Brandon Jennings (Achilles) confirmed Monday that he's been cleared to continue basketball-related activities, but was non-committal on when he'd return to the Detroit lineup, David Mayo of MLive.com reports.

Jennings (Achilles) confirmed Monday that he's been cleared to continue basketball-related activities, but was non-committal regarding when he'd return to the Detroit lineup, David Mayo of MLive.com reports.

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For the time being, Jennings is limited to light shooting, running in the pool, and running on a weight-bearing treadmill, so he won't be a candidate to participate in full practices during training camp. Though his return timetable remains up in the air, the Pistons are hopeful Jennings can take the court as soon as mid-December, which would be contingent on him participating in drills by mid-October and adding five-on-five activities to his regimen in mid-November. Jennings mentioned Tuesday that he now weighs in at 195 pounds after eight months of inactivity following the Jan. 24 Achilles surgery, but he expects to return to his playing weight of 170 once he starts working out more vigorously. The Pistons are expected to lean heavily on Steve Blake as the primary backup to Reggie Jackson before Jennings is ready to return.