Last Updated on July 1, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
Below is a comprehensive table detailing the Detroit Pistons’ NBA Draft selections from 1980 through 2025.
| Draft Year | Pick No. | Round | Player Drafted | Position | College/International Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 2 | [Player Name] | [Pos] | [College/Team] |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | Ron Holland II | G | G League Ignite |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | Ausar Thompson | G/F | Overtime Elite |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | Jaden Ivey | G | Purdue |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | Jalen Duren | C | Memphis |
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | Gabriele Procida | F | Virtus Bologna (Italy) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Cade Cunningham | G | Oklahoma State |
| 2021 | 37 | 2 | JT Thor | F | Auburn |
| 2021 | 42 | 2 | Isaiah Livers | F | Michigan |
| 2021 | 52 | 2 | Luka Garza | C | Iowa |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | Killian Hayes | G | Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) |
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | Saddiq Bey | F | Villanova |
| 2020 | 19 | 1 | Isaiah Stewart | C | Washington |
| 2020 | 38 | 2 | Saben Lee | G | Vanderbilt |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | Sekou Doumbouya | F | Limoges CSP (France) |
| 2019 | 30 | 1 | Jordan Bone | G | Tennessee |
| 2018 | 42 | 2 | Bruce Brown | G | Miami |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | Luke Kennard | G | Duke |
| 2016 | 18 | 1 | Henry Ellenson | F | Marquette |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | Stanley Johnson | F | Arizona |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | D.J. Augustin | G | Texas |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | G | Georgia |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | Andre Drummond | C | Connecticut |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | Brandon Knight | G | Kentucky |
| 2010 | 15 | 1 | Greg Monroe | C | Georgetown |
| 2009 | 15 | 1 | Austin Daye | F | Gonzaga |
| 2008 | 29 | 1 | Walter Sharpe | F | UAB |
| 2007 | 29 | 1 | Arron Afflalo | G | UCLA |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 | Cheikh Samb | C | Senegal |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | Darko Miličić | C | Serbia |
| 2004 | 27 | 1 | Jason Maxiell | F | Cincinnati |
| 2003 | 25 | 1 | Carlos Delfino | G/F | Argentina |
| 2002 | 25 | 1 | Tayshaun Prince | F | Kentucky |
| 2001 | 18 | 1 | Rodney White | F | Charlotte |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 | Mateen Cleaves | G | Michigan State |
| 1999 | 14 | 1 | Andre Miller | G | Utah |
| 1998 | 26 | 1 | Michael Curry | G | Georgia Tech |
| 1997 | 26 | 1 | John Wallace | F | Syracuse |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 | Jerome Williams | F | North Carolina |
| 1995 | 25 | 1 | Eric Montross | C | North Carolina |
| 1994 | 25 | 1 | J.R. Reid | F/C | North Carolina |
| 1993 | 25 | 1 | Chris Mills | F | Arizona |
| 1992 | 25 | 1 | Gerald Wilkins | G | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 1991 | 25 | 1 | Terrell Brandon | G | Oregon |
| 1990 | 25 | 1 | Danny Ferry | F | Duke |
| 1989 | 25 | 1 | Chucky Brown | F | NC State |
| 1988 | 25 | 1 | Randolph Keys | F | Southern Mississippi |
| 1987 | 25 | 1 | Kevin Johnson | G | California |
| 1986 | 25 | 1 | Brad Daugherty | C | North Carolina |
| 1985 | 25 | 1 | Charles Oakley | F | Virginia Union |
| 1984 | 25 | 1 | Mel Turpin | C | Kentucky |
| 1983 | 25 | 1 | Roy Hinson | F | Rutgers |
| 1982 | 25 | 1 | John Bagley | G | Boston College |
| 1981 | 25 | 1 | Bill Laimbeer | C | Notre Dame |
| 1980 | 25 | 1 | Mike Mitchell | F | Auburn |
Note: Some picks were involved in trades shortly after selection. For instance, in 2019, Kevin Porter Jr. was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Similarly, in 2004, Tony Allen was traded to the Boston Celtics.