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).
Jenkins, who reportedly turned down a two-year, minimum-salary contract offer near the end of January, will hit his 50-game active limit on Friday against New York.
“We’re having conversations with (Jenkins’) agent about what that looks like going forward,” Langdon said. “We’ll convert him over the weekend and he’ll be a rostered player in our game in Charlotte (on Monday). At least that’s the goal, that’s the hope.”
Langdon praised the former undrafted free agent for the steady improvements he has made during his two seasons with the Pistons.
“Kudos to him, he’s worked his butt off,” Langdon continued. “All last season, playing a ton of games for Motor City (Detroit’s G League affiliate), we saw his improvement during the year. And I think everybody saw how he played in the Summer League in (Las) Vegas, and he just continued to improve.
“ … (He) had a great camp and he’s just continued this trajectory on getting better. When the opportunities came, he’s taken advantage of them.”
Jenkins has been the Pistons’ primary backup point guard for most of the 2025/26 campaign. Through 41 appearances, the 24-year-old is averaging 7.9 points, 3.3 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 16.8 minutes per game, with a shooting slash line of .421/.385/.797.
Detroit still has a full 15-man roster after the trade deadline, but veteran big man Dario Saric, who was acquired along with Kevin Huerter in a deal with Chicago, seems likely to be on the chopping block to make space for Jenkins.