The Detroit Pistons will open the 2025-26 season tomorrow on the road against the Chicago Bulls and both teams will be missing their shooting guard.
Jaden Ivey has been ruled out and will be evaluated in a month, while Coby White will be out for at least two weeks, so neither team will be at full strength to start the season.
Both teams are also at a crossroads with these players as they both enter the season on expiring contracts and could be on the trade block before the February deadline.
Coby White is on a contract that was impossible to extend because of his lower annual salary and Jaden Ivey and the Pistons were unable to come to a rookie extension with Ivey before yesterday’s deadline, leaving both guys as free agents at the end of the season, but with one key difference that gives the Pistons leverage.