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2016–17 Detroit Pistons season

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The 2016–17 NBA season was the 76th season of the Detroit Pistons franchise, their 69th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 60th in Metro Detroit. It was the Pistons' final season at The Palace of Auburn Hills in nearby Auburn Hills, Michigan, ending a 42-year history of professional sports in Oakland County. They moved to the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit for the 2017–18 season.[1]

Head coachStan Van Gundy
PresidentStan Van Gundy
General managerJeff Bower
OwnerTom Gores
Quick facts Detroit Pistons season, Head coach ...
2016–17 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachStan Van Gundy
PresidentStan Van Gundy
General managerJeff Bower
OwnerTom Gores
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
RadioWMGC
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Amir Johnson and Andre Drummond watch during a November 19, 2016 game at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Amir Johnson and Andre Drummond watch during a November 19, 2016 game at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 18 Henry Ellenson PF United States Marquette
2 49 Michael Gbinije PG United States Syracuse
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2016–17 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 12 Aron Baynes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986-12-09 Washington State
SG 25 Reggie Bullock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina
SG 5 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia
C 0 Andre Drummond 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993-08-10 Connecticut
PF 8 Henry Ellenson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-01-13 Marquette
SG 9 Michael Gbinije 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-06-05 Syracuse
SF 34 Tobias Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992-07-15 Tennessee
SG 6 Darrun Hilliard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-04-13 Villanova
PG 1 Reggie Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College
SF 7 Stanley Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996-05-29 Arizona
PF 30 Jon Leuer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989-05-14 Wisconsin
C 51 Boban Marjanović 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988-08-15 Serbia
PF 13 Marcus Morris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
PG 14 Ish Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-07-05 Wake Forest
PG 19 Beno Udrih 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-07-05 Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: 2017-03-26

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Standings

Division

More information Central Division, W ...
Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers5131.622–31‍–‍1020‍–‍218–882
x – Milwaukee Bucks4240.5129.023‍–‍1819‍–‍2210–682
x – Indiana Pacers4240.5129.029‍–‍1213‍–‍288–882
x – Chicago Bulls4141.50010.025‍–‍1616‍–‍259–782
Detroit Pistons3745.45114.024‍–‍1713‍–‍285–1182
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Conference

More information Eastern Conference, # ...
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Boston Celtics *5329.646–82
2y – Cleveland Cavaliers *5131.6222.082
3x – Toronto Raptors5131.6222.082
4y – Washington Wizards *4933.5984.082
5x – Atlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
6x – Milwaukee Bucks4240.51211.082
7x – Indiana Pacers4240.51211.082
8x – Chicago Bulls4141.50012.082
9Miami Heat4141.50012.082
10Detroit Pistons3745.45116.082
11Charlotte Hornets3646.43917.082
12New York Knicks3151.37822.082
13Orlando Magic2953.35424.082
14Philadelphia 76ers2854.34125.082
15Brooklyn Nets2062.24433.082
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Game log

Pre-season

More information 2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 1–2 Road: 2–1), Game ...
2016 pre-season game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 1–2 Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 6 @ Brooklyn L 94–101 Morris & Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (21) Caldwell-Pope & McCallum (4) Barclays Center
8,782		 0–1
2 October 10 San Antonio L 81–86 Andre Drummond (17) Andre Drummond (13) Leuer & Smith (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
12,103		 0–2
3 October 13 @ Atlanta W 99–94 Harris & Smith (18) Jon Leuer (9) Ish Smith (8) Philips Arena
10,852		 1–2
4 October 15 @ Philadelphia W 97–76 Tobias Harris (18) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (6) Wells Fargo Center
10,891		 2–2
5 October 17 Milwaukee W 102–78 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
10,096		 3–2
6 October 19 Toronto L 92–103 Andre Drummond (16) Andre Drummond (13) Lorenzo Brown (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 3–3
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Regular season

More information 2016–17 game log Total: 37–45 (Home: 24–17; Road: 13–28), Game ...
2016–17 game log
Total: 37–45 (Home: 24–17; Road: 13–28)
October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 26 @ Toronto L 91–109 Tobias Harris (22) Morris & Leuer (9) Ish Smith (7) Air Canada Centre
19,800		 0–1
2 October 28 Orlando W 108–82 Tobias Harris (18) Andre Drummond (20) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
19,122		 1–1
3 October 30 Milwaukee W 98–83 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) Andre Drummond (23) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
15,161		 2–1
November : 8–9 (home: 5–2; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 1 New York W 102–89 Tobias Harris (25) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,087		 3–1
5 November 2 @ Brooklyn L 101–109 Harris & Morris (23) Caldwell-Pope & Leuer (7) Ish Smith (7) Barclays Center
13,650		 3–2
6 November 5 Denver W 103–86 Andre Drummond (19) Andre Drummond (20) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,218		 4–2
7 November 7 @ L.A. Clippers L 82–114 Andre Drummond (15) Andre Drummond (12) Smith, Udrih & Johnson (3) Staples Center
19,060		 4–3
8 November 9 @ Phoenix L 100–107 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (27) Andre Drummond (10) Ish Smith (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,719		 4–4
9 November 11 @ San Antonio L 86–96 Andre Drummond (20) Andre Drummond (17) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7) AT&T Center
18,418		 4–5
10 November 12 @ Denver W 106–95 Tobias Harris (19) Andre Drummond (12) Ish Smith (8) Pepsi Center
13,997		 5–5
11 November 14 Oklahoma City W 104–88 Tobias Harris (22) Jon Leuer (9) Morris (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,172		 6–5
12 November 16 @ New York L 102–105 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) Tobias Harris (10) Ish Smith (8) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 6–6
13 November 18 @ Cleveland L 81–104 Jon Leuer (15) Andre Drummond (10) Ish Smith (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 6–7
14 November 19 Boston L 92–94 Marcus Morris (24) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,107		 6–8
15 November 21 Houston L 96–99 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26) Andre Drummond (16) Ish Smith (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,632		 6–9
16 November 23 Miami W 107–84 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (22) Andre Drummond (15) Marcus Morris (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,520		 7–9
17 November 25 L.A. Clippers W 108–97 Marcus Morris (17) Jon Leuer (11) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10) Palace of Auburn Hills
17,023		 8–9
18 November 26 @ Oklahoma City L 88–106 Tobias Harris (21) Andre Drummond (8) Ish Smith (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 8–10
19 November 29 @ Charlotte W 112–89 Tobias Harris (24) Aron Baynes (8) Caldwell-Pope & Udrih (7) Spectrum Center
14,266		 9–10
20 November 30 @ Boston W 121–114 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (8) TD Garden
17,338		 10–10
December : 5–10 (home: 2–6; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 December 2 @ Atlanta W 121–85 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) Andre Drummond (14) Ish Smith (13) Philips Arena
15,500		 11–10
22 December 4 Orlando L 92–98 Marcus Morris (21) Andre Drummond (10) Caldwell-Pope & Jackson (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
15,206		 11–11
23 December 6 Chicago W 102–91 Tobias Harris (22) Andre Drummond (10) Reggie Jackson (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,305		 12–11
24 December 7 @ Charlotte L 77–87 Andre Drummond (26) Andre Drummond (20) Caldwell-Pope & Leuer (6) Spectrum Center
15,141		 12–12
25 December 9 @ Minnesota W 117–90 Andre Drummond (22) Andre Drummond (22) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7) Target Center
14,109		 13–12
26 December 11 Philadelphia L 79–97 Marcus Morris (28) Andre Drummond (14) Stanley Johnson (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,244		 13–13
27 December 14 @ Dallas W 95–85 Reggie Jackson (20) Andre Drummond (17) Jackson & Smith (6) American Airlines Center
19,687		 14–13
28 December 16 @ Washington L 108–122 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (24) Andre Drummond (12) Jon Leuer (5) Verizon Center
15,573		 14–14
29 December 17 Indiana L 90–105 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (20) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (10) Palace of Auburn Hills
15,231		 14–15
30 December 19 @ Chicago L 82–113 Jon Leuer (16) Jon Leuer (5) Ish Smith (7) United Center
21,400		 14–16
31 December 21 Memphis L 86–98 Jackson & Leuer (18) Andre Drummond (19) Reggie Jackson (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,033		 14–17
32 December 23 Golden State L 113–119 Tobias Harris (26) Andre Drummond (9) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
21,012		 14–18
33 December 26 Cleveland W 106–90 Tobias Harris (21) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
18,123		 15–18
34 December 28 Milwaukee L 94–119 Tobias Harris (23) Tobias Harris (12) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
17,222		 15–19
35 December 30 @ Atlanta L 98–105 Jon Leuer (22) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (8) Philips Arena
19,009		 15–20
January : 6–7 (home: 3–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36 January 1 @ Miami W 107–98 Reggie Jackson (27) Andre Drummond (18) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) American Airlines Arena
19,844		 16–20
37 January 3 Indiana L 116–121 Tobias Harris (22) Andre Drummond (14) Reggie Jackson (12) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,435		 16–21
38 January 5 Charlotte W 115–114 Tobias Harris (25) Boban Marjanović (19) Reggie Jackson (11) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,723		 17–21
39 January 8 @ Portland W 125–124 (2OT) Reggie Jackson (31) Andre Drummond (14) Marcus Morris (5) Moda Center
13,506		 18–21
40 January 10 @ Sacramento L 94–100 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) Andre Drummond (12) Jackson & Johnson (3) Golden 1 Center
17,608		 18–22
41 January 12 @ Golden State L 107–127 Marcus Morris (21) Boban Marjanović (11) Beno Udrih (4) Oracle Arena
19,596		 18–23
42 January 13 @ Utah L 77–110 Tobias Harris (13) Andre Drummond (19) Beno Udrih (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,564		 18–24
43 January 15 @ L.A. Lakers W 102–97 Morris & Harris (23) Andre Drummond (17) Johnson & Smith (6) Staples Center
18,997		 19–24
44 January 18 Atlanta W 118–95 Reggie Jackson (26) Andre Drummond (17) Marcus Morris (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
15,159		 20–24
45 January 21 Washington W 113–112 Marcus Morris (25) Marcus Morris (11) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
18,231		 21–24
46 January 23 Sacramento L 104–109 Reggie Jackson (18) Andre Drummond (12) Reggie Jackson (11) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,017		 21–25
47 January 28 @ Miami L 103–116 Reggie Jackson (24) Andre Drummond (20) Reggie Jackson (3) American Airlines Arena
19,600		 21–26
48 January 30 @ Boston L 109–113 Andre Drummond (28) Andre Drummond (22) Reggie Jackson (6) TD Garden
18,188		 21–27
February : 8–4 (home: 7–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
49 February 1 New Orleans W 118–98 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (38) Tobias Harris (8) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,262		 22–27
50 February 3 Minnesota W 116–108 Marcus Morris (36) Andre Drummond (18) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,934		 23–27
51 February 4 @ Indiana L 84–105 Marcus Morris (19) Andre Drummond (9) Ish Smith (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,660		 23–28
52 February 6 Philadelphia W 113–96 Marcus Morris (19) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,731		 24–28
53 February 8 L.A. Lakers W 121–102 Andre Drummond (24) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
15,121		 25–28
54 February 10 San Antonio L 92–103 Tobias Harris (16) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
17,222		 25–29
55 February 12 @ Toronto W 102–101 Tobias Harris (24) Andre Drummond (18) Ish Smith (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800		 26–29
56 February 13 @ Milwaukee L 89–102 Marcus Morris (26) Andre Drummond (12) Reggie Jackson (9) BMO Harris Bradley Center
13,397		 26–30
57 February 15 Dallas W 98–91 Reggie Jackson (22) Marcus Morris (14) Reggie Jackson (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,549		 27–30
All-Star Break
58 February 23 Charlotte W 114–108 (OT) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (33) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (16) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,913		 28–30
59 February 26 Boston L 98–104 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
20,141		 28–31
60 February 28 Portland W 120–113 (OT) Marcus Morris (37) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,502		 29–31
March : 6–11 (home: 5–3; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 1 @ New Orleans L 86–109 Jon Leuer (22) Andre Drummond (17) Reggie Jackson (4) Smoothie King Center
14,406		 29–32
62 March 4 @ Philadelphia W 136–106 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26) Andre Drummond (14) Ish Smith (13) Wells Fargo Center
19,523		 30–32
63 March 6 Chicago W 109–95 Reggie Jackson (26) Drummond, Harris (8) Ish Smith (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,039		 31–32
64 March 8 @ Indiana L 98–115 Tobias Harris (22) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,353		 31–33
65 March 9 Cleveland W 106–101 Reggie Jackson (21) Andre Drummond (16) Reggie Jackson (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
19,421		 32–33
66 March 11 New York W 112–92 Tobias Harris (28) Andre Drummond (15) Reggie Jackson (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
19,607		 33–33
67 March 14 @ Cleveland L 96–128 Tobias Harris (17) Andre Drummond (14) Reggie Jackson (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 33–34
68 March 15 Utah L 83–97 Ish Smith (16) Aron Baynes (12) Ish Smith (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,033		 33–35
69 March 17 Toronto L 75–87 Reggie Jackson (20) Andre Drummond (22) Reggie Jackson (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,541		 33–36
70 March 19 Phoenix W 112–95 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) Andre Drummond (18) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
19,588		 34–36
71 March 21 @ Brooklyn L 96–98 Tobias Harris (24) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (4) Barclays Center
14,343		 34–37
72 March 22 @ Chicago L 95–117 Harris & Morris (14) Andre Drummond (17) Ish Smith (7) United Center
21,503		 34–38
73 March 24 @ Orlando L 87–115 Jon Leuer (16) Andre Drummond (14) Darrun Hilliard (4) Amway Center
18,076		 34–39
74 March 27 @ New York L 95–109 Marcus Morris (20) Andre Drummond (15) Ish Smith (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 34–40
75 March 28 Miami L 96–97 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25) Andre Drummond (13) Ish Smith (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
17,160		 34–41
76 March 30 Brooklyn W 90–89 Marcus Morris (28) Marcus Morris (13) Ish Smith (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
15,804		 35–41
77 March 31 @ Milwaukee L 105–108 (OT) Tobias Harris (23) Andre Drummond (13) Beno Udrih (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center
18,717		 35–42
April : 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78 April 5 Toronto L 102–105 Harris & Smith (16) Andre Drummond (14) Beno Udrih (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
17,578		 35–43
79 April 7 @ Houston W 114–109 Boban Marjanović (27) Boban Marjanović (12) Smith & Udrih (5) Toyota Center
18,055		 36–43
80 April 9 @ Memphis W 103–90 Bullock & Marjanović (14) Andre Drummond (11) Ish Smith (7) FedExForum
16,521		 37–43
81 April 10 Washington L 101–105 Tobias Harris (22) Boban Marjanović (8) Ish Smith (9) Palace of Auburn Hills
21,012		 37–44
82 April 12 @ Orlando L 109–113 Smith & Caldwell-Pope (20) Andre Drummond (14) Ish Smith (10) Amway Center
19,458		 37–45
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Player statistics

Legend
  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

Season

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tobias Harris 824831.3.481.347.8415.11.7.72.4816.1
Reggie Jackson 525027.4.420.359.8682.25.2.67.1014.5
Marcus Morris 797932.5.418.331.7844.62.0.66.3214.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 767533.3.399.350.8323.32.51.18.1613.8
Andre Drummond 818129.7.530.286.38613.81.11.531.1013.6
Jon Leuer 753425.9.480.293.8675.41.5.41.3510.2
Ish Smith 813224.1.439.267.7062.95.2.75.419.4
Beno Udrih 39014.4.467.344.9411.53.4.33.005.8
Boban Marjanović 3508.4.545.000.8103.7.3.17.345.5
Aron Baynes 75215.5.513.000.8404.4.4.23.524.9
Reggie Bullock 31515.1.422.384.7142.1.9.58.104.5
Stanley Johnson 77117.8.353.292.6792.51.4.73.314.4
Darrun Hilliard 3919.8.373.261.750.8.8.28.053.3
Henry Ellenson 1927.7.359.294.5002.2.4.05.73.2
Michael Gbinije 903.6.100.0001.000.3.2.00.000.4
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Transactions

Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via Trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades

June 17, 2016 To Detroit Pistons
Cameron Bairstow		 To Chicago Bulls
Spencer Dinwiddie
June 29, 2016 To Detroit Pistons
2019 2nd Round Pick		 To Orlando Magic
Jodie Meeks

Free agency

Re-signed

More information Date, Player ...
Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 15 Andre Drummond 5-year contract worth $130 million Detroit Pistons [2]
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Additions

More information Date, Player ...
Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 8 Jon Leuer 4-year contract worth $42 million Phoenix Suns [3]
Ish Smith 3-year contract worth $18 million Philadelphia 76ers
July 12 Boban Marjanović 3-year contract worth $21 million San Antonio Spurs [4]
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Subtractions

More information Date, Player ...
Date Player Contract terms New team Ref.
July 9 Anthony Tolliver 2-year contract worth $16 million Sacramento Kings [5]
October 25 Lorenzo Brown Waived Zhejiang Golden Bulls
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