The person who chased Zhan Huang's 4-year, 64 million early contract extension Pistons became the first non-top salary renewal rookie in the class of 2020

On July 11, Beijing time, according to ESPN reporter Woj, Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart has agreed to complete an early contract extension with the team for 4 years and $64 million. As a result, he became the first rookie in the class of 2020 to receive an early contract extension at a non-top salary price.

Stewart is the No. 16 pick in the first round in 2020, only 2.03 meters tall, weighs 113 kilograms, and can grab 8.7 rebounds in 25.6 minutes of playing time per game in the second grade, including 3.2 offensive rebounds, which is amazingly efficient.

However, the game that really made Stewart famous was the Pistons hit the Lakers on November 22, 2021, when he clashed with LeBron James and wanted to rush up to chase James despite the dissuasion of the staff.

Last offseason, Stewart stepped up his shooting practice, and in addition to averaging 11.3 points and grabbing 8.1 rebounds per game in the 2022-23 season, he also shot 1.3 three-pointers, and has begun to turn around the image of pure blue collar.

The development of projection ability is also the key to Stewart's early contract extension, the Pistons, as a team that pushes down the rebuild, has been desperately hoarding talent in the past few years, and in the fourth and fifth positions alone, there are already potential players such as Marvin Bagley, James Wiseman, Jaylen Durham, Stewart's talent is not as good as the above, but the ability to open up space allows him to partner with any interior partner, which is very important in the current technology trend.