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How an ex-Warriors, Knicks player helped Cade Cunningham & Pistons' growth

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Cade Cunningham & the Detroit Pistons may need to credit some of their growth to former Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks player Jarrett Jack before the NBA Playoffs.

How an ex-Warriors, Knicks player helped Cade Cunningham & Pistons' growth originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Detroit Pistons have been one of the greatest turnaround stories in sports.

In a span of two seasons, Cade Cunningham turned a 14-win squad into the top seed in the Eastern Conference. They are heading to the NBA Playoffs with 60 wins. Obviously, Jalen Duren and Coach J.

B. Bickerstaff were also big reasons for their success. However, there is one former Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks that helped them get this far โ€” Jarrett Jack.

How former Knicks, Warriors guard Jack helped Pistons Jarrett Jack knows a thing or two about the NBA Playoffs. He played alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in the Warriors system back in the 2013 NBA Playoffs. In that postseason, Jack delivered insane performances which helped him average 17.