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Detroit Pistons

Cade Cunningham

2025-26 Impact +4.0 per 100 (O +2.8, D +1.2), 20th of 450

Next game vs BOS: 22.2 pts (12-33), 5.1 reb, 9.4 ast · Tue, Oct 20 · Based on 2025-26

What changed

Last season (2025-26)
Points-10.3Partly real

Cunningham's scoring is down 10.3 points a game over his 8 games since Mar 10 (14.9 vs 25.2). Most of it is playing time: his minutes went from 35.2 to 25.3 a game. Also shot volume: his shots per 36 minutes (counting free throw trips) went from 23.0 to 17.5. Partly real: about half should hold.

Scouting report

2025-26 regular season · 64 games

High-usage creatorCompared with 176 guards averaging 15+ minutes

Strengths

  • PlaymakerAssists on 44.9% of teammate baskets while on the floor, 99th percentile among guards.
  • Offensive engineUses 30.6% of team plays, 94th percentile among guards.
  • Big-time scorer25.4 points per 36 minutes, 93rd percentile among guards.

Weaknesses

  • Rarely shoots threes30.8% of shots are threes, 14th percentile among guards.

Percentiles vs guards

  • Points per 369325.4 points per 36 minutes, 93rd percentile
  • True shooting %4356.4% true shooting, 43rd percentile
  • 3-point attempt rate1430.8% of shots are threes, 14th percentile
  • 3-point %3934.2% from three, 39th percentile
  • Free throw rate820.261 free throws made per shot, 82nd percentile
  • Assist %99assists on 44.9% of teammate baskets while on the floor, 99th percentile
  • Ball security (TOV%)2514.8% turnover rate, 25th percentile
  • Rebound %82grabs 9.1% of available rebounds, 82nd percentile
  • Steals per 36611.5 steals per 36 minutes, 61st percentile
  • Blocks per 36920.9 blocks per 36 minutes, 92nd percentile
  • Usage %94uses 30.6% of team plays, 94th percentile

Shot profile Shot chart →

  • Shots at the rim 28.5%6628.5% of shots in the restricted area, 66th percentile
  • FG% at the rim 60.8%3060.8% in the restricted area, 30th percentile
  • Midrange shots 14.6%8114.6% of shots from midrange, 81st percentile
  • Midrange FG% 48.9%8548.9% from midrange, 85th percentile
  • Corner 3s 1.5%11.5% of shots are corner 3s, 1st percentile
  • Corner 3 FG% 38.9%-Not enough shots

FG% percentiles need 50+ shots in that zone. Shares are shown for context and aren't weaknesses on their own.

2025-26 season

64 games · DET
Points
23.9
Rebounds
5.5
Assists
9.9
True shooting %
56.4
Usage %
30.6
Plus-minus
+8.1

Averages

Updated 2:45 PM ET
SeasonTeamGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG%3P%FT%
2025-26DET6433.923.95.59.91.40.83.746.134.281.2
2025-26 playoffsDET1440.828.15.17.51.10.65.643.240.286.1

Advanced

Computed by Courtside
SeasonTS%eFG%USG%AST%REB%TOV%PTS/36GmSc+/-
2025-2656.451.330.644.99.114.825.420.0+8.1
2025-26 playoffs57.250.232.833.37.218.624.818.4+2.4

Built from box scores with Basketball-Reference formulas. Possession-based numbers can differ slightly from NBA.com. What these mean

Last 10 games

DateOpponentResultMINPTSREBASTFG3PFT+/-
Sun, May 17vs CLEL 94-1253713455-160-73-3-32
Fri, May 15@ CLEW 115-944221287-195-102-2+13
Wed, May 13vs CLEL 113-11748397913-276-107-8-4
Mon, May 11@ CLEL 103-1123919367-162-53-3-23
Sat, May 9@ CLEL 109-1163927101010-272-65-6+6
Thu, May 7vs CLEW 107-9742253107-143-68-8+13
Tue, May 5vs CLEW 111-1014123376-192-59-11+12
Sun, May 3vs ORLW 116-94403211210-184-68-10+29
Fri, May 1@ ORLW 93-79423210310-232-410-12+7
Wed, Apr 29vs ORLW 116-10944454513-235-814-14+3

Bio

Position
G-F
Jersey
#2
Height
6-6
Weight
220 lb
College
Oklahoma State
Country
USA
Draft
2021, round 1, pick 1