For all the preseason buzz attached to the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers as Eastern Conference kings in a Jayson Tatum-less NBA season, the Detroit Pistons might be the true front-runners in the East. It certainly looks like it so far. Detroit has the NBA’s second-best record (11-2), and the Pistons have a legitimate superstar in Cade Cunningham, who is averaging 27.5 points, 9.9 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game.

To be clear, Cunningham’s stardom became apparent when he made a leap last season, during which he made his first All-Star team, was selected to Third Team All-NBA, and finished No. 7 in MVP voting.

But now with the Pistons running the East, and with Cunningham’s numbers looking gaudier than ever, his status as a superstar is beyond cemented.

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