2018–19 Detroit Pistons season

2018–19 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Dwane Casey
General manager Vacant
Ed Stefanski (personnel decisions)
Owner(s) Tom Gores
Arena Little Caesars Arena
Results
Record 0–0
Place Division: 0th (Central)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Detroit
Radio WXYT

The 2018–19 Detroit Pistons season will be the 78th season of the franchise, the 71st in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the second in Midtown Detroit. This will be the first season under new head coach Dwane Casey.

Offseason

On May 7, 2018, the Detroit Pistons fired head coach Stan Van Gundy after the team missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.[1] On June 11, 2018, the Pistons hired Dwane Casey as head coach.[2]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
2 38 Khyri Thomas SG  United States Creighton
2 42 Bruce Brown Jr. SG  United States Miami

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 6 Brown, Bruce 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1996–08–15 Miami (FL)
F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–03–16 North Carolina
G 81 Calderón, José 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981–09–28 Spain
C 0 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993–08–10 Connecticut
F 8 Ellenson, Henry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997–01–13 Marquette
G 12 Evans, Keenan (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–08–23 Texas Tech
G 9 Galloway, Langston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–12–09 Saint Joseph's
F 23 Griffin, Blake 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989–03–16 Oklahoma
G 1 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990–04–16 Boston College
F 7 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–05–29 Arizona
G 5 Kennard, Luke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1996–06–24 Duke
F 30 Leuer, Jon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–05–14 Wisconsin
G 18 Lofton, Zach (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–11–18 New Mexico State
C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984–02–10 Georgia
G/F 22 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1994–01–08 Michigan
G 14 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988–07–05 Wake Forest
G 13 Thomas, Khyri 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–05–08 Creighton
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: 2018–10–15

Standings

Division

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Chicago Bulls 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Detroit Pistons 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Indiana Pacers 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Atlanta Hawks 0 0 – – 0
2 Boston Celtics 0 0 – 0.0 0
3 Brooklyn Nets 0 0 – 0.0 0
4 Charlotte Hornets 0 0 – 0.0 0
5 Chicago Bulls 0 0 – 0.0 0
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 – 0.0 0
7 Detroit Pistons 0 0 – 0.0 0
8 Indiana Pacers 0 0 – 0.0 0
9 Miami Heat 0 0 – 0.0 0
10 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 – 0.0 0
11 New York Knicks 0 0 – 0.0 0
12 Orlando Magic 0 0 – 0.0 0
13 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 – 0.0 0
14 Toronto Raptors 0 0 – 0.0 0
15 Washington Wizards 0 0 – 0.0 0

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
December : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; 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)
2018–19 season schedule

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

    Via free agency

    Trades

    June 21, 2018[3] To Detroit Pistons
    Khyri Thomas    		 To Philadelphia 76ers
    Two future 2nd-round draft picks

    Free agency

    Additions

    Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
    July 7 José Calderón 1 year contract worth $2.39 million Cleveland Cavaliers [4]
    Glenn Robinson III 1 year contract worth $4.08 million Indiana Pacers
    July 10 Keenan Evans Two-way contract Texas Tech Red Raiders [5]
    July 15 Zaza Pachulia 1-year contract worth $2.4 million Golden State Warriors [6]

    Subtractions

    Date Player Contract terms New team Ref.
    July 7 Dwight Buycks Waived [7]
    July 8 Eric Moreland Waived Toronto Raptors [8]
    July 9 Anthony Tolliver 1 year contract worth $5.75 million Minnesota Timberwolves [9]
    July 13 James Ennis III 2 year contract worth $3.47 million Houston Rockets [10]
    August 21 Kay Felder Toronto Raptors [11]

    References

    1. ↑ "Stan Van Gundy to Be Replaced as Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations". Pistons.com. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
    2. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Name Dwane Casey as Head Coach". NBA.com. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
    3. ↑ Alter, Marlowe (June 21, 2018). "Detroit Pistons get Khyri Thomas in trade with 76ers, add Bruce Brown". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
    4. ↑ "Detroit Pistons sign free agents Jose Calderon, Glen Robinson III". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
    5. ↑ Langlois, Keith (July 10, 2018). "Evans an intriguing scoring guard Pistons land on 2-way deal". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    6. ↑ "Detroit Pistons sign free agent Zaza Pachulia". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
    7. ↑ Khan, Ansar (July 12, 2018). "Detroit Pistons sign 2018 pick Bruce Brown, waive Dwight Buycks". MLive.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
    8. ↑ Beard, Rod (July 8, 2018). "Pistons get salary cap savings by waiving Eric Moreland". The Detroit News. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
    9. ↑ "Timberwolves Sign Anthony Tolliver". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
    10. ↑ "Forward James Ennis will sign with Houston Rockets". ESPN.com. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
    11. ↑ "Raptors Sign Kay Felder". NBA.com. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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