Cade Cunningham Rumors

"We all want to get better," he said. "I can’t stand here and say we don’t want to get better, so getting better means you’ve gotta win the second round to get better. It doesn’t necessarily mean we need to win 64 games, I don’t think we’re trying to do that though if we do that would be fantastic. But I think we know that we need to be more equipped to compete in the postseason and that’s what we’re looking at doing. Like I already said, it’s adding pieces that help accentuate our three best players, our core three players, and I think that will help us in the regular season and postseason as well. That all goes into the belief we feel like we can be better."

Detroit Free Press

As we’ve seen previously with Leonard and the Toronto Raptors, even winning a title isn’t enough to keep him around long term. What’s more, as one rival executive from another team that has an interest in Leonard shared with The Athletic, there is skepticism that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is truly willing to trade Leonard. Since Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon has been at the helm, he’s prioritized optionality. Neither Duren, 22, nor Thompson, 23, has reached their prime. It’d be a short-sighted move to ship either of them off for a player in Leonard, who turns 35 on June 29 with no guarantee he’d want to be around for the bulk of Cade Cunningham’s best years.

New York Times

Though there's a chance, especially after the impasse between the two sides last summer and fall during his extension negotiations, that Duren could seek a suitor to give him a hefty offer sheet that the Pistons would all but certainly match. "If he wants to get a max, they'll tell him to go get one," an East executive told ESPN. "But he's Cade's guy, so they'll have to play it the right way.

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NBA Courtside: Paul Pierce says Jaylen Brown should have been first team All-NBA over Luka Doncic: “I know that’s saying a lot because Luka did lead the league in scoring, but he had more to work with, too. Think about it. He had LeBron all year. You got Reaves, you know, a lot of most of the year. Jaylen Brown, he did the most with the least out of all these guys that’s on this and maybe Cade Cunningham. I mean, you know, but Jaylen Brown didn’t have a second All-Star. A lot of these guys did. You know what I’m saying? So, I would have probably removed Luka for Jaylen.” (Via @NFGShow )

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NBA Communications: The 2025-26 Kia All-NBA First Team: Cade Cunningham, @DetroitPistons Luka Dončić, @Lakers Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, @okcthunder Nikola Jokić, @nuggets Victor Wembanyama, @spurs

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Justin Russo: Stephon Castle joins Sleepy Floyd, Cade Cunningham, and James Harden as the only players in league history to have 20 turnovers during any 2-game stretch. Castle the first to do it in the postseason.

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Omari Sankofa II: Langdon: "I thought Cade was an absolute warrior. I haven’t had a collapsed lung, I’m sure most of you haven’t, and he had a collapsed lung and fractured rib." Noted he had to sit on the couch for 7-10 days to heal and went through deconditioning right as they ramped up for playoffs.

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Omari Sanokfa II: Langdon said Cade will learn lot from the playoffs, and his lung injury: "I know it frustrated him a lot because he didn’t get to be his best self. Nobody can in that situation. He’ll learn from it. He’s probably going to look at everything and say I have to be more efficient."

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ESPN: "That game sucked." Cade Cunningham on the Pistons' Game 7 loss at home against the Cavs.

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Hunter Patterson: Cade Cunningham on this season: “Obviously a disappointing series right here. Fell short of doing enough of the right things to win the series. But we were the No. 1 seed for a reason.”

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Omari Sankofa II: Cade on if this loss will fuel them: "A lot. There was a great opportunity to move forward and to continue to experience new things that we hadn't been exposed to. Fell short. We were right there but we fell short. That chip and that sting, we're going to feel for a while."

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NBA Communications: A global media panel of 100 voters selected the winner of the 2025-26 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award. The complete voting results:

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"He's a pro, the way he carries himself and how he handles different things being thrown at him," guard Cade Cunningham said. "He can adapt to anything, and he gets so much respect from that alone. His versatility on the court allows us to play him on and off the ball. He's been in a lot of different situations and knows what it takes."

Detroit News

Omari Sankofa II: Atkinson on how they decide to trap Cade: “It’s a feel. I wish I could say when he hits 32 points we’re going to start trapping. It’s a feel … at the end of the game you have to know when to go to it and when not to. Glad we got some reps at it.” Said they have to mix coverages.

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