Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

The Detroit Pistons With Cade Cunningham And Jalen Duren Are Coming For The NBA Title From The East!

12 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Draymond Green reflects on the Detroit Pistons' recent playoff loss to the New York Knicks, emphasizing the lessons learned and the resulting confidence heading into the next season. He argues that the Pistons have identified and corrected key mistakes, positioning themselves for a deep Eastern Conference run. Green highlights the roster components he believes are essential for championship contention: Cade Cunningham as the current MVP candidate, Jalen Duren emerging as a second All‑Star, his own role as a defensive anchor, Caris LeVert providing bench scoring, and overall shooting ability. He concludes that, despite the schedule, the Pistons possess the energy, attitude, and talent mix to compete for the Eastern Conference Finals.

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'Cause remember, the Detroit Pistons should have beat the New York Knicks last year. And when you come out of a series knowing everything that you did wrong to win, that next step, you're coming in that next year, you're saying amongst each other, yo, we're ready to take this next step. We know we did X, Y, and Z wrong, and if we can correct those things, we're in the Eastern Conference Finals. We're giving ourselves a chance. And so they're coming out with that type of energy and that type of attitude. Anytime you're gonna compete for a championship, guess what you must have? You must have an MVP candidate. Cade Cunningham is definitely that right now. You usually have a second All-Star. Jalen Duren is showing that he gonna be that this year. You usually have a great defender. All-Star, Draymond Green is laying his, he's putting his fork in the ground. You must have a good bench. Caris LeVert coming off that bench scoring. You must have some shooting. So when you start to look at the team, you like, yeah, the schedule is what it is, but these boys coming.