Suns sign former Pistons second round pick with two-way contract, the player returns from injury

According to reports from ESPN authoritative reporter Shams Charania, striker Isaiah Livers, who was previously in free agency, will sign with the Phoenix Suns, who received a two-way contract from the Suns.

Livers was born in July 1998 and is about to turn 27 years old. He is 198cm tall and weighs 104kg. He is the 42nd pick from the University of Michigan in the 2021 NBA Draft. Livers spent the first three years of his career at the Pistons. In January 2024, the Pistons completed a deal with the Washington Wizards, and Livers was also sent to the Wizards by the Pistons. However, after joining the Wizards, Livers has been in an injury state. He missed the second half of the 2023-24 season and the entire 2024-25 season due to hip surgery. He has not participated in an NBA game on behalf of the team. However, Livers is currently in full recovery and will start his fourth season of his career in the NBA again.

In the NBA regular season, Livers has played a total of 94 games so far, averaging 21.8 minutes per game, averaging 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. He shot 40.7%, three-point shooting percentage 35.8%, and free throw shooting percentage 78.9%. So far, Livers has not finished his playoff appearance. Livers' performance in the NBA is obviously very average, and it can even be said to be a bit disappointing. He does not support the team on both offense and defense. His offensive efficiency is not ideal, his three-point shooting percentage is not that stable, and his ability on the defensive end is also very average. He looks like a player with very mediocre abilities. That is, when the Pistons were in the reconstruction period, Livers was able to get so many opportunities to perform.

Therefore, we don't quite understand why the Sun chose to provide Livers with a two-way contract at this time. Livers has an average personal ability and has performed very average in the NBA arena. She is obviously older and has not appeared in the NBA for almost two years. Moreover, he cannot show enough competitiveness even when playing the Pistons in the bad team. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a qualified two-way contract candidate. Regardless of the Suns' goals for next season, they don't seem to have a reason to sign Levers. We don't know what the Suns are intending and what the Suns want to achieve next season. As for Livers, can he really live up to expectations and gain everyone's trust again through this two-way contract and gain a foothold in the NBA?