Cade Cunningham
Guard · Detroit Pistons · #2
Cade Cunningham: season analysis
Cade Cunningham is a 25-year-old guard for the Detroit Pistons, wearing number 2. Listed at 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds, Cunningham has 6 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Oklahoma State.
In 2026-27, Cunningham is averaging 22.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 33.2 minutes per game, starting all 10 games. The shooting line reads 46.2% from the field, 29.2% from three-point range and 80.0% from the free-throw line. That makes Cunningham the team's leading scorer and leading passer this season. Among the 378 players with at least five games this season, that scoring average ranks 23rd in the NBA.
Compared with 2025-26 (23.9 points in 33.9 minutes per game), scoring is down by 1.6 points per game and playing time down by 0.7 minutes.
Before this season, Cunningham played 5 NBA seasons and 272 games, averaging 22.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 8.0 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 26.1 points per game.
Background
Cunningham has been with the Detroit Pistons since 2021. Nationality: United States. Honors include the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year (2021); the NBA All-Rookie Team (2022); the USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2021).
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Cade Cunningham on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #2 |
| Age | 25 |
| Born | September 25, 2001 · Arlington, TX, USA |
| Height | 6' 6" (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 220 lbs (100 kg) |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| NBA experience | 6 years |
| Salary | $50,105,628 (2026-27) |
Pistons teammates
John CollinsF · #20
Jalen DurenC · #0
Javonte GreenG · #31
Elijah HarklessG · #94
Ronald Holland IIF · #5
Kevin HuerterG · #27
Daniss JenkinsG · #24
Isaiah JoeG · #17
Isaac JonesC · #13
Ebuka OkorieG · #23
Ugonna OnyensoC · #34
Taurean PrinceF · #12
Paul ReedF · #7
Duncan RobinsonF · #55
Tolu SmithF · #35
Ausar ThompsonG · #9
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | vs WAS | W 122-111 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-4 | 3-3 | +11 |
| 2026-11-08 | vs LAL | L 116-121 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -15 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs PHI | L 106-112 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9-22 | 1-9 | 7-7 | +2 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ CHA | W 124-91 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13-20 | 4-7 | 3-4 | +19 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ BKN | W 110-94 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 7-7 | +10 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs CHA | W 97-89 | 39 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 6-8 | 0 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ NYK | L 97-111 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 3-5 | -15 |
| 2026-10-25 | @ PHI | W 106-93 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9-19 | 3-8 | 5-8 | +20 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ MIA | W 128-111 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 4-6 | +9 |
| 2026-10-20 | vs BOS | W 121-113 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 5-5 | -1 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | detroit pistons | 10 | 10 | 33.2 | 22.3 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 46.2 | 29.2 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 8.0-17.3 | 1.9-6.5 | 4.4-5.5 |
| 2025-26 | detroit pistons | 64 | 64 | 33.9 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 46.1 | 34.2 | 81.2 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 8.6-18.6 | 2.0-5.7 | 4.8-6.0 |
| 2024-25 | detroit pistons | 70 | 70 | 35.0 | 26.1 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 46.9 | 35.6 | 84.6 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 9.8-20.8 | 2.1-6.0 | 4.5-5.3 |
| 2023-24 | detroit pistons | 62 | 62 | 33.5 | 22.7 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 44.9 | 35.5 | 86.9 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 8.5-18.8 | 1.9-5.4 | 3.8-4.4 |
| 2022-23 | detroit pistons | 12 | 12 | 33.3 | 19.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 41.5 | 27.9 | 83.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 7.8-18.7 | 1.4-5.1 | 3.0-3.6 |
| 2021-22 | detroit pistons | 64 | 64 | 32.6 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 41.6 | 31.4 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 6.7-16.1 | 1.8-5.7 | 2.2-2.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.