Cade Cunningham: 'I think I should be Rookie of The Year / News - Basketnews.com

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Selected by the Detroit Pistons with the no.1 pick last summer, Cade Cunningham had a very positive rookie season. He averaged 17.4 points, 5.6 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game. He also won the MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge and now he believes that he should get the Rookie of The Year award, as he confessed to Marc J.Spears.

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"I think I should be Rookie of The Year because of all the things that I've been able to do for my team this season", Cunningham explained. "If you watch my game, and watch the way that I play, you could appreciate all the things that I do on the floor. What makes me the rookie of the year is me being able to do so many things at such a high level".

"I believed I earned the respect of my teammates by coming in and being myself. I didn't try to force myself on anybody", Cunningham added during the interview. "I don't try to overstep anybody. Over time, people started to respect that and like the way that I stepped into my leadership role".

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