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. This was the Pistons' first and only season under head coach Monty Williams. The Pistons finished with the worst overall record in the NBA for the second consecutive season and worst in the franchise's history at 14–68, surpassing the 1979–80 team that finished at 16–66, and missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
After the Pistons started the season 2–1, they lost an NBA 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. They became the 13th team in NBA history to have a winless month, going 0–15 in November.
The Pistons drew an average home attendance of 18,159 during the season.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club 1 5 Ausar Thompson Shooting guard City Reapers (Overtime Elite) 2 31 James Nnaji Center FC Barcelona Bàsquet The Pistons held the fifth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, along with one second-round pick entering the draft. 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. The 31st pick was traded to the Celtics along with two future second-round picks.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 8 | Phoenix | | Marvin Bagley III (25) | Ausar Thompson (10) | Killian Hayes (7) | Little Caesars Arena15,062 | 0–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 12 | @ Oklahoma City | | James Wiseman (20) | James Wiseman (10) | Marcus Sasser (8) | Bell Centre21,055 | 1–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 19 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ausar Thompson (18) | Ausar Thompson (8) | Cunningham & Sasser (6) | BOK Center12,275 | 2–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 20 | @ Dallas | | Malcolm Cazalon (16) | Ausar Thompson (11) | Zavier Simpson (6) | American Airlines Center19,282 | 2–2
Regular season
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 25 | @ Miami | | Cade Cunningham (30) | Duren & Stewart (14) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Kaseya Center19,695 | 0–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 27 | @ Charlotte | | Alec Burks (24) | Jalen Duren (17) | Cunningham & Thompson (6) | Spectrum Center15,855 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 28 | Chicago | | Cade Cunningham (25) | Jalen Duren (15) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 2–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 30 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jaden Ivey (20) | Ausar Thompson (10) | Hayes & Burks (7) | Paycom Center16,127 | 2–2
|- style="background:#fcc" | 5 | November 1 | Portland | | Cade Cunningham (30) | Ausar Thompson (7) | Marcus Sasser (6) | Little Caesars Arena16,912 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 6 | November 2 | @ New Orleans | | Cade Cunningham (22) | Marvin Bagley III (9) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Smoothie King Center15,884 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 7 | November 5 | Phoenix | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Jalen Duren (11) | Cade Cunningham (6) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 2–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 8 | November 6 | Golden State | | Cunningham & Hayes (21) | Isaiah Stewart (11) | Killian Hayes (7) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 2–6 |- style="background:#fcc" | 9 | November 8 | @ Milwaukee | | Cade Cunningham (33) | Ausar Thompson (15) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 2–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 10 | November 10 | Philadelphia | | Killian Hayes (23) | Ausar Thompson (13) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Little Caesars Arena18,902 | 2–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 11 | November 12 | @ Chicago | | Kevin Knox II (18) | Ausar Thompson (16) | Marcus Sasser (6) | United Center19,088 | 2–9 |- style="background:#fcc" | 12 | November 14 | Atlanta | | Marvin Bagley III (22) | Marvin Bagley III (11) | Cade Cunningham (12) | Little Caesars Arena16,963 | 2–10 |- style="background:#fcc" | 13 | November 17 | @ Cleveland | | Cade Cunningham (20) | Thompson, Knox II & Stewart (10) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 2–11 |- style="background:#fcc" | 14 | November 19 | @ Toronto | | Stanley Umude (19) | Ausar Thompson (10) | Marcus Sasser (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,182 | 2–12 |- style="background:#fcc" | 15 | November 20 | Denver | | Cade Cunningham (27) | Isaiah Stewart (11) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Little Caesars Arena19,403 | 2–13 |- style="background:#fcc" | 16 | November 24 | @ Indiana | | Cade Cunningham (31) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 2–14 |- style="background:#fcc" | 17 | November 27 | Washington | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Jalen Duren (14) | Ivey & Cunningham (7) | Little Caesars Arena14,346 | 2–15 |- style="background:#fcc" | 18 | November 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Cade Cunningham (15) | Jalen Duren (7) | Sasser & Hayes (8) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 2–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 19 | November 30 | @ New York | | Cade Cunningham (31) | Jalen Duren (12) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 2–17
|- style="background:#fcc" | 20 | December 2 | Cleveland | | Cade Cunningham (23) | Jalen Duren (12) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Little Caesars Arena18,924 | 2–18 |- style="background:#fcc" | 21 | December 6 | Memphis | | Bojan Bogdanović (22) | Jalen Duren (11) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena12,862 | 2–19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 22 | December 8 | @ Orlando | | Cade Cunningham (21) | Killian Hayes (7) | Cade Cunningham (6) | Amway Center18,655 | 2–20 |- style="background:#fcc" | 23 | December 11 | Indiana | | Cade Cunningham (23) | Isaiah Stewart (7) | Cunningham & Hayes (7) | Little Caesars Arena14,988 | 2–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | December 13 | Philadelphia | | Bojan Bogdanović (33) | Ausar Thompson (8) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Little Caesars Arena16,749 | 2–22 |- style="background:#fcc" | 25 | December 15 | @ Philadelphia | | James Wiseman (20) | James Wiseman (13) | Ivey & Sasser (4) | Wells Fargo Center19,761 | 2–23 |- style="background:#fcc" | 26 | December 16 | @ Milwaukee | | Cade Cunningham (25) | Marvin Bagley III (7) | Cade Cunningham (6) | Fiserv Forum17,666 | 2–24 |- style="background:#fcc" | 27 | December 18 | @ Atlanta | | Cade Cunningham (43) | Thompson & Ivey (8) | Cade Cunningham (7) | State Farm Arena17,664 | 2–25 |- style="background:#fcc" | 28 | December 21 | Utah | | Cade Cunningham (28) | Isaiah Stewart (10) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena18,122 | 2–26 |- style="background:#fcc" | 29 | December 23 | @ Brooklyn | | Jaden Ivey (23) | Bojan Bogdanović (8) | Jaden Ivey (7) | Barclays Center17,732 | 2–27 |- style="background:#fcc" | 30 | December 26 | Brooklyn | | Cade Cunningham (41) | Jalen Duren (15) | Cade Cunningham (5) | Little Caesars Arena19,811 | 2–28 |- style="background:#fcc" | 31 | December 28 | @ Boston | | Cade Cunningham (31) | Jalen Duren (14) | Cade Cunningham (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 2–29 |- style="background:#cfc" | 32 | December 30 | Toronto | | Cade Cunningham (30) | Jalen Duren (17) | Cade Cunningham (12) | Little Caesars Arena18,411 | 3–29
|- style="background:#fcc" | 33 | January 1 | @ Houston | | Alec Burks (21) | Jalen Duren (14) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Toyota Center18,055 | 3–30 |- style="background:#fcc" | 34 | January 3 | @ Utah | | Bojan Bogdanović (36) | Jalen Duren (10) | Cade Cunningham (12) | Delta Center18,206 | 3–31 |- style="background:#fcc" | 35 | January 5 | @ Golden State | | Cade Cunningham (30) | Jalen Duren (12) | Killian Hayes (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 3–32 |- style="background:#fcc" | 36 | January 7 | @ Denver | | Jalen Duren (20) | Duren, Livers & Thompson (5) | Ivey & Hayes (6) | Ball Arena19,623 | 3–33 |- style="background:#fcc" | 37 | January 9 | Sacramento | | Bojan Bogdanović (26) | Jalen Duren (10) | Killian Hayes (7) | Little Caesars Arena13,992 | 3–34 |- style="background:#fcc" | 38 | January 10 | San Antonio | | Jalen Duren (21) | Jalen Duren (12) | Killian Hayes (12) | Little Caesars Arena17,833 | 3–35 |- style="background:#fcc" | 39 | January 12 | Houston | | Knox II & Burks (19) | Duren & Thompson (8) | Ivey & Hayes (8) | Little Caesars Arena13,987 | 3–36 |- style="background:#cfc" | 40 | January 15 | @ Washington | | Alec Burks (34) | Jalen Duren (19) | Ivey & Hayes (6) | Capital One Arena15,156 | 4–36 |- style="background:#fcc" | 41 | January 17 | Minnesota | | Jaden Ivey (32) | Jalen Duren (11) | Killian Hayes (8) | Little Caesars Arena16,022 | 4–37 |- style="background:#fcc" | 42 | January 20 | Milwaukee | | Alec Burks (33) | Duren & Thompson (9) | Ivey & Burks (6) | Little Caesars Arena19,996 | 4–38 |- style="background:#fcc" | 43 | January 22 | Milwaukee | | Marcus Sasser (23) | Jalen Duren (12) | Jaden Ivey (6) | Little Caesars Arena17,201 | 4–39 |- style="background:#cfc" | 44 | January 24 | Charlotte | | Bojan Bogdanović (34) | Stewart & Duren (8) | Killian Hayes (8) | Little Caesars Arena15,020 | 5–39 |- style="background:#fcc" | 45 | January 27 | Washington | | Bojan Bogdanović (30) | Jalen Duren (18) | Cade Cunningham (12) | Little Caesars Arena16,922 | 5–40 |- style="background:#cfc" | 46 | January 28 | Oklahoma City | | Jalen Duren (22) | Jalen Duren (21) | Duren & Ivey (6) | Little Caesars Arena16,861 | 6–40 |- style="background:#fcc" | 47 | January 31 | @ Cleveland | | Danilo Gallinari (20) | Jalen Duren (9) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 6–41
|- style="background:#fcc" | 48 | February 2 | L.A. Clippers | | Jaden Ivey (28) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Little Caesars Arena19,122 | 6–42 |- style="background:#fcc" | 49 | February 4 | Orlando | | Cunningham & Ivey (18) | Ausar Thompson (7) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Little Caesars Arena17,982 | 6–43 |- style="background:#cfc" | 50 | February 7 | @ Sacramento | | Jaden Ivey (37) | Jalen Duren (15) | Killian Hayes (9) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 7–43 |- style="background:#cfc" | 51 | February 8 | @ Portland | | Jalen Duren (27) | Jalen Duren (22) | Marcus Sasser (11) | Moda Center18,125 | 8–43 |- style="background:#fcc" | 52 | February 10 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Jaden Ivey (23) | Jalen Duren (18) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 8–44 |- style="background:#fcc" | 53 | February 13 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Ausar Thompson (19) | James Wiseman (9) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 8–45 |- style="background:#fcc" | 54 | February 14 | @ Phoenix | | Simone Fontecchio (18) | Duren & Milton (9) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Footprint Center17,071 | 8–46 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- style="background:#fcc" | 55 | February 22 | @ Indiana | | Cade Cunningham (30) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,506 | 8–47 |- style="background:#fcc" | 56 | February 24 | Orlando | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Jalen Duren (11) | Jaden Ivey (7) | Little Caesars Arena19,388 | 8–48 |- style="background:#fcc" | 57 | February 26 | @ New York | | Cade Cunningham (32) | Jalen Duren (16) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Madison Square Garden19,303 | 8–49 |- style="background:#cfc" | 58 | February 27 | @ Chicago | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Jalen Duren (10) | Duren, Ivey & Cunningham (5) | United Center21,089 | 9–49
|- style="background:#fcc" | 59 | March 1 | Cleveland | | Cade Cunningham (21) | Jalen Duren (10) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena19,299 | 9–50 |- style="background:#fcc" | 60 | March 3 | @ Orlando | | Evan Fournier (17) | Ausar Thompson (6) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Kia Center19,459 | 9–51 |- style="background:#fcc" | 61 | March 5 | @ Miami | | Cade Cunningham (23) | Jalen Duren (10) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Kaseya Center19,724 | 9–52