During Sunday’s game between the Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets, the Bally Sports Detroit crew had Pistons legend (and former Detroit mayor) Dave Bing on the broadcast.
Bing is no stranger to on-court success, having recently been named one of the NBA’s 75 greatest players of all time. He offered his thoughts on Cunningham, and what the Pistons need to return to the success of the early 2000s.
“I think he’s starting to come into his own right now,” Bing said, sitting with BSD’s George Blaha and Greg Kelser.
“We were worried about him early on on in terms of his shooting, but he’s playing very, very well. So I think he’s going to be an All-Star caliber player, I don’t think he’s a guy you can build a team around — we still gotta get that guy, we don’t have it yet, in my opinion. I also think our weakness is in the backcourt; we gotta — we gotta get a good point guard.”
Against the Nets on Sunday night, Cunningham had 26 points, on 9-for-18 shooting, to go with eight rebounds and six assists. This continues a trend of success that supports Bing’s take on Cade coming into his own.
And then there’s Bing’s other point: Could the Pistons be searching for another player — perhaps a game-changing player that the team can build around.
In the latest Pistons mailbag, beat writer Omari Sankofa breaks down the options for the the Pistons in the 2022 draft. That’s definitely starting to loom, as the Pistons have just four wins — the worst in the NBA — and, at 12 straight losses, are threatening to set a franchise record for consectutive losses, which sits at 14.
Despite the Pistons stumbling and struggling in the last few seasons, Pistons legends are recognizing Cunningham’s talent and know there’s room for more to get this franchise back to contender status.
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