Cade Cunningham reacts to Detroit Pistons’ Game 6 loss to NY Knicks
“The immediate one is disappointment. … That feeling will stick with us this summer,” Cade Cunningham said after Game 6 vs New York Knicks, May 1, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena.
Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations, Trajan Langdon, finished third in NBA Executive of the Year voting.Langdon oversaw a 30-win improvement for the Pistons in his first season, a historic increase.
Trajan Langdon finished third in the NBA Basketball Executive of the Year race and received six first-place votes, the league announced May 6.
Langdon, who was hired as the Detroit Pistons‘ president of basketball operations last June, oversaw a 30-game improvement in his first season in charge. The Pistons made a historic leap from 14 to 44 wins, becoming the first team to ever triple its win total in an 82-game season, and snapped a 17-year streak without a playoff win after falling to the New York Knicks in the first round, 4-2.
He navigated free agency by adding Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Paul Reed, four veterans who all addressed important needs on the floor and led the locker room. His first draft pick, Ron Holland, was a core rotation player and appeared in 81 games. And he landed Dennis Schröder and two second-round picks at the deadline, fortifying the roster for a postseason push without sacrificing assets.
The winner of the award, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti, finished with 74 points and earned 10 first-place votes.
Langdon tied with Cleveland Cavaliers president Koby Altman with six first-place votes each. Altman finished narrowly ahead of Langdon with 58 points; Langdon finished with 52 points. Langdon also received five votes for second and seven votes for third.
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