Pistons guard Jaden Ivey has been listed as questionable for Saturday’s game in Milwaukee, tweets Hunter Patterson of The Athletic.
Ivey’s injury designation is “return to competition reconditioning,” which suggests he’s fully recovered from the right knee discomfort he experienced during the preseason. The former No. 5 overall pick underwent arthroscopic surgery
on October 16 to address that knee pain.
As Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press notes (via Twitter ), this is the first time Ivey has not been ruled out before a game this season.
Ivey, who will be a restricted free agent next summer, resumed on-court work last week and was assigned to the team’s G League affiliate (the Motor City Cruise) a few days ago with the goal of ramping up his conditioning.
The former Purdue star hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since New Year’s Day, when he suffered a fractured left fibula. He recovered from that injury over the offseason, then experienced the right knee issue — which the team said was unrelated to his broken left leg — this fall.
In 30 appearances last season, Ivey averaged 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 29.9 minutes per contest, posting a shooting slash line of .460/.409/.733. The 40.9% mark from long distance was a career-best percentage by a significant margin.
Despite multiple key rotation players missing time early on this season, the Pistons have been highly impressive to open the 2025/26 campaign, winning 11 straight games and holding the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 13-2 record.
Veteran forward Tobias Harris , who has missed the past nine games with a high right ankle sprain, is also questionable for tomorrow’s matchup at the Bucks.