Report: Griffin to make season debut Monday vs. Timberwolves

Blake Griffin will make his season debut for the Detroit Pistons on Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing the opening 10 games of the 2019-20 campaign, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Griffin's season debut comes on the first night of a Pistons back-to-back set that concludes Tuesday against the Heat in Miami.

The Pistons cleared Griffin, who has been dealing with hamstring and knee injuries, to resume basketball activities Thursday. The six-time All-Star underwent arthroscopic surgery this past April to address knee soreness that emerged during the final two weeks of the 2018-19 season.

Markieff Morris, who's started at power forward for Detroit in Griffin's absence, is expected to move into a reserve role upon the latter's return.

Griffin averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 5.4 assists in 75 regular-season contests with the Pistons in 2018-19.

The 30-year-old power forward is in the third season of a five-year, $173-million contract originally signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers sent Griffin to Detroit as the headliner in a blockbuster deal ahead of the 2018 trade deadline.