Cleveland — The Pistons opened the season with Reggie Jackson, Avery Bradley and Stanley Johnson as their starting perimeter trio. Running primarily with that group, they got off to a 14-6 start and were one of the surprises in the league.
In the midst of a seven-game losing streak, Johnson was moved to the reserve unit, where his production perked up a bit. Bradley had a groin injury that dropped him out of the starting group and Jackson’s ankle injury has decimated the starting group.
Bradley went to the Los Angeles Clippers in the Blake Griffin trade and Johnson returned to the starting lineup after Griffin arrived.