Team Profile
Detroit Pistons
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113.4 8thOffensive Rating
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109.5 19thDefensive Rating
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3.9 10thNet Rating
2024 Team Stats
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Points per game109.8 5th
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Points per game Against105.4 7th
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Rebounds per game47.2 2nd
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Assists per game24.9 8th
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16-1
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2
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8-9
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3
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7-11
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3
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7-11
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5
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6-10
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The Pistons exercised the fourth-year option on center Jalen Duren on Monday. The 20-year-old averaged a double-double last season (13.8 points, 11.6 rebounds). He also significantly improved his free-throw percentage from his rookie campaign. While the franchise sees potential in Duren, he hasn't logged more than 67 games in each of his first two seasons in the National Basketball Association. Fantasy managers should keep that in mind, although he'll be a consistent fantasy performer whenever he's on the floor during the 2024-25 campaign.
The Pistons exercised the fourth-year option for guard Jaden Ivey on Monday. The 22-year-old is coming off a rough season, where he spent some time coming off the bench. However, he wasn't horrible, averaging 15.4 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.4 rebounds. But fantasy managers have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about Ivey's potential heading into the 2024-25 campaign, considering he's been routinely praised by new head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. He's also missed only 13 games during his NBA career, which is another positive for fantasy managers. That said, Ivey's three-point percentage needs work. The same is true for his free-throw percentage. Yet, the upside is there, so fantasy managers could easily see Ivey surpass his ADP expectations this year.
Detroit Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart will be used as a center in the upcoming campaign. Stewart started his career as a center but played the last two seasons mostly as a power forward. Now, he's set to feature as a center again, a position Stewart prefers. The six-foot-nine big man is expected to work as a backup behind Jalen Duren. It remains to be seen how Pistons head coach J. B. Bickerstaff splits the minutes between the two, but it's hard to imagine Stewart getting close to the 30.9 minutes he averaged last season, meaning his fantasy stock will take a hit.
Team Roster
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F
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29
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6' 7''
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209 lbs
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2
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G-F
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32
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6' 5''
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205 lbs
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11
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Michigan
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F
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32
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6' 8''
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226 lbs
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13
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Tennessee
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F
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19
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6' 8''
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206 lbs
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F
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21
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6' 9''
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225 lbs
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Wake Forest
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F
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25
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6' 9''
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210 lbs
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4
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DePaul
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