Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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| 2 | 38 | Spencer Dinwiddie | PG |  United States | Colorado |
| 2014–15 Detroit Pistons season | |
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| Head coach | Stan Van Gundy |
| General manager | Jeff Bower |
| President | Stan Van Gundy |
| Owner(s) | Tom Gores |
| Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Results | |
| Record | 32–50 (.390) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 12th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 2014–15 Detroit Pistons season was the 74th season of the franchise, the 67th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 58th in Detroit.
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| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31–10 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 21.0 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 6–10 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-Atlanta Hawks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Boston Celtics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
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October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
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November : 3–12 (home: 2–7; road: 1–5)
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December : 5–9 (home: 1–6; road: 4–3)
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January : 10–7 (home: 5–3; road: 5–4)
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February : 5–6 (home: 4–4; road: 1–2)
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March : 6–9 (home: 4–1; road: 2–8)
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April : 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Reggie Jackson | 27 | 27 | 32.2 | .436 | .337 | .800 | 7.7 | 9.2 | .74 | .15 | 17.6 |
| Greg Monroe | 69 | 57 | 31.0 | .496 | .000 | .750 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 1.13 | .49 | 15.9 |
| Brandon Jennings | 41 | 41 | 28.6 | .401 | .360 | .839 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 1.07 | .10 | 15.4 |
| Andre Drummond | 82 | 82 | 30.5 | .514 | .000 | .389 | 13.5 | .7 | .89 | 1.87 | 13.8 |
| Josh Smith | 28 | 28 | 32.0 | .391 | .243 | .470 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 1.32 | 1.71 | 13.1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 82 | 82 | 31.5 | .401 | .345 | .696 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.13 | .22 | 12.7 |
| Jodie Meeks | 60 | 0 | 24.4 | .416 | .349 | .906 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .98 | .10 | 11.1 |
| D. J. Augustin | 54 | 13 | 23.8 | .410 | .327 | .870 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .61 | .04 | 10.6 |
| Anthony Tolliver | 52 | 11 | 22.3 | .423 | .360 | .783 | 3.7 | .9 | .38 | .29 | 7.7 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 23 | 7 | 24.8 | .431 | .423 | .754 | 4.2 | 1.7 | .65 | .35 | 7.3 |
| Kyle Singler | 54 | 40 | 23.8 | .400 | .406 | .810 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .61 | .26 | 7.1 |
| Caron Butler | 78 | 21 | 20.8 | .407 | .379 | .902 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .55 | .05 | 5.9 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 46 | 0 | 15.3 | .460 | .368 | .860 | 3.1 | .9 | .59 | .24 | 5.2 |
| John Lucas III | 21 | 0 | 13.0 | .404 | .310 | 1.000 | .08 | 2.9 | .38 | .00 | 4.7 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 34 | 1 | 13.4 | .302 | .185 | .912 | 1.4 | 3.1 | .56 | .18 | 4.3 |
| Luigi Datome | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .417 | .250 | .000 | 1.3 | .7 | .33 | .00 | 3.7 |
| Quincy Miller | 4 | 0 | 14.5 | .250 | .182 | .727 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .25 | .50 | 3.0 |
| Shawne Williams | 19 | 0 | 8.6 | .317 | .154 | .875 | 1.4 | .4 | .21 | .21 | 2.6 |
| Joel Anthony | 49 | 0 | 8.3 | .581 | .000 | .682 | 1.9 | .1 | .24 | 1.00 | 1.8 |
| Cartier Martin | 23 | 0 | 8.6 | .283 | .182 | .182 | .9 | .5 | .13 | .04 | 1.6 |
| Players Added Via draft Via trade Via free agency | Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Waived |
| October 17, 2014 | To Detroit Pistons Joel Anthony | To Boston Celtics Will Bynum |
| December 24, 2014 | To Detroit Pistons Anthony Tolliver | To Phoenix Suns Tony Mitchell |
| February 19, 2015 | To Detroit Pistons Tayshaun Prince | To Boston Celtics Jonas Jerebko Luigi Datome |
| February 19, 2015 | Three-team trade | |
To Utah Jazz
| To Oklahoma City Thunder
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To Detroit Pistons
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| Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms | Ref |
| July 14 | Jodie Meeks | Los Angeles Lakers | 3-years, $19.5 million | [1] |
| July 15 | D. J. Augustin | Chicago Bulls | 2-years, $6 million | [2] |
| Caron Butler | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2-years, $9 million | [3] |
| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Contract terms | Ref |
| July 15 | Josh Harrellson | waived | Chongqing Flying Dragons (CBA) | n/a | [4] |
| July 15 | Peyton Siva | waived | Orlando Magic | n/a | |
| July 21 | Rodney Stuckey | free agency | Indiana Pacers | 1-year, $1,227,985 | [5] |
| December 22 | Josh Smith | waived | Houston Rockets | 1-year, $2,077,000 | [6] |
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