For the first time in nearly a year, Jaden Ivey is available to play a regular-season game for the Detroit Pistons.

The former lottery pick has been out since Jan. 1 when he suffered a broken left fibula that ended his season early and, after making one preseason appearance in October, was sidelined for another month due to an arthroscopic procedure on his knee .

The amount of time on the court he sees for the Pistons Saturday night against the Milwaukee Bucks might be limited as he ramps up to a normal work load.

But it’s a huge step for the 23-year-old guard as he will make his season debut for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons.

“All of his teammates are excited, he’s excited, obviously,” coach J.B. Bickerstaff said before the game in Milwaukee. “The journey that he’s been on

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