2023–24 Detroit Pistons season

The 2023–24 Detroit Pistons season is the 83rd season of the franchise, the 76th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the seventh in Midtown Detroit. On April 10, 2023, Dwane Casey resigned from his position as head coach and transitioned to the Pistons' front office.[1][2] This is the Pistons' first season under new head coach Monty Williams.[3][4]

2023–24 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachMonty Williams
General managerTroy Weaver
Owner(s)Tom Gores
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Results
Record11 (.500)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Detroit
RadioWXYT

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 5 Ausar Thompson Shooting guard  United States City Reapers (Overtime Elite)
2 31 James Nnaji Center  Nigeria FC Barcelona Bàsquet

The Pistons held the fifth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, along with one second-round pick entering the draft.[5][6][7]

On draft night, the Pistons traded for Marcus Sasser, who was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 25th overall pick and subsequently traded to the Boston Celtics.[8][9] The 31st pick was traded to the Celtics along with two future second-round picks.[8]

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C 35 Bagley, Marvin III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1999-03-14 Duke
F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1989-04-18 Croatia
G/F 14 Burks, Alec 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado
G 20 Cazalon, Malcolm (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2001-08-27 France
G 2 Cunningham, Cade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-09-25 Oklahoma State
C 0 Duren, Jalen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-11-18 Memphis
G/F 31 Harris, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-09-06 Virginia
G 7 Hayes, Killian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-07-27 France
G 23 Ivey, Jaden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-13 Purdue
F 12 Livers, Isaiah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1998-07-28 Michigan
G 5 Morris, Monté 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-06-27 Iowa State
G/F 8 Rhoden, Jared (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-08-27 Seton Hall
G 25 Sasser, Marcus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-21 Houston
F/C 28 Stewart, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2001-05-22 Washington
G/F 9 Thompson, Ausar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-01-30 Pine Crest (FL)
G/F 17 Umude, Stanley (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-04-12 Arkansas
C 13 Wiseman, James 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-03-31 Memphis
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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 23, 2023

Standings

Division

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Indiana Pacers101.0001–00–00–01
Milwaukee Bucks101.0001–00–00–01
Chicago Bulls11.5000.51–10–00–02
Detroit Pistons11.5000.50–01–10–02
Cleveland Cavaliers11.5000.50–11–00–02

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Boston Celtics *201.0002
2Orlando Magic *201.0002
3Indiana Pacers *101.0000.51
4Milwaukee Bucks101.0000.51
5Chicago Bulls11.5001.02
6Miami Heat11.5001.02
7Detroit Pistons11.5001.02
8Charlotte Hornets11.5001.02
9Toronto Raptors11.5001.02
10Cleveland Cavaliers11.5001.02
11New York Knicks11.5001.02
12Philadelphia 76ers01.0001.51
13Washington Wizards01.0001.51
14Brooklyn Nets02.0002.02
15Atlanta Hawks02.0002.02

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 0–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 8 Phoenix L 126–130 (OT) Marvin Bagley III (25) Ausar Thompson (10) Killian Hayes (7) Little Caesars Arena
15,062
0–1
2 October 12 @ Oklahoma City W 128–125 James Wiseman (20) James Wiseman (10) Marcus Sasser (8) Bell Centre
21,055
1–1
3 October 19 @ Oklahoma City W 118–116 Ausar Thompson (18) Ausar Thompson (8) Cunningham & Sasser (6) BOK Center
12,275
2–1
4 October 20 @ Dallas L 104–114 Malcolm Cazalon (16) Ausar Thompson (11) Zavier Simpson (6) American Airlines Center
19,282
2–2
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 25 @ Miami L 102–103 Cade Cunningham (30) Duren & Stewart (14) Cade Cunningham (9) Kaseya Center
19,695
0–1
2 October 27 @ Charlotte W 111–99 Alec Burks (24) Jalen Duren (17) Cunningham & Thompson (6) Spectrum Center
15,855
1–1
3 October 28 Chicago Little Caesars Arena
4 October 30 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5 November 1 Portland Little Caesars Arena
6 November 2 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
7 November 5 Phoenix Little Caesars Arena
8 November 6 Golden State Little Caesars Arena
9 November 8 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
10 November 10 Philadelphia Little Caesars Arena
11 November 12 @ Chicago United Center
12 November 14 Atlanta Little Caesars Arena
13 November 17 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
14 November 19 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
15 November 20 Denver Little Caesars Arena
16 November 24 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17 November 27 Washington Little Caesars Arena
18 November 29 L.A. Lakers Little Caesars Arena
19 November 30 @ New York Madison Square Garden
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
20 December 2 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena
21 December
22 December
23 December 11 Indiana Little Caesars Arena
24 December 13 Philadelphia Little Caesars Arena
25 December 15 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
26 December 16 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
27 December 18 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
28 December 21 Utah Little Caesars Arena
29 December 23 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
30 December 26 Brooklyn Little Caesars Arena
31 December 28 @ Boston TD Garden
32 December 30 Toronto Little Caesars Arena
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
33 January 1 @ Houston Toyota Center
34 January 3 @ Utah Delta Center
35 January 5 @ Golden State Chase Center
36 January 7 @ Denver Ball Arena
37 January 9 Sacramento Little Caesars Arena
38 January 10 San Antonio Little Caesars Arena
39 January 12 Houston Little Caesars Arena
40 January 15 @ Washington Capital One Arena
41 January 17 Minnesota Little Caesars Arena
42 January 20 Milwaukee Little Caesars Arena
43 January 22 Milwaukee Little Caesars Arena
44 January 24 Charlotte Little Caesars Arena
45 January 27 Washington Little Caesars Arena
46 January 28 Oklahoma City Little Caesars Arena
47 January 31 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
48 February 2 L.A. Clippers Little Caesars Arena
49 February 4 Orlando Little Caesars Arena
50 February 7 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
51 February 8 @ Portland Moda Center
52 February 10 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
53 February 13 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
54 February 14 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
All-Star Game
55 February 22 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
56 February 24 Orlando Little Caesars Arena
57 February 26 New York Little Caesars Arena
58 February 27 @ Chicago United Center
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
59 March 1 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena
60 March 3 @ Orlando Amway Center
61 March 5 @ Miami Kaseya Center
62 March 7 Brooklyn Little Caesars Arena
63 March 9 Dallas Little Caesars Arena
64 March 11 Charlotte Little Caesars Arena
65 March 13 Toronto Little Caesars Arena
66 March 15 Miami Little Caesars Arena
67 March 17 Miami Little Caesars Arena
68 March 18 @ Boston TD Garden
69 March 20 Indiana Little Caesars Arena
70 March 22 Boston Little Caesars Arena
71 March 24 New Orleans Little Caesars Arena
72 March 25 @ New York Madison Square Garden
73 March 27 @ Minnesota Target Center
74 March 29 @ Washington Capital One Arena
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
75 April 1 Memphis Little Caesars Arena
76 April 3 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
77 April 5 @ Memphis FedExForum
78 April 6 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
79 April 9 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
80 April 11 Chicago Little Caesars Arena
81 April 12 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
82 April 14 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. During the in-season tournament period, the Pistons will compete in Group A of the Eastern Conference, which will include the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers.[10][11]

East Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Atlanta Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Indiana Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Detroit Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency


Waived

Trades

June 22, 2023[8] To Detroit Pistons
Draft rights to Marcus Sasser
To Boston Celtics
Draft rights to James Nnaji
Two future second-round picks
June 30, 2023[12] To Detroit Pistons
Cash considerations
To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Balša Koprivica
July 6, 2023[13] To Detroit Pistons
Joe Harris
2027 second-round pick (from Brooklyn via Dallas)
2029 second-round pick (from Brooklyn via Milwaukee)
To Brooklyn Nets
Cash considerations
July 6, 2023[14] To Detroit Pistons
Monté Morris
To Washington Wizards
2027 second-round pick (from Brooklyn or Dallas)

Re-signed

Date Player Ref.
July 11 Isaiah Stewart [15]

Additions

Date Player Former team Ref.
July 2 Malcolm Cazalon Serbia Mega MIS [16]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
June 24 R. J. Hampton Waived Miami Heat [17][18]
July 1 Eugene Omoruyi Waived Washington Wizards [19][20]
July 6 Cory Joseph Unrestricted free agent Golden State Warriors [21]
September 28 Rodney McGruder Unrestricted free agent Golden State Warriors [22]

References

  1. "DETROIT PISTONS ANNOUNCE CHANGES IN BASKETBALL OPERATIONS". NBA.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. Curtis, Mike (April 9, 2023). "Pistons coach Dwane Casey steps down, 'excited' to join front office". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. "Detroit Pistons Name Monty Williams As Head Coach". NBA.com. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. Ford, Ryan (June 2, 2023). "It's official: Detroit Pistons name Monty Williams head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. "Ties broken for order of selection in 2023 NBA Draft presented by State Farm". NBA.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  6. Ford, Ryan (May 15, 2023). "Here's how the teams with the best NBA draft lottery odds have fared lately". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. Curtis, Mike (May 16, 2023). "Pistons suffer another loss, fall to No. 5 in NBA Draft for second straight year". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  8. Sankofa II, Omari; Alter, Marlowe (June 22, 2023). "Detroit Pistons trade up for Houston's Marcus Sasser with No. 25 pick in NBA draft 2023". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  9. "Memphis Grizzlies acquire Marcus Smart in three-team trade with Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards". NBA.com. Memphis Grizzlies. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  10. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  11. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  12. Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (June 30, 2023). "The Detroit Pistons have traded the draft rights to Balsa Koprivica to the L.A. Clippers in exchange for cash considerations." (Tweet). Retrieved July 1, 2023 via Twitter.
  13. "Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade with Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. Brooklyn Nets. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  14. "Wizards acquire Second Round Pick from Pistons". NBA.com. Washington Wizards. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  15. Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (July 11, 2023). "The @DetroitPistons announced today that the team has signed Isaiah Stewart to a contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed." (Tweet). Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Twitter.
  16. Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (July 2, 2023). "The @DetroitPistons announced today that the team has signed guards Jared Rhoden and Malcolm Cazalon to two-way contracts. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed." (Tweet). Retrieved July 2, 2023 via Twitter.
  17. "Pistons waive guard RJ Hampton after short stint in Detroit". The Detroit News. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  18. "HEAT Make Roster Moves". NBA.com. Miami Heat. September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  19. Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (July 1, 2023). "The Detroit Pistons have waived forward Eugene Omoruyi." (Tweet). Retrieved July 1, 2023 via Twitter.
  20. "Wizards Sign Eugene Omoruyi to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. Washington Wizards. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  21. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Cory Joseph". NBA.com. Golden State Warriors. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  22. "Warriors Sign Six Players to Contracts". NBA.com. Golden State Warriors. September 28, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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