![]() Cunningham with the Brooklyn Nets in 2018 | |
Free agent | |
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Position | Power forward / small forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Clinton, Maryland, U.S. | April 22, 1987
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Villanova (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2011 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2011 | Charlotte Bobcats |
2011–2012 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2012–2014 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2014–2018 | New Orleans Pelicans |
2018 | Brooklyn Nets |
2018–2019 | San Antonio Spurs |
2019–2020 | Fujian Sturgeons |
2021 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
2021–2022 | Le Mans Sarthe Basket |
2022–2023 | Changwon LG Sakers |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dante Lamar Cunningham (born April 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for Villanova before being selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Cunningham was born in Clinton, Maryland, to Searcy Blankenship and Ron Cunningham. His older sister Davalyn played in the WNBA. [1]
Cunningham began his prep career at St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. While a junior, he averaged 10 points per game and 7.4 rebounds. One of his teammates, Dwayne Anderson, would later play at Villanova with Cunningham. [1]
As a senior, Cunningham transferred to Potomac High School, which he led to a 27–0 season under Head Coach Rico Reed. He averaged 13 rebounds, 20 points, and four blocked shots per game at Potomac. He was honored as The Washington Post Metropolitan Player of the Year. [1]
At Villanova Cunningham played in all 33 games and was a starter in four during his freshman year. [1]
In his senior year, Cunningham would go on to lead the team in scoring with 16.1 points and take home the Big East Most Improved Player award. He led the Wildcats to their first Final Four appearance since 1985. Cunningham was named to the 2008–2009 All Big East second team and the 2009 NCAA Tournament All Region .
Cunningham was drafted 33rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 NBA draft. He played for Portland's Las Vegas Summer League team where he averaged over 18 points and 5 rebounds per game in four contests. On August 21, 2009, Cunningham signed his rookie scale contract with the Trail Blazers. [2]
On February 24, 2011, Cunningham was traded, along with Joel Przybilla, Sean Marks and two future first-round draft picks, to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Gerald Wallace. [3]
On December 20, 2011, Cunningham received a three-year, $7 million offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies. [4] The Bobcats declined to match the offer and subsequently signed the contract with the Grizzlies. [5]
On July 24, 2012, Cunningham was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Wayne Ellington. [6]
On December 4, 2014, Cunningham signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. [7] On July 9, 2015, he re-signed with the Pelicans. [8] On September 25, 2017, he re-signed with the Pelicans. [9]
On February 8, 2018, Cunningham was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Rashad Vaughn. [10]
On July 20, 2018, Cunningham signed with the San Antonio Spurs. [11]
On December 11, 2019, Cunningham was listed in the squad of Fujian Sturgeons and made his debut for Fujian Sturgeons on the next day, scoring fourteen points and collecting eight rebounds in a 111–107 win over the Beijing Ducks. [12] He averaged 15 points and 7 rebounds per game. [13]
On July 7, 2021, Cunningham signed with the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. [13] In 10 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.1 assists per game. [14]
On August 27, 2021, Cunningham signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the LNB Pro A. [14]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009–10 | Portland | 63 | 2 | 11.2 | .495 | – | .646 | 2.5 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 3.9 |
2010–11 | Portland | 56 | 9 | 19.8 | .433 | .000 | .711 | 3.4 | .5 | .7 | .6 | 5.1 |
2010–11 | Charlotte | 22 | 9 | 24.0 | .508 | .111 | .765 | 4.0 | .6 | .7 | .5 | 9.0 |
2011–12 | Memphis | 64 | 5 | 17.6 | .516 | – | .652 | 3.8 | .6 | .7 | .5 | 5.2 |
2012–13 | Minnesota | 80 | 9 | 25.1 | .468 | .000 | .650 | 5.1 | .8 | 1.1 | .5 | 8.7 |
2013–14 | Minnesota | 81 | 7 | 20.2 | .464 | .000 | .567 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .8 | .7 | 6.3 |
2014–15 | New Orleans | 66 | 27 | 25.0 | .457 | .100 | .617 | 3.9 | .8 | .7 | .6 | 5.2 |
2015–16 | New Orleans | 80 | 46 | 24.6 | .451 | .316 | .695 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 6.1 |
2016–17 | New Orleans | 66 | 35 | 25.0 | .485 | .392 | .593 | 4.2 | .6 | .6 | .4 | 6.6 |
2017–18 | New Orleans | 51 | 24 | 21.9 | .440 | .324 | .556 | 3.8 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 5.0 |
2017–18 | Brooklyn | 22 | 1 | 20.3 | .468 | .383 | .688 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .6 | 7.5 |
2018–19 | San Antonio | 64 | 21 | 14.5 | .475 | .462 | .778 | 2.9 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 3.0 |
Career | 715 | 195 | 20.8 | .469 | .345 | .649 | 3.7 | .7 | .6 | .5 | 5.8 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010 | Portland | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | .600 | .000 | .833 | 2.6 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.6 |
2012 | Memphis | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | .364 | – | – | 1.6 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 1.1 |
2015 | New Orleans | 4 | 0 | 18.8 | .818 | – | 1.000 | 4.5 | .5 | .8 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
2019 | San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .667 | 1.000 | – | 1.2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
Career | 21 | 0 | 8.5 | .600 | .667 | .889 | 2.3 | .1 | .4 | .3 | 2.8 |
On April 3, 2014, Cunningham was arrested for allegedly choking his girlfriend with whom he lived. Three days later, he was arrested on alleged domestic abuse charges. [15] By August 18, 2014, charges were dropped, due to evidence Cunningham's then girlfriend had fabricated her accusations. [16] [17]
Cunningham was included on a preliminary list for Great Britain's Eurobasket 2009 qualifying matches in 2008. [18] However, he was later ruled ineligible to compete for Britain after an investigation by British Basketball officials into his ancestral ties failed to prove his case to receive UK citizenship. [19]
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