Jaden Ivey puts in work after shootaround ahead of Pistons-Knicks in Game 2
Jaden Ivey’s post-shootaround workout ahead of Game 2 vs Knicks, Monday, April 21, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. He is out (fractured left fibula).
The Detroit Pistons provided a Jaden Ivey injury update on April 26, a day before they take on the New York Knicks in Game 4.
The team announced Ivey is continuing to ramp up rehab from his broken left fibula injury, which he suffered on Jan. 1. Per a release, Ivey’s activity includes “a progression of basketball shooting and skill work along with continued re-conditioning and strength work.” His status will be updated again in two weeks, delaying his return to full five-on-five past the first round of the playoffs.
The Pistons trail the New York Knicks 2-1 in the first round of their best-of-seven NBA playoff series. Game 4 is Sunday afternoon in Detroit, and Game 5 is Tuesday evening in New York.
On April 10, the team revealed that Ivey had been “cleared for basketball activity and will now enter the beginning phase of a re-conditioning progression along with a continued progression of court work.”
Ivey has been a fixture in the gym after Pistons practices and shootarounds over the past two weeks, participating in individual shooting drills and conditioning work.Â
Ivey has missed 51 games, including the playoffs, since the injury Jan. 1, when Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony upended him while diving for a loose ball.
The injury timeline recovery for a fractured fibula is typically 4-6 months. Ivey had surgery Jan. 2, meaning he is just shy of four months since surgery.
Jaden Ivey stats this season
Ivey was second on the Pistons with a 17.6 points per game average this season, his third in the NBA.
Games: 30 (all starts)Points: 17.6Assists: 4Rebounds: 4.1Steals: 0.9Blocks: 0.4Turnovers: 3Field goals: 46% (13.8 FGA)3-pointers: 40.9% (5.1 3PA)2-pointers: 49% (8.6 2PA)Free throws: 73.3% (3.9 FTA)Effective field goal percentage: 53.6True shooting percentage: 56.9Jaden Ivey contract
Ivey is in Year 3 of his four-year, $32.9 million rookie-scale contract signed in 2022 after he was the fifth overall pick by the Pistons out of Purdue.
Ivey made $7.9 million this season, and the Pistons picked up his fourth-year option worth $10.1 million, according to Spotrac.
Ivey is eligible for a rookie extension this summer. If no deal is reached, he would play out the final year of his rookie contract in the 2025-26 season. That summer, the Pistons would almost certainly make him a qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent, which would allow the club to match any potential offer from another team.
Free Press sports writer Marlowe Alter contributed to this report.
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