{"id":496422,"date":"2025-12-26T06:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/496422\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T06:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:16:46","slug":"pistons-jalen-duren-receives-big-200-million-contract-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/496422\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons’ Jalen Duren receives big $200 million contract update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pistons’ Jalen Duren receives big $200 million contract update<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Life is pretty good for Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons<\/a> these days.<\/p>\n

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Alongside Cade Cunningham, Duren is a standout piece of the Pistons’ young core — which has Detroit sitting atop the Eastern Conference with a 23-6 record.<\/p>\n

When Cunningham fouled out early in the fourth quarter of the Pistons’ visit to the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> on Monday night, Duren stepped up and delivered a game-high 26 points. The fourth-year big man added a game-best 12 rebounds as the Pistons won, 110-102, despite blowing a 21-point lead.<\/p>\n

The performance continued to bolster Duren’s case to receive to a maximum contract when he reaches restricted free agency after the season. The 22-year-old is on track to make his first All-Star team this season; he is averaging 18.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, while demonstrating improved ball-handling and playing lockdown defense.<\/p>\n

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Veteran NBA insider Marc Stein<\/a> believes, based on conversations with executives around the league, that Duren is on course to sign a new $40 million-per-year contract with the Pistons next year.<\/p>\n

With the salary cap set to rise in 2026, that means Duren would be in line for a five-year, $200 million max contract in Detroit if his camp gets what it wants.<\/p>\n

The Pistons look poised to be at or near the top of the East for years to come. For Detroit general manager Trajan Langdon, keeping Duren and Cunningham — one of the league’s best pick-and-roll duos — together long-term will only entrench the Pistons’ newfound position among the elite.<\/p>\n

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