Jaden Ivey is clearly an NBA-caliber player. We saw enough in his first three seasons to know that. However, in year four — coming off a serious injury — Ivey looks more like a complementary piece in the Pistons backcourt than a foundational building block, which is what the Pistons expected from him.
Two months into the season, things haven't been disastrous for Ivey; he's shooting the ball well and turning it over less per 36 minutes than any of his first three seasons. But his production is coming in a considerably smaller role, in which he's averaged just 14 minutes per game.