Jalen Duren

2022 - 6 - 23

Detroit Pistons trade Hornets for Jalen Duren (Detroit Sports Nation)

According to reports, the Detroit Pistons have acquired Jalen Duren, who had been selected by the Hornets with the No. 13 pick.

If he can control his foul rate, he has the potential to serve as rim protector as well. If he lands in the right situation, he could find minutes as a pick-and-roll finisher immediately. He has a frame that is already built for the next level.

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What Jalen Duren brings to the Detroit Pistons (The Athletic)

Duren has looked the part of an NBA big man for several years. Now he gets to prove his raw skills can translate.

Watch him walk across the stage of the draft and he looks like a man who’s a finished product. In time, he opted to transfer to Montverde (Fla.) High School, one of the premier prep schools in the country. The year ended with the Tigers underperforming, in regards to some grandiose expectations, but still managing a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They put a second-round scare into Gonzaga before losing 82-78. Per hoop-math, about 73 percent of Duren’s field goals came at the rim, and 35 percent came via (mostly short) jumpers. Duren has always been a talent who looks and feels older than he is. Duren is from Philadelphia. He became one of the best big man prospects in the country while at fabled Roman Catholic High School, one of the city’s historical basketball powers. What probably goes unnoticed or undervalued, though, is Duren’s ability as a passer. But like all other physical specimens, he was relegated to playing among his own age for a time. Everything Duren was billed to be was as-advertised and on full display. In reclassifying and committing to Memphis, Duren went for the buzz, but possibly not the best fit for his single season of college development. There were times not too long ago, when many saw Duren as a potential top-three overall pick. Yet, there was Jalen Duren last season, a shade over 18 years old, manhandling anyone and everyone.

Detroit Pistons acquire Kemba Walker, No. 13 pick Jalen Duren in ... (USA TODAY)

The Detroit Pistons acquired Kemba Walker in a deal that also landed them No. 13 overall pick Jalen Duren out of Memphis.

In Wednesday's trade with Portland, the Pistons dealt Jerami Grant for a 2025 first-round pick via the Bucks — protected 1-4 — two future second-round picks and a swap of second-round picks in Thursday's draft. The move gave the Pistons the most cap space in the NBA at around $43 million, with the potential to become more than $50 million. Walker, 32, has fallen off the past few seasons. He has played mostly center but can play power forward if he develops his 3-point shot. The Pistons are also taking on Kemba Walker, who has one year and $9.2 million remaining on his contract, and are sending a 2025 first-round pick from Milwaukee, acquired one day earlier, to the Hornets. The Detroit Pistons general manager has agreed to a second trade in as many days, acquiring Memphis freshman center Jalen Duren with the 13th pick from the Charlotte Hornets in a three-team deal with the New York Knicks, the Detroit Free Press has confirmed.

Detroit Pistons double-down in NBA draft, acquire Jalen Duren to ... (Detroit Free Press)

Jalen Duren has long had a fan in Troy Weaver. Now a Detroit Piston, his athleticism gives the roster a new dynamic and another potential star.

Defensively, he's already held his own against many forwards and could function along the perimeter with a rim protector behind him. The Pistons acquired Duren in a three-team deal. "Elite physical gifts and he’s the youngest player in the draft," Weaver said Thursday night during the draft. One of the biggest questions: what's the plan for Isaiah Stewart, who has mostly played center but would likely play power forward to share the court with Duren? That's to be determined, but Weaver isn't concerned. This deal retroactively made the Jerami Grant trade, sending him to Portland for the aforementioned Milwaukee 2025 first, stronger. And he's one of the youngest player in the NBA next season, as he won't turn 19 until Nov. 18.

Hornets-Knicks-Pistons trade details: Jalen Duren, Kemba Walker ... (Sporting News)

The Hornets, Knicks and Pistons reportedly agreed to terms on a three-team trade, though the exact terms of that deal are still unclear.

Walker averaged 11.6 points in 37 games last season, both career-lows. As of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, there was still a lot of confusion as to what assets New York had landed in the trade. chaos. The Hornets, Knicks and Pistons reportedly agreed to terms on a three-team trade, though the exact terms of that deal are still unclear.

Report: Knicks acquire Duren, package with Walker in deal to Pistons (TSN)

The New York Knicks acquired Jalen Duren, the No. 13 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, from the Charlotte Hornets and dealt him along with guard Kemba Walker to ...

The New York Knicks acquired Jalen Duren, the No. 13 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, from the Charlotte Hornets and dealt him along with guard Kemba Walker to the Detroit Pistons, according to a report by Shams Charania of The Athletic. The New York Knicks acquired Jalen Duren, the No. 13 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, from the Charlotte Hornets and dealt him along with guard Kemba Walker to the Detroit Pistons, according to a report by Shams Charania of The Athletic. The New York native spent one season with the Knicks and has also appeared for Charlotte and Boston over the course of his 741 game NBA career.

Jalen Duren, Kemba Walker To Pistons In Three-Team Trade (hoopsrumors.com)

9:47pm: Zach Lowe of ESPN confirms (via Twitter) that the Bucks' 2025 first-rounder is headed to the Knicks in the deal. That means the trade, ...

The details on those second-rounders have yet to be reported, but it seems likely that most, if not all, of them are coming from the Knicks as part of the price for dumping Walker’s contract. 9:29pm: According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer ( Twitter link), the Hornets are receiving the Nuggets’ 2023 first-round pick, the Knicks’ 2023 second-round pick, Utah’s 2023 second-round pick, either Dallas’ or Miami’s 2023 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable), and the Knicks’ 2024 second-round pick. That means the trade, as reported so far, looks like this: