CLASH: Paolo Banchero and Cade Cunningham fight for their place atop the NBA
We have released the Locked on NBA Top 100 list ahead of the 2025-26 season. Paolo Banchero came in at No. 23, certainly within striking range of the elite of the NBA. Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham cracked the top 20 at No. 15. Are these rankings fair? What is in store for two of the brightest stars in the NBA?
Ku Khahil of Locked On Pistons joins the show to break down where Cunningham has improved to launch into the top 20 and where Banchero still needs work.
Will either take the next step and help their teams advance in the Eastern Conference?
0:00 Intro: Locked On NBA Top 100 released
5:01 Cade Cunningham’s ranking and improvement
10:12 Paolo Banchero’s development and challenges
15:16 Franz Wagner’s impact and underrated status
21:55 Comparing Paolo and Franz’s playing styles
28:40 Eastern Conference landscape and team expectations
34:26 Magic and Pistons’ potential in upcoming season
38:50 Closing thoughts on Magic and Pistons’ outlook
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11 Comments
Should've brought up the healthy paolo sample you bought up in your solo episode. Paolo averaging damm near 30 efficiently
As a Magic fan since 1989, I want to play Detroit in the second round after they sweep 🧹 Atlanta in the first round, in the 4-5 seed series winner! Let’s Go Magic! Play The Song 🎵
calling it now magic and clippers finals
Just say it, Paolo will have a better career than Cade when said and done period. Sorry Pistons fans
Im sorry, but I'll also mention that Ku is just a biased Pistons fan. He would propably put every starter for the Pistons lineup in top 100 lol auser at top 100? Amen i can see but not Auser
the wemby love is just sickening
Put Paolo right behind Cade… I'd take Paolo over the 16-20 guys.
Notice he never wants to talk about Cade turnovers nor the fact he choked in the playoffs and shot 17% from 3
A lot of shade thrown at Paolo by Ku without considering the double & triple teams he draws to free up Franz. Bane will open up the floor for everyone and P5 will feast in space
Unfortunately power forward is probably the most overlooked position on the court. That’s the only reason Cade might have the advantage.
Saying Cade is a better player than Paolo is just ridiculous. It’s a bunch of analytics guys that don’t know shit about the game. Anyone with any basketball IQ understands Cades talent but knows he is a tier below Paolo.