Detroit Pistons: 2026-27 roster preview
The roster the team opens 2026-27 with, what each player did in 2025-26, and how many minutes the outlook expects from him. Minutes come from last season, capped at 2,900 and scaled to a season; rookies and players without a rating count at replacement level (-2.1 per 100).
Outlook
+6.1
2nd of 30
Projected wins
55
Roster strength: Impact × expected minutes, points per 100 over average
+10.5
Minutes kept: Share of last season's minutes still on the roster
73%
2025-26 net rating
+8.0
Who carries it
What each player adds to the roster's strength: his Impact times his share of the minutes.
- Above average
- Below average
| Status | Injury | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Cade CunninghamG-F | Returning | – | 5 | 33.9 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 9.9 | +4.3 | +3.5 | +0.9 | 2,135 | +2.36 | – |
| 55 |  Duncan RobinsonF | Returning | – | – | 27.4 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | +2.5 | +2.9 | -0.4 | 2,076 | +1.30 | – |
| 0 |  Jalen DurenC | Returning | – | 4 | 28.2 | 19.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | +4.2 | +2.9 | +1.3 | 1,942 | +2.07 | Questionable |
| 9 |  Ausar ThompsonG-F | Returning | – | 3 | 26.0 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | +4.2 | +0.9 | +3.3 | 1,868 | +2.01 | – |
| 20 |  John CollinsF-C | New · from LAC | – | 9 | 27.1 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.9 | +0.3 | 1,837 | -0.27 | – |
| 27 |  Kevin HuerterG | Returning | – | 8 | 22.4 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.5 | 1,523 | +0.49 | – |
| 5 | Ronald Holland IIF | Returning | – | 2 | 19.8 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -2.6 | +2.4 | 1,519 | -0.06 | – |
| 11 |  Isaiah JoeG | New · from OKC | – | 6 | 21.2 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | +2.6 | +1.9 | +0.7 | 1,480 | +0.96 | – |
| 24 |  Daniss JenkinsG | Returning | – | – | 20.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | +0.8 | -0.2 | +1.0 | 1,426 | +0.30 | – |
| 31 |  Javonte GreenG-F | Returning | – | – | 17.6 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | +2.5 | -0.3 | +2.8 | 1,420 | +0.91 | – |
| 7 |  Paul ReedF | Returning | – | 6 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | +4.0 | +1.4 | +2.7 | 885 | +0.91 | – |
| 12 |  Taurean PrinceF | New · from MIL | – | 10 | 23.5 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -0.2 | 601 | +0.05 | – |
| 16 | Elijah HarklessG | New · from UTA | – | – | 21.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | -0.6 | -0.8 | +0.2 | 538 | -0.08 | – |
| 20 |  Chaz LanierG | Returning | – | 1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 260 | -0.12 | – |
| 35 |  Tolu SmithF | Returning | – | – | 9.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 136 | -0.07 | – |
| 3 |  Isaac JonesF | Returning | – | – | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | – | – | 34 | -0.02 | – |
| Brice WilliamsG-F | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 23 | Ebuka OkorieG | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ugonna OnyensoC | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| John UkomaduF | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Gone
Tobias Harristo SAS63 games · 27.8 MPG · +1.7
Isaiah Stewartto MEM58 games · 22.7 MPG · -1.1
Caris LeVertto MIL60 games · 19.2 MPG · -1.7
Jaden Iveynot on a roster33 games · 16.8 MPG · -0.7
Marcus Sasserto DAL38 games · 12 MPG · +0.4
Bobi Klintmannot on a roster12 games · 6.2 MPG · –
Wendell Moore Jr.not on a roster6 games · 10 MPG · –- Colby Jonesnot on a roster1 games · 7 MPG · –