The NBA has long used its opening night and Christmas day games to showcase the marquee teams of the league, and according to recent schedule leaks, they don’t consider the Detroit Pistons one of them.
Shams Charania leaked the projected opening night and Christmas day games for next season, and predictably, the Pistons were not included:
ud83dudea8ud83cudf84 NBA Christmas Day 2025 on ABC and ESPN, per sources:
- Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
- San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
- Houston Rockets at LA Lakers
- Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
- Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 8, 2025There were many who thought the Pistons and Knicks might get a chance to run back their playoff rivalry after treating fans to one of the best series of the playoffs last season, but instead, the Knicks will play the Cavaliers.