Once again, several teams in the NBA’s tanking category got stiffed—a feeling the Detroit Pistons know too well. This year, it didn’t matter for the franchise from the Motor City. Thanks to their fantastic turnaround,

Detroit Pistons fans didn’t have to watch the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on Monday with nearly as much intrigue as the past few seasons. Five straight seasons of being a lottery team and three consecutive years of ending up with the No. 5 pick despite being in the top-three for positioning left quite a sour taste.

The NBA draft lottery is here, and for the first time in a very long time, the Detroit Pistons do not have a first-round pick.