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Pistons Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 21

Wendell Moore Jr. Leaves the Pistons Roster

Detroit PistonsOff the roster
Wendell Moore Jr.
Wendell Moore Jr.
G · 25 · 4 seasons · 1.7 ppg 2025-26
The move
Leaves the Pistons
official roster · Sep 21, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Pistons payroll
$153.2M
under the cap · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
18 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Pistons Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Wendell Moore Jr. is off the Detroit Pistons roster as of Monday, Sept. 21, per the official roster. No move type such as a trade or release is confirmed, and no injury report entry preceded the change.

The move

Wendell Moore Jr., 25, a guard entering his fourth season, is no longer on Detroit's roster as of Monday, Sept. 21, per the official roster. He leaves the Pistons for a status that is not on the roster. No report preceded the move; none is logged in the injury report tracker.

The money

Moore's contract terms are not on file yet, since public salary data can lag a signing or departure by a day. Detroit carries $153.2M in payroll across 15 contracts for 2026-27, under the $165.0M cap. The tax line sits at $200.4M, the first apron at $209.0M and the second apron at $221.7M.

The fit

Moore played six games last season, averaging 9.9 minutes, 1.7 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.7 assists. Detroit's backcourt minutes last season went to Cade Cunningham (33.9 min, 23.9 pts), Duncan Robinson (27.4 min, 12.2 pts), Kevin Huerter (20.5 min, 8.6 pts) and Daniss Jenkins (20.2 min, 9.3 pts). The Pistons roster now stands at 18 players against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

Was Wendell Moore Jr. traded or released?

That is not announced. The official roster shows him off the Pistons as of Monday, Sept. 21, with no report logged on the move.

What is Wendell Moore Jr.'s new contract worth?

That is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing or departure by a day.

How many players are on Detroit's roster now?

18, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

By the Pistons Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Pistons rotation

tracker →
Cade Cunningham33.9 min · 23.9 pts
Duncan Robinson27.4 min · 12.2 pts
John Collins27.1 min · 13.6 pts
Ausar Thompson26.0 min · 9.9 pts
Taurean Prince23.5 min · 9.2 pts
Kevin Huerter22.5 min · 10.0 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.