DANTE CUNNINGHAM (SAS)
#33•D. CUNNINGHAM
F • 6’8, 230 lbs; 10th year, Villanova
SALTY DOG
NBA ROLE: UTILITY FORWARD
A defender who loves digging in and doing dirty work, Dante Cunningham is a vital utility forward; gets a lot of action at both forward spots – coaches love the overall effort Dante gives each night; remix curl scorer – most players will rise up for Js off curls – Cunningham prefers taking 1-2 dribbles, then slashing hard to the cup (moves well off ball); accurate midrange shooter who’s comfortable stepping back (a few feet) for elbow & corner triples – has improved range every year*; strong defender, won’t do anything outside of his comfort zone – Cunningham features almost everything you look for in any late rotation/glue guy
*Dante’s another example (along w/ Leonard, Kawhi; Williams, Marvin) of a player who made his greatest weakness into a key strength
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MORE ON D. CUNNINGHAM
Career: 6.1 points/game, 3.8 rebounds/game, 47% FG
Rocks the Corey Maggette Special: shaved head, headband, sleeve
(FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K19 RATING: 71
(via DownToBuck & New Orleans Pelicans)