Now in the second half of the season, teams are going out of their way to compete for the playoffs, and this season when you look at the Eastern Conference standings, you'll be a little surprised. In the past, some of the weak teams in our traditional understanding have now completely gotten rid of the name of the weak team. At the moment they are slowly starting to grow into a strong team. For example, the Cavaliers were often the bottom team in the East, but now they are the No. 1 team in the East, and the Pistons have been a team that has been rotten year after year, and this year they don't choose to play bad at all, and the current Pistons record is sixth in the East.

At present, the Pistons have opened a three-win gap with the Magic team in seventh place in the East, the Pistons have recently won a wave of six consecutive wins, according to the current momentum, the Pistons have a good chance to enter the playoffs this season, the Pistons have not entered the playoffs for many years, this year they finally have the opportunity to compete with strong teams in the playoffs, why can the Pistons have such a huge improvement this year? This is closely related to the performance of one person, who is the leader of the Pistons, Cunningham.

Cunningham is averaging 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game this season, and not only has he set a career-high in individual scoring, but he is also a career-high in assists. Kenningham made the All-Star this season and finally ushered in the highlight of his career. Many fans believe that this champion has no water, and he has a chance to change the fate of the Pistons. Another reason the Pistons have gotten stronger this season is also because they got an excellent shooter, and he was Beasley, who was waived by the Bucks.

Beasley averaged 16.6 points per game this season, averaged 4 three-pointers per game, and shot 42% from three-point range. And Cunningham is also a very good leader with a big picture view, he can accurately find opportunities for teammates, and his style of play is indeed a bit like Doncic, and a little like James. Therefore, in the future, the Pistons will most likely become a regular in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Of course, the overall strength of the Pistons team is not yet capable of competing for a championship. They still need some patchwork on their roster in the future, but in any case, the Pistons have become a strong team in the East.