Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has agreed to a five-year, $224 million most rookie extension that would change into value as a lot as $269 million, his brokers Jeff Schwartz and James Dunleavy of Excel Basketball advised ESPN on Tuesday.
Cunningham — the No. 1 general choose within the 2021 NBA draft — can elevate the deal to 30% of the crew’s wage cap with the incomes of All-NBA honors subsequent season, sources mentioned.
Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon made Cunningham’s extension a precedence upon taking up the job a number of weeks in the past and reached an settlement Tuesday with Schwartz and Dunleavy.
After lacking most of his second season with a stress fracture in his left leg, Cunningham had an excellent 2023-2024 season regardless of the Pistons’ historic degree of dropping. He averaged 22.7 factors, 7.5 assists and shot 86.9 % on the free throw line.
The offense moved via Cunningham, who ranked within the prime 10 in common contact size, dribbles per contact, on-ball screens used and drives per recreation, per Second Spectrum.
Cunningham can have his third coach in three seasons this yr in J.B. Bickerstaff. He has additionally performed for Monty Williams and Dwane Casey.