DETROIT – Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren was named an Eastern Conference reserve for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.
Duren was announced as a first-time NBA All-Star on Sunday (Feb. 1) during the Pistons franchise record 53-point victory, beating the Brooklyn Nets 130-77.
With the announcement, Duren joins two-time All-Star Cade Cunningham, who was named a starter, and J.B. Bickerstaff, who was named the head coach of the Eastern Conference for the game to be played at the Intuit Dome in Compton, California, on Feb. 15, 2026.
Like Duren, Bickerstaff will be in the 75th edition of the festivities as a first-time participant in the All-Star game.
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Duren, who stands 6-foot-10 and weighs 268 pounds, is averaging 18 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.9 blocks per game this season. He shoots 63% from the field in 28.3 minutes per game.
His 10.7 rebounds per game rank sixth in the NBA, while his 154 offensive rebounds rank fifth.
Duren is one of only two qualified players this season averaging at least 18 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game, alongside Victor Wembanyama.
The No. 13 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Duren has recorded at least 15 rebounds and 10 points in eight games, ranking second in the NBA behind Karl-Anthony Towns.
At 22 years old, Duren is the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 3,000 points and 2,500 rebounds, trailing only Dwight Howard and Towns.
DAuren is also the third-youngest to reach 850 offensive rebounds, joining former Pistons center Andre Drummond and Howard.
This season, Duren ranks fifth in the NBA with 22 point-rebound double-doubles and fourth with 110 dunks.
A native of Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, Duren ranks first in field goal percentage (.650), second in double-doubles (123), third in offensive rebounds (846), and fifth in total rebounds (2,525) all-time through a player’s first 245 games with the Pistons franchise.
On Nov. 17 against the Indiana Pacers, Duren became the first player since Howard in 2007 to post a 30-point, 15-rebound game while shooting 90% or better from the field.
Duren ranks second in the NBA this season with five games of 20-plus points and 15-plus rebounds, behind only Nikola Jokic.
Duren joins teammate Cunningham as the first pair of Pistons teammates named Eastern Conference All-Stars in the same season since Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace in 2008.
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The NBA’s head coaches voted on the 14 reserves for the 75th NBA All-Star Game.
The new format will feature two U.S. teams and one international team, each with eight players, competing in a three-game mini-tournament.
The event will air at 5 p.m. ET on NBC.
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