Cade Cunningham will soon find out if he’ll make his first All-NBA team. Whether or not he does will have ramifications on the Detroit Pistons’ offseason and their future salary cap.
The rising superstar has put himself into position to make an All-NBA roster for the first time following his breakout season, averaging 26.1 points, 9.1 assists and 6.1 rebounds for a 44-win Pistons team that fell to the New York Knicks in six games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. He’s due for a massive raise next season, the first of a five-year, $224 million max contract extension he signed in 2024. But that number will balloon even more if he makes All-NBA, expected to be announced once the conference finals are underway.
His four-year, $45.6 million rookie contract as the No. 1 overall pick in 2021 is now over, and his designated rookie extension kicks in beginning in the 2025-26 season. Cunningham is the first Pistons draft pick to sign a max rookie extension with the team since Andre Drummond signed it in 2016 for five years and $127 million.
Here’s what to know on Cunningham’s new deal:
Cade Cunningham contract situation with Pistons
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: If Cade Cunningham makes All-NBA, Pistons will owe him more money and have less cap space
Reporting by Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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