Cade Cunningham

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Cunningham's ascent has been remarkably swift. In just five NBA seasons, he has already earned two All-Star selections, an All-NBA First Team nod, and a max contract extension. He single-handedly orchestrated one of the biggest turnarounds in recent NBA history, leading the Pistons from a 14-win season to the top of the Eastern Conference. His 2025-26 season placed him fifth in MVP voting and fourth in Clutch Player of the Year voting, underscoring his impact on winning. At 24, he has already set the Pistons franchise record for triple-doubles and is widely considered one of the league's premier young building blocks.

AwardsCunningham has won NBA All-Rookie First Team (2022), two NBA All-Star selections (2025, 2026), All-NBA First Team (2026), and All-NBA Third Team (2025). In college, he was consensus First-Team All-American, Big 12 Player of the Year, and won the Wayman Tisdale Award, NABC Freshman of the Year, and Sporting News Freshman of the Year. He also earned a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Rankings & Lists

#5th

NBA MVP Voting

NBA·2026

#7th

NBA MVP Voting

NBA·2025

#4th

NBA Clutch Player of the Year Voting

NBA·2026

Records & Feats

Most triple-doubles in Detroit Pistons franchise history

Career Milestone·2025

Cunningham set the Pistons franchise record for career triple-doubles during the 2024-25 season.

Highest-rated point guard recruit in 247Sports history

Historic First·2020

Cunningham earned a grade of 0.9999 or better, making him the highest-rated point guard since the recruiting rankings era began in 2003.