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The Pistons have been eager to promote Stewart as a Defensive Player of the Year candidate. Thompson didn’t hesitate when asked if Isaiah Stewart should at least receive an All-Defensive Team nod. “Yeah, 1,000%,” Thompson said. “I don’t see people scoring on him too often at the basket.
Maybe because his name isn’t big enough, people don’t talk about him as much. They like to talk about when he gets into it, but people don’t know — he’s getting into it because he’s getting the other person frustrated. He’s scared of no one. I think he’s the best rim protector in the league.” -via Responsible Gaming
/ March 30, 2025
Omari Sankofa II: Stew: “From the start of the game, we didn’t take this matchup as serious.
You can look at a team and look at their record, it was the position we were in last year. We came out and didn’t play Detroit Basketball tonight.” -via x.com
/ March 13, 2025
Nick DePaula: BREAKING: Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart has signed a shoe deal with XERO. 
The brand specializing in “barefoot” and low-to-the-ground footwear is launching their 1st basketball shoe later this month. “I play with a lot of force, strength and power, and the Xero X1 shoes allow me to function like the human body should,” says Stewart
. -via x.com
/ March 6, 2025

Coty M. Davis: Ron Holland and Donte DiVincenzo got into a fight here in Minnesota
. -via Twitter
/ March 30, 2025
Keith Langlois: FINAL: Pistons 136, Pelicans 130 The Ron Holland game. He finishes with 26 (ties high), 5 boards, 6 assists (season high by 3), 2 steals.
Marcus Sasser 20 more off bench. Good win on a day the Pistons were without Cunningham, Hardaway, Ivey and a day when the Pelicans hit 20 of 40 from 3. -via Bluesky
/ March 23, 2025
After the win, Green addressed the heated exchange between him and Holland. He commended the officials for allowing the exchange to continue without a technical foul for either player. Green, who’s never afraid to share his opinion on a topic, had plenty to say after the game, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. “That moment we had on the court was amazing and also beautiful,” Green said. “I don’t think anyone got a tech, did they?”
-via Clutch Points
/ January 10, 2025