Isaiah Stewart is the longest-tenured member of the Detroit Pistons. He is the first player drafted by Detroit to receive a second contract since Andre Drummond signed his five-year $127 million post-rookie max deal in 2016. The man they call “Beef Stew” starts the first year of the four-year $60 million rookie extension he earned from Troy Weaver last July. He’ll also be doing it, at least initially, off the bench.
After playing both big-man positions his first four years in the league, it looks like Isaiah will once again be a full-time center under JB Bickerstaff - the position where most fans seem to want him to play.