Meet Cade Cunningham – Cade Parker Cunningham is an American professional basketball player that plays point guard or shooting for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Cade Cunningham’s Bio
Cunningham (born September 25, 2001. Height: 2.03 m) was born in Arlington, Texas to Carrie and Keith Cunningham. He grew up playing football as a quarterback, which he claims helped become a better passer and leader on the basketball court. Cunningham focused on basketball after watching his brother play the sport in college. He frequently played basketball with his father and brother at a recreation center. Cunningham played the point guard position for Barnett Junior High School in Arlington. Since his childhood, he competed for the Texas Titans on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit alongside future TCU player Mike Miles.
He attended Bowie High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas before transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida, where he was rated a consensus five-star recruit and among the top players in the 2020 class by major recruiting services. As a senior, he led one of the best high school teams in history and received national player of the year recognition.
Cunningham committed to playing college basketball at Oklahoma State, and was named a consensus first-team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year after his freshman season with the team. He won a gold medal with the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA draft.
Cade Cunningham’s Personal Life
Cunningham’s father, Keith Cunningham, played college football for Texas Tech. His older brother Cannen played college basketball for SMU, surpassing the school record for games played, before spending one professional season in Poland. Cannen later pursued a coaching career, becoming an assistant coach for Oklahoma State entering the 2019–20 season. Cunningham has a daughter named Riley, born in 2018. Cunningham has been a vegan since 2019.
Cade Cunningham’s Contract
The Pistons announced on August 8 that Cunningham had signed his rookie contract and, with the NBA’s collectively bargained rookie scale locking in the value of contracts for first-round picks, Cunningham’s contract will be worth approximately $45.5 million over four years.
Net Worth and Salary
Cade Cunningham reportedly has a net worth of $500,000. This will shoot up in no time, once he becomes an NBA regular.
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