Pistons star Cade Cunningham fifth in MVP voting
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Guard Cade Cunningham is the engine that makes the Detroit Pistons go, putting together a season that was among the best in the NBA.
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player on Sunday night for the second straight season, with Cunningham finishing fifth.
Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 939 points and 83 first-place votes from a global media panel, outdistancing Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic (634 points), and San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama (569). Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers (250) was fourth, while Cunningham registered 117, which included two first-place votes.
In his fifth season, Cunningham averaged 23.9 points and a career-high 9.9 assists this season, earning his second straight All-Star Game nod. The No. 1 overall pick from the 2021 NBA Draft added 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals, and has the Pistons in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals as the top seed in the conference.
Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 points and led the NBA in plus-minus (+788) in leading the Thunder to an NBA-best 64-18 record. Oklahoma City will take on San Antonio in the Western Conference finals.
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