” For me, the modern interior must have good supports. But above all, and regardless of the position, it is the mentality that is everything. And his mentality is excellent, he is a hard worker. I’m sure Coach Casey and his staff will help him acclimate, but he has all the tools to be a successful insider in the NBA.“
here what Pistons GM Troy Weaver saidafter the selection of Isaiah Stewart with the 16th choice on the evening of the 2020 Draft. A physically dominant pivot but still technically raw in the NCAA, the native of Rochester was selected by the Pistons to be developed internally.
More than a simple screener who opens up to the circle, Isaiah Stewart is seen, in the long term, as a complete pivot in Michigan. This season, his second in the league, the pivot is slowly but surely developing his game with the ball in hand. Like last Tuesday, against the Warriors, with a counter-attack sequence concluded by a nice “euro-step”, a perfect example of the player’s good support, mentioned a few months earlier by Troy Weaver.
If such a development will necessarily take time, the player benefits from the confidence of Dwane Casey. The Pistons, who play without the pressure of the result this season, favor development and their young people have carte blanche on the field.
” It’s something I’ve always had in my game “He explains about these offensive sequences ball in hand. ” I’ve never really been able to show it, but in the NBA I’m definitely going to be able to. When an opportunity presents itself, whether it’s a counter-attack or a drive to the circle, I have great confidence in my abilities.“
On the floor of the Nuggets last Sunday, the pivot even revealed another hidden facet of his game: shooting. Author of 18 points and an impeccable 8/8, he allowed himself two shots from mid-range, and a shot from behind the arc!
” It’s just game reading, make the right choice he explained about this award-winning shot. ” But also the confidence to be able to put those shots. I think it’s a type of shot that I’m going to start taking more of as I’m working on it, watching video to better understand spots where I can take these shots.“
For the moment, the idea that Isaiah Stewart becomes a pivot that stretches the game is still utopian: the player is… 13.6% behind the arc this season, and 28.2% since the start of his career. But the basis is there and progress will come with time and hard work.
” I hope he incorporates this aspect of the game into his arsenal said Dwane Casey. ” Currently he is mostly used to being in the racket. I remember this discussion with [Jonas] Valanciunas in Toronto, he thought he could never be an outside threat. Today he is an excellent 3-point shooter (41.7% on 2.7 attempts on average this season). But it takes time. When you have spent your life in the racket and you come out of it, it takes adaptation. And Isaiah, eventually, will get there.“
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Jerami Grant | 24 | 33.2 | 41.4 | 33.1 | 84.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 20.1 |
| Cade Cunningham | 38 | 32.3 | 40.8 | 33.5 | 84.8 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 16.2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 47 | 33.5 | 38.4 | 33.6 | 83.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 15.2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 12 | 22.6 | 44.6 | 31.4 | 62.8 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 40 | 22.6 | 50.7 | 24.6 | 64.0 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 10.8 |
| frank jackson | 34 | 22.4 | 40.5 | 33.0 | 83.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 10.7 |
| Trey Lyles | 44 | 19.5 | 44.3 | 28.5 | 78.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| Cory Joseph | 36 | 23.5 | 46.3 | 44.0 | 83.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 8.4 |
| Isaiah Stewart II | 39 | 25.2 | 52.8 | 13.6 | 67.2 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 7.8 |
| Josh Jackson | 38 | 18.2 | 41.4 | 26.5 | 71.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| Derrick Walton, Jr. | 3 | 36.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 6.3 |
| Cassius Stanley | 8 | 19.1 | 40.0 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.2 |
| Killian Hayes | 35 | 25.6 | 34.5 | 29.9 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| justin robinson | 5 | 18.2 | 32.1 | 38.1 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| Saben Lee | 26 | 15.4 | 38.0 | 27.3 | 76.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| Luka Garza | 27 | 12.1 | 43.6 | 32.5 | 64.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Rodney McGruder | 22 | 12.9 | 46.3 | 40.4 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Micah Potter | 3 | 10.3 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| Cheick Diallo | 3 | 10.2 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Deividas Sirvydis | 3 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Jamorko Pickett | 6 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Isaiah Livers | 1 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Trayvon Palmer | 1 | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Jaysean Paige | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
