Although the Detroit Pistons missed the 2024 NBA Playoffs, they are still a featured player. As postseason action gets ready to begin, here's a look at some of the former players on playoff rosters.
Due to the handful of trades the Pistons made before the deadline, countless players from this year's roster are scattered around the league. Notable players include Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks, who were traded to the New York Knicks.
In addition to trades, some veterans received buyouts because the Pistons were unable to reroute players. Examples include Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala, who were each candidates.
Here is the complete list of former Detroit Pistons players who will be in this year's playoffs.
- Mike Muscala (OKC Thunder)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Denver Nuggets)
- Reggie Jackson (Denver Nuggets)
- Monte Morris (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Luka Garza (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Mason Plumlee (Los Angeles Clippers)
- Spencer Dinwiddie (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Christian Wood (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Svi Mykhailiuk (Boston Celtics)
- Bojan Bogdanovic (New York Knicks)
- Alec Burks (New York Knicks)
- Shake Milton (New York Knicks)
- Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Danilo Gallinari (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Marcus Morris (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Tobias Harris (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Delon Wright (Miami Heat)
The Pistons, who finished last in the Eastern Conference this season, have been in a playoff drought for five years. The last time they qualified for the postseason was in 2019. At the time, the team was centered around the frontcourt duo of Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond. Detroit's playoff run was short-lived, as they were swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.
