2020–21 Detroit Pistons season

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2020–21 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Dwane Casey
General manager Troy Weaver
Arena Little Caesars Arena
Results
Record 20–52 (.278)
Place Division: 5th (Central)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports Detroit[upper-alpha 1]
Radio WXYT
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

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.[1] The Pistons finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season.[2][3]

Draft picks

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Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 7 Killian Hayes Point Guard France France ratiopharm Ulm
1 16 Isaiah Stewart Power forward / Center United States United States Washington
1 19 Saddiq Bey Small Forward United States United States Villanova

The Pistons held one first-round pick entering the draft.[4] 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.[5][6][7]

Roster

2020–21 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 41 Bey, Saddiq 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-04-09 Villanova
F 25 Cook, Tyler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997-09-23 Iowa
G 6 Diallo, Hamidou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-07-31 Kentucky
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
G 7 Hayes, Killian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 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 18 Joseph, Cory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-08-20 Texas
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
C 13 Okafor, Jahlil Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1995-12-15 Duke
C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990-03-05 Duke
G/F 91 Sirvydis, Deividas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-10 Lithuania
G 0 Smith Jr., Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-11-25 North Carolina State
F/C 28 Stewart, Isaiah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 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 Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: May 12, 2021

Standings

Division

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Milwaukee Bucks 46 26 .639 3.0 26–10 20–16 11–1 72
Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 13–23 21–15 7–5 72
Chicago Bulls 31 41 .431 18.0 15–21 16–20 7–5 72
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 50 .306 27.0 13–23 9–27 4–8 72
Detroit Pistons 20 52 .278 29.0 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 Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 72
10 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

2020–21 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions

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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[5] 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[13] To Detroit Pistons
Dewayne Dedmon		 To Atlanta Hawks
Tony Snell
Khyri Thomas
November 22, 2020[6] To Detroit Pistons
Tony Bradley
Draft rights to Saben Lee		 To Utah Jazz
Cash considerations
November 22, 2020[14] To Detroit Pistons
Jerami Grant
Draft rights to Nikola Radičević		 To Denver Nuggets
Cash considerations
November 23, 2020[15] To Detroit Pistons
Zhaire Smith		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Tony Bradley
November 24, 2020[7] To Detroit Pistons
Trevor Ariza
Draft rights to Isaiah Stewart
Future second round draft pick
Cash considerations		 To Houston Rockets
Christian Wood
2021 second round pick
Protected future first round pick
November 27, 2020[16][17] 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)
February 8, 2021[18] To Detroit Pistons
Dennis Smith Jr.
2021 second round draft pick (from Charlotte via New York)		 To New York Knicks
Derrick Rose
March 13, 2021[19] To Detroit Pistons
Hamidou Diallo		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Future second round pick
March 26, 2021[20][21] To Detroit Pistons
Cory Joseph
2021 second round draft pick (from Los Angeles via Sacramento)
2024 second round draft pick (from Sacramento)		 To Sacramento Kings
Delon Wright

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
December 2 Louis King Two-way contract [22]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
December 1 Josh Jackson 2-year contract worth $9.77 million Memphis Grizzlies [23]
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 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem
December 2 Wayne Ellington 1-year contract worth $2.56 million New York Knicks [24]
December 3 LiAngelo Ball Exhibit 10 contract Oklahoma City Blue [25]
Anthony Lamb Exhibit 10 contract Vermont Catamounts
December 27 Frank Jackson Two-way contract New Orleans Pelicans [26]
March 19 Tyler Cook 10-day contract Brooklyn Nets [27]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
November 20 Brandon Knight Unrestricted free agent [28][29]
November 24 Dewayne Dedmon Waived Miami Heat [30][31]
November 27 Jordan Bone Unrestricted free agent Orlando Magic [32]
November 30 Langston Galloway Unrestricted free agent Phoenix Suns [33]
Thon Maker Unrestricted free agent Cleveland Cavaliers [34]
Zhaire Smith Waived Memphis Hustle [35][36]
December 14 LiAngelo Ball Waived [37][38][39]
Louis King New York Knicks
Anthony Lamb Canton Charge
December 20 Džanan Musa Waived Turkey Anadolu Efes [40][41]
December 27 Jordan McRae Unrestricted free agent China Beijing Ducks [42]
March 5 Blake Griffin Waived Brooklyn Nets [43][44]
April 5 John Henson Unrestricted free agent New York Knicks [45]

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Fox Sports Detroit until March 31, 2021.

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