2018–19 Detroit Pistons season

Detroit Pistons
2018–19 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Dwane Casey
General manager	Ed Stefanski (interim)
Owners	Tom Gores
Arena	Little Caesars Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central); Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round; (Lost to Bucks 0–4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Detroit
Radio	WXYT

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

The Pistons qualified for the NBA playoffs during the final game of the regular season with a 115–89 victory over the New York Knicks on April 10. This marked the first time the team qualified for the playoffs since the 2015–16 season and for only the second time in the last 10 seasons. In the first round of the playoffs, the Pistons were eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks in four games, and got swept in the playoffs for the third time since 2009, not winning a playoff game since May 26, 2008.

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

Roster listing

2018–19 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
G	6	Brown, Bruce	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1996–08–15	Miami (FL)
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
G	20	Ellington, Wayne	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1987–11–29	North Carolina
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
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	24	Lucas, Kalin (TW)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–05–24	Michigan State
F	7	Maker, Thon	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	1997–02–25	Orangeville Prep (CAN)
F	19	Mykhailiuk, Sviatoslav	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997–06–10	Kansas
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
G	12	Whitehead, Isaiah (TW)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1995–03–08	Seton Hall

Head coach

Dwane Casey

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Grgurich
Sidney Lowe
Micah Nori
Sean Sweeney
DJ Bakker (player development)
JD Dubois (player development)
Bryston Williams (player development)

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: 2019–03–10

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732	0.0	33–8	27–14	14–2	82
x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	12.0	29–12	19–22	11–5	82
x – Detroit Pistons	41	41	.500	19.0	26–15	15–26	8–8	82
Chicago Bulls	22	60	.268	38.0	9–32	13–28	3–13	82
Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	41.0	13–28	6–35	4–12	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Milwaukee Bucks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y – Toronto Raptors *	58	24	.707	2.0	82
3	x – Philadelphia 76ers	51	31	.622	9.0	82
4	x – Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	12.0	82
6	x – Brooklyn Nets	42	40	.512	18.0	82
7	y – Orlando Magic *	42	40	.512	18.0	82
8	x – Detroit Pistons	41	41	.500	19.0	82

9	Charlotte Hornets	39	43	.476	21.0	82
10	Miami Heat	39	43	.476	21.0	82
11	Washington Wizards	32	50	.390	28.0	82
12	Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	31.0	82
13	Chicago Bulls	22	60	.268	38.0	82
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	41.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

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: 41–41 (Home: 26–15; Road: 15–26)

October: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

November : 8–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–2)

December : 4–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–6)

January : 6–10 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–6)

February : 7–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–2)

March : 10–6 (Home: 7–0; Road: 3–6)

April : 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2019 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)

First Round: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)

2019 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	Pos.	GP	GS	MP	Reb.	Ast.	Stl.	Blk.	Pts.
Bruce Brown	SG	74	56	1,449	185	91	40	36	319
Reggie Bullock^†	SG	44	44	1,355	123	109	24	5	534
José Calderón	PG	49	0	632	60	115	16	3	113
Andre Drummond	C	79	79	2,647	1,232	112	136	138	1,370
Henry Ellenson^‡	PF	2	0	25	9	1	0	0	12
Wayne Ellington^≠	SG	28	26	764	60	43	30	3	336
Langston Galloway	SG	80	4	1,745	171	85	37	8	672
Blake Griffin	PF	75	75	2,622	565	402	52	28	1,841
Reggie Jackson	PG	82	82	2,289	216	344	55	9	1,260
Stanley Johnson^†	SF	48	7	961	175	60	48	13	358
Luke Kennard	SG	63	10	1,437	183	114	26	10	613
Jon Leuer	PF	41	1	402	97	14	12	4	156
Zach Lofton^‡	SG	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0
Kalin Lucas^≠	PG	1	0	6	3	1	0	0	2
Thon Maker^≠	PF	29	5	563	106	27	11	33	159
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk^≠	SF	3	0	20	2	4	1	0	6
Zaza Pachulia	C	68	3	878	265	91	31	17	267
Glenn Robinson	SF	47	18	610	71	21	14	8	198
Ish Smith	PG	56	0	1,251	145	203	28	11	501
Khyri Thomas	SG	26	0	195	20	8	7	5	61

After all games.[3]
^‡Waived during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player	Pos.	GP	GS	MP	Reb.	Ast.	Stl.	Blk.	Pts.
Bruce Brown	SG	4	2	57	8	2	2	1	13
José Calderón	PG	3	0	10	0	5	1	0	0
Andre Drummond	C	4	4	127	52	9	6	5	57
Wayne Ellington	SG	4	4	131	15	5	3	0	31
Langston Galloway	SG	4	0	110	15	4	2	4	31
Blake Griffin	PF	2	2	58	12	12	2	0	49
Reggie Jackson	PG	4	4	108	13	28	3	0	71
Luke Kennard	SG	4	2	133	16	7	3	1	60
Jon Leuer	PF	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	2
Thon Maker	PF	4	2	69	9	4	0	4	22
Zaza Pachulia	C	2	0	22	9	0	0	0	5
Glenn Robinson	SF	3	0	36	7	2	2	0	13
Ish Smith	PG	4	0	81	11	14	3	1	24
Khyri Thomas	SG	3	0	15	2	0	2	0	14

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Bruce Brown Jr.

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 21, 2018[4]	To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Khyri Thomas	To Philadelphia 76ers Two future 2nd-round draft picks
February 6, 2019[5]	To Detroit Pistons Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Future 2nd-round draft pick	To Los Angeles Lakers Reggie Bullock
February 7, 2019[6]	Three-team trade
	To Milwaukee Bucks Nikola Mirotić (from New Orleans)	To New Orleans Pelicans Stanley Johnson (from Detroit) Jason Smith (from Milwaukee) Four future 2nd-round draft picks
	To Detroit Pistons Thon Maker (from Milwaukee)

Free agency

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
July 7	José Calderón	1-year contract worth $2.39 million	Cleveland Cavaliers	[7]
July 7	Glenn Robinson III	1-year contract worth $4.08 million	Indiana Pacers	[7]
July 15	Zaza Pachulia	1-year contract worth $2.4 million	Golden State Warriors	[8]
January 17	Kalin Lucas	Two-way contract	Stockton Kings	[9]
January 17	Isaiah Whitehead	Two-way contract	Lokomotiv Kuban	[9]
February 9	Wayne Ellington		Miami Heat	[10]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Contract terms	New team	Ref.
July 1	Jameer Nelson			[11]
July 7	Dwight Buycks	Waived	Shenzhen Leopards	[12][13]
July 8	Eric Moreland	Waived	Toronto Raptors	[14]
July 9	Anthony Tolliver	1-year contract worth $5.75 million	Minnesota Timberwolves	[15]
July 13	James Ennis III	2-year contract worth $3.47 million	Houston Rockets	[16]
August 21	Kay Felder		Toronto Raptors	[17]
September 25	Scottie Lindsey	Waived		[18]
October 7	Chris McCullough	Waived	Shanxi Brave Dragons	[19][20]
October 12	Johnny Hamilton	Waived		[21]
October 15	Reggie Hearn	Waived		[22]
January 17	Keenan Evans	Waived		[9]
January 17	Zach Lofton	Waived		[9]
February 9	Henry Ellenson	Waived	New York Knicks	[10][23]

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Andre Drummond	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	March 10, 2019	[24]

References

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[2] "Detroit Pistons Name Dwane Casey as Head Coach". Pistons.com. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

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[Ellington-10] Khan, Ansar (February 9, 2019). "Pistons sign Wayne Ellington, waive Henry Ellenson". MLive. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

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[13] "Dwight Buycks sign with Shenzhen". Sportando. November 4, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

[14] Beard, Rod (July 8, 2018). "Pistons get salary cap savings by waiving Eric Moreland". The Detroit News. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

[15] "Timberwolves Sign Anthony Tolliver". Timberwolves.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.

[16] "Forward James Ennis will sign with Houston Rockets". ESPN.com. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

[17] "Raptors Sign Kay Felder". Raptors.com. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[18] Adams, Luke (September 25, 2018). "Pistons Signed, Waived Scottie Lindsey". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[19] "Chris McCullough: Waived by Pistons". CBS Sports. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.

[20] "Chris McCullough: Signs with Chinese club". CBS Sports. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.

[21] "Johnny Hamilton: Let go by Detroit". CBS Sports. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[22] Khan, Ansar (October 15, 2018). "Pistons exercise two-way option on Zach Lofton, waive Reggie Hearn". MLive. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[23] "New York Knicks Sign Henry Ellenson to 10-Day Contract". Knicks.com. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

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