{"id":682571,"date":"2026-03-27T18:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/682571\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:07:23","slug":"pistons-jalen-duren-just-did-something-the-nba-hasnt-seen-since-dwight-howard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/682571\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons\u2019 Jalen Duren just did something the NBA hasn’t seen since Dwight Howard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pistons\u2019 Jalen Duren just did something the NBA hasn’t seen since Dwight Howard<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Cade Cunningham continues to recover from a collapsed left lung, Jalen Duren has stepped up to drive the Detroit Pistons<\/a> forward.<\/p>\n

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Duren has enjoyed his best NBA season yet as a key contributor to the East’s top seed. But what he’s been doing lately has elevated him into another stratosphere of production.<\/p>\n

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Over his past 10 games, Duren has averaged 24.9 points and 10.1 rebounds on 72.4 percent shooting. The Pistons are 8-2 in that stretch, including 4-1 in the past five games without MVP candidate Cunningham.<\/p>\n

The only other player to accrue similar figures in a 10-game span before turning 23 years old? Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dwight Howard, one of his era’s most dominant players.<\/p>\n

Duren is in line to sign a maximum contract extension in Detroit this summer, and judging on his recent form, Pistons GM Trajan Langdon probably can’t wait to get to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n

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For the season, Duren — a first-time All-Star in February — is averaging 19.5 points and 10.6 rebounds. And at 22 years old, the chances that he only gets better from here are pretty high.<\/p>\n

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