Daniss Jenkins
Guard · Detroit Pistons · #24
Daniss Jenkins: season analysis
Daniss Jenkins is a 25-year-old guard for the Detroit Pistons, wearing number 24. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 165 pounds, Jenkins has 3 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at St. John's.
In 2026-27, Jenkins is averaging 12.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 26.0 minutes per game, with 2 starts in 10 games. The shooting line reads 45.2% from the field, 42.9% from three-point range and 91.7% from the free-throw line. Jenkins ranks third on the team in scoring.
Compared with 2025-26 (9.3 points in 20.2 minutes per game), scoring is up by 3.4 points per game and playing time up by 5.8 minutes.
Before this season, Jenkins played 2 NBA seasons and 79 games, averaging 8.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 9.3 points per game, a mark the current 2026-27 average is above.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Daniss Jenkins on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #24 |
| Age | 25 |
| Born | August 17, 2001 · Dallas, TX, USA |
| Height | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 165 lbs (75 kg) |
| College | St. John's |
| NBA experience | 3 years |
| Salary | $4,000,000 (2026-27) |
Pistons teammates
John CollinsF · #20
Cade CunninghamG · #2
Jalen DurenC · #0
Javonte GreenG · #31
Elijah HarklessG · #94
Ronald Holland IIF · #5
Kevin HuerterG · #27
Isaiah JoeG · #17
Isaac JonesC · #13
Ebuka OkorieG · #23
Ugonna OnyensoC · #34
Taurean PrinceF · #12
Paul ReedF · #7
Duncan RobinsonF · #55
Tolu SmithF · #35
Ausar ThompsonG · #9
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | vs WAS | W 122-111 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 6-6 | +5 |
| 2026-11-08 | vs LAL | L 116-121 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 8-15 | 5-5 | +22 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs PHI | L 106-112 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -5 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ CHA | W 124-91 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +14 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ BKN | W 110-94 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +10 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs CHA | W 97-89 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ NYK | L 97-111 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 4-4 | -14 |
| 2026-10-25 | @ PHI | W 106-93 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 3-4 | +13 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ MIA | W 128-111 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-5 | +14 |
| 2026-10-20 | vs BOS | W 121-113 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | detroit pistons | 10 | 2 | 26.0 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 45.2 | 42.9 | 91.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.2-9.3 | 2.1-4.9 | 2.2-2.4 |
| 2025-26 | detroit pistons | 72 | 19 | 20.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 40.8 | 37.4 | 83.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.2-7.9 | 1.0-2.7 | 1.9-2.2 |
| 2024-25 | detroit pistons | 7 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4-1.4 | 0.1-1.0 | 0.0-0.3 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.