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Pistons Nightly Desk · transactions · Tuesday, September 22

Jordan Riley joins the Detroit Pistons

Free agentDetroit Pistons
Jordan Riley
· 23 · rookie
The move
Joins the Pistons
official roster · Sep 22, 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
20 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Pistons Nightly Desk · 3 h ago

Jordan Riley, 23, is on the Detroit Pistons roster as of Tuesday, Sept. 22, moving from free agency with no prior roster spot. The rookie's contract is not on file yet, and no injury report preceded the move.

The move

Jordan Riley, 23, a rookie, is on the Detroit Pistons roster. He came from free agency, with no prior roster spot, and the move was detected from the official roster on Tuesday, Sept. 22. No report preceded this move; none is logged.

The money

Riley's cap hit and contract years are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Pistons carry $153.2 million across 15 contracts for 2026-27, under the $165.0 million cap. The tax line sits at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million, and the second apron at $221.7 million.

The fit

Riley has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Pistons roster of 20 players, filling out the group beyond the standard 15-man limit plus three two-way spots. Detroit's returning rotation last season was led by Cade Cunningham at 33.9 minutes and 23.9 points, with Jalen Duren, Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson and Ausar Thompson all logging 26 minutes or more a game.

Where did Jordan Riley come from?

Free agency. He had no prior roster spot before joining the Pistons.

What is Jordan Riley's contract with the Pistons?

Not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

How many players are on the Pistons roster now?

20 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way slots.

Are the Pistons over the salary cap?

No. Detroit's payroll is $153.2 million across 15 contracts for 2026-27, under the $165.0 million cap.

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

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Cade Cunningham33.9 min · 23.9 pts
Jalen Duren28.2 min · 19.5 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

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.