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The Detroit Pistons lock up Isaiah Stewart for four more 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 purchased the franchise back in 2011, and the organization’s first in general since Jason Maxiell in 2008.
Andre Drummond also received an extension in 2016 but as a restricted free agent.
The 22-year-old Stewart averaged a career-high 11.3 points and 8.1 rebounds last season.
He has averaged nine points and 7.8 rebounds over his three-year career and was entering the last 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 member of Detroit to extent his rookie deal in 2008
The Portland Trail Blazers drafted the former Washington star with the No. 16 pick in 2020 and within the next 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 tied largely to Cade Cunningham’s comeback from shin surgery, along with second-year pros Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, and rookie wing Ausar Thompson.
The Pistons won an NBA -low 17 games last season, and Dwane Casey stepped down as coach with one year left on his contract to take a role in the front office. The three-time NBA championship-winning franchise has earned a spot in the playoffs just twice in 14 years.
Shooting to speed up a turnaround, Detroit gave 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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