The Daniss system: Unheralded guard saves Pistons with huge shots

You could be forgiven if you’d never heard of Daniss Jenkins before Monday night. After he saved the Detroit Pistons in only his 13th career game, the Pistons — and the Washington Wizards — won’t forget him anytime soon. Jenkins made two three-pointers in the final three seconds of regulation, sending the game to overtime where the Pistons beat the Wizards, 137-135. He finished with 24 points, which is the same number of points Jenkins had scored during his entire NBA career before Monday’s game. Jenkins wasn’t drafted after a college career spent at three different colleges. He averaged 14.9 points for St. John’s as a senior and managed to land a two-way contract with the Pistons before the 2024-25 season. Jenkins spent most of that season with the G League’s Motor City Cruise, where he made the G League’s All-Rookie team. He signed another two-way deal this season, where he’s seen more opportunities as the Pistons’ third-string point guard with Dennis Schroder gone and Marcus Sasser’s hip injury. With CariRead More