Detroit Pistons small forward Tim Hardaway Jr. sees similarities between Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and new teammate Cade Cunningham (played with Doncic on the Mavs from 2019-2024).
(via Detroit Pistons):
“There’s only one Luka Doncic, but I definitely see a little bit in Cade, for sure. The height. How strong he is with the ball playing against him, playing with him in pickup here and there. Him coming off ball screens. The passing. So he has what it takes, man. Like I said, he’s not Luka, but he could damn near be close. So just being able to play along 77 and picking and choosing points of where he wants you to be on the floor. Definitely will pick Deuce’s brain and see how he wants guys out there on the floor, where they need to be spaced at, where they need guys to cut, where they need to be when he’s coming off the ball screens. So a lot of things that go into that, but all that gets eliminated by communication.”