{"id":592398,"date":"2026-02-09T12:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/592398\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:05:20","slug":"minor-leaguer-historic-contract-who-could-fill-pistons-open-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/592398\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor Leaguer Historic Contract, Who Could Fill Pistons Open Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dannss Jenkins<\/a> and the Detroit Pistons<\/a> finally reached a much-anticipated agreement. Jenkins, in his second year on a two-way contract with the Pistons, reportedly turned down a two-year minimum contract<\/a> offer by the Pistons<\/a> late last month. He was awarded very handsomely earlier today.<\/p>\n

\u201cDaniss Jenkins will sign a two-year, $8 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, league sources told Hoopshype\u2019s Michael Scotto<\/a>. \u201cJenkins will earn the highest single-season conversion amount ever for a two-way player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minor Leaguer Gets Historic Contract, How Does It Affect Pistons Future Plans & Who Could Get Their Open 2-Way Spot<\/p>\n

After appearing in seven games for Detroit last season, Jenkins took advantage of injuries to several Pistons and played extremely well. He ultimately solidified his place as Cade Cunningham<\/a>\u2018s primary backup, which was the main reason the Pistons felt comfortable<\/a> sending Jaden Ivey<\/a> to Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jenkins had a strong November but saw his time cut during December. However, he has been very consistent since the calendar turned to 2026.<\/p>\n

Jenkins averages 8.2 points and 3,3 assists and just 1.3 turnovers for the season in 17 minutes over 42 appearances. Jenkins also knocks down 1.0 threes a game with shooting splits of 43\/39.1\/80. He has scored in double-figures 15 times, including three 20-point efforts.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Jenkins has shown he is not just a backup. Jenkins has increased his production in the seven games he has started, averaging 15.3 points, 6.7 assists, and 3.1 rebounds, though he hasn\u2019t been nearly as efficient. The Pistons are 6-1 in those contests and 32-10 in the games he has started.<\/p>\n

While Jenkins has drawn attention for his offensive production, his point-of-attack defense and composure are his true calling cards. Jenkins is a physical on-ball defender who can absorb contact and stay attached to ball-handlers through screens.<\/p>\n

To make room for Jankins, the Pistons waived Dario Saric.<\/a> Saric, acquired in the Ivey trade, did not appear in a game for the Pistons. He has only played in five games, totaling 41 minutes this year.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Jason Parkhurst, Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dannss Jenkins and the Detroit Pistons finally reached a much-anticipated agreement. Jenkins, in his second year on a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":592399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3773],"tags":[7,6101,10877,296,188,3860,6,6065,297],"class_list":{"0":"post-592398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-pistons","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-daniss-jenkins","10":"tag-dario-saric","11":"tag-detroit","12":"tag-detroit-pistons","13":"tag-detroitpistons","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-g-league","16":"tag-pistons"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116040585888068502","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}