Pistons’ J.B. Bickerstaff on Jaden Ivey: ‘Being assessed day-to-day’
J.B. Bickerstaff updates Jaden Ivey’s status Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, and looks ahead to the Detroit Pistons’ preseason finale Thursday vs. Wizards.
The Detroit Pistons announced Thursday, Oct. 16, that guard Jaden Ivey will miss the season opener and will be out at least the next four weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee.
“Pistons guard Jaden Ivey underwent an arthroscopic procedure earlier today to relieve right knee discomfort. The procedure and discomfort are unrelated to the fibula injury suffered last season. Ivey will begin the rehabilitation process immediately and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.”
The fourth-year guard missed their second and third preseason games with what J.B. Bickerstaff characterized as “discomfort” after playing just under 14 minutes in their opener, a 128-112 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Ivey is nine months removed from a broken left fibula suffered on New Year’s Day.
“We’re still working through it,” Bickerstaff said after the team’s practice Oct. 13. “Every single day he comes in, we do more and more with him. We just want to get him to a place where he’s comfortable enough to go out and play in a position of confidence and not doubt by thinking about it.”
Ivey was in the midst of a breakout season before his injury, averaging 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and four assists per game on 46% overall shooting and 40.9% shooting from 3.
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