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Detroit Pistons | #2 | Guard

Cade

Cunningham

PPG

22.7

RPG

4.3

APG

7.5

PIE

12.6

HEIGHT

6'6" (1.98m)

WEIGHT

220lb (100kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Oklahoma State

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

September 25, 2001

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 1

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

6'6" | 220lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 1

BIRTHDATE

September 25, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Oklahoma State

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

First overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft...Became the third No. 1 overall pick in franchise history (Bob Lanier - 1970, Jimmy Walker - 1967) and the highest-drafted player by Detroit since Darko Miličić (No. 2 overall in 2003)...2023-24 (Detroit): Appeared in 62 games (all starts) and averaged career-highs in points (22.7) and assists (7.5) with 4.3 rebounds and 0.9 steals on career-bests .449 FG% and .355 3PT%...Ranked 21st in NBA in points and 8th in assists per game...Became the third player in franchise history to average at least 22.0 points and 7.0 assists in a single season (Dave Bing - 1971-73, 1974-75 and Isiah Thomas (1982-83) and was one of five NBA players to do so (Luka Donci c, Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, Damian Lillard) in 2023-24...Recorded the most assists per game by a Piston since 2013-14...Scored 30+ points 18 times, the fourth-most by a Piston in the past 30 seasons...Scored 33 points with eight rebounds and eight assists on Nov. 8 against Milwaukee, becoming the fifth player in franchise history with a 33-8-8 performance...Scored a career-high 43 points on Dec. 18 against Atlanta with five rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block, joining Isiah Thomas as the only Pistons with such minimums in a game...On Dec. 26 against Brooklyn, became the first player in franchise history with at least 41 points, nine rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block and also set the franchise record with 37 second-half points...Joined Chauncey Billups as the only players in franchise history with 30 points, 12 assists and zero turnovers in a game on Dec. 30 against Toronto and became one of 30 in NBA history...Reached 30 points four times in 10 games after the All-Star break, averaging 25.4 points, 7.9 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 0.5 steals on .481 FG%, .438 3PT% and .913 FT% in that span to join Isiah Thomas (nine times), Dave Bing (four times) and Grant Hill (once) as the only players in franchise history to average at least 25 points, seven assists and five rebounds over any 10-game span, and had the highest 3PT% of the group...On March 7 against Brooklyn, in career game No. 128, became the sixth-fastest player to reach 2500 career points and 800 career assists...On April 1 against Memphis, became the fastest Piston to reach 1400 points and 450 assists in a season (62 games), one game faster than Dave Bing (63 games in 1972-73)...Has the second-most assists (892), fifth-most points (2758) and second most 3-pointers (250) through 138 career games in franchise history...Scored 20+ points 42 times, had 10+ assists 16 times and 3+ steals four times...Had career-high 14 double-doubles...Missed eight games due to a left knee strain, nine with left knee injury management and three with left knee tendinopathy.

BEFORE NBA

First player in Oklahoma State history to be selected to the AP All-America First Team…Named Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year - the fourth player in league history to win both in a season…Finalist for the 2020-21 Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award as well as the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award…Won the Wayman Tisdale Award as the top freshman in college basketball…Named 2020-21 National Freshman of the Year by the USBWA and NABC…Won a school-record nine Big 12 Player of the Week awards. 2020-21 (Freshman): Was the Cowboys' first consensus All-America First Team pick in 75 years…Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team, All-Freshman Team and All-Newcomer Team selection…Earned USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (3/2) honor after a 40-point, 11-rebound performance at Oklahoma (2/27)…Led the Big 12 in scoring (20.2 ppg) and finished third in free throw percentage (84.6), sixth in steals (1.6 spg) and 3-pointers made (2.3), ninth in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and 13th in assists (3.5 apg)…Scored 10-plus points in 25-of-27 games played and scored 20-plus points 14 times…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds twice and recorded two double-doubles…Helped Cowboys to their first NCAA Tournament win since 2009…Recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in his collegiate debut at UT-Arlington (11/25)…Finished with 29 points, four rebounds and three assists vs. Oral Roberts (12/8)…Scored 25 points to go with three rebounds and three assists at Texas (12/20)…Shot 10-16 from the field for 25 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. West Virginia (1/4)…Scored a career-high 40 points (12-21 FG, 3-8 3FG, 13-14 FT) and grabbed 10 rebounds at Oklahoma (2/27) – his second career double-double…Averaged 23.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in Big 12 Tournament play and 19.5 points in two NCAA tournament games.

PERSONAL LIFE

Is the son of Keith and Carrie Cunningham…Has a daughter, Riley, one brother, Cannen and one sister, Kaylyn…His brother was a standout forward at SMU and was an assistant coach for the Oklahoma State Cowboys…Father, Keith, played football at Texas Tech.