The Detroit Pistons have some big decisions ahead of them in free agency and the trade market as the 2026 NBA offseason continues. The Pistons already raised eyebrows last week by sending big man Isaiah Stewart to the Memphis Grizzlies in a clear cap space-clearing maneuver, as well as trading for Isaiah Joe of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Pistons have picked up their team options on the 2026/27 contracts of guard Daniss Jenkins and big man Tolu Smith, Spotrac’s Keith Smith tweets. Jenkins’ option is worth $4MM, while Smith’s option is worth $2,411,090.
The Pistons lost 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night, but Game 5 still changed the shape of the series for one simple reason. Once Duncan Robinson was ruled out with lower back soreness, Detroit had to start Daniss Jenkins, and the rookie gave the Pistons a far more downhill, ballhandling-heavy backcourt than Cleveland had been preparing for.
In NBA history, 38 players have made 200 or more three-point field goals in more than one season. How many can you name in five minutes?
Detroit Pistons guard Daniss Jenkins did not hide his frustration after Wednesday night’s devastating 117-113 overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
The heat is rising as the league is going towards its business end. With the Cleveland Cavaliers going up against the Detroit Pistons, the matchup was expected to be quite closely contested.
The Detroit Pistons electrified the Little Caesars Arena with a 107-97 win to take the 2-0 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Detroit fired on all cylinders in the first half and it wasn't until the opening minutes of the fourth quarter that the Cavaliers momentarily took an 81-79 lead.
Young talents are sprouting on the Detroit Pistons against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Daniss Jenkins rose as one, dropping 14 points in 26 minutes. Yet Jenkins believes the Orlando Magic helped harden him and his team during the NBA Playoffs.
One of the most important players in the NBA playoffs attended four different colleges, went undrafted and didn't have an NBA contract until three months ago.
The second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs continued on Thursday night with the Detroit Pistons outlasting the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-97, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulling away late to down the Los Angeles Lakers, 125-107.
Playoff basketball has finally arrived as the Detroit Pistons, who hold the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, will tip off their first-round series against the Orlando Magic on Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
The Detroit Pistons will take the court at Little Caesars Arena for their final home game of the regular season against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Daniss Jenkins had 26 points, eight assists and five rebounds and the host Detroit Pistons downed the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-108 on Thursday night.
Daniss Jenkins has arrived and he's here to stay. It all started for Jenkins in November when he played 30 minutes in a game for the first time in his short career.
The absence of Cade Cunningham hasn't affected the Detroit Pistons' bottom line. Detroit's All-Star guard has missed three games after being diagnosed with a collapsed lung.
The Detroit Pistons have been forced to rely on different contributors throughout the season, and that only became a bigger reality for the team following Cade Cunningham's latest setback.
Daniss Jenkins poured in a career-high 30 points, including four in the final 25 seconds, and the host Detroit Pistons ended the Los Angeles Lakers' nine-game winning streak with a 113-110 victory on Monday.
An unlikely hero helped the Detroit Pistons snap the Los Angeles Lakers' nine-game win streak on Monday.
One of the biggest keys to the Detroit Pistons great start on the season was the shocking play of Daniss Jenkins. He went from a two-way guy to a consistent spark plug off the bench, averaging nearly 10 points per game.
When the New York Knicks arrived in Detroit, they were red-hot and looking to prove themselves even more. However, they ended up leaving Little Caesars Arena humbled and cooled off by the Pistons.
Pistons head of basketball operations Trajan Langdon said on Friday that the team plans to promote two-way standout Daniss Jenkins to a standard contract over the weekend, per Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press (Twitter video link).
Daniss Jenkins has been an absolute rookie revelation for the Detroit Pistons this season. The entire team has been a revelation for the entire city of Detroit, but Jenkins has been the diamond in the rough this bench unit has needed.
Second-year guard Daniss Jenkins recently declined a two-year, minimum-salary contract offer from the Pistons, report Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link).
The St. John’s product came into the game averaging just 7.0 points per contest as a backup point guard.
The Pistons are considered likely to give Daniss Jenkins a promotion at some point in the coming weeks, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), who reports that there is a “growing expectation” that Jenkins’ two-way contract will be converted to a standard deal.
The Detroit Pistons’ hot start is the feel-good story of the 2025-26 NBA season. The Pistons are 13-2, and currently on an 11-game winning streak.
You could be forgiven if you'd never heard of Daniss Jenkins before Monday night. After he saved the Detroit Pistons in only his 13th career game, the Pistons — and the Washington Wizards — won't forget him anytime soon.
Guard Daniss Jenkins has re-signed with the Pistons on a two-way contract, according to the official transactions log at NBA.com. The news was first reported by Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link).
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