2018–19 Detroit Pistons season

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2018–19 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Dwane Casey
General manager Ed Stefanski (interim)
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
< 2017–18 2019–20 >

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.

As of 2021, This season marked the last time the Pistons made the playoffs.

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

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Main article: 2018 NBA draft
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

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
C 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
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 Injured

Roster • Transactions
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

2018–19 game log
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

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See also: 2019 NBA playoffs
2019 playoff game log
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

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Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

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]
Glenn Robinson III 1-year contract worth $4.08 million Indiana Pacers
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]
Isaiah Whitehead Two-way contract Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
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 China 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 China Shanxi Brave Dragons [19][20]
October 12 Johnny Hamilton Waived [21]
October 15 Reggie Hearn Waived [22]
January 17 Keenan Evans Waived [9]
Zach Lofton Waived
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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