Pistons All-Star Prepared for Risky $9.6 Million Decision: Insider
The 22-year-old center could play on a $9.6 million qualifying offer and reach unrestricted free agency next summer if Detroit does not finalize a deal.
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Pistons’ Jalen Duren Open to $9.6M Qualifying Offer amid Contract Talks
NBA News NBA Rumors Pistons The Pistons still have most of the leverage in their contract standoff with Jalen Duren, but Duren may be getting closer to using the one piece he has. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Duren is increasingly prepared to play next season on his $9.6 million qualifying offer if he and Detroit cannot reach a long-term agreement by the end of September. Doing so would make him an unrestricted free agent next summ…
Duren negotiates extension with the Pistons since the end of the season Duren can play by qualifying offer of $9.6 mi and test the free agency in 2027
Jalen Duren considers playing on qualifying offer
Jalen Duren could be heading toward a major decision in his contract negotiations with the Detroit Pistons, with the two sides still unable to agree on a long-term deal. According to a source familiar with the situation, Duren is becoming more willing to accept Detroit’s $9.6 million qualifying offer and play out the upcoming season. […]
Stein's Latest: Duren, Kawhi, Clayton, Mavericks
As the Pistons’ negotiations with restricted free agent center Jalen Duren drag well into September, Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link) hears from one source familiar with the process that the big man is “increasingly” considering the possibility of signing his one-year, $9.6MM qualifying offer. Stein acknowledges that there’s still “skepticism” about whether Duren would really take that route, given how risky it would be. If he were t…
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