{"id":39086,"date":"2025-05-17T11:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T11:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/39086\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T11:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T11:13:10","slug":"if-cade-cunningham-makes-all-nba-heres-how-much-more-money-pistons-will-owe-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/39086\/","title":{"rendered":"If Cade Cunningham makes All-NBA, here’s how much more money Pistons will owe him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cade Cunningham<\/a> will soon find out if he’ll make his first All-NBA team. Whether or not he does will have ramifications on the Detroit Pistons<\/a>‘ offseason and their future salary cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The rising superstar has put himself into position to make an All-NBA roster for the first time following his breakout season, averaging 26.1 points, 9.1 assists and 6.1 rebounds for a 44-win Pistons team that fell to the New York Knicks in six games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. He’s due for a massive raise next season, the first of a five-year, $224 million max contract extension<\/a> he signed in 2024. But that number will balloon even more if he makes All-NBA, expected to be announced once the conference finals are underway.<\/p>\n

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His four-year, $45.6 million rookie contract as the No. 1 overall pick in 2021 is now over, and his designated rookie extension kicks in beginning in the 2025-26 season. Cunningham is the first Pistons draft pick to sign a max rookie extension with the team since Andre Drummond signed it in 2016 for five years and $127 million.<\/p>\n

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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) walks off the court after 116-113 loss to New York Knicks in the Game 6 of Eastern Conference playoff first round at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Thursday, May 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know on Cunningham’s new deal:<\/p>\n

ANALYSIS: Pistons can pounce on reshaped Eastern Conference in 2025-26<\/a><\/p>\n

Cade Cunningham contract situation with Pistons<\/p>\n

If Cunningham is named to any of the three All-NBA teams (five players per each team), his salary will bump from 25% of the 2025-26 salary cap to 30% \u2014 bumping the total value of the contract to roughly $269 million, a $45 million increase or $9 million per year on average. (I had Cunningham as a no-brainer pick for All-NBA Second Team on my official ballot<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

If that happens, Cunningham’s starting salary next season will increase from $38.6 million to $46.4 million, which would reduce the Pistons’ cap space in the 2025 offseason from around $27 million to roughly $19 million.<\/p>\n

Either way, the Pistons have enough money and resources to bring back some of their veterans, with Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dennis Schr\u00f6der and Paul Reed<\/a> all entering unrestricted free agency. It’s ultimately a good problem to have, but it will make navigating their cap down the road a little tricker as Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren (this summer) and other young players become eligible for their own extensions.<\/p>\n

ANALYSIS: Cade Cunningham is a star but can’t do it alone. What can Pistons do to help him?<\/a><\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Cade Cunningham contract: Pistons set to lose $8 million in cap space<\/a><\/p>\n