Cade Cunningham was the first overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Oklahoma State, and on Monday night the 20-year-old had an outstanding game.
The Detroit Pistons star went off for 25 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and made five three-pointers.
According to Pistons PR (see tweet below), he is the youngest player in NBA history to put up a stat line like that.
The Pistons lost the game 129-107 and fell to 3-10 on the season.
While they probably will not finish the year with a very good record and once again miss the postseason, the play of Cunningham will be the most important part of their season.
If they can develop him into a legitimate All-Star then they could start turning around their franchise after years of mediocrity.
As for the Kings, they advanced to 6-8 on the new season.
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