On February 3, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. Earlier today, the NBA officially announced january's East-West Rookie of the Month, with Thunder guard Josh Gidy and Pistons guard Cadet Cunningham elected separately.
In the past month, Cunningham has played very well, averaging 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, making him the most eye-catching rookie in the East. He also became the first Pistons player to be named Rookie of the Month since 2010 and the 6th in Pistons history. Since entering the 21st century, the Pistons have only two previously won the best rookie.
It has to be said that due to the start of his NBA career with injuries, Cunningham, as a champion, has been lagging behind from the beginning. Because of this, this is the first time he has been selected as the rookie of the month, and in the overall evaluation, he is also lower than the Cavaliers' Mobley, the Raptors' Barnes and other rookies.
However, as the season progresses, Cunningham is expected to complete a counterattack and hit the Best Rookie Award. It should be known that in the latest issue of the rookie list released today, Cunningham pushed Mobley to rise to No. 1 for the first time, and the rookies ranked 2nd to No. 5 were: Mobley, Barnes, Gidey, Wagner.
So far this season, Cunningham has averaged 32 minutes per game, 15.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals, shooting 39.7% from the field and 32.8% from three-point range, including 4th per game for rookies, 5th for rebounds per game, 2nd for rookies per game for assists, and 2nd for rookies per game for steals!