Isaiah Joe's Hip Keeps Him Sidelined as the 4-1 Pistons Roll Into Brooklyn
Isaiah Joe (hip) listed out Friday. - @UnderdogNBA
The Detroit Pistons are going to have to keep their bizarrely competent start alive without Isaiah Joe. The shooting guard has officially been ruled out for Friday night's matchup against the Brooklyn Nets thanks to a lingering hip issue.
Joe already sat out Wednesday's action, so this is not exactly a shocker. But for a Detroit team that is somehow sitting near the top of the Eastern Conference at 4-1, every rotation piece matters right now.
Before his hip started acting up, Joe was logging decent minutes and putting up 10.0 points per game. The problem is he has been shooting 33.3 percent from the floor, which is the kind of efficiency that usually gets you benched in a pickup game at the YMCA.
Taking those clanking jumpers out of the lineup might actually streamline things for Cade Cunningham and the rest of the offense. Anyone looking at the prop market for Friday's game should expect a few extra shots to trickle down to the rest of the Detroit backcourt.
The Pistons will try to keep the good vibes rolling in Brooklyn without him. As for Joe, he gets the weekend to ice the hip before Detroit heads to Charlotte on Monday.