Detroit Pistons have earned the NBA's respect. Their 82-game regular-season schedule for the 2025-26 season has them on a national broadcast 16 times.

Other highlight nationally televised games include a trip to Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 18 on NBC, and home games with the Cavaliers (Feb. 27), the Hawks (March 25) and Milwaukee Bucks (April 8) that will air on ESPN.

Detroit — The Detroit Pistons will kick off their 78th season as a franchise on Oct. 22 in a road game against the Chicago Bulls at United Center. It will be the first game of an 82-game season, where the Pistons will try to take another step forward following last season's improvement.