{"id":136476,"date":"2025-04-27T05:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T09:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=136476"},"modified":"2025-04-27T05:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T09:56:06","slug":"potential-jaden-ivey-return-for-pistons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/04\/27\/potential-jaden-ivey-return-for-pistons\/","title":{"rendered":"Update On Potential Jaden Ivey Return For Pistons Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a couple weeks back that the Detroit Pistons announced guard <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/iveyja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaden Ivey<\/a> had been cleared for basketball activity. It was a big step forward for the 23-year-old, and it gave hopes to fans of a potential playoff return. He hasn\u2019t played since January 1 amidst what had been a career-best season. With Saturday\u2019s announcement, a Jaden Ivey return seems unlikely unless the Pistons can make a deep postseason run.<\/p>\n<h2>Update On Potential Jaden Ivey Return For Pistons Revealed<\/h2>\n<h3>A Jaden Ivey Return Against The Knicks Has Been Ruled Out<\/h3>\n<p>The Pistons are down 2-1 in their opening round series of the playoffs against the New York Knicks. Game 4 takes place on Sunday afternoon at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. If the series were to go a full seven games, it would end on Saturday, May 3.<\/p>\n<p>With the update provided by the Pistons on Ivey, a return in this series has been essentially ruled out. The team announced that he is going through \u201ca progression of basketball shooting and skill work along with continued re-conditioning and strength work\u201d, and that he would be re-evaluated in two weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DetroitPistons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DetroitPistons<\/a> released the following medical update on guard Jaden Ivey: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/708gcmIcG1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/708gcmIcG1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pistons PR (@Pistons_PR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pistons_PR\/status\/1916233366036484204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the Knicks series ending in no more than six days from now, the earliest a return could occur would be in the second round. Certainly, that isn\u2019t a sure thing either if Detroit were able to advance, as the Pistons would want to be cautious with allowing Ivey to come back to play.<\/p>\n<p>It was on January 1 where <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/02\/jaden-ivey-set-to-receive-grim-injury-news-amidst-stellar-season\/\" target=\"_self\">Ivey sustained a fractured left fibula<\/a> in a game against the Orlando Magic. A collision with Magic guard <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoco01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Anthony<\/a> as both were going after a loose ball is where the injury occurred. He has now been out for nearly four months.<\/p>\n<p>Since Ivey has been out of the lineup, the Pistons have inserted second-year player <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompau01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ausar Thompson<\/a> into his place in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n<h3>Was In Midst Of A Career-Best Season<\/h3>\n<p>It was in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/06\/24\/2022-nba-draft-recap\/\" target=\"_self\">2022 NBA Draft<\/a> where the Pistons selected Ivey with the fifth overall pick. While the 6-foot-4 shooting guard entered Detroit\u2019s starting lineup right away, the team experienced little success. In his rookie year of 2022-23, the Pistons went 17-65. The following year, they went a franchise-worst 14-68.<\/p>\n<p>This season was a remarkable turnaround where the Pistons more than tripled their win total going 44-38. While Ivey was around for the ride for the first few months, the injury ended his regular season prematurely. It was a shame as the third-year player was really making strides with his play on the court.<\/p>\n<p>In 30 games (all starts), he posted averages of 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists. Ivey also showed much-better scoring efficiency making 46.0% of his shots from the field and 40.9% from beyond the arc. That is a stark difference from his 42.2% shooting from the field and 33.9% from three-point range over his first two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>While he has been missed, Pistons fans can be excited for next season once their postseason run ends to once again see their young backcourt of Ivey and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cunnica01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> jell even further.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a couple weeks back that the Detroit Pistons announced guard Jaden Ivey had been cleared for basketball activity. It was a big step forward for the 23-year-old, and it gave hopes to fans of a potential playoff return. He hasn\u2019t played since January 1 amidst what had been a career-best season. 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