Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Doris Burke summed it up perfectly in the first quarter of the Detroit Pistons vs. OKC Summer League game when quoting Cade Cunningham: “Don’t ask me what position I play, just call me a basketball player.”
While Detroit fans were already aware of the diversified skill set Cunningham would bring to Detroit, last night was the first glimpse of him in action, and how Detroit’s young core will assimilate around the number one pick.
Not only did Cunningham impress early on, but other pieces of the Pistons’ young core did as well, with Hayes showing more glimpses of refined playmaking, and both Luka Garza and Saddiq Bey immediately contributing offensively.