Detroit Pistons: 2018-19 player grades for Reggie Jackson

Strengths

After being a major weakness for much of his career, Jackson’s 3-point shooting one of his strengths. He was taking more 3-point shots than he ever had and was making them at a good clip.

Some of that is likely due to playing off of Griffin and getting more open looks, but it was a positive development none the less. If he can maintain that moving forward, that will be a huge boost to their offense.

For a high-usage guard, Jackson did a decent job of taking care of the ball. Per 36 minutes, he averaged fewer turnovers — 2.3 — than center Andre Drummond. He’s not going to handle the ball the majority of the time because Detroit wants the ball in Griffin’s hands. However, it’s a good sign that they can give him the ball without worrying that he’ll immediately give it away.

Staying healthy has been nearly impossible for Jackson to this point in his career. As previously stated, he was finally able to stay healthy for all 82 games. No one else on the team was able to accomplish that feat.

It may not seem like a lot, but, when you consider that it doesn’t matter how good a player is if they’re on the bench — See Games 1 & 2 from the playoffs — it’s important for a player to be out there and available. Jackson did that this year.