Daniss Jenkins News, Rumors, Updates - Detroit Pistons

Unavailable Thursday Jenkins (two-way) is listed as out for Thursday's game against the Wizards, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reports.

Impact Jenkins is approaching the maximum 50 NBA games played for a two-way player, and the Pistons will hold him out of Thursday's contest as they figure out how to handle Jenkins' remaining nine games. Detroit can sign Jenkins to a standard contract to avoid the 50-game cap. With Jenkins sidelined, Marcus Sasser should serve as the primary backup to Cade Cunningham (wrist). Jenkins' next chance to play will come Friday against the Knicks.

FEBRUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

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FEBRUARY 3 • DETROITJOCKCITY.COM

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FEBRUARY 3 • PISTONPOWERED.COM

Scores 18 in 20 minutes Jenkins had 18 points (6-9 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 5-6 FT), four rebounds and one assist over 20 minutes during Sunday's 130-77 win over Brooklyn.

Impact Jenkins finished with his second-best scoring night of the calendar year against Brooklyn in a monster blowout victory. He needed only nine field goal attempts to notch 18 points in a highly efficient effort. It's hard for Jenkins to consistently deliver these kinds of nights given Detroit's depth, but he is certainly capable of filling it up at a high level on occasion.

FEBRUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Retreats to bench Jenkins is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Rockets, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports.

Impact Cade Cunningham is overcoming an illness and ready to retake his place in the first unit Friday. Jenkins has averaged 9.5 points, 5.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 19.3 minutes per contest over his last six games off the bench.

JANUARY 23 • ROTOWIRE

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JANUARY 22 • YOUTUBE

Pistons never trail while cruising to fourth straight win, 112-104 over struggling Pelicans

The Detroit Pistons cruised to a 112-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans for their fourth straight victory

JANUARY 22 • Associated Press

Starting for Cunningham Jenkins is part of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pelicans.

Impact Cade Cunningham (illness) won't play Wednesday, and his absence has opened up a spot for Jenkins in the starting lineup. In six total starts this season, Jenkins is averaging 15.0 points, 7.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds across 31.5 minutes. However, in the two starts he's made while Jaden Ivey has been healthy, Jenkins has averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists across 25.5 minutes. Ivey, of course, will be available Wednesday night.

JANUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

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JANUARY 16 • PISTONPOWERED.COM

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JANUARY 13 • PISTONPOWERED.COM

Pistons Continue to Ignore the Obvious With Daniss Jenkins The Detroit Pistons make a head-scratching roster decision instead of signing Daniss Jenkins to a standard contract.

JANUARY 9 • DETROITJOCKCITY.COM

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JANUARY 9 • PISTONPOWERED.COM

Career high in assists Wednesday Jenkins accumulated two points (1-8 FG, 0-3 3Pt), six rebounds, 15 assists and one steal across 28 minutes off the bench during Wednesday's 108-93 win over Chicago.

Impact The 15 dimes were a career high for Jenkins, as he took on more distribution duties with Cade Cunningham (wrist) unavailable. Jenkins has played at least 23 minutes with the second unit in three straight games, averaging 13.0 points, 8.0 assists, 2.7 threes and 2.3 boards in 25.3 minutes with that increased workload.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Stewart scores career-high 31 points to lead short-handed Pistons past Bulls, 108-93

Isaiah Stewart scored a career-high 31 points to help the short-handed Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 108-93 on Wednesday night

JANUARY 8 • Associated Press

Sees 23 minutes in blowout win Jenkins ended Monday's 121-90 win over the Knicks with 12 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3Pt), four assists, two blocks and one steal over 23 minutes.

Impact Jenkins added another solid performance with 12 points and a season-high two blocks in Monday's blowout win over the Knicks. The 24-year-old played the entire fourth quarter with the game in control, and has now played at least 23 minutes in back-to-back games after averaging just 8.7 minutes in the previous 10 contests. The second-year guard has played well when given the opportunity, but has been a smaller piece of Detroit's rotation recently.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

New York faces Detroit, looks to halt 3-game skid

New York is looking to end its three-game losing streak with a victory over Detroit

JANUARY 5 • Associated Press

Erupts for 25 in Sunday's win Jenkins racked up 25 points (7-10 FG, 6-7 3Pt, 5-5 FT), one rebound and five assists across 25 minutes off the bench during Sunday's 114-110 win over the Cavaliers.

Impact Most of the second-year guard's production came in the second quarter, when Jenkins popped for 21 points to help build a 10-point lead going into halftime. It was his best scoring performance of the season from the second unit, topped only by a 26-point effort in a spot start Nov. 17 against the Pacers, and the six made three-pointers were a career high. Jenkins has struggled to earn a consistent role in the Pistons' rotation, but Sunday's showing should help solidify his spot in the backcourt.

JANUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

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JANUARY 4 • PISTONPOWERED.COM

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JANUARY 4 • DEADSPIN.COM

Cade Cunningham scores 27, Daniss Jenkins 25 as East-leading Pistons hold off Cavaliers 114-110

Cade Cunningham scored 27 points, Daniss Jenkins added 25 — 21 in the second quarter — and Detroit held on for a rare road win at Cleveland, downing the Cavaliers 114-110

JANUARY 4 • Associated Press

Diminished role continues Jenkins accumulated zero points (0-2 FG) and one rebound in three minutes during Monday's 112-105 win over the Celtics.

Impact Jenkins logged fewer than five minutes for the second time in the past three games, continuing his recent downward trend. With Detroit now fielding a largely healthy lineup, Jenkins is simply being phased out of the rotation. While he has likely done enough to at least touch the floor on most nights, there is no reason to be holding him outside of deeper fantasy leagues. In five games over the past two weeks, Jenkins has averaged just 4.2 points in 11.7 minutes per game.

DECEMBER 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Bumped back to bench Jenkins isn't part of the starting lineup for Friday's game against Portland.

Impact Jenkins will come off the bench Friday now that Duncan Robinson (ankle) is healthy. Jenkins should still see some run off the bench. He scored seven and six points, respectively, during his two-start streak sans Robinson.

DECEMBER 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cunningham stars late as the Pistons hang on to beat the Hawks 99-98

Cade Cunningham scored eight of his 18 points in the final 3:21, and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-98

DECEMBER 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Starting Monday Jenkins will start Monday against the Hawks, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

Impact With Duncan Robinson (ankle) sidelined, Jenkins will rejoin the starting five. In his previous four starts this season, the two-way player averaged 19.3 points, 8.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals across 34.5 minutes per contest.

DECEMBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pistons already have a painfully obvious solution to their biggest problem Daniss Jenkins can elevate the Pistons' non-Cade minutes as a proper point guard.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • PISTONPOWERED.COM

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Pistons never trail while cruising to fourth straight win, 112-104 over struggling Pelicans

Stewart scores career-high 31 points to lead short-handed Pistons past Bulls, 108-93

New York faces Detroit, looks to halt 3-game skid

Cade Cunningham scores 27, Daniss Jenkins 25 as East-leading Pistons hold off Cavaliers 114-110

Cunningham stars late as the Pistons hang on to beat the Hawks 99-98