Cade Cunningham made his long-awaited return from his collapsed lung in the Detroit Pistons 137-111 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. In his return, Cunningham recorded a double-double, scoring 13 points, 10 assists, and five rebounds, while shooting 6-of-11 from the field.
With Cunningham back, the offense now flows through him moving forward. During his absence, the Pistons were resilient, losing only three games in the 11-game stretch, with two of those losses coming in overtime to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks.
Team chemistry was the recipe for the Pistons success in their time without Cunningham and was also on full display in Wednesday night’s win against the Bucks, with seven Pistons players scoring in double figures.
During Cunningham’s absence, several players stepped up for the Pistons, and now that he is back, the question is, how will their roles on the team be affected by his return?
With two games remaining on the Pistons regular season schedule, here’s a look at the three Pistons players who could be impacted the most by Cunningham’s return.
Daniss Jenkins