The 2025–26 Detroit Pistons season was the 85th season of the franchise, the 78th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the ninth in Midtown Detroit.
From October 29 to November 26, 2025, the Pistons won 13 consecutive games, tied for the longest in franchise history. On March 1, 2026, following a win over the Orlando Magic, the Pistons surpassed their win total from the 2024–25 season. On March 19, the Pistons secured their first 50-win season since 2007–08. The next day, the Pistons clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive season following a win over the Golden State Warriors.
On March 31, the Pistons won the Central Division title for the first time since 2008 following a win over the Toronto Raptors. On April 4, the Pistons clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2007 following a win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons finished the regular season with the third-best record in franchise history at 60–22, their first 60-win season since 2005–06. They became the first team in NBA history to win 60 games after losing 60 games two seasons prior.
Matching up with the Orlando Magic in the first round, the Pistons secured their first home playoff win since 2008 on April 22, breaking their NBA record 11-game home postseason losing streak. The Pistons overcame a 3–1 deficit to eliminate the Magic, becoming the 15th team in NBA history to accomplish the feat. They also won their first playoff series since 2008. However, their season came to an end in the Eastern Conference semifinals when the Pistons were eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games despite winning the first two games.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 37 Chaz Lanier Shooting guard United States Tennessee The Pistons entered the draft with one second-round pick, which was originally owned by the Toronto Raptors and acquired through a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in 2023. Their original first-round pick was conveyed to the Minnesota Timberwolves after the Pistons qualified for the 2025 NBA playoffs that made it fall outside the top-13 protection, while their original second-round pick was conveyed to the Milwaukee Bucks based on their 2024–25 season finish.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 6 | @ Memphis | | Cade Cunningham (20) | Paul Reed (12) | Daniss Jenkins (6) | FedExForum12,517 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 9 | @ Milwaukee | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Cunningham, Klintman, Reed (6) | Cade Cunningham (6) | Fiserv Forum11,364 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 14 | @ Cleveland | | Harris, Jenkins (19) | Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson (5) | Daniss Jenkins (6) | Rocket Arena17,561 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 16 | Washington | | Jalen Duren (20) | Ausar Thompson (7) | Cade Cunningham (12) | Little Caesars Arena11,088 | 2–2
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | @ Chicago | | Cade Cunningham (23) | Isaiah Stewart (10) | Cade Cunningham (10) | United Center21,381 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 24 | @ Houston | | Cade Cunningham (21) | Paul Reed (9) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Toyota Center18,055 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 26 | Boston | | Cade Cunningham (25) | Jalen Duren (17) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 27 | Cleveland | | Cade Cunningham (12) | Isaiah Stewart (9) | Daniss Jenkins (5) | Little Caesars Arena18,933 | 2–2 |- | 5 | October 29 | Orlando | | Cade Cunningham (30) | Jalen Duren (12) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena19,244 | 3–2
| 6 | November 1 | Dallas | | Jalen Duren (33) | Jalen Duren (10) | Cade Cunningham (18) | Mexico City Arena20,385 | 4–2 |- | 7 | November 3 | @ Memphis | | Cade Cunningham (33) | Isaiah Stewart (14) | Cade Cunningham (8) | FedExForum13,822 | 5–2 |- | 8 | November 5 | Utah | | Cade Cunningham (31) | Jalen Duren (22) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena18,403 | 6–2 |- | 9 | November 7 | @ Brooklyn | | Cade Cunningham (34) | Jalen Duren (11) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Barclays Center17,548 | 7–2 |- | 10 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Jalen Duren (16) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Xfinity Mobile Arena18,520 | 8–2 |- | 11 | November 10 | Washington | | Cade Cunningham (46) | Jalen Duren (14) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Little Caesars Arena17,994 | 9–2 |- | 12 | November 12 | Chicago | | Paul Reed (28) | Paul Reed (13) | Daniss Jenkins (12) | Little Caesars Arena19,023 | 10–2 |- | 13 | November 14 | Philadelphia | | Javonte Green (21) | Javonte Green (9) | Daniss Jenkins (8) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 11–2 |- | 14 | November 17 | Indiana | | Jalen Duren (31) | Jalen Duren (15) | Jenkins, LeVert (8) | Little Caesars Arena19,058 | 12–2 |- | 15 | November 18 | @ Atlanta | | Cade Cunningham (25) | Isaiah Stewart (9) | Cade Cunningham (10) | State Farm Arena17,353 | 13–2 |- | 16 | November 22 | @ Milwaukee | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 14–2 |- | 17 | November 24 | @ Indiana | | Cade Cunningham (24) | Jalen Duren (12) | Cade Cunningham (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,009 | 15–2 |- | 18 | November 26 | @ Boston | | Cade Cunningham (42) | Jalen Duren (16) | Cade Cunningham (5) | TD Garden19,156 | 15–3 |- | 19 | November 28 | Orlando | | Cade Cunningham (39) | Cade Cunningham (13) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 15–4 |- | 20 | November 29 | @ Miami | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Paul Reed (10) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 16–4
| 21 | December 1 | Atlanta | | Jalen Duren (21) | Jalen Duren (11) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Little Caesars Arena19,008 | 17–4 |- | 22 | December 3 | @ Milwaukee | | Tobias Harris (20) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Fiserv Forum16,256 | 17–5 |- | 23 | December 5 | Portland | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Jalen Duren (8) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Little Caesars Arena19,907 | 18–5 |- | 24 | December 6 | Milwaukee | | Cade Cunningham (23) | Jalen Duren (16) | Cade Cunningham (12) | Little Caesars Arena19,931 | 19–5 |- | 25 | December 12 | Atlanta | | Isaiah Stewart (17) | Jalen Duren (7) | Caris LeVert (8) | Little Caesars Arena18,989 | 20–5 |- | 26 | December 15 | @ Boston | | Cade Cunningham (32) | Harris, Stewart (7) | Cade Cunningham (10) | TD Garden19,156 | 21–5 |- | 27 | December 18 | @ Dallas | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (9) | American Airlines Center19,600 | 21–6 |- | 28 | December 20 | Charlotte | | Cade Cunningham (22) | Duren, Stewart (11) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 22–6 |- | 29 | December 22 | @ Portland | | Jalen Duren (26) | Ausar Thompson (12) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Moda Center19,335 | 23–6 |- | 30 | December 23 | @ Sacramento | | Tobias Harris (24) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (14) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 24–6 |- | 31 | December 26 | @ Utah | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Tobias Harris (7) | Cade Cunningham (17) | Delta Center18,186 | 24–7 |- | 32 | December 28 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Cade Cunningham (27) | Jalen Duren (14) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Intuit Dome17,927 | 24–8 |- | 33 | December 30 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Cade Cunningham (27) | Jalen Duren (8) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 25–8
| 34 | January 1 | Miami | | Cade Cunningham (31) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 25–9 |- | 35 | January 4 | @ Cleveland | | Cade Cunningham (27) | Ronald Holland II (10) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 26–9 |- | 36 | January 5 | New York | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Isaiah Stewart (9) | Cade Cunningham (13) | Little Caesars Arena20,032 | 27–9 |- | 37 | January 7 | Chicago | | Isaiah Stewart (31) | Ausar Thompson (8) | Daniss Jenkins (15) | Little Caesars Arena19,501 | 28–9 |- | 38 | January 10 | L.A. Clippers | | Duncan Robinson (20) | Tolu Smith (14) | Ausar Thompson (6) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 28–10 |- | 39 | January 15 | Phoenix | | Duncan Robinson (19) | Jalen Duren (18) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Little Caesars Arena19,199 | 29–10 |- | 40 | January 17 | Indiana | | (16) | Jalen Duren (8) | Cunningham, Stewart (5) | Little Caesars Arena19,199 | 30–10 |- | 41 | January 19 | Boston | | Tobias Harris (25) | Jalen Duren (9) | Cade Cunningham (14) | Little Caesars Arena19,996 | 31–10 |- | 42 | January 21 | @ New Orleans | | Jalen Duren (20) | Jalen Duren (15) | Jenkins, Sasser (4) | Smoothie King Center15,502 | 32–10 |- | 43 | January 23 | Houston | | Jalen Duren (18) | Ausar Thompson (8) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 32–11 |- | 44 | January 25 | Sacramento | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Isaiah Stewart (8) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 33–11 |- | 45 | January 27 | @ Denver | | Cunningham, Harris (22) | Duren, Harris (8) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Ball Arena19,734 | 34–11 |- | 46 | January 29 | @ Phoenix | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 34–12 |- | 47 | January 30 | @ Golden State | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Chase Center18,064 | 35–12
| 48 | February 1 | Brooklyn | | Jalen Duren (21) | Jalen Duren (10) | Cade Cunningham (12) | Little Caesars Arena19,899 | 36–12 |- | 49 | February 3 | Denver | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena19,976 | 37–12 |- | 50 | February 5 | Washington | | Cade Cunningham (30) | Ron Holland (10) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Little Caesars Arena19,401 | 37–13 |- | 51 | February 6 | New York | | Daniss Jenkins (18) | Harris, Reed (6) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 38–13 |- | 52 | February 9 | @ Charlotte | | Cade Cunningham (33) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Spectrum Center19,476 | 39–13 |- | 53 | February 11 | @ Toronto | | Cade Cunningham (28) | Tobias Harris (11) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Scotiabank Arena19,120 | 40–13 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 54 | February 19 | @ New York | | Cade Cunningham (42) | Tobias Harris (10) | Cade Cunningham (13) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 41–13 |- | 55 | February 21 | @ Chicago | | Jalen Duren (26) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (13) | United Center21,589 | 42–13 |- | 56 | February 23 | San Antonio | | Jalen Duren (25) | Jalen Duren (14) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 42–14 |- | 57 | February 25 | Oklahoma City | | Cunningham, Duren (29) | Jalen Duren (15) | Cade Cunningham (13) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 43–14 |- | 58 | February 27 | Cleveland | | Jalen Duren (33) | Jalen Duren (16) | Cade Cunningham (7) | Little Caesars Arena20,232 | 44–14
| 59 | March 1 | @ Orlando | | Cade Cunningham (29) | Ausar Thompson (11) | Cade Cunningham (11) | Kia Center19,015 | 45–14 |- | 60 | March 3 | @ Cleveland | | Jalen Duren (24) | Jalen Duren (14) | Cade Cunningham (14) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 45–15 |- | 61 | March 5 | @ San Antonio | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Jalen Duren (7) | Cade Cunningham (8) | Frost Bank Center18,748 | 45–16 |- | 62 | March 7 | Brooklyn | | Tobias Harris (18) | Jalen Duren (14) | Daniss Jenkins (9) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 45–17 |- | 63 | March 8 | @ Miami | | Cade Cunningham (26) | Ron Holland II (7) | Cade Cunningham (10) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 45–18 |- | 64 | March 10 | @ Brooklyn | | Jalen Duren (26) | Isaiah Stewart (8) | Cade Cunningham (15) | Barclays Center17,548 | 46–18 |- | 65 | March 12 | Philadelphia | | Duncan Robinson (19) | Jalen Duren (10) | Cade Cunningham (13) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 47–18 |- | 66 | March 13 | Memphis | | Jalen Duren (30) | Jalen Duren (13) | Cade Cunningham (15) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 48–18 |- | 67 | March 15 | @ Toronto | | Cade Cunningham (33) | Jalen Duren (11) | Cade Cunningham (9) | Scotiabank Arena19,435 | 48–19 |- | 68 | March 17 | @ Washington | | Jalen Duren (36) | Jalen Duren (12) | Daniss Jenkins (7)