Nov 10, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) celebrates with forward Simone Fontecchio (19) after making a three-point shot against the Houston Rockets in the second quarter at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

Cade Cunningham Makes Pistons History vs Wizards

Originally posted on Detroit Pistons on SI
By Justin Grasso | Last updated Nov 18, 2024 12:02 PM ET

The Detroit Pistons former No. 1 overall pick, Cade Cunningham, did it again.

In a Sunday night matchup against the Washington Wizards, Cunningham was productive in all key areas of the game and managed to notch a triple-double for the fourth time this season.

At this point, Cunningham has surpassed Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis to have the third-most triple-doubles during the 2024-2025 NBA season. Cunningham is now behind Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and the Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic.

In addition to moving up the NBA’s leaderboard on Sunday, Cunningham moved up his franchise’s leaderboard in the triple-double category as well.

With No. 6 in his career, Cunningham now has the second-most amount of triple-doubles in Pistons history. He trails only Grant Hill, who is currently comfortably in first place.

Cade Cunningham scored 21 points with 10 rebounds, 10 assists, a career-high five steals and one block in tonight's win over Washington for his 6th career triple-double, which passes Isiah Thomas for the second-most in franchise history. He trails only Grant Hill (29). pic.twitter.com/n6ND8lyGu5
— Pistons PR (@Pistons_PR) November 18, 2024

Since the start of the season, Cunningham has been quickly climbing the Detroit triple-double leaderboard.

Entering the 2024-2025 NBA season, the recently retired Blake Griffin was the first player Cunningham would have to pass to move up. A couple of weeks ago, Cunningham surpassed Bob Lanier, who has four under his belt.

When Cunningham achieved his third-straight triple-double recently, he tied the legendary Isiah Thomas. The matchup against Washington gave Cunningham the opportunity to surpass Thomas. He did it in 153 games. To compare, Thomas had five triple-doubles in 979 games.

Cade Cunningham's 4th triple-double of the year in the @DetroitPistons 7th win!

21 PTS | 10 REB | 10 AST pic.twitter.com/A3rddVa4kw
— NBA (@NBA) November 18, 2024

Against the Wizards, Cunningham made seven of his 15 shots from the field. He scored 21 points. In addition, Cunningham picked up ten rebounds and ten assists.

Heading into Sunday’s blowout victory over Washington, Cunningham was producing 23 points per game on 44 percent shooting. He’s nearly averaging a triple-double this season by producing nearly nine assists per game, along with seven rebounds.

The Pistons will be back on the floor on Monday night for the second matchup of a back-to-back set against the Chicago Bulls.

This article first appeared on Detroit Pistons on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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