WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Former Purdue All-American Jaden Ivey wrapped up his rookie season with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, capping off an outstanding year for the South Bend, Indiana, native.
The 6-foot, 4-inch guard who earned All-America honors in 2022 as a Boilermaker, finished the year appearing in 74 games (73 starts) while averaging 16.3 points per game, 5.2 assists per game and 3.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 34.3 percent from 3-point range and 74.7 percent from the free throw line.
He scored in double figures in each of his last 39 games, the longest streak for a Pistons' rookie in team history. He posted three 30-point games and 13 more games of 20 or more points. Ivey had eight double-doubles on the season, including two games where he had at least 20 points and 10 assists.
Ivey was at his best late in the year, averaging 22.9 points, 7.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game over the last nine outings, while shooting 39.7 percent from deep in that span.
Ivey was third among the league rookies in scoring (16.3), first in assists (5.2), ninth in rebounding (3.9), fourth in steals (61) and second in 3-pointers made (120). His 266 made free throws were third by a rookie.
Ivey became just the fifth rookie in NBA history to score 1,200 points with 385 rebounds, 285 assists and 120 made 3-pointers, joining Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson and Trae Young as players to reach those marks in their rookie seasons.
Ivey became the fourth Pistons' rookie (Grant Hill, Cade Cunningham, Isiah Thomas) to average at least 16 points and five assists in his rookie season and his 120 made 3-pointers were the second most by a rookie in Pistons' team history.
The 6-foot, 4-inch guard who earned All-America honors in 2022 as a Boilermaker, finished the year appearing in 74 games (73 starts) while averaging 16.3 points per game, 5.2 assists per game and 3.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 34.3 percent from 3-point range and 74.7 percent from the free throw line.
He scored in double figures in each of his last 39 games, the longest streak for a Pistons' rookie in team history. He posted three 30-point games and 13 more games of 20 or more points. Ivey had eight double-doubles on the season, including two games where he had at least 20 points and 10 assists.
Ivey was at his best late in the year, averaging 22.9 points, 7.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game over the last nine outings, while shooting 39.7 percent from deep in that span.
Ivey was third among the league rookies in scoring (16.3), first in assists (5.2), ninth in rebounding (3.9), fourth in steals (61) and second in 3-pointers made (120). His 266 made free throws were third by a rookie.
Ivey became just the fifth rookie in NBA history to score 1,200 points with 385 rebounds, 285 assists and 120 made 3-pointers, joining Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson and Trae Young as players to reach those marks in their rookie seasons.
Ivey became the fourth Pistons' rookie (Grant Hill, Cade Cunningham, Isiah Thomas) to average at least 16 points and five assists in his rookie season and his 120 made 3-pointers were the second most by a rookie in Pistons' team history.