When the Detroit Pistons drafted Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall pick in 2021, they hoped that the Oklahoma State product could deliver winning results to the franchise for years to come. It was a rocky start.

Cunningham's leadership has helped lead the Pistons to a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time since 2008.

NEW YORK -- Before Game 2 of the Detroit Pistons ' first-round series against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Monday, coach J.B. Bickerstaff offered his perspective on teaching his young team about playoff basketball: You can tell players how it's different from the regular season but they still have to feel it for themselves.