Pistons open preseason schedule at home vs. Magic

The Pistons officially unveiled their preseason schedule Wednesday.

The five-game slate includes three at home and finishes with two road games; the opener is against the Orlando Magic on Oct. 7 at Little Caesars Arena. The schedule opens with a condensed burst of three games in five nights, with the Mavericks (Oct. 9) and Cavaliers (Oct. 11) following the opener.  

The preseason finishes with a surprising back-to-back — at Philadelphia and at Charlotte — before the regular season begins on Oct. 23.

Training camp likely will be at the Breslin Center at Michigan State University the week before the start of preseason.

Pistons preseason schedule

Oct. 7: vs. Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9: vs. Dallas Mavericks, 7 p.m.

Oct. 11: vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 7 p.m.

Oct. 15: at Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16: at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m.

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