Daniss JenkinsDetroit Pistons · #24
Daniss Jenkins is a young combo guard for the Detroit Pistons who turned an undrafted, multi-transfer college journey into an NBA role. A Dallas native — like teammate Cade Cunningham — he played at Pacific, Odessa College, and Iona before a graduate year at St. John's under Rick Pitino. He signed a two-way deal with Detroit in 2024, earned a standard contract in February 2026, and broke out for 9.3 points and 3.9 assists in 2025-26.
Daniss Jenkins — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Daniss Jenkins stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Daniss Jenkins — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Daniss Jenkins
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Daniss Jenkins career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .300 | .143 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 20.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .408 | .374 |
| Career | 79 | 18.7 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Detroit Pistons built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Daniss Jenkins
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A fearless, faith-driven combo guard who earned his NBA job the long way — Detroit's undrafted breakout.
Turning pro
Drafted Undrafted, 2024 as a Guard.
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Four colleges, undrafted, a two-way deal — and a Dallas kid who willed his way into the NBA.
Chapter
Jenkins played at Pacific, Odessa College, and Iona before a graduate year at St. John's under Rick Pitino, then went undrafted in 2024.
Chapter
Detroit signed him to a two-way deal; he converted to a standard two-year contract in February 2026.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 165 lbs
- College
- St. John's
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Draft
- Undrafted, 2024
- Born
- Dallas, Texas
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #24
Jenkins's journey is a testament to persistence: lightly recruited out of Hillcrest High in Dallas, he passed through four college programs before reaching the NBA undrafted, then earned a standard contract with a two-way grind. Faith is central to how he frames it — 'I never lost my faith,' he has said, crediting belief and 'the right circle' for the climb.
Rick Pitino, who coached him at St. John's, advised him to focus on his workouts rather than his box scores, and the payoff came in Detroit. Teammate Cade Cunningham — a fellow Dallas native — praised him plainly: 'he could really play and he was fearless.' That fearlessness, on a lean 165-pound frame, is the throughline of an unlikely NBA story.
A fearless, faith-driven combo guard — an undrafted grinder who plays bigger than his frame.
Daniss Jenkins — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Daniss Jenkins, answered.
