The 2023–24 Detroit Pistons season was 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 was the Pistons' first season under head coach Monty Williams. ^{[3] [4]} The Pistons finished with the worst overall record in the NBA for the second consecutive season and worst in franchise history at 14–68, surpassing the 1979–80 team that finished at 16–66, and missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

After the Pistons started the season 2–1, they lost a franchise-record 28 games in a row from October 30 to December 30, the longest single-season losing streak and tied for the longest losing streak overall in NBA history. ^[8] They became the thirteenth team in NBA history to have a winless month, going 0–15 in November. ^[9]

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. ^{[10] [11] [12]} 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. ^{[13] [14]} The 31st pick was traded to the Celtics along with two future second-round picks. ^[13]

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 27 Boeheim, Buddy (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-11 Syracuse G/F 7 Brown, Troy Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-07-28 Oregon 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 18 Evbuomwan, Tosan (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2001-02-16 Princeton G 14 Flynn, Malachi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-05-09 San Diego State F 19 Fontecchio, Simone  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1995-12-09 Italy G/F 31 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-10-29 France F/C 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-06-25 USC G 24 Grimes, Quentin  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-05-08 Houston G 23 Ivey, Jaden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-13 Purdue F/C 5 Metu, Chimezie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-03-22 USC G 20 Nowell, Jaylen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-09 Washington 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  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 Monty Williams Assistant coach(es) Brian Adams Mark Bryant Dan Burke Jarrett Jack Brian Randle Spencer Rivers Steve Scalzi Stephen Silas 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: April 13, 2024

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed 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 competed in Group A of the Eastern Conference, which included the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers. ^{[15] [16]} On November 17, the Pistons were eliminated from the in-season tournament following a 100–108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. ^[17]

East group A

Transactions

Overview

Trades

June 22, 2023 [13]	To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Marcus Sasser	To Boston Celtics Draft rights to James Nnaji Two future second-round picks
June 30, 2023 [18]	To Detroit Pistons Cash considerations	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Balša Koprivica
July 6, 2023 [19]	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 [20]	To Detroit Pistons Monté Morris	To Washington Wizards 2027 second-round pick (from Brooklyn or Dallas)
January 14, 2024 [21]	To Detroit Pistons Danilo Gallinari Mike Muscala	To Washington Wizards Marvin Bagley III Isaiah Livers 2025 second-round pick 2026 second-round pick
February 8, 2024 [22]	To Detroit Pistons Simone Fontecchio	To Utah Jazz Kevin Knox II Draft rights to Gabriele Procida Draft considerations
February 8, 2024 [23]	To Detroit Pistons Danuel House Jr. 2024 second-round pick Cash considerations	To Philadelphia 76ers 2028 second-round pick
February 8, 2024 [24]	To Detroit Pistons Ryan Arcidiacono Malachi Flynn Evan Fournier Quentin Grimes Two future second-round picks Cash considerations	To New York Knicks Bojan Bogdanović Alec Burks
February 8, 2024 [25]	To Detroit Pistons Troy Brown Jr. Shake Milton 2030 second-round pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves Monté Morris

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 2	Malcolm Cazalon	Mega MIS	[27]
November 8	Kevin Knox II	Portland Trail Blazers	[28]
February 12	Tosan Evbuomwan	Memphis Grizzlies	[29]
March 6	Taj Gibson	New York Knicks	[30]
March 20	Chimezie Metu	Phoenix Suns	[31]
April 2	Jaylen Nowell	Memphis Grizzlies	[32]

Subtractions

References