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Ultimately, the most straightforward option for the Detroit Pistons also proved to be the best.
The Pistons selected Oklahoma State standout Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft Thursday night. Cunningham was widely considered to be the best prospect in a stacked draft, being a do-it-all, 6-foot-8 point guard with elite shooting and vision. And he will become the face of a franchise that hasn t won a playoff game since 2008, but is trending upward after a promising rebuild season.
Cunningham averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game last season while shooting 40% from 3. He was one of the best clutch scorers in all of college basketball, and draft analysts see few holes in his offensive game.
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If Cade Cunningham becomes a Detroit Piston on Thursday, he won’t need a full introduction to the city.
Cunningham got his initial taste earlier this week, when he flew to Detroit for his pre-draft interview and workout with the team. He attended the Detroit Tigers’ 14-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, and photos and videos emerged on social media of fans chanting, “We want Cade!” at Comerica Park.
He worked out in front of Pistons brass at the Pistons Performance Center the following day, a league source told the Free Press. The Pistons are the only team he plans on meeting with before Thursday s draft. (Though, he said, he would meet with any team that acquired the No. 1 pick from the Pistons.)