With NBA free agency largely wrapped up, it’s a great time to take a look at each NBA team’s depth chart as we head closer to the NBA season. Let’s take a look at the Detroit Pistons’ updated depth chart following free agency, along with some analysis of the team’s incoming and outgoing players as they shape up for the 2026–27 season.
PG: Cade Cunningham, Daniss Jenkins, Ebuka Okorie, Elijah Harkless
SG: Duncan Robinson, Isaiah Joe, Kevin Huerter, Gary Harris
SF: Ausar Thompson, Javonte Green
PF: John Collins, Ronald Holland II, Taurean Prince, Isaac Jones
C: Jalen Duren, Paul Reed, Tolu Smith, Ugonna Onyenso
The Detroit Pistons are coming off a breakout season in which they won 60 games and earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Pistons had a busy offseason, signing free agents and making trades, and will be eager to make a deeper run in the playoffs during the upcoming season.
The biggest free-agent signing for the Pistons was John Collins. Collins signed a three-year, $51 million contract and will slide into the Pistons’ starting power forward role, replacing Tobias Harris, who left in free agency. Harris’ role will be difficult to replace, as he had two solid stints with the Pistons and played well during their playoff run, but he has now left to sign with the San Antonio Spurs.
Collins, 28, is a nine-year veteran who has played for the Hawks, Jazz and Clippers during his career. Last season with the Clippers, he averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Collins will give the Pistons more size at the power forward position than Harris and can also stretch the floor, shooting 36.9% from three for his career and a career-best 40.6% from deep last season.
The Pistons also addressed one of their biggest issues from last season: perimeter shooting. The first of their new additions was Isaiah Joe. In late June, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Joe to Detroit in exchange for two future second-round draft picks. Joe averaged 11.1 points with the Thunder last season and is an excellent three-point shooter, shooting a career-best 42.3% from beyond the arc last year. The Pistons also re-signed another three-point shooter in Kevin Huerter to a three-year, $27 million contract. Huerter arrived in Detroit midseason and appeared in only 25 regular-season games but is a career 36.8% three-point shooter. His return alongside Joe and Collins gives the Pistons a new infusion of perimeter shooting.
Lastly, the Pistons acquired Gary Harris and Taurean Prince through a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. Detroit gave up Caris LeVert and two second-round draft picks but now has two skilled veterans who can provide additional depth to the roster.
Besides the losses of LeVert and Tobias Harris, the Pistons’ only other significant departure was Isaiah Stewart, who signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in free agency. Detroit clearly had a game plan entering the offseason: add reliable perimeter shooters, and they accomplished exactly that.
The Pistons are looking strong entering the 2026–27 season and could be one of the most dangerous teams in the league if they are able to address their perimeter shooting concerns with their new offseason additions.
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