Detroit Pistons set to select Cade Cunningham with No. 1 pick in 2021 NBA Draft if they don't trade away pick

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By Ashanti Lee Seabron

(DETROIT) If the Detroit Pistons keep the No. 1 pick in Thursday's 2021 NBA Draft, they will select Cade Cunnigham with the pick, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pistons are still listening to trade offers for the No. 1 pick, but if a deal isn't made before this evening's draft Cunningham will be heading to Detroit.

Detroit officials traveled to New York on Wednesday, met with Cunningham a final time and finalized the decision to choose him at No.1 in meetings this morning, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/aNdmZv5C9m
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 29, 2021

On Wednesday, the team flew to New York City to meet with Cunningham, and came to a determination that he was the right choice for their draft selection.

Cunningham has been the consensus favorite to be the first pick in the draft, and averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists a game last season at Oklahoma State.