Jaden Ivey

Pistons small forward Isaiah Livers, the No. 42 pick in 2021 out of Michigan, seems to be proving his mettle as an NBA-level talent during the 2022 Las ...

Concern seems low among Detroit’s brain trust about the injury, per Rod Beard of the Detroit News. Ivey was selected with the fifth pick out of Purdue in this year’s NBA draft. - The Pistons are hopeful that a starting frontcourt tandem ofIsaiah Stewartand rookie center Jalen Duren, the No. 13 pick out of Memphis, can prove effective. - Pistons power forwardMarvin Bagley IIIreacted to his new three-year, $37MM contract extensionwith Detroit in a conversation with Cassidy Hubbarth of ESPN ( Twitter linkcourtesy of the Detroit News’ Mike Curtis). “I was super excited,” Bagley said. “I love Detroit. I love the fans. In 19 games, the 23-year-old averaged 6.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.1 APG and 0.7 SPG across 20.2 MPG. He posted a tantalizing slash line of .456/.422/.857. Livers saw limited action in his rookie season with Detroit during the 2021/22 season.

With just under 5 minutes remaining in the first period of the Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards contest, Ivey left the game after injuring his ankle. He ...

With just under 5 minutes remaining in the first period of the Detroit Pistons vs. Ivey was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. He scored 20 points in his NBA Summer League Debut Thursday against the Portal Trail Blazers. He was ruled out for the rest of the game.

Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey says he avoided a major injury after turning his ankle in Saturday's NBA Summer League game against the Washington Wizards.

"I thought you saw him a little bit more comfortable at the start of the game already from game one to game two—just the pace," Pistons summer league coach Jordan Brink said. In all likelihood, we've seen the last of Ivey on the basketball floor until the preseason. Wizards forward Isaiah Todd was given a flagrant-1 foul for being in Ivey's landing area.

Jaden Ivey showed the raw stuff of stardom before his injury. It might not come easy, but the Detroit Pistons have to find the way to harness it.

“You don’t want to limit someone’s creativity and what makes them special as a player, but you also want to emphasize the fundamentals and playing off two feet, two-to-one passing, all that is important. That’s why the crowd sagged when he rolled his ankle. On the Pistons’ next possession after the assist to Key, he shot a 3 and landed on Isaiah Todd’s foot, rolling his ankle. The assist to Key was Exhibit A, set up by his otherworldly burst. He made them and limped into the tunnel with a team trainer. That’s the devilish ingredient. From there, he hobbled toward the Pistons bench and told Summer League coach Jordan Brink, he wanted to shoot the three free throws. For example, the off-the-dribble pass to Key was risky. And the Pistons’ coaching and developmental staffs. Every time he touched the ball the crowd murmured. Already, he’d scored eight points in the opening four minutes: two free throws after drawing a foul attacking the rim, a step-back 3-pointer and an and-1 on a driving layup. Something he’s shown in the two games here in the desert.

It speaks to the impression Isaiah Livers made on the Pistons over the course of the first five months of his rookie season that when he was finall...

But once I got steadied, I didn’t get to play a lot but I got to watch a lot and I think that was critical. I want to be that chameleon, that iguana on the court where I can play whatever role to the best of my ability. I see (the 3-point rate) going down, but whatever coach Casey and Troy (Weaver, general manager) want me to do, I’m going to do to the best of my ability. A big part of finding success as an NBA player is knowing how to stay in your lane and thrive in a defined role until gaining the trust to make that lane a little wider. Livers took 71 percent of his shots from the 3-point line as a rookie and if that’s what the recipe requires of him in season two, he’s fine with that. Given the priority the Pistons have put on surrounding Cunningham with shooting and the trade of Jerami Grant that opens minutes on the wing, the opportunity awaiting Livers isn’t lost on the Michigan native who was the state’s Mr. Basketball winner in 2017 at Kalamazoo Central. I remember having like four threes the next game and two of ’em were those cross-court passes he was making. That also describes Cade Cunningham, at the heart of the Pistons restoration. Last game was a great example for the rest of the team, all the young guys, how you do that.” “I thought last game was a great example of how you can impact winning when you’re not scoring, when you’re not shooting it well. He initially was cleared in November, played five minutes in one Pistons game, but was shut down again for two months after experiencing more foot pain. I feel like I’ve been in the league about four years already.”

Detroit Pistons rookie Jaden Ivey was looking like the real deal in yesterday's game against the Washington Wizards - then he suffered an injury.

Fortunately, there was an encouraging update after the game - from Ivey himself. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Ivey announced that he's okay. The game was on pace to be his best by far before he suffered an ankle injury.