2017–18 Detroit Pistons season

The 2017–18 Detroit Pistons season was the 77th season of the franchise, the 70th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the first in Midtown Detroit. The Pistons moved from The Palace of Auburn Hills to the new Little Caesars Arena before the start of the season.^[1] This was the first season where the Pistons have played in Detroit on a regular basis since 1978. This would also be the last season with Stan Van Gundy being both the team's head coach and President of Basketball Operations.

2017–18 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Stan Van Gundy
General manager	Jeff Bower
President	Stan Van Gundy
Owner(s)	Tom Gores
Arena	Little Caesars Arena
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Detroit
Radio	WXYT
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	12	Luke Kennard	SG	United States	Duke

Roster

2017–18 Detroit Pistons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–03–16 North Carolina G 20 Buycks, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989–03–06 Marquette 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 F 33 Ennis, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–07–01 Long Beach State G 22 Felder, Kay (TW) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1995–03–29 Oakland 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) 251 lb (114 kg) 1989–03–16 Oklahoma F 38 Hearn, Reggie (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991–08–14 Northwestern 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) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–06–24 Duke F/C 30 Leuer, Jon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–05–14 Wisconsin F/C 24 Moreland, Eric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–12–24 Oregon State G 41 Nelson, Jameer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-02-09 Saint Joseph's G 14 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988–07–05 Wake Forest F 43 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–06–01 Creighton	Head coach Stan Van Gundy Assistant coach(es) Malik Allen Bob Beyer (Associate HC) Aaron Gray Tim Hardaway Charles Klask Rex Walters Otis Smith (Player Development) 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: 2018–03–25

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	–	29‍–‍12	21‍–‍20	11–5	82
x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	2.0	27‍–‍14	21‍–‍20	10–6	82
x – Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	6.0	25‍–‍16	19‍–‍22	6–10	82
Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	11.0	25‍–‍16	14‍–‍27	9–7	82
Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	23.0	17‍–‍24	10‍–‍31	4–12	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Toronto Raptors *	59	23	.720	–	82
2	x – Boston Celtics	55	27	.671	4.0	82
3	x – Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	7.0	82
4	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	50	32	.610	9.0	82
5	x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	11.0	82
6	y – Miami Heat *	44	38	.537	15.0	82
7	x – Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15.0	82
8	x – Washington Wizards	43	39	.524	16.0	82
9	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	20.0	82
10	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	23.0	82
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	30.0	82
12	Brooklyn Nets	28	54	.341	31.0	82
13	Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	32.0	82
14	Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	34.0	82
15	Atlanta Hawks	24	58	.293	35.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Pre-season: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 Charlotte L 106–108 Andre Drummond (16) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (7) Little Caesars Arena 13,882 0–1 2 October 6 Atlanta W 109–87 Avery Bradley (18) Eric Moreland (13) Ish Smith (8) Little Caesars Arena 14,496 1–1 3 October 9 Indiana W 107–97 Marjanović, Jackson & Smith (14) Eric Moreland (7) Ish Smith (9) Little Caesars Arena 12,721 2–1 4 October 10 @ Toronto L 94–116 Ish Smith (22) Andre Drummond (11) Ish Smith (8) Air Canada Centre 16,893 2–2 4 October 13 @ Milwaukee L 103–107 Avery Bradley (26) Andre Drummond (22) Andre Drummond (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 9,528 2–3

Regular season

2017–18 game log Total: 39–43 (Home: 25–16; Road: 14–27)
October: 5–3 (home: 2–1; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 18 Charlotte W 102–90 Tobias Harris (27) Andre Drummond (12) Reggie Jackson (8) Little Caesars Arena 20,491 1–0 2 October 20 @ Washington L 111–115 Reggie Jackson (21) Andre Drummond (12) Reggie Jackson (5) Verizon Center 16,337 1–1 3 October 21 @ New York W 111–107 Tobias Harris (31) Andre Drummond (12) Reggie Jackson (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–1 4 October 23 Philadelphia L 86–97 Reggie Jackson (16) Andre Drummond (14) Reggie Jackson (7) Little Caesars Arena 13,709 2–2 5 October 25 Minnesota W 122–101 Tobias Harris (34) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (13) Little Caesars Arena 13,790 3–2 6 October 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 95–87 Drummond & Jackson (15) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (7) Staples Center 17,247 4–2 7 October 29 @ Golden State W 115–107 Avery Bradley (23) Andre Drummond (18) Drummond & Jackson (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 5–2 8 October 31 @ L.A Lakers L 93–113 Harris & Jackson (18) Andre Drummond (12) Drummond & Jackson (5) Staples Center 17,569 5–3
November : 9–3 (home: 6–1; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 3 Milwaukee W 105–96 Andre Drummond (24) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (8) Little Caesars Arena 17,207 6–3 10 November 4 Sacramento W 108–99 Avery Bradley (24) Andre Drummond (19) Reggie Jackson (7) Little Caesars Arena 17,683 7–3 11 November 8 Indiana W 114–97 Tobias Harris (23) Andre Drummond (21) Reggie Jackson (6) Little Caesars Arena 14,407 8–3 12 November 10 Atlanta W 111–104 Reggie Jackson (22) Andre Drummond (20) Andre Drummond (7) Little Caesars Arena 16,687 9–3 13 November 12 Miami W 112–103 Tobias Harris (25) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (7) Little Caesars Arena 16,236 10–3 14 November 15 @ Milwaukee L 95–99 Avery Bradley (28) Andre Drummond (17) Avery Bradley (5) Bradley Center 15,494 10–4 15 November 17 @ Indiana L 100–107 Jackson & Bradley (16) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,188 10–5 16 November 19 @ Minnesota W 100–97 Andre Drummond (20) Andre Drummond (16) Reggie Jackson (8) Target Center 16,069 11–5 17 November 20 Cleveland L 88–116 Tobias Harris (11) Andre Drummond (8) Reggie Jackson (6) Little Caesars Arena 20,587 11–6 18 November 24 @ Oklahoma City W 99–98 Andre Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (14) Jackson & Smith (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 12–6 19 November 27 @ Boston W 118–108 Tobias Harris (31) Andre Drummond (22) Reggie Jackson (7) TD Garden 18,624 13–6 20 November 29 Phoenix W 131–107 Reggie Jackson (23) Drummond & Harris (7) Andre Drummond (7) Little Caesars Arena 18,096 14–6
December : 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 @ Washington L 91–109 Tobias Harris (15) Andre Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (7) Verizon Center 17,885 14–7 22 December 2 @ Philadelphia L 103–108 Tobias Harris (27) Andre Drummond (11) Andre Drummond (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,562 14–8 23 December 4 @ San Antonio L 93–96 Reggie Jackson (27) Andre Drummond (15) Avery Bradley (4) AT&T Center 18,288 14–9 24 December 6 @ Milwaukee L 100–104 Andre Drummond (27) Andre Drummond (20) Andre Drummond (6) Bradley Center 15,841 14–10 25 December 8 Golden State L 98–102 Avery Bradley (25) Andre Drummond (17) Drummond & Smith (4) Little Caesars Arena 20,491 14–11 26 December 10 Boston L 81–91 Tobias Harris (19) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (5) Little Caesars Arena 18,776 14–12 27 December 12 Denver L 84–103 Langston Galloway (18) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (5) Little Caesars Arena 15,494 14–13 28 December 14 @ Atlanta W 105–91 Tobias Harris (19) Andre Drummond (19) Andre Drummond (9) Philips Arena 13,548 15–13 29 December 15 @ Indiana W 104–98 Andre Drummond (23) Andre Drummond (13) Harris, Kennard, Johnson & Smith (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,687 16–13 30 December 17 Orlando W 114–110 Reggie Bullock (20) Eric Moreland (8) Smith & Jackson (6) Little Caesars Arena 16,312 17–13 31 December 20 @ Dallas L 93–110 Anthony Tolliver (18) Andre Drummond (13) Reggie Jackson (5) American Airlines Center 19,580 17–14 32 December 22 New York W 104–101 Tobias Harris (24) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (8) Little Caesars Arena 16,922 18–14 33 December 26 Indiana W 107–83 Tobias Harris (30) Andre Drummond (18) Reggie Jackson (13) Little Caesars Arena 20,451 19–14 34 December 28 @ Orlando L 89–102 Tobias Harris (21) Andre Drummond (18) Drummond & Smith (5) Amway Center 18,846 19–15 35 December 30 San Antonio W 93–79 Reggie Bullock (22) Andre Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (6) Little Caesars Arena 19,671 20–15
January : 3–11 (home: 2–5; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 3 @ Miami L 104–111 Tobias Harris (19) Boban Marjanović (9) Smith, Bradley & Buycks (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 20–16 37 January 5 @ Philadelphia L 78–114 Tobias Harris (14) Andre Drummond (8) Dwight Buycks (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,592 20–17 38 January 6 Houston W 108–101 Tobias Harris (27) Harris & Moreland (8) Moreland & Smith (4) Little Caesars Arena 18,046 21–17 39 January 8 @ New Orleans L 109–112 Tobias Harris (25) Andre Drummond (14) Avery Bradley (6) Smoothie King Center 12,874 21–18 40 January 10 @ Brooklyn W 114–80 Drummond & Harris (22) Andre Drummond (20) Bradley, Drummond & Smith (5) Barclays Center 13,457 22–18 41 January 13 @ Chicago L 105–107 Avery Bradley (26) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (6) United Center 21,613 22–19 42 January 15 Charlotte L 107–118 Bullock & Harris (20) Andre Drummond (10) Ish Smith (10) Little Caesars Arena 17,200 22–20 43 January 17 @ Toronto L 91–96 Andre Drummond (25) Andre Drummond (17) Dwight Buycks (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 22–21 44 January 19 Washington L 112–122 Tobias Harris (17) Andre Drummond (21) Andre Drummond (8) Little Caesars Arena 14,744 22–22 45 January 21 Brooklyn L 100–101 Tobias Harris (20) Andre Drummond (13) Galloway & Harris (5) Little Caesars Arena 17,544 22–23 46 January 24 Utah L 95–98 (OT) Andre Drummond (30) Andre Drummond (24) Drummond, Galloway, Johnson & Kennard (4) Little Caesars Arena 15,682 22–24 47 January 27 Oklahoma City L 108–121 Tobias Harris (21) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (9) Little Caesars Arena 20,491 22–25 48 January 28 @ Cleveland L 104–121 Harris & Tolliver (20) Andre Drummond (11) Smith & Tolliver (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 22–26 49 January 30 Cleveland W 125–114 Stanley Johnson (26) Andre Drummond (22) Drummond & Smith (7) Little Caesars Arena 18,508 23–26
February : 6–6 (home: 6–3; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 Memphis W 104–102 Blake Griffin (24) Andre Drummond (15) Blake Griffin (5) Little Caesars Arena 17,481 24–26 51 February 3 Miami W 111–107 Ish Smith (25) Andre Drummond (20) Griffin & Smith (7) Little Caesars Arena 18,747 25–26 52 February 5 Portland W 111–91 Blake Griffin (21) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (7) Little Caesars Arena 13,810 26–26 53 February 7 Brooklyn W 115–106 Blake Griffin (25) Andre Drummond (27) Blake Griffin (7) Little Caesars Arena 15,114 27–26 54 February 9 L.A. Clippers L 95–108 Bullock & Griffin (19) Andre Drummond (17) Blake Griffin (8) Little Caesars Arena 16,697 27–27 55 February 11 @ Atlanta L 115–118 Andre Drummond (25) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (7) Philips Arena 15,214 27–28 56 February 12 New Orleans L 103–118 Blake Griffin (22) Andre Drummond (21) Jameer Nelson (5) Little Caesars Arena 14,453 27–29 57 February 14 Atlanta W 104–98 Ish Smith (22) Andre Drummond (15) Griffin & Smith (9) Little Caesars Arena 15,849 28–29 All-Star Break 58 February 23 Boston L 98–110 Ish Smith (20) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (6) Little Caesars Arena 20,491 28–30 59 February 25 @ Charlotte L 98–114 Blake Griffin (20) Andre Drummond (14) Ish Smith (8) Spectrum Center 17,894 28–31 60 February 26 @ Toronto L 94–123 Andre Drummond (18) Andre Drummond (18) Blake Griffin (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 28–32 61 February 28 Milwaukee W 110–87 Stanley Johnson (19) Andre Drummond (16) Blake Griffin (7) Little Caesars Arena 16,146 29–32
March : 7–8 (home: 4–1; road: 3–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 2 @ Orlando L 106–115 (OT) Bullock & Ennis (21) Andre Drummond (15) Blake Griffin (9) Amway Center 17,223 29–33 63 March 3 @ Miami L 96–105 Blake Griffin (31) Andre Drummond (18) Blake Griffin (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 29–34 64 March 5 @ Cleveland L 90–112 Blake Griffin (25) Andre Drummond (9) Ish Smith (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 29–35 65 March 7 Toronto L 119–121 (OT) Blake Griffin (31) Andre Drummond (21) Ish Smith (7) Little Caesars Arena 17,769 29–36 66 March 9 Chicago W 99–83 Blake Griffin (25) Andre Drummond (17) Blake Griffin (8) Little Caesars Arena 17,406 30–36 67 March 13 @ Utah L 79–110 Luke Kennard (18) Andre Drummond (11) Jameer Nelson (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 30–37 68 March 15 @ Denver L 113–120 Blake Griffin (26) Andre Drummond (17) Blake Griffin (9) Pepsi Center 18,697 30–38 69 March 17 @ Portland L 87–100 Andre Drummond (18) Andre Drummond (22) Blake Griffin (7) Moda Center 19,727 30–39 70 March 19 @ Sacramento W 106–90 Blake Griffin (26) Andre Drummond (16) Blake Griffin (7) Golden 1 Center 17,583 31–39 71 March 20 @ Phoenix W 115–88 Blake Griffin (26) Andre Drummond (10) Blake Griffin (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,400 32–39 72 March 22 @ Houston L 96–100 (OT) Blake Griffin (21) Andre Drummond (20) Blake Griffin (10) Toyota Center 18,055 32–40 73 March 24 Chicago W 117–95 Anthony Tolliver (25) Andre Drummond (20) Blake Griffin (9) Little Caesars Arena 19,139 33–40 74 March 26 L.A. Lakers W 112–106 Reggie Jackson (20) Andre Drummond (18) Stanley Johnson (6) Little Caesars Arena 18,718 34–40 75 March 29 Washington W 103–92 Andre Drummond (24) Andre Drummond (23) Reggie Jackson (8) Little Caesars Arena 18,268 35–40 76 March 31 @ New York W 115–109 Andre Drummond (22) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 36–40
April : 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 1 @ Brooklyn W 108–96 Reggie Jackson (29) Andre Drummond (14) Stanley Johnson (4) Barclays Center 16,097 37–40 78 April 4 Philadelphia L 108–115 Anthony Tolliver (25) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (12) Little Caesars Arena 18,395 37–41 79 April 6 Dallas W 113–106 (OT) Reggie Jackson (24) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (7) Little Caesars Arena 18,768 38–41 80 April 8 @ Memphis L 117–130 Anthony Tolliver (19) Andre Drummond (18) Ish Smith (11) FedExForum 16,044 38–42 81 April 9 Toronto L 98–108 Luke Kennard (20) Kennard & Moreland (7) Reggie Jackson (9) Little Caesars Arena 17,529 38–43 82 April 11 @ Chicago W 119–87 Luke Kennard (23) Eric Moreland (17) Reggie Jackson (10) United Center 21,342 39–43
2017–18 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Detroit Pistons statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Blake Griffin^†‡	25	25	33.2	.433	.348	.784	6.6	6.2	.44	.36	19.8
Tobias Harris^‡	48	48	32.6	.451	.409	.846	5.1	2.0	.71	.31	18.1
Avery Bradley^‡	40	40	31.7	.409	.381	.763	2.4	2.1	1.15	.18	15.0
Andre Drummond	78	78	33.7	.529	.000	.605	16.0	3.0	1.46	1.63	15.0
Reggie Jackson	45	45	26.7	.426	.308	.836	2.8	5.3	.60	.09	14.6
Reggie Bullock	62	52	27.9	.489	.445	.796	2.5	1.5	.76	.21	11.3
Ish Smith	82	35	24.9	.486	.347	.698	2.7	4.4	.78	.24	10.9
Anthony Tolliver	79	14	22.2	.464	.436	.797	3.1	1.1	.41	.27	8.9
Stanley Johnson	69	50	27.4	.375	.286	.772	3.7	1.6	1.38	.20	8.7
Luke Kennard	73	9	20.0	.443	.415	.855	2.4	1.7	.60	.18	7.6
James Ennis^†	27	8	20.4	.457	.304	.767	2.5	.8	.56	.22	7.5
Dwight Buycks	29	0	14.7	.414	.333	.878	1.4	2.0	.66	.07	7.4
Boban Marjanović^‡	19	1	9.0	.519	.000	.800	3.0	.7	.21	.32	6.2
Langston Galloway	58	2	14.9	.371	.344	.805	1.6	1.0	.60	.09	6.2
Jon Leuer	8	0	17.0	.417	.000	.867	4.0	.6	.13	.38	5.4
Henry Ellenson	38	0	8.7	.363	.333	.862	2.1	.5	.13	.00	4.0
Jameer Nelson^†	7	0	16.6	.282	.071	1.000	1.1	3.3	.57	.14	3.7
Eric Moreland	67	3	12.0	.541	.000	.379	4.1	1.2	.46	.76	1.9
Reggie Hearn	3	0	2.3	.500	.500	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Kay Felder	2	0	3.0	.250	.000	.000	2.0	0.0	.0	.0	1.0
Willie Reed^†‡	3	0	3.0	1.000	.000	.000	.3	.3	.00	.00	0.7
Luis Montero	2	0	4.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	0.0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Pistons. Stats reflect time with the Pistons only.
^‡Denotes traded mid-season.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Luke Kennard Via trade Avery Bradley James Ennis Blake Griffin Brice Johnson Jameer Nelson Willie Reed Via free agency Langston Galloway Eric Moreland Anthony Tolliver

Players Lost Via trade Avery Bradley Tobias Harris Darrun Hilliard Brice Johnson Boban Marjanović Marcus Morris Willie Reed Via free agency Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Aron Baynes

Trades

June 28, 2017^[2]	To Detroit Pistons Cash considerations	To Houston Rockets Darrun Hilliard
July 7, 2017^[3]	To Detroit Pistons Avery Bradley 2019 2nd-round pick	To Boston Celtics Marcus Morris
January 30, 2018^[4]	To Detroit Pistons Blake Griffin Brice Johnson Willie Reed	To Los Angeles Clippers Avery Bradley Tobias Harris Boban Marjanović 2018 1st-round pick 2019 2nd-round pick
February 8, 2018^[5]	To Detroit Pistons Jameer Nelson	To Chicago Bulls Willie Reed Future 2nd-round pick
February 8, 2018^[6]	To Detroit Pistons James Ennis	To Memphis Grizzlies Brice Johnson 2022 2nd-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Contract terms	Ref.
July 14	Reggie Bullock	2-year contract worth $5 million	^[7]

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
July 6	Langston Galloway	3-year contract worth $21 million	Sacramento Kings	^[8]
	Eric Moreland	3-year contract worth $4.8 million	Canton Charge (G League)	^[9]
July 14	Anthony Tolliver	1-year contract worth $3.29 million	Sacramento Kings	^[10]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Contract terms	New team	Ref.
July 13	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	1-year contract worth $18 million	Los Angeles Lakers	^[11]
July 19	Aron Baynes	1-year contract worth $4.3 million	Boston Celtics	^[12]

References

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2. "Detroit Pistons Trade Guard/Forward Darrun Hilliard To Houston Rockets". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
3. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Guard Avery Bradley And 2019 Second Round Draft Pick From Boston Celtics". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
4. "Detroit Pistons acquire Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, Brice Johnson from LA Clippers". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
5. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Veteran Guard Jameer Nelson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
6. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Forward James Ennis III". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
7. "Pistons to re-sign Reggie Bullock on two-year deal, first year guaranteed". Detroit Free Press. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
8. Langlois, Keith (July 6, 2017). "Pistons check off several needs with addition of Langston Galloway". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
9. "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Center Eric Moreland". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
10. Ellis, Vince (July 11, 2017). "Pistons bringing back forward Anthony Tolliver for one-year, $3.3 million". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
11. "Lakers Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
12. "Boston Celtics Sign Aron Baynes". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.