Pistons star Cade Cunningham shows some love for Mavericks guard and former Montverde Academy teammate Ryan Nembhard

The Dallas Mavericks may be without multiple key players in Thursday night's game against the Detroit Pistons.

Here are three needs for the Detroit Pistons − and the potential fits to solve those issues − nearly 6 weeks before Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline 2026.

Anthony Davis received an important injury update for the Mavericks' game on Thursday night against the Pistons.

The Detroit Pistons are ranked as high as the No. 2 team in the NBA, according to many of the biggest sports media outlets.

The 21-5 Pistons are set for their longest road trip of the entire season. The last time Detroit had more than three consecutive games away from home this seaso

Ahead of the Pistons' road game against the Mavericks, Cade Cunningham and Daniss Jenkins were both honored by the Texas high schools they attended.

Despite the rough start, rookie Cooper Flagg has been playing extremely well. Pistons' star Cade Cunningham has taken notice.

The Detroit Pistons are the second-best team in the NBA and they're the best team in the Eastern conference. The closest team to the Pistons in the East is the new NBA Cup champion New York Knicks at 18-7. Detroit has stylistic flaws in their game, but few contending teams play a unified brand of basketball on both sides of the court like Detroit.