Cade Cunningham

Tantalizingly close in his goal of digging the Detroit Pistons from its historic hole, Cade Cunningham found time to both leave it all on the floor, while also leaving his opponents in the dust. Summoning the energy required to keep the pressure on the Brooklyn Nets during a 37-point second half outburst, Cunningham digs into his bag of tricks with a staggering between-the-leg, crossover combination, opening his route for a smooth finger roll finish off the glass to cut the Pistons’ deficit to two. Playing the entirety of the second half during a gut-wrenching defeat on December 26, 2023, Cunningham assembled one of his career’s finest performances, recording 41 points (on just 15 shots), nine rebounds, five assists, one steal, one block, and three 3-pointers. For his efforts, the Pistons star became NBA history’s sixth-fastest player to record 2,500 points and 800 assists in his career.