Good morning Detroit Pistons fans! It was not a dream!
On Tuesday night, the Pistons secured the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and everybody and their brother believes that they will select Cade Cunningham out of Oklahoma State.
But according to a report from James Edwards III of The Athletic, the Pistons are actually considering three players for the No. 1 pick. Those players are Cunningham, Jalen Green, and Evan Mobley.
From The Athletic:
The Detroit Pistons — yes, the Detroit Pistons — won the NBA’s Draft Lottery and grabbed the No. 1 pick for the first time since 1970. It’s also the first time in franchise history that the team has moved up in the draft.
Now that the history lesson is out of the way, Cade Cunningham is expected to be the pick. However, sources tell me that Jalen Green and Evan Mobley are also in strong consideration for Detroit.
Cunningham, though, is the most complete player in the draft. In a perimeter-based, playmaking league, he’s the answer to the Pistons’ retooling. At 6-foot-8, Cunningham is a knockdown shooter, a premier passer and a really, really good defender. He’d slot in as Detroit’s primary ball-handler and offensive initiator. And with last year’s No. 7 pick Killian Hayes still very much in the picture, Cunningham can float to an off-ball role for stints, too. He’s the type of player you build your team around.
Personally, I would be completely floored (and pissed) if the Pistons selected anyone not named Cade Cunningham.
