Michael Pina

Isaiah Stewart, we were talking about Steven Adams before.

I think that Isaiah Stewart also personifies so much of Detroit's style of play, the grit, the toughness, like don't come in the paint or you will get knocked on your ass mentality that they have.

And yeah, opponents are shooting 43% at the basket

when he's nearby to contest, like that's absolutely just an insane number that leads the NBA.

And yeah, he's like, I don't really care.

Like the 10 points are gravy to me.

The fact that he's shooting more threes that make him allows him to play with Duran helps for sure.

But it's just all the defense and all like the intangible stuff that he does to make the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Pistons.

Yeah, a little fun column, little superlatives and little mid-season awards.

And then tomorrow I have a little trade deadline primer popping up on the site.

I guess I have to be, right?

To be honest, no, I'm not.

It has snuck up, I feel like, but we have no choice.

It's coming.

It's about a month away.

I usually kind of skip the preseason-ish.

I just don't think that there's too much to grasp.

But regular season's like three weeks away.

And when it's here, I'll be ready for it.

He is not.