The recent ascension of the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets comes courtesy of the development of their 2021 first-round draft picks, Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green. Both teams have emerged as two of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season.

Cade Cunningham has helped lead the Detroit Pistons to a 22-21 record, an 18-win improvement from this time last year.

People need to go vote for Cade Cunningham, right now.”Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie Cade Cunningham

Excuse my French, but go vote!” Beasley said. Cade Cunningham's Pistons teammates before his postgame interview: Jalen Duren: "Get your votes in!" Malik Beasley: "Everybody go vote right now.

Rahat Huq writes generally about the Houston Rockets. The NBA announced on Monday that Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from ...

The Houston Rockets sat stuck to the floor of the Western Conference in Jalen Green's first two NBA seasons. Year 3 brought a rise to respectability. Year 4 is possibly the greatest leap yet for ...

Drafted in 2021 by Houston as their second overall pick, Jalen Green, the 6’4” shooting guard whose mom Bree Puruganan hails from Ilocos Sur, has rightfully earned his starting spot with the ...

Jalen Green just won the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week award, playing some of the best basketball of his career since Jan. 1, averaging 28.7 points on 51.2% shooting from the field ...

Jalen Green is having another one of his smoldering stretches for the Houston Rockets. Over eight games in January, Green is averaging 30.2 points on 52/48/92 shooting splits. That 48% from 3 is ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jalen Wilson added 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 14 for the Nets, who never trailed.

Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 20 points and six assists for the Knicks, who scored 143 points for the second straight game and won their fourth straight. New York (31-16) won for the 16th time in its past 22 games.