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Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 124, Hornets 91. Biggest win margin of the season. Shot 57% overall and 49% (18-37) from 3, with Cade (33 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 13-20 overall, 4-7 from 3) leading the way. Robinson: 24 pts Thompson: 14 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assts
NBA Trade Machine: 6.7% of trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours involved Domantas Sabonis. Of his trades, the most common landing spots were Denver (8.8%), Charlotte (7.8%), and Dallas (6.9%), while the most common return players were Luka Doncic (6.9%), Dennis Schroeder (5.9%), and Cade Cunningham (5.9%).
Hunter Patterson: Pistons overcome a slow start to beat the Nets 110-94. Detroit is now 5-1 and 1-0 in cup play. Cade (20), Ron (18), Duncan (17), BBall (12) and Ausar (11) all scored in double figures. Ausar had a game-high six assists and no turnovers. Javonte was a game-high +20 in 22mins.
Hunter Patterson: Cade Cunningham on the Pistons’ 3-0 start: “It don’t matter. We’re going to keep on going and let whatever people that are talking about us say whatever they want to say about us.”
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Omari Sankofa II: JB on who's filling the leadership role: "Cade is it, to be honest with you. There is a bit of a void from Tobias leaving and how much he meant to us, but that means there’s opportunities for other guys. JD is a leader on this team. Ausar is growing to be a leader on this team."
Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 121, Celtics 113. Trailed by 22 but took control of the game with a 31-13 run in the third and 23-0 run in the fourth. They start the season 1-0. Cunningham: 22 pts, 8 assts Duren: 22 pts, 9 rebs Robinson: 21 pts Green: 19 pts
Omari Sankofa II: JB on Ausar handling the ball more and hitting the late middy: "Makes us harder to guard. The way that they have to play him is going to be different. Being able to hide Cade a bit … we want Ausar to be aggressive. We want him to be assertive, put pressure on people."
Hunter Patterson: Asked Jalen Duren if he agreed with Cade that the Pistons were being slept on: “They’re going to continue to sleep on us. They’re not going to believe in what happened last season and the success we’ve had. Like he said, it’s kind of like the city, an underdog type of city.”
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Hunter Patterson: Asked Cade Cunningham about Pistons’ movement offensively during preseason: “I think it makes us be able to play a better tempo and gets us easier shots, no matter who’s on the floor. … I’m excited about it and I’m excited for us to continue to get better at it.”
Omari Sankofa II: Asked Cade about Ausar playing on-ball: “AT is somebody that can pass the ball at a super high level, can handle the ball. It’s just natural for us to use him more in that light, and allow him to explore more of that. He hasn’t had enough of that in his time with us.”
According to industry sources, Anta also made a strong push to sign Cade Cunningham in the summer of 2025 when the Detroit Pistons star’s future with Nike was uncertain. Within Anta, there was belief that Cunningham could be pried away. However, Cunningham chose to re-sign with Nike in November, inking a six-year deal that included plans for a signature sneaker. While Anta has missed out on adding premium players in the past two years, its pursuit of Curry and Cunningham speaks to its ambition. Anta surpassed Nike in terms of its Chinese market share in 2022, and it wants to continue growing in the Western Hemisphere.
