Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1988-06-28 | Pistons | • Fennis Dembo | 1988 NBA draft second round pick (#30 overall) | |
| 1988-06-28 | Pistons | • Micheal Williams | 1988 NBA draft second round pick (#48 overall) | |
| 1988-06-28 | Pistons | • Lee Johnson (b) | 1988 NBA draft third round pick (#72 overall) | |
| 1988-06-30 | Pistons | • Chuck Daly | re-signed as head coach to a 3-year contract | |
| 1988-07-25 | Pistons | • Chuck Nevitt | renounced rights | |
| 1988-08-21 | Pistons | • Brendan Malone | hired as assistant coach | |
| 1988-09-26 | Pistons | • Dave Popson | signed | |
| 1988-09-26 | Pistons | • Dennis Rodman | re-signed to a 1-year contract extension | |
| 1988-11-02 | Pistons | • Dave Popson | waived (date approximate) | |
| 1988-12-30 | Pistons | • Steve Harris | signed free agent to a 10-day contract | |
| 1989-01-05 | Pistons | • 1999 second round pick (#54-Melvin Levett) | sent to Pacers as compensation for head coach Dick Versace | |
| 1989-01-08 | Pistons | • Brendan Suhr | hired as assistant coach | |
| 1989-01-08 | Pistons | • Steve Harris | re-signed to a second 10-day contract | |
| 1989-01-12 | Pistons | • Pace Mannion | signed free agent to a 10-day contract | |
| 1989-01-22 | Pistons | • Pace Mannion | re-signed to a second 10-day contract (date approximate) | |
| 1989-02-15 | Pistons | • Mark Aguirre • 1989 conditional second round pick (if Mavericks advance to conference finals) (not exercised) • 1991 conditional second round pick (if Mavericks advance to conference finals) (not exercised) |
• Adrian Dantley • 1991 first round pick (#19-LaBradford Smith) |
trade with Mavericks |
| 1989-02-23 | Pistons | • Darryl Dawkins | waived | |
| 1989-02-23 | Pistons | • John Long | signed free agent | |
| 1989-03-06 | Pistons | • Jim Rowinski | signed free agent to a 10-day contract | |
| 1989-03-16 | Pistons | • Jim Rowinski | re-signed to a second 10-day contract | |
| 1989-06-15 | Pistons | • Rick Mahorn | lost in 1989 NBA expansion draft (to Timberwolves) | |
| 1989-06-27 | Pistons | • Kenny Battle | 1989 NBA draft first round pick (#27 overall) | |
| 1989-06-27 | Pistons | • rights to Anthony Cook | • Micheal Williams • rights to Kenny Battle |
trade with Suns |
| 1989-07-15 | Pistons | • Scott Hastings | signed unrestricted free agent | |
| 1989-09-18 | Pistons | • Stan Kimbrough | signed free agent |