Isaiah Stewart離開活塞的原因
活塞記者接受Q&A的時候提到的
Why did they trade Isaiah Stewart to Memphis?
為什麼活塞選擇交易Stewart
This move was solely about finances for the Pistons. Stewart was owed $15 million next season, while Paul Reed has a salary of $5.6 million. Depending on how much Duren signs for, Detroit could’ve had a center making upward of $50 to $60 million next season. That would be financially irresponsible with Cunningham already owed $50.1 million for the 2026-27 season.
這是出於球隊的財務考慮， Stewart下一季薪資有15M，在Reed的5.6M，取決於Duren可能會簽大的合約，會讓活塞在在中鋒的位子下一季累積達到50-60M的薪水，在Cade下一季合約已經高達50.1M的情況來看，球團的薪資空間管理上是非常不理智且缺乏遠見的行為
Stewart also had multiple public heated moments with the coaching staff
throughout the postseason. His 11.8 minutes per game were the fewest he’s ever played in any portion of the season. Just before halftime of Game 3 during the first round, Stewart and J.B. Bickerstaff had a verbal back-and-forth while still on the court and quickly reconciled before walking to the locker room.
That interaction was mild compared to Stewart’s disagreement with several coaches during the Pistons’ Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Stewart was subbed out of the game and was reluctant to give Bickerstaff a high five. Detroit assistant coach Luke Walton tried correcting Stewart’s behavior
before Stewart brushed Walton off as well.
Stewart在季後賽也好幾次跟教練團發生衝突，他11.8分鐘的出賽時間是生涯新低，而且在G3第二節結束前，他跟總教練JB Bickerstaff起了衝突，之後在休息室兩人達成和解
但在G7面對騎士的比賽，Stewart被換下場而且拒絕跟Bickerstaff擊掌，甚至助教Luke W alton企圖糾正他的行為也被他直接甩開
Pistons assistant Jarrett Jack watched it all unfold. Stewart and Jack
exchanged words before players had to separate the two. That said, the Pistons expressed nothing but love for Stewart and recognized his importance to the organization.
活塞隊的助理教練Jarrett Jack看到了這一切，兩人交換了一些話，隨後球員不得不將兩人拉開，但活塞仍然喜歡 Stewart並且了解他對球隊的重要性
Detroit wanted to do right by both Stewart and Marcus Sasser by at least trading them to teams who should allow them to compete for more minutes than they were earning with the Pistons, said the source. The source even described Sasser and Stewart as “incredible humans.” Shipping Stewart also created a$15 million traded-player exception for Detroit.
消息來源指出，活塞希望把Stewart跟Sasser都交易他們能夠競爭跟得到更多機會上場的球隊，同樣的消息來源也指出活塞認為這兩個球員都是非常棒的人
交易掉Stewart同時幫活塞創造了一個15M的交易特例
所以主要是財務考慮 同一篇有提到活塞的其他方向
1.不是不想交易球星來跟CC搭配，但要價都太貴，有的甚至要3首輪，交換加上出年輕人，所以活塞沒辦法在不透支未來的狀態下做到
不管是KD,Kawhi,Murphy，活塞都不考慮為了短期窗口而做出損害球隊未來的操作
活塞也真的對Reaves很有興趣，最後湖人也馬上綁了
球隊對於暑假找來的Prince,Collins,Harris.Joe等人補充的外線火力感到滿意，雖然沒找到球星跟CC待配，但對這暑假的補強充滿信心
2.預計最後還是會跟Duren續約，雙方都想達成合約
3.處理好Duren後會換Ausar，預計也會綁長約
4.期待Collins能成為長期的大前鋒解答
5.活塞目前可以組合出DR+Holland跟一個首輪的報價放在市場上做交易，但因為現在賣方的要求都很高，所以如果最後用這陣容開季也不意外
大概續約完Duren跟Thompson收工吧，再慢慢觀察市場上可交易的球星價格的流動，現在還在鞏固資產的階段，要縮發大的給CC要再等等
但續約那兩位後的薪資 會讓活塞留下來的時間會越來越少，這部分也是一種壓力啊
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