Cade Cunningham Signs 5-Year Extension With Detroit Pistons I CBS Sports

Cade Cunningham Signs 5-Year Extension With Detroit Pistons I CBS Sports

big news coming out of the NBA Kade Cunningham has agreed to a 5year $224 million Max extension with the Pistons that’s according to ESPN the deal can reach a maximum value of $269 million and makes him the highest paid player in franchise history Cunningham has been with the Pistons since 2021 when he was selected with the number one overall pick in that Year’s NBA draft since then he’s averaged 20 points 6 and a half assists and five rebounds per game in three seasons in Detroit John Gonzalez of the Beyond The Arc podcast joining us now with this news so Kate Cunningham agreeing to the 5-year $224 million Max extension with the Pistons it seems like this is no surprise what’s your take yeah they were always going to resign Kade to a Max I think there are some people who you know your mileage might vary on his actual game but they were pretty much uh always destined to do this because the alternative is to what to let him walk and it’s a bad team and you need good players and he is a good player he had a slow start to last year and then he really got going after uh October November a little stumble started limiting his turnovers he had been a turnover machine to start the year and then really reduced those became a more efficient shooter he’s a good distributor but the question really Jenny is okay okay you Max him out and now what cuz this was a terrible team worst record in the NBA last season they have a new coach now in JB bicker staff they changed the front office in comes Trent langon to run the to run the organization this is just one piece they need a lot more around Kate Cunningham so what else do they need and what else can they get what else do they need the answer is yes uh Jayden Ivy is fine Jaylen durren he he’s showed some flashes last year assar Thompson at the beginning of the Season looked like they had really hit on something but for whatever for whatever reason Monty Williams decided not to play him in favor of Buon bogdanovich for reason surpassing understanding uh and then they go in they draft Ron Holland in this most recent draft who’s a guy uh again mixed reviews on him some people thought that they reached for him other people think that it could potentially be the steal of the draft this is a young team they’re going to try to let this young core grow but you know it’s going to take time and what can they go out and get I mean they got Tobias Harris they had to overpay him and and as somebody who watched Tobias Harris up close uh while he was with the Sixers a very nice man I’m thrilled that he’s not wearing a Sixers Jersey anymore uh so they’re limited here Jenny it’s going to take a second for them to figure this out a very nice man is not how you want to be described when you’re talking about players on the team um now Cunningham you mentioned he will have his third coach in three seasons in JB bicker staff he also played as he said with Monte Williams Dwayne Casey so so what’s the Outlook as far as the coaching staff goes and what they can get out of Cunningham yeah that’s part of the reason why they decided to change from Monty Williams to JB right they didn’t think that Monty Williams had gotten enough out of this young core in comes JB Bickerstaff who you know the wheels really came off for him in Cleveland last year they ended up tanking their way into the four seed he didn’t leave town covered in glory and it’s G to be tough for him to to you know find any Glory with the Detroit Pistons if he can improve kade’s game get him to work well with Jaden Ivy and Jaylen Duren that’s a nice thre man rotation uh develop assar Thompson and Ron Holland as useful rotational Wing players that would also be uh a nice moves a nice development for JB bicker staff but yeah it really is just about development there I mean they’re not going to win many games they didn’t win many last year and it’s not going to change this season either so slow and steady wins the race for JB John Gonzalez appreciate your time here on HQ as we just got the news Kate Cunningham agreeing to a 5year 200 $24 million Max extension with the Pistons the deal can reach a maximum value of$ 269 million dollar making him the highest paid player in franchise history and you best believe they’ll be discussing this on the Beyond The Ark podcast

John Gonzalez joins CBS Sports HQ to discuss Cade Cunningham singing an extension with the Pistons.

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