The Detroit Pistons were unable to come to an extension agreement with Jalen Duren over the summer, and according to one report, didn’t really try.
It’s a decision that has since blown up in their faces (not really), as Duren has had the best stretch of his career and now looks closer to a max guy than one who will make $20 million per season.
Duren bet on himself, and he made the right call, as he’s shown everything the Pistons could possibly want from him over the first month of the season.