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Cade Cunningham Leads Healthy Pistons Into Camp With Eyes on a Deeper Playoff Run

Extension calls on Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren loom before the Oct. 20 deadline.

Overview

  • Cunningham enters camp off All-Star and All-NBA honors and lands No. 12 on ESPN’s preseason top‑100, with Tobias Harris at No. 84 and Jaden Ivey at No. 85.
  • Trajan Langdon says the roster is healthy for camp, with Ivey cleared for full‑contact five‑on‑five after a January leg fracture and only two‑way guard Colby Jones nursing a minor ankle issue.
  • Detroit kept a low‑risk offseason, adding Duncan Robinson and Caris LeVert after losing backcourt veterans, while Malik Beasley’s status remains uncertain due to a gambling probe.
  • Coach J.B. Bickerstaff returns with staff continuity as the Pistons stress greater physicality, and Cunningham focused his summer on conditioning, including martial arts work.
  • After tripling last season’s win total and winning two playoff games against the Knicks, the Pistons set a target of returning to the postseason, with BetMGM listing them fifth in East title odds.