Detroit's key pickup of the NBA trade deadline made his Pistons debut on Thursday, ready to start meshing with his new team.

However, the NBA's assist leader chose to pass the ball to Jaden Ivey, who finished with a powerful one-handed dunk. Cunningham and Ivey celebrated the moment as Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernández called a timeout.

Detroit Pistons score: The Pistons never led and trailed by 22 in the first half of a loss to the woeful Washington Wizards.

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For the first time in his NBA career, Jaden Ivey didn’t suit up in a Detroit Pistons jersey. A trade to the Chicago Bulls earlier this week saw the former Pistons lottery pick change teams for the first time and he was quickly thrown in the mix.

This week, a social media post from NBA wing Kevin Huerter in 2014 went viral in 2026, after news broke that the 27-year-old had been traded to the Detroit Pistons.  Huerter reposted a statement from the “Legion Hoops” account on what's now X that expressed admiration for the ‘Goin To Work’ era.

Very little has gone wrong for the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons this season, but things didn't their way leading up to a Friday showdown against the streaking New York Knicks.

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren was forced to exit early against the Washington Wizards at home on Thursday.