Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1986-11-17 | Pistons | • Jeff Taylor (b. 1960-01-01) | signed free agent | |
| 1987-01-07 | Pistons | • Cozell McQueen | signed free agent to a 10-day contract | |
| 1987-01-17 | Pistons | • Cozell McQueen | re-signed to a second 10-day contract | |
| 1987-01-29 | Pistons | • Kurt Nimphius | • 1987 first round pick (#19-Ken Norman) • 1987 second round pick (#38-Norris Coleman) |
trade with Clippers |
| 1987-02-10 | Pistons | • Jeff Taylor (b. 1960-01-01) | waived | |
| 1987-06-15 | Pistons | • Chuck Nevitt | re-signed | |
| 1987-06-19 | Pistons | • William Bedford | • 1988 first round pick (#22-Randolph Keys) | trade with Suns |
| 1987-06-22 | Pistons | • Fred Banks | 1987 NBA draft second round pick (#24 overall) | |
| 1987-06-22 | Pistons | • Eric White | 1987 NBA draft third round pick (#65 overall) | |
| 1987-06-22 | Pistons | • Dave Popson | 1987 NBA draft fourth round pick (#88 overall) | |
| 1987-06-22 | Pistons | • Gerry Wright | 1987 NBA draft fifth round pick (#111 overall) | |
| 1987-06-22 | Pistons | • Antoine Joubert | 1987 NBA draft sixth round pick (#134 overall) | |
| 1987-06-22 | Pistons | • Mark Gottfried | 1987 NBA draft seventh round pick (#157 overall) | |
| 1987-10-06 | Pistons | • Ralph Lewis | signed free agent | |
| 1987-10-06 | Pistons | • Sidney Green | re-signed to a $2.3M contract (matched Knicks offer sheet) (date approximate) | |
| 1987-10-08 | Pistons | • Tony Campbell | lost veteran free agent (to Bullets) | |
| 1987-10-08 | Pistons | • 1989 conditional second round pick (not exercised) | • Pistons agreed not to excercise right of first refusal on free agent Tony Campbell | trade with Bullets |
| 1987-10-26 | Pistons | • Vinnie Johnson | re-signed to a multi-year contract | |
| 1987-10-27 | Pistons | • Kurt Nimphius | lost veteran free agent (to Spurs) | |
| 1987-10-27 | Pistons | • 1988 second round pick (#42-Jeff Moe) | • Pistons agreed to not exercise their right of first refusal on free agent Kurt Nimphius | trade with Spurs |
| 1987-10-28 | Pistons | • Ron Moore • 1988 or 1989 second round pick (1988 #30-Fennis Dembo) |
• Sidney Green | trade with Knicks |
| 1987-11-26 | Pistons | • Darryl Dawkins | • 1988 second round pick (#42-Jeff Moe) • 1990 second round pick (#49-Phil Henderson) • cash |
trade with Jazz |
| 1988-02-24 | Pistons | • James Edwards | • Ron Moore • 1991 second round pick (#46-Richard Dumas) |
trade with Suns |
| 1988-04-24 | Pistons | • Walker Russell (Sr.) | signed free agent | |
| 1988-06-23 | Pistons | • Ralph Lewis | lost in 1988 NBA expansion draft (to Hornets) |