Health & Availability
Much like fellow New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose, sixth man Brandon Jennings has injury concerns. He ruptured his achilles tendon in 2014-15 and played in just 48 games during the 2015-16 regular season.
The reality is: Jennings has shown minimal signs of being a consistent injury risk.
Jennings played in at least 80 games in three of his first five seasons in the NBA. He played the full 66-game lockout-shortened season in 2011-12, giving him a nearly complete campaign in four of five years.
He was injured just 41 games into the 2014-15 season, however, and missed 34 games due to injury in 2015-16.
The encouraging news is that Jennings was active for 48 of 53 games following his return from injury in 2015-16. Four of the five games that he missed were for precautionary purposes at the end of the regular season.
It’s certainly possible that Jennings will miss some time in 2016-17, but he should be able to play at least 70 games this coming season.
Realistic Expectation: 28.0 MPG, 75 Games Played