2025-26 · Season · 82 games
Pistons scouting report
The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.
01The read
- Offensive rating
- 119.09th of 30
- Defensive rating
- 110.82nd of 30
- Net rating
- +8.23rd of 30
Strengths
- Contests every shotHolds opponents to 51.7% eFG, best in the NBA.
- Forces turnoversForces turnovers on 14.1% of possessions, most in the NBA.
- Owns the offensive glassGrabs 30.9% of its misses, 3rd of 30.
Weaknesses
- Sends opponents to the lineAllows 0.251 free throws per shot, 30th of 30.
Tendencies
- Average pace98.3 possessions per 48 minutes, 18th of 30.
- Works inside the arc34.5% of shots are threes, 29th of 30.
- Mixed creation64.1% of made shots are assisted, 16th of 30.
- Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 15.9% of team points.
02Four factors
| Side | Factor | Value | Rank | Rank bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Effective FG % | 54.6 | 15th | |
| Offense | Turnover % | 12.3 | 16th | |
| Offense | Offensive rebound % | 30.9 | 3rd | |
| Offense | Free throw rate | 22.3 | 5th | |
| Defense | Opponent eFG % | 51.7 | 1st | |
| Defense | Forced turnover % | 14.1 | 1st | |
| Defense | Defensive rebound % | 74.2 | 14th | |
| Defense | Opponent free throw rate | 25.1 | 30th |
Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions
03Rotation
| # | Player | GP | MIN | Role | Top strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cade Cunningham | 64 | 33.9 | High-usage creator | Playmaker |
| 2 | Duncan Robinson | 77 | 27.4 | Floor spacer | High-volume shooter |
| 3 | Jalen Duren | 70 | 28.2 | Role player | Draws fouls |
| 4 | Ausar Thompson | 73 | 26.0 | Glass cleaner | Lives at the rim |
| 5 | Tobias Harris | 63 | 27.8 | Role player | Takes care of the ball |
| 6 | Kevin Huerter | 69 | 22.4 | 3-and-D | Finishes at the rim |
| 7 | Ronald Holland II | 78 | 19.8 | Stretch big | Disruptive hands |
| 8 | Daniss Jenkins | 72 | 20.2 | Role player | |
| 9 | Javonte Green | 82 | 17.6 | 3-and-D | Disruptive hands |
| 10 | Isaiah Stewart | 58 | 22.7 | Role player | Shot blocker |
| 11 | Caris LeVert | 60 | 19.2 | 3-and-D | Shot blocker |
| 12 | Paul Reed | 65 | 13.8 | ||
| 13 | Marcus Sasser | 38 | 12.0 | ||
| 14 | Chaz Lanier | 33 | 8.0 | ||
| 15 | Tolu Smith | 15 | 9.2 | ||
| 16 | Bobi Klintman | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 17 | Wendell Moore Jr. | 6 | 10.0 | ||
| 18 | Isaac Jones | 7 | 5.0 | ||
| 19 | Colby Jones | 1 | 7.0 |
