Brandon Jennings (Achilles) is expected to remain out until mid-to-late December, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Jennings (Achilles) is expected to remain out until mid-to-late December, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Analysis:

Jennings tore his Achilles in January during a stretch in which he and the Pistons were playing arguably their best basketball of the season. The point guard was averaging just shy of 16 points per game prior to the injury, and the PIstons were 12-3 in their last 15 games prior to Jennings going down. With Jennings sidelined for the remainder of the season, Detroit acquired Reggie Jackson at the trade deadline, subsequently signing him to a five-year, $80 million extension this summer. With Jackson set to serve as the starter, Jennings has stated that he's fine with coming off the bench, but coach Stan Van Gundy said he could envision the two point guards playing together. "If he comes back and he's the Brandon Jennings that we had last year, I think those guys can play together quite well," Van Gundy said. "Reggie is big enough (6-feet-3) to guard guys off the ball and everything else. It just gives you two playmakers on the floor together. I think they can be pretty dynamic, but we'll just have to see where Brandon is when he comes back."