Detroit Pistons and Isaiah Stewart ‘agree $64m, four-year rookie contract extension’
The Detroit Pistons lock up Isaiah Stewart for another four years after ‘agreeing to $64 million rookie contract extension’
The Detroit pistons and center Isaiah Stewart have agreed on a $64 million four-year contract extension, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Stewart’s deal is the first rookie extension since team owner Tom Gores bought the franchise in 2011, and the organization’s first overall since Jason Maxiell in 2008.
Andre Drummond also got an extension in 2016, but as a restricted free agent.
Stewart, 22, averaged 11.3 points and 8.1 rebounds last season.
He has averaged nine points and 7.8 rebounds over his three-year career as he entered the final year of his rookie contract.
Isaiah Stewart has agreed to a four-year, $64 million contract extension with the Detroit Pisons
The 22-year-old center averaged a career-high 11.3 points and 8.1 rebounds last season
Before Stewart, Jason Maxiell was the last Detroit member to extend his rookie deal in 2008
The Portland Trail Blazers drafted the former Washington star with number 16 in 2020 and within a week he was traded to Houston and Detroit.
The 6-foot-8 Stewart provides a much-needed physical presence for the Pistons.
Detroit’s rebuilding hopes are largely tied to Cade Cunningham’s comeback from shin surgery, along with sophomore pros Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, and rookie wing Ausar Thompson.
The Pistons won one NBA -low 17 games last season, and Dwane Casey stepped down as coach with another one-year contract to take up a role in the front office. The three-time NBA championship-winning franchise has earned a playoff spot just twice in 14 years.
To accelerate a turnaround, Detroit handed Monty Williams a six-year contract shortly after the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year was fired by the Phoenix Suns.
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