After a down season in 2016-17 in which Reggie Jackson never really appeared to be fully healthy or have the burst that made him an effective NBA point guard, Reggie Jackson and the Detroit Pistons have had a bounce-back season in 2017-18 thus far. If I were an NBA betting man I wouldn’t have thought [...]
December 27, 2017
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Well, those Eric Bledsoe-for-Reggie Jackson rumors certainly didn’t last long. They started on Thursday afternoon, with The New York Times‘ Marc Stein noting the Detroit Pistons could have interest in striking a deal for Bledsoe: Soon after that, Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto brought word that the Pistons had delivered an official offer to the Suns: And [...]
November 3, 2017
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Will Reggie Jackson be available when the Detroit Pistons open training camp? Yes. Will he be a full go at practices? Apparently not. According to the Detroit Free Press‘ Vince Ellis, the 27-year-old point guard isn’t yet all the way back from the left knee injury that derailed his 2016-17 campaign: It’s all about ensuring Jackson, [...]
September 6, 2017
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As a general rule, if you have the opportunity to acquire a point guard with three years and $51 million left on his contract after you’ve already handed a five-year, $125 million pact to another floor general, you absolutely do it. Such is the mindset in New Orleans, apparently. According to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto, [...]
July 12, 2017
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The Detroit Pistons are still looking to shake things up. According to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto, after brief stays on the trade block ahead of February’s trade deadline, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson are back up for grabs: Detroit has too many ball-dominant players who aren’t accomplished shooters, so this isn’t surprising. Re-signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope [...]
June 9, 2017
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The 2016-17 season has been somewhat of a lost season for Reggie Jackson. After having the best year and a half of his career after being dealt to the Pistons before the 2015 NBA trade deadline, Jackson missed the first 20 games of the 2016-17 season with chronic knee pain and has been unable to [...]
March 29, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
The Pistons have been a bit of a disappointment in the 2016-17 season at 26-30 through 56 games, but despite their inability to find the sort of success and defensive efficiency that they had last season they are still currently sitting in the No. 8 seed in the east. That apparently does not please the [...]
February 15, 2017
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Rumors
Chris Haynes and Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported on Friday that the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons had discussed a potential Ricky Rubio-for-Reggie Jackson swap. Soon after, though, Pistons coach and president threw ice-cold water all over this particular idea. From the Detroit Free Press’ Vince Ellis: “I just said, ‘Look, this is the crazy season. [...]
January 23, 2017
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In case you’re still wondering whether the Detroit Pistons will match whatever offer sheet Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signs in restricted free agency this summer, the answer is yes. Caldwell-Pope has become their best player, and Stan Van Gundy, per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, knows it: Stan Van Gundy has openly scoffed at the suggestion that Detroit is [...]
January 16, 2017
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Reggie Jackson was not feeling well after the Pistons 100-94 loss to the Kings in Sacramento Tuesday night as the six-year guard was treated for dehydration and exhaustion by team doctors after the game. Jackson played 30 minutes in the game, a few nights after playing 47 minutes in the Pistons instant classic with the [...]
January 11, 2017
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