Stan Van Gundy told Detroit Sport 105.1 on Monday:
We don’t know where Brandon is going to be health-wise. Right now, he’s still recovering. We’re probably looking at mid- to late-December to have him back.
Thanks to Dan Feldman of PBT for transcribing that.
This basically squashes any remaining questions about where Jennings stands in comparison to Reggie Jackson.
I’m really not shocked to hear that Jennings’ recovery is moving slower than he had hoped. The Achilles tear is probably the worst injury in the NBA right now. Assuming Jennings would be back on the court before the regular season was almost as naive as assuming he would be able to contribute like normal by that time.