Our Clients:

Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM

Jul 11, 2023 12:39 am

Reports: Pistons, Isaiah Stewart agree on 4-year extension

The Detroit Pistons and big man Isaiah Stewart have agreed on a four-year, $64 million rookie extension, ESPN and The Detroit News reported Monday night.

Stewart, 22, averaged career highs in minutes (28.3) and points (11.3) and posted a career-best 13 double-doubles. He also averaged 8.1 rebounds per game last season, his third in the NBA. He started 47 of 50 games before a shoulder injury in March cut his season short.

The Detroit News reported the first three years of the deal are guaranteed with a fourth-year team option.

According to ESPN, this would be the Pistons’ first rookie extension since 2008 and the first under Tom Gores’ ownership. Gores’ private-equity firm bought the club in 2011 before he took sole possession of the team in 2015.

Pistons general manager Troy Weaver and Stewart’s agent, Drew Gross, hammered out the deal in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, ESPN reported.

The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Stewart No. 16 overall out of Washington in 2020, but soon traded him to Detroit. Among other players drafted in 2020 who also signed rookie extensions this season are top pick Anthony Edwards (Minnesota), LaMelo Ball (Charlotte), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana) and Desmond Bane (Memphis), though unlike Stewart’s deal, those were all max rookie extensions.

–Field Level Media

You may also like

Kam Jones
Mar 16, 2025 11:36 pm

10 players primed to become household names in NCAA Tournament

The last time a freshman was the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament was 2015, when point guard Tyus Jones piloted Duke to its fifth national championship. Jones —…

Johni Broome
Mar 16, 2025 10:52 pm

South Region: Despite recent struggles, Auburn is No. 1 overall for a reason

The top overall seed, Auburn, lives here. Even though the Tigers wobbled a bit at the end of the regular season and Southeastern Conference tournament with three losses in four…

smu boopie miller
Mar 16, 2025 10:49 pm

SMU, Dayton among top seeds in NIT as teams decline bids

SMU, Dayton, UC Irvine and San Francisco are the No. 1 seeds in the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, organizers revealed Sunday night. Only four of the 32 teams in the…

More Basketball News

Kam Jones
Mar 16, 2025 11:36 pm

10 players primed to become household names in NCAA Tournament

The last time a freshman was the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament was 2015, when point guard Tyus Jones piloted Duke to its fifth national championship. Jones —…

Johni Broome
Mar 16, 2025 10:52 pm

South Region: Despite recent struggles, Auburn is No. 1 overall for a reason

smu boopie miller
Mar 16, 2025 10:49 pm

SMU, Dayton among top seeds in NIT as teams decline bids

Keshon Gilbert
Mar 16, 2025 10:47 pm

Iowa State loses G Keshon Gilbert to injury before NCAA Tournament

Cooper Flagg Jon Scheyer
Mar 16, 2025 10:36 pm

East Region: No. 1 Duke’s chance for title run goes through Cooper Flagg

Read all
fb-post
advertisment
title-icon

Upcoming events

See all odds