Isaiah Stewart Grades & Analysis — C | Detroit Pistons | FanVerdicts
Isaiah Stewart
#28C · Detroit Pistons
All-Rookie 2nd Team '21
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Height
6'8"
Weight
250 lbs
Age
24
College
Washington
Experience
5 yrs
Wingspan
7'4.8"
Reach
9'0.5"
Hand Size
9" × 10.5"
C-
Below average
CVI
C-
Below average
Sentiment
C
Around averagePerformance
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Career StatsC
Year
Team
GP
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
FG%
3PT%
FT%
Career
362
10.0
5.1
1.2
0.3
1.6
54.1%
34.3%
73.8%
2025-26
55
10.0
5.1
1.2
Recent Games
Date
OPP
Result
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
FG
3PT
+/-
Tue, 5/5
vs CLE
W 111-101
13
6
3
1
0
0
2-2
0-0
-7
Sun, 5/3
vs ORL
W 116-94
8
0
Current Contract
Length
3 years
Total Value
$45.0M
Guaranteed
$30.0M
AAV
$15.0M/yr
Guaranteed %67%
Contract Value Index (CVI)
C-
Fair Value
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Isaiah Stewart's contract with the Detroit Pistons earns a C- CVI — roughly what you'd expect for this level of production and salary. Isaiah's current production grades out in the middle of the pack among NBA centers. His $15.0M average annual value ranks as mid-tier money for the center market. The production lines up closely with the price tag, which is essentially paying fair market value. At 24, Isaiah has years of development ahead, which adds significant upside to this contract. The 3-year contract represents a moderate investment with room to exit if needed.
Performance Analysis
C
#45 of 97 Centers
FCA+
Isaiah Stewart earns a C Performance grade — solid for a ascending player entering his prime window, with room to grow into a larger role. Through 362 games, Isaiah is contributing 10.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game in his role. Isaiah's strongest area is FG% at 54.1, which compares favorably to the center median of 46.0. The biggest area for growth is APG at 1.2 (center median: 4.0). Among 97 NBA centers graded this season, Isaiah ranks 45th. As a All-Rookie 2nd Team talent at just 24, Isaiah's development trajectory suggests the best is yet to come for the Detroit Pistons.
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Isaiah Stewart's public perception is sitting in a C- sentiment grade right now — a rating that tells you the narrative around him is worse than it probably deserves to be. The dual drag of a suspension and a string of injury updates has created exactly the kind of cloud that media cycles love to amplify for players who haven't yet locked in All-Star-level name recognition, and Stewart fits that profile precisely: credible enough to matter, not prominent enough to control the story. That friction between perception and reality is real, because his C performance grade reflects a genuine on-court contributor — in the 2025-26 season across 55 games, he's put up 10.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game on strong shooting efficiency, which is a solid starter's line, not a liability's. The good news is that headlines have shifted slightly in his favor over the past two weeks, with Stewart and Cade Cunningham both upgraded together for the first time since their respective injuries — a development that at least signals availability heading into the most important stretch of the Detroit season. With the Pistons locked in as the East's top seed at 60-22 and now focused on tuning up for the first-round opponent, the question of Stewart's readiness isn't just a roster footnote — it's a genuine playoff variable. The sentiment trending from D+ to C- over the last 30 days suggests the narrative is slowly correcting toward his actual value, but the suspension question hasn't been fully neutralized, and until Stewart is back on the floor consistently and the disciplinary timeline is resolved, his public perception will remain a notch below what his production warrants.
