Detroit Pistons: Reggie Bullock season in review and grade

Like many of the Detroit Pistons middle-of-the-bench guys, Reggie Bullock had an injury-plagued season. It couldn’t have been timed much worse.

This was supposed to be Reggie Bullock‘s breakout season for the Detroit Pistons. After being instrumental late in the 2015-16 season as the Pistons battled injuries, he went into a contract year with actual expectations placed on his shoulders.

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Unfortunately for Bullock and the Pistons, he started the season on the wrong footing. He missed the first 12 games of the season with back spasms, appeared in four games and then missed two more months with a torn meniscus.

He acquitted himself well in the final four games of the season after the Pistons were pushed to the brink of mathematical elimination from playoff contention and Stan Van Gundy expanded the rotation. Over the course of those four games he played 24 minutes per outing and hit 58.8 percent from the floor and 65.2 percent from three-point range.

On a team sorely lacking in depth at both the two and the three spots and desperate for shooting, a full season out of Bullock could have made a difference. Going into next season, there’s no clear indication what his future will hold with the Pistons. He’s entering restricted free agency, and the Pistons are more inclined to cut salary in order to pay the steep price retaining Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will cost them.

Given the meager amount of playing time Bullock saw this season, it’s possible the market for him will be minimal which means the Pistons may be able to retain him for minimal cost. Considering their depth and shooting problems, that may be the way they go in order to fill out bench depth.

Grade: C

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