Augustin and Kyle Singler for point guard Reggie Jackson, a five-year, $80 million deal that summer to stay in Detroit, He was traded with Ersan Ilyasova for Harris, Harris, Avery Bradley and additional assets were sent to the Clippers for Griffin, he was waived in February before the end of his deal, Jon Leuer, who signed a four-year, $42 million contract, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Pistons’ major move that offseason was re-signing Andre Drummond to a max deal. Brandon Jennings, who was a high school all-American at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia last season, skipped college and is playing professional basketball in Italy. (full context)...next day, Elinor wrote to her mother, while Marianne paced anxiously around the apartment. Sports and Racing - NBA This is a split board - You can return to the Split List for other boards. Colonel Brandon left, and Mrs. Jennings announced that she knew what had happened with him. Jennings … What the heck happened to Brandon Jennings' career? He could've been a great 6th man on a contender. - Page ... ... RealGM Forums The Pistons were 5-23 and coming off three consecutive sub 30-win seasons when Van Gundy waived Smith, who wasn’t solely responsible for Detroit’s poor play. This season was the final one in which the Pistons' salary cap was charged $5.3 million for Smith's salary. What the heck happened to Brandon Jennings' career? Colonel Brandon came to the door, and talked with Elinor. Examining the … But a catastrophic injury suffered by Brandon Jennings, a month after Smith’s departure, ended up having an even bigger impact on the future of the franchise. He's a future Shanghai Sharks franchise player, seems more like a beijing ducks or guangdong southern tigers player tbh, He had one good game as a rookie, he wasn't a stud. Jennings’ pre- and post-Smith numbers are jarring. June 14, 2015. Jackson’s strong play after the trade deadline helped lead him to a five-year, $80 million deal that summer to stay in Detroit. Jennings was a career 38.7% shooter. waive Josh Smith just a season and a half into his four-year, $54 million deal, Jennings not torn his Achilles on Jan. 24, a game-winner against the Spurs on Jan. 6, the Pistons traded D.J. With Jennings facing a six-month recovery … - Page 3 - RealGM ... RealGM Forums Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Then, on Jan. 24 in Milwaukee, a left Achilles tear ended his season. Last year he played on the freaking MAGIC and couldn't get more than 18 minutes of play time, where he averaged a pedestrian 7 points a game. True Or False: Did Brandon Jennings Reveal What Caused His Breakup With Knocked Up Tae Heckard? He's a highly inefficient scorer, a mediocre playmaker, and atrocious defender. Probably not. • Pre-Josh Smith waiving: 12.6 points, 6.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds, one steal, minus-3.4 plus/minus, 36.8% field goals, 32.7% 3-point shooting, 85.2% free-throw shooting. Brandon Jennings’s ’Nikonos Project’ is all about having fun with aquatic photography. Contact Omari Sankofa II at osankofa@freepress.com. Ruptured achilles not ACL. Could they have found a star to pair with him? He was part of the Red Dirt music genre. Two weeks into his NBA career, Brandon Jennings scored 55 points in a game. Point guard Brandon Jennings is spending a year playing for Virtus Roma of the Italian League. - Page 4 - RealGM ... RealGM Forums Smith was shooting just 39.1% overall, 24.3% from the 3-point line and 46.8% at the free-throw line. Join Facebook to connect with Brandon Jennings and others you may know. With Jennings facing a six-month recovery timeline and no guarantee that he would return to the same level of play post-surgery, Van Gundy made a move to re-solidify the point guard position. He returned in late December 2015 and struggled to find a rhythm, averaging 6.8 points in just 18.1 minutes per game. In today's PG-dominated league, you can't excel without a decent stroke and at least one specialty skill. Jennings was a career 38.7% shooter. Brandon Jennings Sends Home a Warning From Europe. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube … He was playing unreal before he got hurt though, He was playing pretty good ball for Detroit until he had the knee injury against the Bucks, I mean, id say he could look back and be happy with his career, better than some players. At least he made a classic with…” The 31-year-old basketball player was born in Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. He was a checker which was a problem but he had talent. He's always been an inefficient scorer but solid passer. Brandon Jennings is never going to shoot 38.5 percent on a single shot, but when you give him a couple thousand shots, he did. They went to the dinner nonetheless, along with Colonel Brandon, Mrs. Jennings, and the Palmers. With Harris and Jackson on the books, the Pistons made the playoffs in 2016 and entered the offseason with roughly $21 million in cap space. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. But he just hasn't been the same since the injury. I’m a pretty new fan to Bucks basketball and there’s a lot of talk about Brandon Jennings. A subreddit dedicated to NBA news and discussion. It’s also tougher to see the Pistons swinging the trade for Griffin in 2018 had Jennings stayed healthy. Brandon Jennings’s age is 31. Would the Pistons have been as eager to swap Jennings for a non-point guard without a capable starting point guard already on the roster? What happened??? I loved Jennings until he got to Orlando then said we never happened:/. Justise Winslow, Myles Turner and Devin Booker, who have all had more successful careers than Johnson, went 10th, 11th and 13th, respectively, in the 2015 NBA draft. decent 3 point shooter, good handle. Brandon Jennings comes with a warning label. He came into the league hot, got scouted, everyone realized how limited and easy to neutralize his strengths were, and spent the rest of his days as a horrendously inefficient (sub-50% true shooting pre-injury for his career) volume scorer. We don’t know how the Pistons would’ve finished the 2014-15 season had Jennings not torn his Achilles on Jan. 24. He spent his next three seasons in Detroit before he was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2016. Dude dropped 55 on Curry in their first month in the league. I agree. Jennings’ injury preceded the acquisition of two core pieces — Reggie Jackson and Tobias Harris, who was later traded for Blake Griffin. He put code in the game to make impossible for the Bulls to win with the final... [The Ringer] After 22 years, Vince Carter has announced his retirement. The Achilles rupture destroyed any minor chance he had of putting it together. Van Gundy’s moves in the wake of Jennings’ injury make sense. Jenkins performed in the Texas and Oklahoma regions, and he toured Europe on several occasions. I agree he was inefficient but I feel he could've put it all together like kemba did but that injury really killed him. June 15, 2015. BOSSIP Exclusive: NBA Baller Brandon Jennings Back On With His Banger Boo Thang Tae Heckard . Several other moves soon followed to dramatically remake the roster. But he was certainly a contributor. His strong month included a game-winner against the Spurs on Jan. 6 — the "form a (expletive) wall" game — a season-high 37 points against the Pacers on Jan. 16, and 24 points and a career-high 21 assists against the Pacers on Jan. 21. After four years in the NBA, the point guard finds himself where he never could have envisioned he would be—without a … I’m confused on what happened to him. Follow him on Twitter @omarisankofa. Brandon Dean Jenkins (June 7, 1969 – March 2, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter and philanthropist. What in the world happened to Brandon Jennings? They really started the hype and got people noticing young players and what we were doing. Then, on Jan. 24 in Milwaukee, a left Achilles tear ended his  season. Jennings, whom the Pistons acquired during the 2013 offseason, also struggled with his scoring efficiency. “What Had Happened Was…” Brandon Jennings Responds To Teyana Taylor’s Breakfast Club Interview. The creator of NBA Jam was a Pistons fan. Stan Van Gundy’s decision to waive Josh Smith just a season and a half into his four-year, $54 million deal was one of the most surprising moments in Pistons history. Now he's entering his "prime" and ... sits on the bench for the Wizards. By Ray Glier. Detroit won seven straight games and 12 of its next 15 after Smith's release. Given his relative lack of success in the free-agency market, this might have been the preferable outcome for the franchise — even if the Griffin trade hasn’t led to the success that Van Gundy envisioned. Would they have still targeted Harris, a young wing who could create his own shot, but not create for others? Two years later, the organization is no closer to snapping its playoff win drought — which dates to 2008. Augustin and Kyle Singler for point guard Reggie Jackson, who was set to become a restricted free agent that summer. I really do hope Jennings can make a return, I really do think he can still play. But Smith’s exit coaxed a new level of play out of Jennings and helped spark the Pistons to a higher level. Orlando practically gifted Harris to the Pistons in 2016 in exchange for Ilyasova, a role player, and Jennings, who struggled to stay in the NBA following Achilles surgery. Drake Fan Brandon Jennings Says Meek Mill Is “Corny” And His Career Is “Done” [Video] June 23, 2015. Had Jennings stayed healthy, where would the franchise be today? Michigan's second chaos-related casualty is linebacker Brandon Jennings: Jacksonville (FL) Sandalwood 2021 four-star linebacker Branden Jennings flipped his commitment from Michigan to Maryland on Wednesday and officially signed with the Terps, dealing a blow to the Wolverines' recruiting class in … NBA point guard who spent his first four seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, then over two years with the Detroit Pistons, before a 2016 trade sent him to the Orlando Magic. Ahead of the 2015 trade deadline, and less than a month after Jennings’ injury, the Pistons traded D.J. Van Gundy stated that by acquiring Harris at the deadline, they effectively pulled off their big offseason acquisition early. Brandon Jennings casually strolled into MSG last night, long after his name had been called, and shook a confused and slightly amused David Stern’s hand. He went on to split the 2016–17 season between the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards. Together, Harris and Jackson made nearly $30 million combined. He did it while shooting 21-for-34 from the field, while frequently … Brandon Jennings was never really a "stud" and IMO even if he never sustained that injury he still would have been regulated to a backup PG especially since this is the golden era of point guards. But his injury, which came in the midst of one of the best stretches of his career, helped spur a pair of Van Gundy trades that charted a new course for the team through the back half of the past decade. If nothing else, Jennings’ injury gave Van Gundy a reason to swing franchise-altering trades during the first two deadlines as president of basketball operations. Lot of misleading news article titles though from a quick google search. Detroit historically hasn’t been a destination for free agents. A significant portion of that space went to Jon Leuer, who signed a four-year, $42 million contract. There just wasn't a place for guys like him to hoist it anymore. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. That’s why Brandon Jennings’s choice — a Compton teenager’s decision — to skip college and pursue a professional basketball career in Italy is still making cross-Atlantic waves. he was a really solid player, but yeah he had a bad shot selection he was a really good passer too but his decision making kinda hide that. Brandon Jennings was never a good scorer. Then there's Brandon Jennings, who is a very skilled, if inefficient young point guard. 7,024 Likes, 387 Comments - Justin Steinberg (@all.nba.riddles) on Instagram: “Brandon Jennings got hurt, idk what happened to Logic since 2016. Brandon Jennings: They were great. Jackson lived up to the terms of his contract when healthy and ultimately proved to be a capable starting point guard, even though he was waived in February before the end of his deal. What happened to Brandon Jennings? While he made a recovery from the injury, his NBA career never recovered. Would Jennings have maintained that level of play for the rest of the season? Jan. 23, 2009; Perhaps white sails will one day appear on the horizon behind Brandon Jennings… It’s impossible to know, but we can speculate. Brandon Jennings traded to Pistons, Bucks acquire Brandon Knight Brandon Jennings joins Pistons squad looking to jumpstart drive to contention. It seems unlikely, as his 3-point and overall shooting percentages would’ve been career highs by a fairly wide margin. Which leads to the following question — what if Jennings didn’t get hurt in 2015 and the Pistons continued to ride his hot hand? In 2018, Harris, Avery Bradley and additional assets were sent to the Clippers for Griffin. This is the first of a series of Detroit Pistons ‘what-if’ stories, analyzing various moments in the history of the franchise and what could’ve happened had fate gone a different way. It’s harder to see the organization trading for Jackson with a healthy Jennings already in tow. He was traded with Ersan Ilyasova for Harris, who settled in nicely as a scorer alongside Jackson. They wouldn't have continued to win 12 of every 15 games, but it's entirely possible the Pistons would've finished with more than the 32 wins they had that season. © 2021 www.freep.com. He’d led the Pistons on a 12-4 winning run that put Detroit back in the playoff race. The 2016 free-agency period was stacked with big names like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Al Horford, Mike Conley, Bradley Beal and DeMar DeRozan. The best part is, he’s invited all of us along for the ride. • Post-Josh Smith waiving: 20 points, 7.2 assists, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals, plus-8.3 plus/minus, 44% field goals, 44.4% 3-point shooting, 82.8% free-throw shooting. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But just as when it seemed like Van Gundy had finally found how to use Brandon Jennings’ gifts to its true potentials, the unthinkable happened. With lower lottery odds, it likely would've knocked them lower than the eighth pick they ended up with to select Stanley Johnson. He was great in Milwaukee and was inconsistent still did well at Detroit. I remember for the first 6 years of his career he was a stud and a lot of people thought he would be a star. But it seemed clear that the Pistons were preparing for the post-Jennings era. Post #1 » by Else_where » Sun Dec 3, 2017 11:41 pm He is still only 28 but playing in China when many average guards even back-up ones are playing with money. Like Jennings, Jackson just couldn’t stay healthy. On January 24, 2015, Jennings tore his left achilles in a loss to the ( of all teams ) Milwaukee Bucks. Other than like 20 games with Detroit and the 55 point game his rookie year when was Jennings ever a stud? Full #WingingItPod. Instead of Jackson’s $80 million contract weighing on the books for nearly five seasons, the Pistons possibly would’ve seen the final season of Jennings’ three-year, $24 million come off the books in 2016. A healthy Jennings on an expiring deal likely would’ve changed the dynamic of the Harris trade. Posted on May 9, 2014 - By Veronica Wells. What is going to happen to Brandon Jennings? MadameNoire Featured Video. He tore his acl and got traded to the magic. What is going to happen to Brandon Jennings? My problem is that … Publicly, Jennings took the trade and signing in stride, telling reporters he was comfortable coming off the bench if Jackson started. He was a poor fit at small forward playing alongside centers Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond. I think Jennings has a couple of seasons with a FG shooting below 40%. Read more on the Detroit Pistons and sign up for our Pistons newsletter. He used to kill us for some reason but he was pretty good for sure. 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