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. The Pistons finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

Draft picks

The Pistons held one first-round pick entering the draft. They acquired the draft rights to the 16th overall pick from the

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, the 19th overall pick from the Brooklyn Nets, and the 38th overall pick from the Utah Jazz.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

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

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(8) , Little Caesars Arena , 1–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , December 17 , @ Washington , , Josh Jackson (17) , Josh Jackson (7) ,

(6) , Capital One Arena , 2–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , December 19 , @ Washington , , Grant & Rose (14) , Jerami Grant (9) , Blake Griffin (3) , Capital One Arena , 2–2

Regular season

, -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , December 23 , @ Minnesota , , Josh Jackson (19) , Sekou Doumbouya (9) , Plumlee & Rose (6) , Target Center
0 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , December 26 , Cleveland , , Jerami Grant (28) , Jerami Grant (10) , Mason Plumlee (5) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 0–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , December 28 , @ Atlanta , , Grant & Jackson (27) , Mason Plumlee (12) ,

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0 , 0–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , December 29 , Golden State , , Jerami Grant (27) , Mason Plumlee (10) ,

(7) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 0–4 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , January 1 , Boston , , Jerami Grant (24) , Mason Plumlee (17) ,

(6) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 1–4 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , January 3 , Boston , , Jerami Grant (22) , Mason Plumlee (8) ,

(8) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 1–5 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , January 4 , @ Milwaukee , , Jerami Grant (24) , Mason Plumlee (8) , Mason Plumlee (6) , Fiserv Forum
0 , 1–6 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , January 6 , @ Milwaukee , , Jerami Grant (31) ,

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(10) , Blake Griffin (5) , Fiserv Forum
0 , 1–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , January 8 , Phoenix , , Jerami Grant (31) ,

(12) , Delon Wright (6) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 2–7 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , January 10 , Utah , , Jerami Grant (28) , Mason Plumlee (8) , Blake Griffin (5) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 2–8 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , January 13 , Milwaukee , , Jerami Grant (22) , Mason Plumlee (13) , Delon Wright (7) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 2–9 , - style="background:#bbb" , — , January 15 , Washington , colspan="6" , ''Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: April 1)'' , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , January 16 , @ Miami , , Jerami Grant (24) , Isaiah Stewart (11) , Delon Wright (10) , American Airlines Arena
0 , 3–9 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , January 18 , @ Miami , , Jerami Grant (27) , Mason Plumlee (7) , Jerami Grant (6) , American Airlines Arena
0 , 3–10 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 14 , January 20 , @ Atlanta , , Jerami Grant (32) , Mason Plumlee (9) , Jerami Grant (5) ,

0 , 3–11 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , January 22 , Houston , , Jerami Grant (21) ,

& Stewart (10) , Mason Plumlee (4) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 3–12 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , January 23 , Philadelphia , , Wayne Ellington (17) , Jerami Grant (9) , Delon Wright (6) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 3–13 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , January 25 , Philadelphia , , Delon Wright (28) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Delon Wright (9) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 4–13 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , January 27 , @ Cleveland , , Jerami Grant (26) , Mason Plumlee (12) , Delon Wright (7) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1,944 , 4–14 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , January 28 , L. A. Lakers , , Blake Griffin (23) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Grant,

& Wright (6) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 5–14 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , January 30 , @ Golden State , , Jerami Grant (18) , Jackson & Wright (6) , Delon Wright (4) , Chase Center
0 , 5–15 , - style="background:#bbb" , — , February 1 , @ Denver , colspan="6" , ''Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: April 6)'' , -style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , February 2 , @ Utah , , Jerami Grant (27) , Mason Plumlee (14) , Jerami Grant (4) , Vivint Arena
3,902 , 5–16 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 22 , February 5 , @ Phoenix , , Jerami Grant (21) , Isaiah Stewart (10) , Delon Wright (6) ,

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0 , 5–17 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , February 6 , @ L. A. Lakers , , Jerami Grant (32) , Mason Plumlee (8) , Delon Wright (10) ,

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0 , 5–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , February 9 , Brooklyn , , Jerami Grant (32) , Mason Plumlee (12) , Delon Wright (9) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 6–18 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , February 11 , Indiana , , Josh Jackson (18) , Josh Jackson (8) , Blake Griffin (6) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 6–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , February 12 , @ Boston , ,

(30) ,

(12) , Delon Wright (7) , TD Garden
0 , 7–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , February 14 , New Orleans , , Josh Jackson (21) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 8–19 , - style="background:#bbb" , — , February 16 , San Antonio , colspan="6" , ''Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: March 15)'' , - style="background:#bbb" , — , February 17 , @ Dallas , colspan="6" , ''Postponed due to winter storm (makeup date: April 21)'' , -style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , February 17 , @ Chicago , , Jerami Grant (43) , Mason Plumlee (8) , Delon Wright (4) , United Center
0 , 8–20 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , February 19 , @ Memphis , , Grant & Wright (16) , Mason Plumlee (15) , Mason Plumlee (6) , FedExForum
1,795 , 8–21 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , February 21 , @ Orlando , , Jerami Grant (24) , Josh Jackson (10) , Saben Lee (5) , Amway Center
4,002 , 8–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , February 23 , @ Orlando , , Saben Lee (21) , Mason Plumlee (12) , Jerami Grant (6) , Amway Center
3,631 , 9–22 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 32 , February 24 , @ New Orleans , , Josh Jackson (25) , Isaiah Stewart (10) , Plumlee & Smith Jr. (7) , Smoothie King Center
2,700 , 9–23 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , February 26 , Sacramento , , Jerami Grant (30) , Isaiah Stewart (11) , Plumlee & Smith Jr. (6) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 9–24 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 34 , February 28 ,

, , Jerami Grant (21) , Isaiah Stewart (10) , Saben Lee (4) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 9–25 , - style="background:#bbb" , — , March 2 , @ Toronto , colspan="6" , ''Postponed due to COVID-19 (makeup date: March 3)'' , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , March 3 , @ Toronto , , Wayne Ellington (25) , Dennis Smith Jr. (12) , Dennis Smith Jr. (11) , Amalie Arena
0 , 10–25 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , March 4 , @

, , Wayne Ellington (17) , Mason Plumlee (13) ,

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1,981 , 10–26 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , -style="background:#fcc;" , 37 , March 11 , @ Charlotte , , Jerami Grant (32) , Grant, Plumlee & Stewart (8) ,

(8) ,

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0 , 10–27 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 38 , March 13 , @ Brooklyn , , Jerami Grant (22) , Mason Plumlee (9) , Mason Plumlee (6) ,

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1,364 , 10–28 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , March 15 , San Antonio , , Josh Jackson (15) , Mason Plumlee (12) , Delon Wright (8) , Little Caesars Arena
0 , 10–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , March 17 , Toronto , ,

(28) , Mason Plumlee (14) , Delon Wright (8) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 11–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , March 19 , @ Houston , , Frank Jackson (23) , Mason Plumlee (16) , Delon Wright (8) , Toyota Center
3,061 , 12–29 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 42 , March 21 , Chicago , , Jerami Grant (26) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Dennis Smith Jr. (5) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 12–30 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 43 , March 24 , @ Indiana , , Jerami Grant (29) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Jackson & Smith Jr. (5) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0 , 12–31 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , March 26 , Brooklyn , , Jerami Grant (19) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Mason Plumlee (5) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 12–32 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , March 27 , @ Washington , , Wayne Ellington (15) , Plumlee & Stewart (8) , Cory Joseph (4) , Capital One Arena
0 , 12–33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , March 29 , Toronto , , Bey,

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& Diallo (19) , Hamidou Diallo (10) ,

& Joseph (5) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 13–33 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , March 31 , Portland , , Jerami Grant (30) , Hamidou Diallo (7) , Cory Joseph (9) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 13–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , April 1 , Washington , , Josh Jackson (31) , Mason Plumlee (11) , Plumlee & Joseph (7) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 14–34 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 49 , April 3 ,

, , Jerami Grant (16) , Mason Plumlee (10) , Jackson,

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(3) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 14–35 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , April 5 , @ Oklahoma City , , Jerami Grant (21) , Hamidou Diallo (8) ,

(7) , Chesapeake Energy Arena
0 , 15–35 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 51 , April 6 , @ Denver , , Jerami Grant (29) , Isaiah Stewart (8) , Saben Lee (7) , Ball Arena
3,556 , 15–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , April 8 , @ Sacramento , , Cory Joseph (24) , Isaiah Stewart (13) , Cory Joseph (7) , Golden 1 Center
0 , 16–36 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 53 , April 10 , @ Portland , , Josh Jackson (21) , Bey & Plumlee (6) , Cory Joseph (8) , Moda Center
0 , 16–37 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 54 , April 11 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Josh Jackson (26) , Isaiah Stewart (6) , Cory Joseph (13) , Staples Center
0 , 16–38 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , April 14 , L. A. Clippers , , Jerami Grant (28) , Mason Plumlee (9) ,

(6) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 16–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , April 16 , Oklahoma City , , Josh Jackson (29) , Isaiah Stewart (21) ,

(7) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 17–39 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 57 , April 17 , @ Washington , , Stewart & Jackson (19) , Isaiah Stewart (12) , Grant &

(4) , Capital One Arena
0 , 17–40 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 58 , April 19 , Cleveland , , Bey & Jackson (20) , Isaiah Stewart (16) ,

(9) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 18–40 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 59 , April 21 , @ Dallas , , Jerami Grant (26) , Mason Plumlee (16) , Mason Plumlee (7) , American Airlines Center
4,043 , 18–41 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , April 22 , @ San Antonio , , Josh Jackson (29) , Isaiah Stewart (13) ,

(5) , AT&T Center
3,334 , 18–42 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 61 , April 24 , @ Indiana , , Jerami Grant (25) , Mason Plumlee (21) ,

& Plumlee (5) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0 , 18–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , April 26 , Atlanta , , Grant & Jackson (18) , Isaiah Stewart (11) ,

(5) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 19–43 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 63 , April 29 , Dallas , , Stewart & Jackson (20) , Stewart & Diallo (10) ,

(11) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 19–44 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , May 1 , @ Charlotte , , Frank Jackson (25) , Bey, Cook & Jackson (7) , Saben Lee (7) , Spectrum Center
3,766 , 19–45 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , May 3 , Orlando , ,

(26) ,

(9) ,

(7) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 19–46 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 66 , May 4 , Charlotte , , Hamidou Diallo (35) ,

(9) ,

(7) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 19–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , May 6 , Memphis , , Joseph &

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(18) , Isaiah Stewart (7) , Cory Joseph (11) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 20–47 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , May 8 , @ Philadelphia , , Bey & Grant (14) ,

(7) ,

(6) , Wells Fargo Center
5,119 , 20–48 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , May 9 , Chicago , ,

(21) , Bey, Stewart &

(7) ,

(8) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 20–49 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 70 , May 11 , Minnesota , , Saben Lee (22) , Doumbouya & Stewart (8) ,

(7) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 20–50 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , May 14 , Denver , , Hamidou Diallo (18) , Hamidou Diallo (12) , Jackson &

(7) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 20–51 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , May 16 , Miami , ,

(22) ,

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(9) , Saben Lee (7) , Little Caesars Arena
750 , 20–52

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

References

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