JB Bickerstaff’s clear message for Cade Cunningham’s MVP campaign
As the NBA regular season is in its final stages, the name that has emerged as one of the contenders for the league MVP award is Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham. The The Pistons were one of the best teams in the league all season, while Cunningham is their best player. That’s a big reason why he’s the Pistons’ head coach JB Bickerstaff believes that his star should take home the NBA’s top honors, according to ESPN’s Vincent Goodwill.
“To me, the best player on the team with the best winning percentage is the guy who deserves to be the MVP,” Bickerstaff said. “He doesn’t take nights, time or possessions away defensively. He’s going to score his 25 and make his teammates better.”
Cade Cunningham certainly has a lot of interest in the MVP award, and JB Bickerstaff is right to campaign for his player. Cunningham has made a huge leap this year as the driving force behind the Pistons’ success. The team is currently 43-14 and in first place in the Eastern Conference standings. To put that in perspective, the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics have five and a half games behind them.
As Bickerstaff mentioned, the Pistons’ 75.4 winning percentage is the best in the league, just ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder whose 45-15 mark puts them at exactly 75 percent.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Cunningham is in his fifth season in the NBA. He was selected for his second consecutive All-Star appearance. He appeared in 51 games this year with just over 34 minutes per game.
Cunningham averaged 25.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks on 45.9 percent shooting from the field, 33.9 percent from the 3-point line and 81.2 percent from the free throw line.
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