Pistons’ Cade Cunningham to Have Season-Ending Surgery, per Report

The Detroit guard finished third in Rookie of the Year voting last season.

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Pistons guard Cade Cunningham will miss the remainder of the 2023 season after undergoing surgery on his left shin, according to a Monday report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 NBA draft, averaged 19.9 points per game in 12 games played during his abbreviated ’23 season.

In 2022, Cunningham averaged 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game across 64 matchups played. He was named Rookie of the Month in January and finished third in Rookie of the Year voting.

According to Wojnarowski, Cunningham is expected to make a full recovery before the 2024 season.

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Published Dec 12, 2022 | Modified Dec 12, 2022

PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .

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