Reggie Jackson had a disastrous 2016-17 season from the start. He was stricken by knee tendinitis in training camp and missed the preseason and first 21 games of the regular season. Ish Smith guided the Detroit Pistons to a surprising 11-10 record, handing off a team with a winning record to the returning Jackson.
It was expected that Jackson would be healthy upon his return, and it was expected that a healthy Jackson would pick up where he left off in his breakout 2015-16 season. It turns out that while he was pain-free, he was far from 100 percent, and he never regained that previous form.