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Cade Cunningham
Cade Parker Cunningham
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Who is this?
Cade Parker Cunningham (born September 25, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Bowie High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas, before transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida, where he was rated a consensus five-star recruit and among the top players in the 2020 class by major recruiting services. As a senior, he led one of the best high school teams in history and received national player of the year recognition. Cunningham committed to playing college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, and was named a consensus first-team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year after his freshman season with the team. He won a gold medal with the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He was the NBA first overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA draft. He was named as an NBA All-Star and to an All-NBA Team for the first time in 2025.
Career
- 2001Born
- 2020Joined Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
- 2021Joined Detroit Pistons
- 2021Won USBWA National Freshman of the Year
- 2021Won Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- 2022Won NBA All-Rookie Team
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Arlington
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: basketball player
- •Sport: basketball
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Cade Cunningham became the first Detroit Piston in nearly 30 years to earn a first-team All-NBA selection, while Jalen Duren made the third team. 📸 by Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press Check link in bio to read more.
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