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Cade Cunningham

RANK #72025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG42025-26 9-CAT #22 8-CAT #11G · Detroit PistonsAge 246' 6"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

23.9

Points / game

5.5

Rebounds

9.9

Assists

33.9

Minutes

46.1%

FG%

48.2

FPTS / game

+16.7

vs G median

TIER 3 · #7 OVERALLCore starter — #4 among guards

Cade Cunningham is ranked #4 among 198 eligible NBA guards. A dependable weekly starter you draft with confidence. His final five games came in 15.6 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 23.6 minutes/game over that stretch vs 33.2 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile98%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Cade Cunningham 2026-27 fantasy outlook

44.3Proj FPTS/G · ~3145 / 71 games

38.2–56.1Typical game · middle 50%

#10Projected rank

8.1ADP (ESPN drafts)

Market price (ADP 8.1) lines up with our rank (#10). Draft confidently at his current ADP. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (23.6 minutes/gm late vs 33.2 season), steady per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Solid^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Cade Cunningham consistency and floor

66 GAMES

28.2

Floor (p10)

48.2

Average

63.2

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered83%

Boom rate125%+ of average17%

Bust rateunder half of average6%

47.5

Season avg FPTS

38.2

Last 10 FPTS

32.6

Last 5 FPTS

Cunningham vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 199 RANKED

Points23.994

Rebounds5.595

Assists9.999

Steals1.491

Blocks0.898

Minutes33.993

Fantasy PPG48.298

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Cunningham fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 95.9SEASON LOW 6.2LAST 5 AVG 32.6

Cade Cunningham game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 12	@IND	W 133-121	22	7	8	14	0	0	4	3-12	1-6	33.6
Apr 10	@CHA	W 118-100	28	14	2	7	1	1	3	7-13	0-3	29.9
Apr 8	MIL	W 137-111	26	13	5	10	1	1	3	6-11	1-2	37
Mar 17	@WSH	W 130-117	5	6	2	0	1	0	1	2-3	0-1	10.4
Mar 15	@TOR	L 119-108	37	33	3	9	2	0	4	12-24	2-8	52.1
Mar 13	MEM	W 126-110	30	17	8	15	3	0	3	6-11	2-4	55.1
Mar 12	PHI	W 131-109	28	8	5	13	2	1	4	3-6	0-2	38.5
Mar 10	@BKN	W 138-100	26	21	3	15	1	0	2	8-10	4-5	48.1
Mar 8	@MIA	L 121-110	35	26	1	10	0	0	4	9-18	6-9	38.2
Mar 6	@SA	L 121-106	39	26	4	8	0	0	4	10-26	4-7	38.8
Mar 4	@CLE	L 113-109	39	10	6	14	1	1	5	4-16	0-3	39.2
Mar 1	@ORL	W 106-92	37	29	6	11	2	0	5	11-25	2-9	53.7
Feb 28	CLE	W 122-119 OT	37	25	10	7	2	0	4	11-21	0-3	49.5
Feb 26	OKC	W 124-116	38	29	4	13	3	3	8	11-16	3-5	63.3
Feb 24	SA	L 114-103	35	16	6	10	2	3	3	5-26	2-9	50.2
Feb 22	@CHI	W 126-110	30	18	9	13	1	3	1	7-16	3-6	59.3
Feb 20	@NY	W 126-111	38	42	8	13	1	2	5	17-34	5-11	75.1
Feb 16	@STRIPES	W 47-21	9	0	1	2	0	1	1	0-1	0-1	6.2
Feb 15	@STRIPES	L 42-40	9	11	3	4	0	1	3	4-6	1-2	20.6
Feb 12	@TOR	W 113-95	30	28	7	9	3	1	3	9-14	6-11	58.9
Feb 10	@CHA	W 110-104	37	33	9	7	1	0	3	12-27	2-6	54.3
Feb 7	NY	W 118-80	22	11	5	7	0	0	2	4-11	1-3	25.5
Feb 6	WSH	L 126-117	38	30	8	8	0	1	4	10-21	0-3	50.6
Feb 4	DEN	W 124-121	38	29	2	10	1	0	5	9-19	2-6	44.4
Feb 1	BKN	W 130-77	26	18	4	12	4	3	2	7-11	1-4	59.8
Jan 31	@GS	W 131-124	35	29	4	11	0	1	3	11-19	2-4	50.3
Jan 30	@PHX	L 114-96	34	26	3	7	3	0	2	8-22	2-9	47.1
Jan 28	@DEN	W 109-107	36	22	3	11	0	1	0	9-17	1-4	45.1
Jan 25	SAC	W 139-116	30	29	5	11	3	1	5	13-22	3-5	58.5
Jan 24	HOU	L 111-104	38	12	1	8	2	1	6	5-13	0-4	28.2
Jan 20	BOS	W 104-103	40	16	3	14	1	2	0	4-17	0-4	49.6
Jan 18	IND	W 121-78	21	16	3	5	0	0	2	6-14	2-3	25.1
Jan 16	PHX	W 108-105	38	10	4	11	0	1	5	3-16	0-7	29.3
Jan 6	NY	W 121-90	29	29	3	13	1	2	5	11-17	3-4	56.1
Jan 4	@CLE	W 114-110	37	27	6	7	2	1	1	7-22	2-5	52.7
Jan 2	MIA	L 118-112	40	31	8	11	3	2	7	6-16	2-6	65.1
Dec 31	@LAL	W 128-106	33	27	5	11	1	0	5	12-19	1-4	47.5
Dec 29	@LAC	L 112-99	32	27	5	9	0	0	3	9-18	3-7	43.5
Dec 27	@UTAH	L 131-129	37	29	5	17	2	2	4	10-19	3-6	68.5
Dec 24	@SAC	W 136-127	39	23	7	14	5	0	9	8-15	2-5	58.4
Dec 23	@POR	W 110-102	26	14	6	9	1	0	5	6-9	1-2	32.7
Dec 21	CHA	W 112-86	36	22	10	10	2	0	2	9-20	1-5	53
Dec 19	@DAL	L 116-114 OT	45	29	10	9	0	1	4	12-30	2-9	53.5
Dec 16	@BOS	W 112-105	36	32	4	10	1	0	3	11-21	6-10	51.8
Dec 13	ATL	W 142-115	23	15	1	6	2	2	1	5-10	2-3	36.2
Dec 7	MIL	W 124-112	32	23	6	12	0	1	3	8-18	3-10	48.2
Dec 6	POR	W 122-116	36	29	4	9	3	1	1	7-15	2-4	58.3
Dec 4	@MIL	L 113-109	35	17	7	7	1	0	2	5-15	1-7	36.9
Dec 2	ATL	W 99-98	38	18	8	8	6	3	6	7-15	0-4	60.6
Nov 30	@MIA	W 138-135	38	29	4	8	2	1	8	14-25	1-5	46.8
Nov 29	ORL	L 112-109	40	39	13	11	0	0	8	13-26	4-7	63.1
Nov 26	@BOS	L 117-114	36	42	8	5	1	1	4	12-26	4-9	61.1
Nov 25	@IND	W 122-117	36	24	11	6	0	0	3	8-18	0-2	43.2
Nov 23	@MIL	W 129-116	33	29	8	10	1	1	4	10-18	3-6	55.6
Nov 19	@ATL	W 120-112	34	25	6	10	2	0	3	10-23	1-7	50.2
Nov 11	WSH	W 137-135 OT	45	46	12	11	5	2	2	14-45	2-11	95.9
Nov 10	@PHI	W 111-108	41	26	4	11	1	0	5	9-20	1-4	45.3
Nov 8	@BKN	W 125-107	33	34	1	10	1	0	4	13-18	2-6	49.2
Nov 6	UTAH	W 114-103	37	31	3	10	1	0	3	13-28	3-9	49.6
Nov 4	@MEM	W 114-106	39	33	5	8	0	1	3	12-20	3-6	51
Nov 2	DAL	W 122-110	37	21	6	18	3	0	1	7-16	2-4	63.2
Oct 29	ORL	W 135-116	36	30	6	10	3	3	0	12-24	1-7	70.2
Oct 27	CLE	L 116-95	29	12	5	4	0	1	5	3-14	1-7	22
Oct 26	BOS	W 119-113	38	25	3	8	0	1	6	8-18	2-5	37.6
Oct 25	@HOU	W 115-111	39	21	7	9	0	1	8	7-16	3-8	37.9
Oct 23	@CHI	L 115-111	34	23	7	10	1	0	3	8-24	1-6	46.4

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QIs Cade Cunningham a good fantasy pick?

Yes. Cade Cunningham ranks #7 overall and #4 among guards at 48.2 fantasy points per game. Core starter — #4 among guards.

QWhat round should Cade Cunningham be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 8.1 (roughly round 1 in a 10-team league). We rank him #10, so he is fairly priced.

QHow many fantasy points will Cade Cunningham score in 2026-27?

We project 44.3 points per game across an expected 71 games — approximately 3145 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 38.2 and 56.1 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #10 in projected scoring.

QHow does Cade Cunningham rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Cade Cunningham finished #22 in 9-cat and #11 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #7 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #11 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is Cade Cunningham for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 83% of games, with a floor of 28.2 and a ceiling of 63.2 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 17% of games and busted (under half his average) in 6%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.