Pistons Star Cade Cunningham in Rare Company With Luka Doncic

Pistons guard on pace with Luka Doncic, Oscar Robertson.

Feb 5, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) moves the ball up court on Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) during the first half at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images | David Reginek-Imagn Images

In his fourth NBA season, Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has emerged as a star-level talent. As he continues his breakout campaign, the former No. 1 pick finds himself in exclsuive company with a pair on all-time talents at his position.

Throughout NBA history, there have been countless successful teams who have built out their roster around a point guard who can serve as an all-around hub. Based on what they've seen this season, the Pistons can follow a similar blueprint with Cunningham. As a jumbo-sized point guard, he is capable of filling the stat sheet on a nightly basis. Coming out of the All-Star break, Cunningham is averaging 25.4 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 9.4 APG.

With his strong all-around play, Cunningham has joined a rare group of point guards. Across his first 188 career games, he's tallied 4,029 points, 1,362 assists and 1,013 rebounds. The only other players to reach this mark or surpass in the same time are Luka Doncic and Oscar Roberston.

Cade Cunningham has 4,029 points, 1,362 assists and 1,013 rebounds in 188 career games.

Oscar Robertson and Luka Dončić are the only players in NBA history who matched or exceeded all three of those marks in their first 188 NBA games. pic.twitter.com/JbKWMBCauO

— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) February 19, 2025

Robertson, a Hall of Famer, is one of the best point guards ever and was the triple-double king for decades before Russell Westbrook eventually surpassed him. As for Doncic, he already has five All-NBA selections under his belt and he's only 25. For Cunningham to be in the same breath as these players is a testament to how far he's come since the Pistons drafted him first overall in 2021.

Following the first All-Star selection of his young career, Cunningham will now attempt to lead the Pistons to the postseason for the first time since 2019. Detroit's first game out of the break is on Friday, when they'll take on the San Antonio Spurs.

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