Tonight is the night we see the further ascension of Cade Cunningham. This could be the start of the kind of season that gets him into First-Team All-NBA or even the MVP conversation. It could be the start of a season that cements the core of the Detroit Pistons as one to build around, and of the Pistons as playoff mainstays. Those are the stakes and, in my opinion, not-so-unreasonable expectations. It starts with game 1 of the 2025-26 NBA season and a game against the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls don’t have the same sort of lofty expectations as the Pistons, but they do hope to improve and hopefully not find themselves on the wrong end of a Play-In Tournament game for the fourth season in a row. While the Pistons’ season starts without Jaden Ivey, the Bulls will be absent their best player in Coby White and a key reserve in Zach Collins.
When: 8 p.m. ET
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Watch: Fan Duel Sports Network Detroit
Odds: Pistons -2.5
Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren
Josh Giddey, Tre Jones, Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis, Nikola Vucevic
