This was supposed to be Reggie Bullock‘s breakout season for the Detroit Pistons. After being instrumental late in the 2015-16 season as the Pistons battled injuries, he went into a contract year with actual expectations placed on his shoulders.
Unfortunately for Bullock and the Pistons, he started the season on the wrong footing. He missed the first 12 games of the season with back spasms, appeared in four games and then missed two more months with a torn meniscus.
He acquitted himself well in the final four games of the season after the Pistons were pushed to the brink of mathematical elimination from playoff contention and Stan Van Gundy expanded the rotation.