Official waiver in Detroit
The Detroit Pistons have waived wing Jordan Riley effective September 24, leaving him without an NBA team after an official waiver that confirms his exit from the main roster. The move comes during the procedural adjustment window before preseason.
The transaction appears in NBA.com oficial and was picked up by Hoops Rumors, which lists Riley among ten players waived on Thursday after signing Exhibit 10 contracts with their respective franchises.
Riley's profile
Riley, a 6-foot-4 wing who went undrafted this summer out of East Carolina, also played at Georgetown and Temple before finishing with the Pirates. In his final college season he averaged 23.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.9 steals in 37.7 minutes per game.
Detroit had signed him two days earlier to an Exhibit 10 deal, the usual path for development profiles the franchise evaluates in training camp before deciding their G League destination.
What the waiver means
By leaving the Pistons roster, Riley vacates a preseason spot and becomes a free agent until his next destination is settled. The move does not necessarily end his relationship with Detroit, but follows the usual Exhibit 10 path toward the development circuit.
For the Pistons, the waiver frees a preseason roster spot as the franchise trims its wing rotation before training camp, with the core structure already taking shape for the 2026/27 NBA season.
Roster context
Riley's waiver came on September 24, just 48 hours after his Exhibit 10 signing, in the same procedural movement batch other teams executed before preseason. The transaction fits Detroit's pattern of roster tweaks with undrafted players earmarked for development.
