Cunningham’s New Role Unlocks Pistons | Detroit Pistons News

The Pistons are reimagining Cade Cunningham’s role — moving from ball-dominant superstar to a more elusive, off-ball threat. With his elite scoring and playmaking last season, the team now wants to make him harder to guard by letting others initiate offense while he cuts, screens, and attacks. This shift unlocks Jalen Duren and Duncan Robinson as bigger threats, and Ausar Thompson is being groomed as a secondary playmaker to free up Cunningham. The goal? Turn him into a defensive nightmare who manipulates matchups in multiple ways — elevating Detroit from good to truly dangerous. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ca11fe28d4494577