The 2013–14 Detroit Pistons season was the 73rd season of the franchise, the 66th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 57th in the Detroit area.
In the off-season, the Pistons hired former player Maurice Cheeks as their head coach as well re-acquiring former Finals MVP Chauncey Billups. John Loyer replaced Cheeks mid-season.
Following the season, Billups retired and Joe Dumars left his position as General Manager after 15 seasons.
Key dates June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. July 1: 2013 NBA Free Agency begins.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 1 8 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope SG Georgia 2 37 Tony Mitchell PF North Texas 2 56 Peyton Siva PG Louisville Pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on February 16, 2009, in exchange for Detroit's 2011 second round pick and Alex Acker.
Roster
Pre-season
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 8 | Maccabi Haifa | | Andre Drummond (17) | Andre Drummond (9) | Greg Monroe (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills7,513 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 10 | Miami | | Will Bynum (28) | Jonas Jerebko (12) | Will Bynum (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills17,219 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 12 | @ Brooklyn | | Andre Drummond (15) | Tony Mitchell (10) | Will Bynum (11) | Barclays Center16,331 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 16 | @ Chicago | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18) | Andre Drummond (10) | Peyton Siva (9) | United Center21,405 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 17 | @ Cleveland | | Greg Monroe (16) | Andre Drummond (11) | Peyton Siva (5) | Quicken Loans Arena12,679 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 20 | @ Orlando | | Greg Monroe (19) | Andre Drummond (15) | Peyton Siva (7) | Amway Center12,967 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 22 | Washington | | Greg Monroe (18) | Andre Drummond (14) | Will Bynum (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills9,219 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 24 | Minnesota | | Josh Smith (20) | Andre Drummond (20) | Will Bynum (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills10,107 | 4–4
Regular season
Game log
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Washington | | Greg Monroe (24) | Greg Monroe (16) | Smith, Billups, Bynum (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills19,258 | 1–0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 1 | @ Memphis | | Smith & Stuckey (19) | Andre Drummond (16) | Billups & Bynum (6) | FedExForum18,119 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 3 | Boston | | Smith, Monroe, Drummond (15) | Andre Drummond (12) | Bynum & Jennings (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,978 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 5 | Indiana | | Brandon Jennings (17) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills13,401 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 8 | Oklahoma City | | Josh Smith (25) | Greg Monroe (15) | Brandon Jennings (11) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,624 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 11 | @ Portland | | Brandon Jennings (28) | Andre Drummond (16) | Will Bynum (6) | Moda Center18,834 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 12 | @ Golden State | | Andre Drummond (16) | Andre Drummond (14) | Will Bynum (4) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 2–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 15 | @ Sacramento | | Josh Smith (21) | Andre Drummond (18) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Sleep Train Arena17,317 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Brandon Jennings (23) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Staples Center18,997 | 3–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 19 | New York | | Rodney Stuckey (21) | Drummond & Monroe (11) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills13,213 | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 20 | @ Atlanta | | Brandon Jennings (21) | Andre Drummond (12) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Philips Arena13,167 | 4–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 22 | Atlanta | | Kyle Singler (22) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Palace of Auburn Hills13,467 | 4–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 24 | @ Brooklyn | | Rodney Stuckey (27) | Greg Monroe (11) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Barclays Center17,732 | 5–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 25 | Milwaukee | | Rodney Stuckey (17) | Andre Drummond (8) | Brandon Jennings (13) | Palace of Auburn Hills12,150 | 6–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 27 | Chicago | | Rodney Stuckey (25) | Drummond & Smith (11) | Brandon Jennings (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,228 | 6–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Rodney Stuckey (22) | Josh Smith (19) | Josh Smith (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,202 | 6–10
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 1 | Philadelphia | | Andre Drummond (31) | Andre Drummond (19) | Brandon Jennings (12) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,107 | 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 3 | @ Miami | | Kyle Singler (18) | Andre Drummond (18) | Monroe & Jennings (5) | American Airlines Arena19,741 | 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | | Andre Drummond (24) | Andre Drummond (19) | Brandon Jennings (11) | BMO Harris Bradley Center12,835 | 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 7 | @ Chicago | | Brandon Jennings (33) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (5) | United Center21,737 | 10–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 8 | Miami | | Drummond & Jennings (19) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills18,034 | 10–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 10 | Minnesota | | Brandon Jennings (20) | Andre Drummond (8) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills11,251 | 10–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 11 | @ New Orleans | | Greg Monroe (28) | Andre Drummond (11) | Jennings & Stuckey (4) | New Orleans Arena14,517 | 10–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 13 | Brooklyn | | Monroe & Drummond (22) | Andre Drummond (13) | Josh Smith (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,159 | 11–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 15 | Portland | | Josh Smith (31) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills13,003 | 11–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 16 | @ Indiana | | Josh Smith (30) | Greg Monroe (12) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse15,443 | 12–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 18 | @ Boston | | Brandon Jennings (28) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (14) | TD Garden17,101 | 13–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 20 | Charlotte | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Andre Drummond (15) | Brandon Jennings (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills12,453 | 13–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 21 | Houston | | Josh Smith (19) | Greg Monroe (11) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,606 | 13–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 23 | @ Cleveland | | Josh Smith (25) | Monroe & Drummond (11) | Brandon Jennings (13) | Quicken Loans Arena19,215 | 14–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 27 | @ Orlando | | Brandon Jennings (21) | Andre Drummond (11) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Amway Center16,464 | 14–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 28 | @ Washington | | Greg Monroe (14) | Monroe & Drummond (7) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Verizon Center19,336 | 14–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | December 30 | Washington | | Greg Monroe (22) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,050 | 14–19
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 5 | Memphis | | Greg Monroe (19) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (11) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,134 | 14–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 7 | @ New York | | Josh Smith (21) | Andre Drummond (17) | Jennings & Smith (5) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 14–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 8 | @ Toronto | | Brandon Jennings (22) | Andre Drummond (16) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Air Canada Centre16,194 | 14–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | | Josh Smith (22) | Josh Smith (13) | Josh Smith (7) | Wells Fargo Center13,742 | 15–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 11 | Phoenix | | Josh Smith (25) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (18) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,224 | 16–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 17 | Utah | | Rodney Stuckey (21) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills18,528 | 16–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 18 | @ Washington | | Josh Smith (22) | Andre Drummond (13) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Verizon Center17,039 | 17–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 20 | L.A. Clippers | | Rodney Stuckey (29) | Andre Drummond (11) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills17,417 | 17–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 22 | @ Milwaukee | | Brandon Jennings (30) | Andre Drummond (12) | Josh Smith (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center11,266 | 17–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 24 | New Orleans | | Brandon Jennings (28) | Andre Drummond (20) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,107 | 17–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 26 | @ Dallas | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Greg Monroe (9) | Brandon Jennings (7) | American Airlines Center19,662 | 17–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 28 | Orlando | | Brandon Jennings (20) | Andre Drummond (17) | Brandon Jennings (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills11,534 | 18–27 |- style="background:#ccc;" | – | January 29 | @ Atlanta | colspan="6" | Game postponed due to severe weather conditions.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 1 | Philadelphia | | Andre Drummond (22) | Andre Drummond (14) | Josh Smith (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills16,649 | 19–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 3 | @ Miami | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Andre Drummond (12) | Brandon Jennings (7) | American Airlines Arena19,802 | 19–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | February 5 | @ Orlando | | Josh Smith (25) | Andre Drummond (14) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Amway Center15,166 | 19–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 7 | Brooklyn | | Brandon Jennings (26) | Andre Drummond (22) | Brandon Jennings (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills13,727 | 20–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 8 | Denver | | Brandon Jennings (35) | Andre Drummond (15) | Brandon Jennings (12) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,870 | 21–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 10 | San Antonio | | Brandon Jennings (21) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Jennings (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills13,628 | 22–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 12 | Cleveland | | Josh Smith (18) | Andre Drummond (17) | Jennings & Monroe (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills13,184 | 22–30 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 18 | Charlotte | | Brandon Jennings (24) | Andre Drummond (22) | Brandon Jennings (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills11,285 | 22–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 19 | @ Charlotte | | Brandon Jennings (20) | Greg Monroe (7) | Will Bynum (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,400 | 22–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 21 | Atlanta | | Greg Monroe (22) | Greg Monroe (15) | Brandon Jennings (14) | Palace of Auburn Hills18,053 | 23–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 22 | Dallas | | Josh Smith (32) | Greg Monroe (17) | Will Bynum (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,213 | 23–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 24 | Golden State | | Greg Monroe (23) | Josh Smith (11) | Brandon Jennings (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,071 | 23–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 26 | @ San Antonio | | Josh Smith (24) | Andre Drummond (17) | Will Bynum (9) | AT&T Center18,581 | 23–35
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 1 | @ Houston | | Rodney Stuckey (23) | Andre Drummond (17)