Isaiah Stewart is mostly known for his on (and off) the court altercations, but with a few more minutes per game next season, he could soon be recognized as one of the most versatile big man defenders in the NBA.
Stewart was discussed at length recently on The Game Theory podcast, with the two hosts gushing about his ability to do just about everything on defense.
They had Stewart just outside of their top 25 defenders in the NBA, but that was only because he didn’t play enough, something that also stopped him from consideration for the All-Defense team last season.