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Pistons' Leuer to undergo season-ending ankle surgery

Tim Fuller / USA Today Sports

Jon Leuer's season is over.

The Detroit Pistons big man will undergo season-ending ankle surgery next Friday and will need about four months to recover, according to Rod Beard of The Detroit News.

Leuer, 28, has been sidelined since Oct. 31 when he suffered a left ankle sprain that included fragmented bones and other complications.

"It's extremely frustrating. Disappointing, anger, all those emotions … we were trying to do whatever we could to avoid this," Leuer told Beard.

"I knew even a month and a half ago when I saw the specialist that he kind of suggested (surgery) right away, but we wanted to see if we could try to manage the pain and hopefully get through the season."

Leuer put up 5.4 points and four rebounds over eight games. He has two years worth about $19.5 million remaining on his contract. The Pistons have reportedly applied for a Disabled-Player Exception, which could give the fringe playoff team about $5 million in cap relief.

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