Detroit Pistons G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope injury not serious
By Phil Watson
The Detroit Pistons dodged a bullet when an MRI on the injured knee of guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope came back clean on Monday.
Detroit Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was helped off the court Sunday afternoon during the Pistons’ preseason game against the Washington Wizards with a sprained knee.
But according to Dave Pemberton of the Oakland Press, the prognosis is good:
#Pistons announced MRI results on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s left knee showed no structural damage. The injury is a left knee strain.
— Dave Pemberton (@drpemberton) October 13, 2014
Caldwell-Pope will miss this week’s preseason games at Charlotte, Orlando and Atlanta and will be re-evaluated in Detroit next week.
— Dave Pemberton (@drpemberton) October 13, 2014
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Caldwell-Pope, the eighth overall pick by Detroit in the 2013 draft, is battling free-agent acquisition Jodie Meeks for the starting shooting guard spot. He had scored 12 points on 5-for-11 shooting in 24 minutes before he was hurt Sunday.
Meeks, meanwhile, missed the game Sunday with back spasms.
Caldwell-Pope was the SEC player of the year while at Georgia in 2012-13 and experienced an up-and-down rookie season.
In 80 games, 41 of which he started, Caldwell-Pope averaged 5.9 points and two rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game, shooting .396/.319/.770.
Meeks is coming off his best statistical season. He averaged 15.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.2 minutes per game for the Lakers last season, shooting .463/.401/.857. He signed a three-year, $19 million contract with the Pistons at the beginning of free agency in July.
Meeks is entering his sixth season and has also spent time with the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers.
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