Cade Cunningham had a three-word reaction to the Pistons snapping a streak dating back to 2018.

Behind the breakout season from Cade CunninghamThe Detroit Pistons have become one of the NBA’s most talked about teams. As they continue their big turnaround, the rising star made a positive remark about the team’s mindset.

Last season was one to forget for the Pistons, finishing with the worst record in the NBA. Their struggles were led by a historically long streak of 28 games. However, Detroit looked like a completely different team to start 2025.

On Wednesday night, the Pistons beat the Brooklyn Nets to move to 19-18 on the season. It ended up being a monumental win for them, as it marked the first time they went over .500 in January in seven years.

While we are talking about Pistons success, Cade Cunningham made it clear that what they had achieved so far was not enough. The group is still mentally locked in as they continue to beat the supplies.

“It feels good,” Cunningham said The Athletic. “We’re still hungry though, man. We are not satisfied.”

The former No. 1 overall pick was one of the best guards in the NBA this year, and in the interview he signed up as an All-Star. On the season, Cunningham is averaging 24 points, 6.6 rebounds and 9.3 assists.

In addition to being over .500, the Pistons are knocking on the door of ending their playoff drought. They are in eighth place, but are only half a game behind the coveted sixth seed.

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Kendrick Perkins backs Cade Cunningham’s All-Star case

As Cade Cunningham continues to shine for the Detroit Pistons, his All-Star case is slowly getting stronger. After his dominant outing over the weekend, one ex NBA the champion said that the young guard deserves recognition this year.

On Saturday night, the Pistons squared off against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It would conclude a duel between a pair of former top picks and Cunningham and Anthony Edwards had a great night. Despite the Timberwolves star’s career-high 53 points, it was the Pistons who walked away with the victory.

A big reason why the Pistons were able to spoil Edwards’ night was the play of Cade Cunningham. He did it all for Detroit, finishing with 40 points, six rebounds and nine assists.

NBA fans were buzzing on social media following this matchup, and Kendrick Perkins even got into the fray. The former Boston Celtics great said on X (formerly Twitter) that Cunningham should be an All-Star.

Cunningham has plenty of guards to compete with in the Eastern Conference for an All-Star spot. However, given his past results, he has a chance to either break through or be one of this year’s biggest thieves.