Detroit Pistons pair Jaden Ivey with Cade Cunningham to become ‘seriously dangerous’

It’s official, the Detroit Pistons have drafted Purdue guard Jaden Ivey with the fifth pick in the 2022 NBA draft Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York. It is expected that Ivey will play an important role in the Pistons rebuilding process.

Ivey is a basketball lifer, literally. His mother, former WNBA standout and current Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach, would have him around at practices and he truly honed his skills working with players such as Skylar Diggins-Smith and Ja Morant.

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Here’s what’s being said about the newest addition to the Pistons.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons’ Jaden Ivey, Cade Cunningham ‘seriously dangerous’