Drummond to sit vs. Thunder due to ankle sprain

The Detroit Pistons will be without their All-Star starting center Monday night when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Andre Drummond will sit out the contest due to the right ankle sprain he picked up late in the Pistons' win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, a game in which he notched 14 points and 12 rebounds for his league-lead-equaling seventh double-double of the young season.

Through 10 games, Drummond is averaging 14.9 points, 14.3 rebounds (good for second in the NBA), 1.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks. He's also hiked his free-throw percentage to a career-best (if still underwhelming) 53.1 percent, while committing fouls at the lowest rate of his career.

For all that, the Pistons have still performed 3.4 points per 100 possessions better with him on the bench.