It was undecided, but Cade Cunningham ultimately won the 2022 ‘Rising Stars Challenge’ MVP trophy, at the expense of Team Barry teammate Evan Mobley. The latter, however, was playing at home.
Briefly whistled by the spectators present at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, when receiving his trophy for the tournament’s best player, the first choice of the 2021 Draft explained that his goal during this meeting was the same as the one he has in mind, to every time he plays with the Pistons: be on the winning team at the final buzzer.
” I was there to win. I thought we had the best team, at least the best equipped to go all the way. So it was important to prove our worth, by going for this trophy. I’m glad I made it“, thus delivered the leader of Detroit, afterwards. ” It means a lot to me. It was a tournament I was looking forward to. “
The natural leader of Team Barry
Very prominent during the semi-final against Team Payton, after which he finished with 13 points (5/10 on shots), 5 rebounds and 6 assists on the clock, Cade Cunningham was more discreet during of the final (5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists), against Team Isiah of his usual teammates in Michigan, Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart.
” We had been ‘trashtalking’ for two weeks, so facing them in the final could only be the only way out. That’s how it was supposed to go. And now I will be able to chamber them thanks to my victory “, he rejoiced on this subject.
As a boss, Cade Cunningham still offered himself a decisive award-winning shot, at the end of the game, before Franz Wagner folded the case on a free throw. Before that, he had also ensured in his role as main creator, for example forging a good bond with Evan Mobley on “pick-and-roll”.
In total, the Detroit nugget has therefore accumulated 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists during its two games played this Friday evening. And although Evan Mobley was obviously a credible candidate for the MVP trophy, especially in Cleveland, the former Oklahoma State resident deserves his title without too much possible challenge.
A way to perfectly start his love story with the All-Star Weekend, which he necessarily hopes will be long and just as beautiful, in the coming years…
| Cade Cunningham | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | TED | 44 | 32 | 39.4 | 32.7 | 85.6 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| Total | 44 | 32 | 39.4 | 32.7 | 85.6 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 15.7 | |
