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Cade Cunningham Ranks Top 3 for Multiple Major NBA Stats in 2025

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is dominating 2025.
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Mar 3, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) drives against Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh (28) during the first half at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Mar 3, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) drives against Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh (28) during the first half at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images | Rob Gray-Imagn Images

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Since the Detroit Pistons rang in the new year of 2025, Cade Cunningham has been at the top of the NBA for multiple major stats.

While Cunningham was already on pace to become an All-Star during the fall stretch of the season, the Pistons veteran hasn’t slowed down since earning the first nod in his career.

With the Pistons in the final quarter of the season, Cunningham could end up top three for points and assists since the start of January.

via @Statmuse: Cade Cunningham since January 1:

26.9 PPG
5.6 RPG
9.1 APG

Top three in points and assists in that stretch.

At this point in his career, Cunningham is becoming the player he was projected to be when he was coming out of Oklahoma State as a freshman. Considering he was the consensus top pick in 2021, there was pressure on Cunningham to be an instant starter and an eventual star.

Despite putting up decent numbers during his rookie season and his third campaign, the state of the Pistons left Cunningham flying under the radar. Last year, Cunningham appeared in 61 games for Detroit. He averaged 23 points, four rebounds, and eight assists while shooting 45 percent from the field.

Locally, Cunningham was earning underrated praise. Nationally, not so much. With the Pistons finishing the year with a 14-68 record, Cunningham’s solo performances didn’t seem to move the needle for fans and analysts. This year has been a different story.

With 58 games down, Cunningham is averaging 26 points, six rebounds, and nine assists per game while shooting threes at a 36 percent clip. The Pistons have a winning record through March 6, and are in the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture.

As long as Cunningham keeps his same pace and helps the Pistons punch their ticket to the playoffs, he’s sure to maintain his star buzz heading into his fifth season.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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