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Beard: Pistons are right to bring Reggie Jackson along slowly

As the Pistons prepare to start training camp next week, the main focus isn’t on Blake Griffin’s offseason or Andre Drummond’s newly acquired jump shot.

It’s on Reggie Jackson’s health — as it should be.

The past two summers, Jackson’s injury outlook has been one of the Pistons’ biggest story lines, as the team’s fortunes seem to go as Jackson goes.

Coming off a grade-3 ankle sprain last season, Jackson was looking to begin training camp this fall at 100 percent, giving a boost to the Pistons, who were 12-25 in the 37 games that Jackson missed last season.