PTS23.9REB5.5AST9.9

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League elite in Assists · among guards

Cade Cunningham

DET· Guard· #2· 2025-26

2.01 m · 100 kg · 24 years old

2× All-Star1× All-NBA

🧑‍💼 James Dunleavy · Wasserman📄 50.1 M$ · 4 yrs · Max

🎮 NBA 2K27: 95 · 2-Way Crafty 3-Level Playmaker · potential A+

Among the best
in the leagueno. 1among guardsAssistsno. 4among guardsBlocksno. 9among guardsRebounds2025-26 · vs 178 players

Season

64 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

46.1%

3P%

34.2%

FT%

81.2%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	DET	64	23.9	5.5	9.9	1.4	0.8	3.7	3.1	33.9	46.1%	34.2%	81.2%
2024-25	DET	70	26.1	6.1	9.1	1	0.8	4.4	2.8	35	46.9%	35.6%	84.6%
2023-24	DET	62	22.7	4.3	7.5	0.9	0.4	3.4	2.5	33.5	44.9%	35.5%	86.9%
2022-23	DET	12	19.9	6.2	6	0.8	0.6	3.3	2.8	33.3	41.5%	27.9%	83.7%
2021-22	DET	64	17.4	5.5	5.6	1.2	0.7	3.7	3.1	32.6	41.6%	31.4%	84.5%

Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players

Career · 5 seasons

Points

22.5 per game

Rebounds

5.4 per game

Assists

8 per game

41.2%Field goals

In the clutch

last 5 min, within 5 points · 2021–2025

PTS/game

2.6

Win %

46.3%

134 games with clutch minutes

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: pick & roll (ball-handler) — around the league average (0.9 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups

Dyson Daniels102 poss20 pts/100

Davion Mitchell90 poss16 pts/100

Stephon Castle88 poss19 pts/100

Jaylon Tyson75 poss23 pts/100

Isaac Okoro62 poss27 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

4.02km#11/414

64 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#189/342

The ball sticks with him: he dribbles a lot before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

24.0%

He manufactures most of his own offence: he produces more off the dribble than off the catch.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

60.4%#43/283

He converts the rebound chances that come his way.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings

Distribution

Measured

Cade Cunningham sits in the 100th percentile among the league's guards in playmaking (2025-26).

100

Percentile · Playmaking · 2025-26

Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

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▸ See evidence · 5 pieces of evidence

2025-26: percentile 94 in scoring among 178 guards
2025-26: percentile 95 in rebounding among 178 guards
2025-26: percentile 100 in playmaking among 178 guards
2025-26: percentile 91 in steals among 178 guards
2025-26: percentile 98 in blocks among 178 guards

Limits

Cohort adjusted by position (guards / bigs) and minutes; it does not compare with the whole league.

Revision b040fab9 · measured

Observed

Cade Cunningham: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, points created by assists (#2 of 414).

25.4

Points created by assists · 2025-26

Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games

Observed

Cade Cunningham drops from 26.1 to 23.9 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26 after 5 measured seasons.

23.9

Points per game · 2025-26

Career · 2021-22–2025-26 · 5 seasons

Forecast

Cade Cunningham: projected impact 4.6 in 2026-27 (band 2.5–6.6, BPM scale).

4.6

Projected impact · 2026-27

Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20

Measured

With Cunningham on the floor his team is 1.0 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-1.0

On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26

Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,515 min with him · 782 min without

Observed

Cade Cunningham passes most to Duncan Robinson (10.05 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

10.05

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26

Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2021-222025-262025-26

👟 On his feet

Nike

Nike GT Cut 3

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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height201 cm

Weight100 kg

NBA Draft Combine

He was invited to the Combine and no measurement was taken (interviews, medical or injury).

Injury history

2024-11-22hip7 days out

2024-01-08knee · left19 days out

2022-11-12shin · left

2022-04-10hip · right

2021-10-31ankle · right2 days out

2021-10-19ankle · right11 days out

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Jalen Brunson5

Jaime Jaquez Jr.5

Desmond Bane4

Jalen Suggs4

Most blocked by

Evan Mobley12

Myles Turner12

Mitchell Robinson11

Brook Lopez10

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Duncan Robinson

10.1 passes per game · 46% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

Duncan Robinson10.117%

Ausar Thompson9.416%

Tobias Harris8.815%

Jalen Duren7.513%

Isaiah Stewart4.17%

Receives most from

Jalen Duren14.821%

Ausar Thompson9.413%

Tobias Harris9.113%

Duncan Robinson8.312%

Ronald Holland II5.98%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

42%

31%

27%

At the rim53%Three34%Mid-range45%

Assisted baskets: 33%Buzzer-beaters: 22bandeja: 32%suspensión: 20%semigancho: 9%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base

College: Oklahoma StateDraft: 2021 · round 1, pick 1

His numbers

2DET2021–2025