Brandon Jennings (Achilles) is hoping to play with the Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League over the weekend, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com reports.

Jennings (Achilles) indicated Wednesday that he's hoping to play with the D-League's Grand Rapids Drive over the upcoming weekend, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com reports.

Analysis:

Jennings, who resumed practicing with the Pistons earlier this week, said he's "80 percent" likely to play for the Drive on Saturday. Coach Stan Van Gundy has yet to sign off on the move, however, so it's possible Jennings could remain held out of game action and instead continue his recovery process during Pistons practices. Regardless, he appears to be close to returning to NBA action, and that could come as soon as next week if all goes well.