2024–25 Detroit Pistons season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2024–25 Detroit Pistons season is the 84th season of the franchise, the 77th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the eighth in Midtown Detroit . This is the Pistons' first season under head coach J. B. Bickerstaff .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] This is also the Pistons' first season under a new president of basketball operations after finishing the previous season with the worst record in franchise history at 14–68.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] On January 1, 2025, following a win over the Orlando Magic , the Pistons surpassed the previous season's win total.[ 10]
Draft
The Pistons held the fifth overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft , along with one second round pick. The NBA draft lottery was held on May 12, 2024.[ 11] [ 12] After finishing with the worst record in the league the previous season, the Pistons had a 14 percent chance of getting the top pick in the draft, and were guaranteed a top-five pick.[ 13] [ 14] This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights.[ 15] [ 16] On the first night of the draft, the Pistons selected Ron Holland II from the now-defunct NBA G League Ignite . On the second day of the draft, the Pistons traded for Bobi Klintman , who was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 37th overall pick.[ 17] [ 18]
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
5
Beasley, Malik
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1996-11-26
Florida State
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
F
19
Fontecchio, Simone
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1995-12-09
Italy
G/F
8
Hardaway, Tim Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1992-03-16
Michigan
F
12
Harris, Tobias
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1992-07-15
Tennessee
F
00
Holland, Ron
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
2005-07-07
Duncanville HS (TX)
G
23
Ivey, Jaden
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-02-13
Purdue
G
24
Jenkins, Daniss (TW)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-08-17
St. John's
F
34
Klintman, Bobi (GL)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
2003-03-06
Wake Forest
G/F
14
Moore, Wendell Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2001-09-18
Duke
F/C
7
Reed, Paul
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1999-06-26
DePaul
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
F
13
Swider, Cole (TW)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1999-05-08
Syracuse
G/F
9
Thompson, Ausar
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2003-01-30
Pine Crest (FL)
G
31
Williams, Alondes (TW)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1999-06-19
Wake Forest
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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 28, 2024
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
Regular season
2024–25 game log Total: 15–18 (Home: 6–8; Road: 9–10)
October: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
November: 8–9 (home: 4–4; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
6
November 1
New York
L 98–128
Cade Cunningham (22)
Tobias Harris (8)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 17,022
1–5
7
November 3
@ Brooklyn
W 106–92
Cade Cunningham (19)
Jalen Duren (17)
Tobias Harris (6)
Barclays Center 17,086
2–5
8
November 4
L.A. Lakers
W 115–103
Jaden Ivey (26)
Jalen Duren (14)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
3–5
9
November 6
@ Charlotte
L 107–108
Jaden Ivey (21)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Spectrum Center 13,247
3–6
10
November 8
Atlanta
W 122–121
Beasley , Cunningham , & Harris (22)
Cunningham & Stewart (11)
Cade Cunningham (13)
Little Caesars Arena 17,913
4–6
11
November 10
Houston
L 99–101
Cade Cunningham (26)
Cunningham , Harris , & Stewart (8)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,744
4–7
12
November 12
Miami
W 123–121 (OT)
Beasley , Cunningham (21)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Little Caesars Arena 17,806
5–7
13
November 13
@ Milwaukee
L 120–127 (OT)
Cade Cunningham (35)
Malik Beasley (10)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
5–8
14
November 15
@ Toronto
W 99–95
Malik Beasley (20)
Tobias Harris (11)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,245
6–8
15
November 17
@ Washington
W 124–104
Jaden Ivey (28)
Cunningham & Duren (10)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Capital One Arena 14,789
7–8
16
November 18
Chicago
L 112–122
Cade Cunningham (26)
Jalen Duren (22)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Little Caesars Arena 18,022
7–9
17
November 21
@ Charlotte
L 121–123 (OT)
Cade Cunningham (27)
Duren & Stewart (9)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Spectrum Center 14,671
7–10
18
November 23
@ Orlando
L 100–111
Jaden Ivey (19)
Jaden Ivey (7)
Beasley & Stewart (4)
Kia Center 19,094
7–11
19
November 25
Toronto
W 102–100
Jaden Ivey (25)
Jalen Duren (12)
Jaden Ivey (8)
Little Caesars Arena 18,421
8–11
20
November 27
@ Memphis
L 111–131
Marcus Sasser (22)
Duren , Moore Jr. , & Reed (7)
Marcus Sasser (5)
FedExForum 16,261
8–12
21
November 29
@ Indiana
W 130–106
Malik Beasley (25)
Jalen Duren (12)
Cade Cunningham (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
9–12
22
November 30
Philadelphia
L 96–111
Malik Beasley (19)
Simone Fontecchio (11)
Jaden Ivey (5)
Little Caesars Arena 22,062
9–13
December: 5–5 (home: 1–2; road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
December 3
Milwaukee
L 107–128
Cade Cunningham (23)
Duren & Stewart (6)
Cade Cunningham (6)
Little Caesars Arena 17,988
9–14
24
December 4
@ Boston
L 120–130
Cunningham & Harris (27)
Cade Cunningham (9)
Cade Cunningham (14)
TD Garden 19,156
9–15
25
December 7
@ New York
W 120–111
Cade Cunningham (29)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Cade Cunningham (15)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–15
26
December 12
@ Boston
L 99–123
Ron Holland II (26)
Cunningham & Harris (8)
Cade Cunningham (8)
TD Garden 19,156
10–16
27
December 16
Miami
W 125–124 (OT)
Malik Beasley (28)
Jalen Duren (16)
Cade Cunningham (18)
Little Caesars Arena 17,810
11–16
28
December 19
Utah
L 119–126
Cade Cunningham (33)
Paul Reed (9)
Cade Cunningham (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,022
11–17
29
December 21
@ Phoenix
W 133–125
Cade Cunningham (28)
Jalen Duren (11)
Cade Cunningham (13)
Footprint Center 17,071
12–17
30
December 23
@ L.A. Lakers
W 117–114
Malik Beasley (21)
Jalen Duren (9)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
13–17
31
December 26
@ Sacramento
W 114–113
Cade Cunningham (33)
Jalen Duren (10)
Cade Cunningham (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
14–17
32
December 28
@ Denver
L 121–134
Cunningham & Ivey (17)
Jalen Duren (7)
Cade Cunningham (8)
Ball Arena 19,876
14–18
January: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
February
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
March
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
2024–25 season schedule
NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[ 19] [ 20]
East Group B
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via trade
Via free agency
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
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