Reggie Jackson has missed a total of 67 games over the last two seasons. In both years, the Detroit Pistons failed to make the playoffs.
That’s not a coincidence.
Since their most recent playoff appearance in 2016, injuries to the Pistons’ starting point guard have derailed the club’s progress.
Jackson isn’t the best player on Detroit’s roster. But (as I wrote in a piece last year that still rings true today) he remains the most important piece to the puzzle.
With that in mind, here’s your 2018-19 player preview for Reggie Jackson.