Marcus Sasser is continuing rehab work for a right hip impingement and will be reevaluated in approximately four weeks, the Pistons announced (via Twitter ).
The 25-year-old point guard had been listed as day-to-day with the hip issue, but today’s statement indicates that it’s more serious than originally believed.
Sasser was selected by Memphis with the 25th pick in the 2023 draft and made his way to Detroit through a pair of trades. After a strong rookie year, he found himself in and out of the rotation last season as the Pistons had more quality backcourt options available. He wound up appearing in 57 games and averaging 6.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 14.2 minutes per night with .463/.382/.843 shooting numbers.
The organization displayed its confidence in Sasser last month by picking up the fourth-year option on his rookie-scale contract at $5,198,983. He will be eligible for an extension next summer.
Detroit could have used Sasser over the past few weeks as Jaden Ivey continues to recover from an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and Caris LeVert started the campaign still dealing with a hamstring injury that limited him during the preseason.