Cade CunninghamDetroit Pistons · #2
Cade Cunningham is the franchise-cornerstone point guard of the Detroit Pistons — a 6-foot-6 jumbo playmaker and the No. 1 overall pick of 2021. After a shin injury cost most of his second season, he became a two-time All-Star and made All-NBA First Team in 2026, leading Detroit to a 60-win season and finishing 5th in MVP voting. In 2025-26 he averaged 23.9 points and 9.9 assists.
Cade Cunningham — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Cade Cunningham stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Cade Cunningham — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Cade Cunningham
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Cade Cunningham career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 64 | 32.6 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | .416 | .314 |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 33.3 | 19.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | .415 | .279 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 33.5 | 22.7 | 4.3 | 7.5 | .449 | .355 |
| 2024-25 | 70 | 35.0 | 26.1 | 6.1 | 9.1 | .469 | .356 |
| 2025-26 | 64 | 33.9 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 9.9 | .461 | .342 |
| Career | 272 | 33.8 | 22.5 | 5.4 | 8.0 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Detroit Pistons built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Cade Cunningham
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
The jumbo playmaking superstar who turned Detroit from 60 losses to 60 wins — the franchise's cornerstone.
Turning pro
Drafted 1st overall, 2021 as a Guard.
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The No. 1 pick who survived an injury-wrecked start — then turned 60 losses into 60 wins and All-NBA First Team.
Chapter
A Texas quarterback turned hooper, Cunningham starred at Montverde and Oklahoma State before Detroit took him No. 1 in 2021.
Chapter
A left shin stress fracture cost most of his second season — a cruel delay for a franchise cornerstone.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- College
- Oklahoma State
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Draft
- 1st overall, 2021
- Born
- Arlington, Texas
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #2
Cunningham grew up in a football-and-faith Texas household — his father Keith played college football at Texas Tech, and Cade was a quarterback before basketball, a background he credits for his passing vision and floor leadership. He is openly grounded in his Christian faith and has been vegan since 2019. His brother Cannen, who played at SMU, became an assistant coach at Oklahoma State during Cade's time there.
Off the court, Cunningham has built a business profile to match his on-court rise: a six-year Nike signature-shoe deal (one of only a handful of active players with one) and a minority ownership stake in MLB's Texas Rangers, acquired in 2026. A father to daughter Riley, he has become the steady, mature face of Detroit's turnaround from historic losing to genuine contention.
A poised, oversized floor general — a pass-first superstar with a quarterback's command.
Cade Cunningham — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Cade Cunningham, answered.
