Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson has only played in two games this season due to a back injury. However, the team is not losing hope on his potential return soon.
Jackson saw a back specialist while the Pistons were in Los Angeles last week. Detroit is optimistic Jackson will return to the lineup in a couple of weeks, according to Rod Beard of the Detroit News.
It seems the #Pistons are more optimistic that Reggie Jackson will return to the lineup in a couple weeks and be able to contribute this season.
That will help with managing Derrick Rose's minutes and add another scorer to the starting lineup.
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) January 10, 2020
Reggie Jackson played in all 82 games last season for the Pistons. He put up 15.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while shooting 42.1 percent overall, 36.9 percent from the 3-point line and 86.4 percent from the charity stripe.
Jackson is making $18.1 million this season. He will enter unrestricted free agency next summer.
The Pistons are just 14-25 on the season, which puts them at 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Although Detroit is only 3.5 games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, they have done nothing this season to prove they can actually contend for the postseason.
Blake Griffin has been a shell of himself after undergoing left knee surgery this past summer. He had another surgery on Tuesday, which will keep him out indefinitely. The Pistons have yet to win three games in a row this season.
Some pundits believe Detroit just needs to tear the roster down and embark on a rebuild. Like Jackson, Andre Drummond can enter unrestricted free agency next summer if he declines his 2020-21 player option with the Pistons. The All-Star center is expected to be traded before the February trade deadline.
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