Police arrested shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope early Wednesday morning on suspicion of drunk driving, according to Derick Hutchinson of Click On Detroit. KCP was pulled over at approximately 2:50 a.m. in Auburn Hills and was put through a sobriety test, which he failed.
The 24-year-old was “very cooperative,” authorities tell Hutchinson. The incident came just hours after the Pistons lost to the Heat in a game where KCP went 2-10 from behind the arc.
Pistons coach/executive Stan Van Gundy recently said if KCP doesn’t return to the team, it’ll be because the front office made that decision. As a restricted free agent, KCP can’t join another team unless the Pistons decide not to match an offer sheet he signs.
“We only don’t have [KCP] next year if we decide we don’t want him next year. There’s no team out there that can decide they’re going to have KCP next year–it’s on us,” Van Gundy said. “It will be our decision this summer whether he’s in Detroit next year. Other people can want him but they need us to acquiesce if they’re going to have him.”
Prior to the arrest, Caldwell-Pope was looking at a receiving a massive raise on his 2016/17 salary, which is worth slightly less than $3.68MM. It remains to be seen how the incident will impact the market for his services. Should he decide to simply accept his qualifying offer, he’ll make just under $4.96MM, though he would be eligible to become a restricted free agent after the season.
The shooting guard is averaging 14.1 points per game, but he’s sporting a below average player efficiency rating of 13.4. His Real Plus/Minus ranks 25th in the league among shooting guards, though at times this season, he’s looked like a foundational player. As a result of his inconsistencies, pegging the value of his next contract was always considered a difficult task; The DUI adds one more variable to the complex situation.
I like how they give his 2-10 from beyond the arc stat, reading between the lines he was clearly drunk during the game.
No he probably had a bad game then got drunk after
Clearly, huh? Gtfo
In a day where we have uber and lyft there is no excuse for getting a DUI for average people let alone a multi millionaire.
Nothing good ever happens when you are out after 2 AM on a weekday. Go home and go to bed.
BONEHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
exactly like DarkGhost said you are a millionaire, no excuse. He can probably even afford the surge charge prices!
Penalties for this crap should increase because there are regular cabs, uber, lyft, etc… No excuses.
I agree. I’m pretty sure players could get a free ride too if they called someone from the team and said they were drunk and couldn’t drive.
I know, back in the 80’s and 90’s we were forced into driving drunk with sub par monopoly cab companies that never showed up. No excuse now for getting DUI….dumb dumb dumb
Cut him.
Init pieces, then eat him.
*Into, sorry
Studies show players who consume alcohol are twice as likely to get injured, that’s crazy, and if they do they don’t get caught like this often for all the reasons people are listing.
He is a nice player but not even close to a max player, 3rd or 4th best player on a good playoff team, maybe even 6th man type guy eventually. Sometimes he looks amazing other times he doesn’t do anything.