The Detroit Pistons are fortunate to have two starting-caliber options at the shooting guard position. One of them won't see action for the next couple of months.
According to the team's website, "Jodie Meeks will be out of the lineup for approximately eight weeks due to a stress reaction of the lower back."
The announcement notes that the 27-year-old—who "was originally diagnosed with back spasms on October 9"—was diagnosed after a later CAT scan on Oct. 13.
The five-year veteran got off to a strong start with 13 points in Detroit's preseason opener against the Chicago Bulls, and he's coming off a career season with the Los Angeles Lakers in which he averaged 15.7 points in 33.2 minutes per contest.
The Pistons signed him to a lucrative three-year deal in a bid to add outside shooting. Meeks made a career-high 40.1 percent of his three-point attempts last season, establishing himself as one of the short-handed Lakers' most prominent scoring threats.
He'll get off to a slow start with his new club, but it's not all bad news for Detroit.
Second-year guard Kentavio ...
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