2021–22 Detroit Pistons season

The 2021–22 Detroit Pistons season is the 81st season of the franchise, the 74th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the fifth in Midtown Detroit. The Pistons will attempt to improve on their record of 20–52 from last season.[1] The Pistons held the first overall pick in the NBA draft for the first time since 1970.[2]

2021–22 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachDwane Casey
General managerTroy Weaver
OwnersTom Gores
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Results
Record4–22 (.154)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Detroit
RadioWXYT

Draft picks
Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 1 Cade Cunningham Point guard United States Oklahoma State
2 37 JT Thor Power forward United States Auburn
2 42 Isaiah Livers Small forward United States Michigan
2 52 Luka Garza Center United States Iowa

The Pistons held the first overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, along with three second-round picks entering the draft.[3] The 37th pick was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the 57th pick.[4]

Roster
Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 41 Bey, Saddiq 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-04-09 Villanova
G 2 Cunningham, Cade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-09-25 Oklahoma State
G 6 Diallo, Hamidou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-07-31 Kentucky
C 55 Garza, Luka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-12-27 Iowa
F 9 Grant, Jerami 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-03-12 Syracuse
G 7 Hayes, Killian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-07-27 France
G 5 Jackson, Frank 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 18 Joseph, Cory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-08-20 Texas
G 38 Lee, Saben (GL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-06-23 Vanderbilt
F 12 Livers, Isaiah (GL) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1998-07-28 Michigan
F 8 Lyles, Trey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1995-11-05 Kentucky
G 17 McGruder, Rodney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-07-29 Kansas State
F/C 13 Olynyk, Kelly  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-04-19 Gonzaga
F 24 Pickett, Jamorko (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1997-12-24 Georgetown
F 0 Smith, Chris (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-12-24 UCLA
F/C 28 Stewart, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2001-05-22 Washington
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: November 12, 2021

Standings

Division
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Chicago Bulls 17 10 .630 2.0 8–4 9–6 2–2 27
Milwaukee Bucks 18 11 .621 2.0 9–4 9–7 5–0 29
Cleveland Cavaliers 17 12 .586 3.0 8–7 9–5 2–1 29
Indiana Pacers 12 17 .414 8.0 9–7 3–10 1–3 29
Detroit Pistons 4 22 .154 14.5 2–11 2–11 1–5 26

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Brooklyn Nets * 19 8 .704 – 27
2 Chicago Bulls * 17 10 .630 2.0 27
3 Milwaukee Bucks 18 11 .621 2.0 29
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 17 12 .586 3.0 29
5 Miami Heat * 16 12 .571 3.5 28
6 Philadelphia 76ers 15 13 .536 4.5 28
7 Washington Wizards 15 13 .536 4.5 28
8 Charlotte Hornets 15 14 .517 5.0 29
9 Boston Celtics 14 14 .500 5.5 28
10 Toronto Raptors 13 14 .481 6.0 27
11 Atlanta Hawks 13 14 .481 6.0 27
12 New York Knicks 12 15 .444 7.0 27
13 Indiana Pacers 12 17 .414 8.0 29
14 Orlando Magic 5 23 .179 14.5 28
15 Detroit Pistons 4 22 .154 14.5 26

Game log

Preseason
2021 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 6 San Antonio W 115–105 Jerami Grant (19) Isaiah Stewart (8) Joseph & Olynyk (6) Little Caesars Arena
5,423		 1–0
2 October 11 @ Memphis L 92–127 Grant & Diallo (13) Josh Jackson (6) Josh Jackson (4) FedExForum
10,286		 1–1
3 October 13 @ New York L 100–108 Jerami Grant (18) Isaiah Stewart (8) Jackson & Lee (5) Madison Square Garden
11,226		 1–2
4 October 15 Philadelphia W 112–108 Jerami Grant (24) Isaiah Stewart (12) Saben Lee (8) Little Caesars Arena
7,623		 2–2
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season
2021–22 game log
Total: 4–22 (Home: 3–11; Road: 1–11)
October: 1–5 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 20 Chicago L 88–94 Jerami Grant (28) Saddiq Bey (9) Saddiq Bey (4) Little Caesars Arena
20,088		 0–1
2 October 23 @ Chicago L 82–97 Saddiq Bey (20) Saddiq Bey (16) Hayes & Joseph (3) United Center
18,888		 0–2
3 October 25 @ Atlanta L 104–122 Bey & Olynyk (21) Bey & Stewart (7) Isaiah Stewart (5) State Farm Arena
14,209		 0–3
4 October 28 @ Philadelphia L 102–110 Saddiq Bey (19) Bey & Grant (6) Killian Hayes (4) Wells Fargo Center
20,017		 0–4
5 October 30 Orlando W 110–103 Jerami Grant (22) Isaiah Stewart (8) Cory Joseph (6) Little Caesars Arena
11,423		 1–4
6 October 31 @ Brooklyn L 91–117 Cory Joseph (13) Josh Jackson (5) Saddiq Bey (6) Barclays Center
13,507		 1–5
November : 3–12 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 2 Milwaukee L 89–117 Jerami Grant (21) Isaiah Stewart (8) Killian Hayes (4) Little Caesars Arena
9,254		 1–6
8 November 4 Philadelphia L 98–109 Jerami Grant (27) Cade Cunningham (10) Cory Joseph (5) Little Caesars Arena
8,702		 1–7
9 November 5 Brooklyn L 90–96 Cade Cunningham (17) Kelly Olynyk (10) Cory Joseph (5) Little Caesars Arena
14,235		 1–8
10 November 10 @ Houston W 112–104 Jerami Grant (35) Saddiq Bey (9) Cory Joseph (5) Toyota Center
15,350		 2–8
11 November 12 @ Cleveland L 78–98 Jerami Grant (16) Bey & Stewart (7) Killian Hayes (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,095		 2–9
12 November 13 @ Toronto W 127–121 Jerami Grant (24) Saddiq Bey (8) Killian Hayes (10) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 3–9
13 November 15 Sacramento L 107–129 Saddiq Bey (28) Isaiah Stewart (15) Cade Cunningham (8) Little Caesars Arena
10,092		 3–10
14 November 17 Indiana W 97–89 Jerami Grant (19) Isaiah Stewart (11) Cade Cunningham (6) Little Caesars Arena
11,457		 4–10
15 November 19 Golden State L 102–105 Frank Jackson (27) Cade Cunningham (6) Cade Cunningham (6) Little Caesars Arena
20,088		 4–11
16 November 21 LA Lakers L 116–121 Jerami Grant (36) Cade Cunningham (12) Cade Cunningham (10) Little Caesars Arena
15,532		 4–12
17 November 23 Miami L 92–100 Jerami Grant (21) Trey Lyles (9) Cory Joseph (9) Little Caesars Arena
13,123		 4–13
18 November 24 @ Milwaukee W 114–93 Trey Lyles (19) Cade Cunningham (8) Cade Cunningham (7) Fiserv Forum
17,341		 4–14
19 November 26 @ LA Clippers L 96–107 Jerami Grant (20) Isaiah Stewart (12) Cade Cunningham (6) Staples Center
18,139		 4–15
20 November 28 @ LA Lakers L 106–110 Jerami Grant (32) Bey & Cunningham (11) Killian Hayes (8) Staples Center
18,997		 4–16
21 November 30 @ Portland L 92–110 Cade Cunningham (26) Isaiah Stewart (14) Saddiq Bey (5) Moda Center
16,071		 4–17
December: 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 December 2 @ Phoenix L 103–114 Jerami Grant (34) Isaiah Stewart (14) Cade Cunningham (5) Footprint Center
18,055		 4–18
23 December 6 Oklahoma City L 103–114 Cade Cunningham (28) Cade Cunningham (11) Cunningham, Grant & Hayes (5) Little Caesars Arena
10,522		 4–19
24 December 8 Washington L 116–119 (OT) Jerami Grant (28) Isaiah Stewart (10) Cory Joseph (5) Little Caesars Arena
10,499		 4–20
25 December 10 @ New Orleans L 93–109 Trey Lyles (18) Hamidou Diallo (7) Killian Hayes (6) Smoothie King Center
15,828		 4–21
26 December 12 Brooklyn L 104–116 Cade Cunningham (26) Isaiah Stewart (10) Cunningham, Lee (6) Little Caesars Arena
15,289		 4–22
— December 14 @ Chicago Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: TBA)[5]
27 December 16 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
28 December 18 Houston Little Caesars Arena
29 December 19 Miami Little Caesars Arena
30 December 21 @ New York Madison Square Garden
31 December 23 @ Miami FTX Arena
32 December 26 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
33 December 29 New York Little Caesars Arena
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
34 January 1 San Antonio Little Caesars Arena
35 January 3 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
36 January 5 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
37 January 6 @ Memphis FedExForum
38 January 8 Orlando Little Caesars Arena
39 January 10 Utah Little Caesars Arena
40 January 12 Phoenix Little Caesars Arena
41 January 14 Toronto Little Caesars Arena
42 January 18 @ Golden State Chase Center
43 January 19 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
44 January 21 @ Utah Vivint Arena
45 January 23 @ Denver Ball Arena
46 January 25 Denver Little Caesars Arena
47 January 28 @ Orlando Amway Center
48 January 30 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
49 February 1 New Orleans Little Caesars Arena
50 February 3 Minnesota Little Caesars Arena
51 February 4 Boston Little Caesars Arena
52 February 6 @ Minnesota Target Center
53 February 8 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
54 February 10 Memphis Little Caesars Arena
55 February 11 Charlotte Little Caesars Arena
56 February 14 @ Washington Capital One Arena
57 February 16 @ Boston TD Garden
All-Star Break
58 February 24 Cleveland Little Caesars Arena
59 February 26 Boston Little Caesars Arena
60 February 27 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 1 @ Washington Capital One Arena
62 March 3 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
63 March 4 Indiana Little Caesars Arena
64 March 7 Atlanta Little Caesars Arena
65 March 9 Chicago Little Caesars Arena
66 March 11 @ Boston TD Garden
67 March 13 LA Clippers Little Caesars Arena
68 March 15 @ Miami FTX Arena
69 March 17 @ Orlando Amway Center
70 March 19 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
71 March 21 Portland Little Caesars Arena
72 March 23 Atlanta Little Caesars Arena
73 March 25 Washington Little Caesars Arena
74 March 27 New York Little Caesars Arena
75 March 29 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
76 March 31 Philadelphia Little Caesars Arena
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 1 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
78 April 3 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
79 April 6 Dallas Little Caesars Arena
80 April 8 Milwaukee Little Caesars Arena
81 April 10 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
2021–22 season schedule


Transactions
Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
August 6, 2021[4] To Detroit Pistons
Draft rights to Balša Koprivica		 To Charlotte Hornets
Mason Plumlee
Draft rights to JT Thor
September 4, 2021[6] To Detroit Pistons
DeAndre Jordan
2022 second round draft pick
2024 second round draft pick (from Washington via Brooklyn)
2025 second round draft pick (from Golden State via Brooklyn)
2027 second round draft pick
Cash considerations
 To Brooklyn Nets
Sekou Doumbouya
Jahlil Okafor

Re-signed
Date Player Contract terms Ref.
August 6 Saben Lee 3-year contract [7][8]
August 11 Frank Jackson 2-year contract [9][10][11][12][13][14]
Cory Joseph 2-year contract worth $10 million
Rodney McGruder 1-year contract
August 19 Hamidou Diallo 2-year contract worth $10.4 million [15][16]

Additions
Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
August 6 Trey Lyles 2-year contract worth $5 million San Antonio Spurs [8][17][18]
Kelly Olynyk 3-year contract worth $37 million Houston Rockets
August 17 Chris Smith Two-way contract UCLA Bruins [19]
September 22 Anthony Tarke Exhibit 10 contract Coppin State Eagles [20]
September 24 Jamorko Pickett Two-way contract Georgetown Hoyas [21]
September 28 Cassius Stanley Exhibit 10 contract Indiana Pacers [22]
Derrick Walton Exhibit 10 contract ASVEL
September 29 Jared Cunningham Exhibit 10 contract Bnei Herzliya [23]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New team Ref.
July 31 Tyler Cook Waived Chicago Bulls [13][24][25]
Cory Joseph N/A
August 6 Wayne Ellington Unrestricted free agent Los Angeles Lakers [26]
Rodney McGruder Waived N/A [14][27]
September 7 DeAndre Jordan Waived Los Angeles Lakers [28][29]
September 23 Dennis Smith Jr. Unrestricted free agent Portland Trail Blazers [30]
September 27 Anthony Tarke Waived Motor City Cruise [31][32]
September 29 Deividas Sirvydis Waived Motor City Cruise [24][23][32]
October 16 Jared Cunningham Waived Motor City Cruise [33][32]
Cassius Stanley Motor City Cruise
Derrick Walton Motor City Cruise

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