Pistons Summer League: How to Watch Debut of Cade Cunningham

Cade Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, will suit up Sunday to play for the Detroit Pistons' Summer League team.

"We want to win summer league, we want to go undefeated as a team,” Cunningham told reporters earlier this week. “On top of that, we want to just take a step forward, as far as gelling as a young core, being together, playing for each other."

Pistons head coach Dwane Casey is in agreement with Cunningham, as the organization is continuing in its efforts to build a winning mentality among all members of the roster.

“You want to go with the mentality to win,” Casey said. “You want to build that winning mentality, because in the NBA, it's a skill to know how to win. So, everybody on the roster has to know what plays will win for you and things you don't want to do in certain situations. That's what we want to see, as much as anything else. There's nothing wrong with Cade saying we want to go undefeated.”

For the rookie, he expressed a mature, team-oriented approach for himself and the other members of the Summer League team.

"I want everyone to leave Summer League feeling like they became a better player, and then, that they became a better piece to this puzzle and add it to this team, so we can go into the regular season feeling good about ourselves," Cunningham said. "Winning is the No. 1 thing, but individually, hopefully, everybody can leave there feeling like there’s a new confidence going into the season.”

How to watch

Sunday, August 8, vs. Oklahoma City (T&M Center 8:30 p.m. ET ESPN2)
Tuesday, August 10, vs. Houston (T&M Center 9:00 p.m. ET ESPN)
Friday, August 13, vs. New York (T&M Center 8:00 p.m. ET NBA TV)
Saturday, August 14, vs. L.A. Lakers (T&M Center 10:00 p.m. ET ESPN2)

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