Cade Cunningham just needed real NBA players around him to become an All-Star – It was that simple all along. After a few years of having to pull a franchise out of the mud, Detroit’s star guard has some legit help and is showing the world why building a competent roster around your young star is so essential.
- Quinn Everts
FanSided Editor
He might not come to mind when you think of point guards who thrive in isolation, but Cade is consistently in the James Harden, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tier of how often his shots are assisted; that’s to say, not very often. Whether he’s facing up defenders and using smooth handles to angle his way to the basket or backing down smaller defenders for a quasi-post up, Cade can get his in a variety of ways.
Don’t call him one-dimensional, though; even without a true co-star, Cade is among the top assist men in the league, and doesn’t get tunnel vision to the basket, even when he’s hot. Exhibit A – a 29-point, 15-assists triple-double at Madison Square Garden earlier this year.