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Pistons’ Brandon Jennings confirms he’s out for the season

By Sam Richmond

Jan 14, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings (7) dribbles the ball against New Orleans Pelicans guard Quincy Pondexter (20) during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 14, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings (7) dribbles the ball against New Orleans Pelicans guard Quincy Pondexter (20) during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Detroit Pistons point guard Brandon Jennings let it be known on Twitter just how long he will be out with the leg injury he suffered on Saturday.

Brandon Jennings’ season is over.

The Detroit Pistons point guard confirmed he will be out for the next 6-9 months on Twitter with what is now known to be a fully torn Achilles.

Jennings suffered the injury in the third quarter of Detroit’s Saturday night contest against the Milwaukee Bucks. Take a look at the non-contact injury below:

This is undoubtedly a devastating loss for the Pistons. Jennings had been playing the best basketball of his Pistons career in recent weeks and was a primary reason Detroit won 12 of its last 16 games and is now just 1.5 games behind the no. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.

In his last 15 games, Jennings averaged 20.1 points on 43.6 percent shooting from the field and 39.4 percent shooting from three with 2.1 rebounds and 6.8 assists.  It certainly won’t be easy for the Pistons to replace that type of production, but Jennings remained positive about Detroit’s situation on Twitter.

The reality of the situation is that it will be difficult for the Pistons to earn a playoff berth at this point.

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With the Charlotte Hornets now playing at a high level of basketball and now the no. 8 seed, a Jennings-less Pistons just might not be good enough.

D.J. Augustin will presumably replace Jennings in the starting lineup. Augustin is averaging 8.4 points on 38.4 percent shooting from the field and 28.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc with 4.2 assists per game.

Rookie Spencer Dinwiddie should also see an increase in minutes with Jennings’ injury. He is averaging 3.1 points 31.3 percent shooting from the field and 17.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 2.1 assists per game.

It will certainly be interesting to see how Augustin, Dinwiddie and the rest of the Pistons respond following Jennings’ injury. Their next game comes Sunday against a tough Toronto Raptors team.

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