Pistons' Cade Cunningham will be re-evaluated in 1 week

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham will be re-evaluated in one week, according to the team. Cunningham has been out since March 17th with a collapsed lung.

Cunningham is having a breakout season in his fifth year with the Pistons. He is averaging 24.5 points, 9.9 assists (second in the NBA behind Nikola Jokić) and 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. His assists and steals are career highs. Cunningham has also led helped lead the Pistons to No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and their first Central division title since 2007-2008 season.

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Despite Cunningham’s numbers he will not be eligible to receive individual accolades. With Cunningham needing to play in Monday’s game against the Orlando Magic, Cunningham will not be eligible for NBA awards this season due to the 65-game rule. The 65-game rule, which was introduced during the 2023-24 season, requires players to play at least 65-games to be eligible for NBA awards such as MVP, DPOY and the All-NBA teams.

Cunningham has played in 61 games and the Pistons will only have two games remaining if he is cleared to play after his evaluation. Cunningham was expected to be in the running for categories such as All-NBA and MVP before he went down.

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