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Detroit Pistons 2019-20 preview: Reggie Jackson’s profile

By Youssef Elminyawi

Detroit Pistons Reggie Jackson. (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images)
Detroit Pistons Reggie Jackson. (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Setting expectations for Reggie Jackson’s 2019-20 season

Jackson is having his first healthy offseason in 2019, which is enough to get fans excited about what he can do in the upcoming season. Last summer consisted of him working on his strength and conditioning as he was recovering from his ankle injury to end the season. Now that Jackson is having a full offseason to get acclimated, let us take a look at what he can accomplish next season.

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Jackson averaged a career-high 18.8 points per game in the 2015-16 season, but that was with him running the offense before this became Griffin’s team. In addition, his assists per game career-high is 6.7, but that was the season he was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to Detroit, which should be taken with a grain of salt.

In this upcoming season, one can expect Reggie to average something around his career high of 19 points per game, while landing somewhere in the 5-6 assists per game. If his usage rate was higher, then one could expect him to average more assists than that. However, with this being Griffin’s team, Jackson only runs the offense as the secondary option.

Dwane Casey has implemented a system, which led to the Pistons leading the league in open 3-pointers. The issue lied within actually draining those threes.

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After adding Tony Snell and Markieff Morris, the team should improve its shooting as a whole. This naturally means that Jackson can maintain his 37 percent shooting from beyond the arc. It is not delusional to think that he may replicate his great shooting percentages since Griffin almost always draws a double team from opposing defenses.

If Reggie can deliver on being the team’s second or third offensive option, then there is a case to be made for the Detroit Pistons entering the playoffs as the fifth seed and giving their opponents a good fight.

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