Cade Cunningham averaged 9.9 assists for Detroit in 2025-26. Only Nikola Jokić, at 10.7, averaged more.

Per 36 minutes: 10.5 to Jokić’s 11.1. Assist percentage: 45.2 to 50.3. Per 100 possessions: 14.1 to 15.0.

Cunningham’s 634 assists in 64 games also ranked second to Jokić’s 697. Jalen Johnson was third with 566.

Luka Dončić was third in assists per game at 8.3, with James Harden at 8.0 and Jalen Johnson at 7.9.

He also averaged 23.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in 33.9 minutes, with a 30.5 usage rate and .564 true shooting.

Cunningham made the All-Star team and All-NBA First Team and finished fifth in MVP voting.

His 3.7 turnovers a game came with the job. Can Detroit keep the 9.9 assists and cut the giveaways?

Photo by Erik Drost, CC-BY-2.0, resized. Cade Cunningham with the Detroit Pistons on February 19, 2022.

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