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Following the NBPA’s statement criticizing the NBA’s 65-game eligibility rule, the Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, also spoke out, arguing that his client should still be considered for All-NBA honors despite likely falling short of the requirement.

“Cade has delivered a first-team All-NBA season,” Schwartz told ESPN’s Shams Charania.

“If he falls just short of an arbitrary games-played threshold due to legitimate injury, it should not disqualify him from recognition he has clearly earned over the course of the season. The league should be rewarding excellence, not enforcing rigid cutoffs that ignore context. An exception needs to be made.”

Cunningham, who was recently diagnosed with a collapsed lung, is not expected to reach the 65-game minimum, as he would need to appear in five more games to qualify.

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