Detroit Pistons

What draft picks do the Detroit Pistons have?

The Pistons control 8 first-round and 13 second-round picks through the 2033 draft, with 1 tied up in swap rights.

This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.

First-round picks
8
Second-round picks
13
Next first
2026 1st (via PHI)
Own picks owed out
6

Through the 2033 draft the Pistons control 8 first-round picks and 13 second-round picks, with 1 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033. 6 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.

In 2026 the Pistons pick once: PHI's first (Philadelphia's own first conveyed to Oklahoma City (2020 Al Horford trade, top-4 protected, landed at pick 17 outside the top 4). Oklahoma City traded it on 2026 draft night to Detroit (via Memphis), which selected Ebuka Okorie.); they also owe out their own first to BKN (Detroit's own first lands at pick 28. Minnesota controlled it through the Mike Conley pick-swap chain, then sent it to Brooklyn in the June 2026 Julius Randle trade.) and their own second to NOP (Detroit's own second conveyed to New Orleans at pick 58, routed via New York, Brooklyn, Phoenix, Orlando, and the Clippers. Tied to the February 2026 Jose Alvarado trade.).

In 2027 the Pistons pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to MIL (Sent from DET to MIL in a reported trade on 2026-07-13, pending the ledger update.).

In 2028 the Pistons hold 4 picks: their own first, CHA's second (Detroit receives the less favorable of the Charlotte and Clippers 2028 seconds; Charlotte keeps the more favorable. Charlotte's own slot is the one projected less favorable and goes to Detroit.), MIA's second (Owed to Detroit, unprotected, from the 2023 Dewayne Dedmon salary dump.), and NYK's second (Unprotected second owed to Detroit from the February 2024 Bogdanovic/Burks trade.); they also owe out their own second to UTA (Detroit's own second carries two obligations, neither a swap: it is owed to Philadelphia if it lands 56-60, and it is a candidate in a least-favorable-of-four basket Utah receives (Detroit's own, the less favorable of Charlotte and the Clippers, Miami, and New York). From the February 2025 KJ Martin five-team trade.).

In 2029 the Pistons hold 5 picks: their own first, their own second, MIL's second (Detroit takes the two most favorable of the Detroit, New York, and Milwaukee 2029 seconds and Chicago the least favorable; Milwaukee's second conveys to Detroit unless it is the least favorable of the three. From the July 2026 six-team trade.), NYK's second (Detroit takes the two most favorable of the Detroit, Milwaukee, and New York 2029 seconds and Chicago the least favorable; New York's slot conveys to Detroit unless it is the least favorable of the three. From the February 2024 Bogdanovic and Burks trade and the July 2026 six-team trade.), and POR's second (Sent from MEM to DET in a reported trade on 2026-07-13, pending the ledger update. Previously: Unprotected second owed to Memphis.).

In 2030 the Pistons pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to LAC (Detroit's own second owed to the Clippers, top-55 protected, from the July 2026 six-team trade that sign-and-traded John Collins to Detroit.).

In 2031 the Pistons hold 4 picks: their own first, DAL's second (Owed to Detroit, unprotected; routed to Philadelphia in the July 2024 Buddy Hield six-team trade then to Detroit in the February 2025 KJ Martin trade.), GSW's second (Chicago takes the more favorable of the Minnesota and Golden State 2031 seconds and Detroit the less favorable. Golden State's slot is the one projected less favorable and goes to Detroit.), and MEM's second, swap-encumbered (Sent from MEM to DET in a reported trade on 2026-07-13, pending the ledger update. Previously: Memphis's own second sits in the Indiana, Miami, Memphis 2031 pool: Washington takes the more favorable of the Indiana and Miami seconds, Memphis the more favorable of its own or the less favorable of that pair, and Indiana the least of the three. Memphis holds a swap right and retains its slot pending resolution.); they also owe out their own second to OKC (Detroit's own second owed to Oklahoma City in the July 2026 Isaiah Joe trade.).

In 2032 the Pistons hold 3 picks: their own first, their own second, and MEM's second (Sent from MEM to DET in a reported trade on 2026-07-13, pending the ledger update.).

Their 2033 book is clean: their own picks, nothing owed.

The rule behind this

An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).

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Numbers come straight from the live Pistons cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.