Plumlee 3-year contract worth $24.66 million Denver Nuggets
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 [15]
December 3 LiAngelo Ball Exhibit 10 contract Oklahoma City Blue [16]
Anthony Lamb Exhibit 10 contract Vermont Catamounts
December 27 Frank Jackson Two-way contract New Orleans Pelicans [17]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New team Ref.
November 24 Dewayne Dedmon Waived [18]
November 27 Jordan Bone Unrestricted free agent Orlando Magic [19]
November 30 Langston Galloway Unrestricted free agent Phoenix Suns [20]
Thon Maker Unrestricted free agent Cleveland Cavaliers [21]
Zhaire Smith Waived Memphis Hustle [22][23]
December 14 LiAngelo Ball Waived [24][25]
Louis King
Anthony Lamb Canton Charge
December 20 Džanan Musa Waived Anadolu Efes [26][27]

References
  1. "Pistons hire Troy Weaver as new GM". NBA.com. June 18, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. Langlois, Keith (August 27, 2020). "Could the 7th pick yield next Detroit Pistons star? Draft history says there'll be one available". NBA.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. "Brooklyn Nets Acquire Landry Shamet, Bruce Brown and the Draft Rights to Reggie Perry in Three-team Trade". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  4. "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  5. "Detroit Pistons Complete Trade With Houston". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  6. "Wizards-Pistons, Warriors-Suns games postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. "Pistons-Nuggets game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  8. "Atlanta Hawks Acquire Tony Snell from Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  9. "Pistons land Jerami Grant in sign-and-trade with Nuggets". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  10. "Team Acquires Bradley". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  11. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Delon Wright From Dallas In Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  12. "Thunder Acquires Trevor Ariza, Justin Jackson and Two Second-Round Draft Picks". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  13. Adams, Luke (December 2, 2020). "Pistons Re-Sign Louis King To Two-Way Contract". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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  19. "Orlando Magic Sign Five". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  20. "Suns Sign Moore, Galloway & Jones". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  21. "Cavaliers Add Three to 2020 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  22. "Zhaire Smith: Officially waived by Detroit". CBS Sports. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  23. "Memphis Hustle announce 2021 roster". NBA.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  24. Beard, Rod (December 14, 2020). "LiAngelo Ball among three cut by Pistons as season approaches". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  25. "Charge Announce 2021 Roster". NBA.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  26. Maynard, Jason (December 20, 2020). "Detroit Pistons Waive Dzanan Musa". NBA.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  27. "Anadolu Efes Istanbul signs Dzanan Musa to multi-year deal". Sportando. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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