Isaiah StewartMemphis Grizzlies · #33
Isaiah Stewart is a physical 6-foot-8, 250-pound center-forward for the Memphis Grizzlies — a bruising interior defender, rebounder, and shot-blocker known as 'Beef Stew.' Drafted 16th in 2020 out of Washington, he built a durable career in Detroit, adding perimeter shooting to his enforcer game. His toughness and rim protection define his role.
Isaiah Stewart — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Isaiah Stewart stands
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Isaiah Stewart — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Isaiah Stewart
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Isaiah Stewart career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 68 | 21.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 0.9 | .553 | .333 |
| 2021-22 | 71 | 25.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 1.2 | .510 | .326 |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 28.3 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 1.4 | .442 | .327 |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 30.9 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 1.6 | .487 | .383 |
| 2024-25 | 72 | 19.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .559 | .321 |
| 2025-26 DET | 58 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .550 | .333 |
| Career | 365 | 24.3 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Memphis Grizzlies built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Isaiah Stewart
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A physical, bruising center-forward — interior defense and rebounding, 'Beef Stew.'
Turning pro
Drafted 16th overall, 2020 as a Forward.
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A physical, bruising center-forward — interior defense and rebounding, 'Beef Stew.'
Chapter
Naismith Prep Player of the Year, Stewart starred at Washington before being drafted 16th in 2020.
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His rights went to Detroit, where he made the All-Rookie Second Team.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- College
- Washington
- Experience
- 6th Season
- NBA debut
- 2020
- Draft
- 16th overall, 2020
- Born
- Rochester, New York
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #33
Stewart is a Rochester product of Jamaican heritage — the son of a Jamaican immigrant father — and a family man (married, with a son). He wears No. 33 in tribute to Patrick Ewing, reflecting the throwback, physical center identity he embraces. His fiery, enforcer edge has at times brought technicals and discipline, documented events noted here factually and briefly.
His on-court identity is physicality and interior defense — a strong, high-motor big who protects the paint, rebounds, sets hard screens, and blocks shots, with an emerging corner three-point shot that lets him play alongside another big. Undersized for a true center but immensely strong, his toughness and rim protection make him a valuable interior enforcer for the Grizzlies.
A physical, high-motor interior big — rim protection, rebounding, and toughness.
Isaiah Stewart — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Isaiah Stewart, answered.
