Jalen Duren

Jalen Duren

19-Year-Old CenterC
Detroit Pistons
2023 Fantasy Outlook
The eye test is always dangerous when evaluating players, but Duren was a beast in the final months of his rookie season. The big man took on a much bigger workload when Bojan Bogdanovic and Isaiah Stewart went down, averaging 10.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocks on 66 percent shooting over the final 44 games. Seeing a rookie grab double-digit boards is ridiculous, but it was evident that Duren doesn't play like a 19-year-old. All of that should theoretically make Duren a fantasy darling this year, but the context of this roster is a concern for fantasy managers. Not only are Bogdanovic and Stewart expected to be fully healthy, but James Wiseman and Marvin Bagley were thrown into the mix as well. Having that many young big men on a roster makes projecting minutes difficult. It's clear as day that Duren is the one worth building around, but this team has shown us that all three guys will get minutes. That means Duren could be capped at 25 minutes for most of the season, but he's already shown us he can be productive in that role. That's why he'll likely fall outside the Top 100 in most drafts, even though he's one of the most promising big men in the league. Read Past Outlooks
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#151
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$Signed two-year, $8.45 million contract with the Pistons in July of 2022. Pistons exercised $4.54 million team option for 2024-25 in October of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Jalen Montez Duren was born on November 18, 2003 in New Castle, Delaware. Duren grew up in Sharon Hill, PA, where he played football and baseball as a child before opting to focus on basketball. Before he reached high school, Duren already stood 6-foot-8 and attracted attention from top schools with notable performances at the MADE Hoops Middle School Academy and the CP3 Rising Stars Camp. The big man began his high school career at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He averaged 12.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a freshman en route to First Team All-League and Second Team All-State honors. During his sophomore season, Duren posted 18.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game. In the summer of 2019, Duren was selected to play for USA Basketball's 16U team at the FIBA Americas Championship, where he helped Team USA capture the gold medal. For his junior and senior campaigns, Duren opted to transfer to Montverde Academy in Montverde, FL. Duren helped Montverde reach the 2021 High School Nationals behind averages of 14.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest. A consensus five-star recruit, Duren committed to Memphis over Kentucky, Miami, the NBL (Australia) and the NBA G League Ignite. As a freshman at Memphis, Duren averaged 12.0 points, 8.1 boards, 1.3 assists and 2.1 blocks, while shooting nearly 60 percent from the field. He began his college career by blocking at least one shot in 16 straight games. Against UCF on March 11, 2022, Duren produced 21 points and 10 rebounds. At the end of the season, Duren was named the AAC Freshman of the Year and a First Team All-AAC performer. He also declared for the 2022 NBA Draft, where he was drafted 13th overall by the Hornets, but immediately traded to the Detroit Pistons in a 3-team deal.

Team option for 2024-25 exercised
CDetroit Pistons
October 2, 2023
The Pistons picked up the 2024-25 team option on Duren's rookie contract Monday, James L. Edwards III of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Duren was solid as a rookie, starting 31 of 67 appearances while averaging 9.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals-plus-blocks per game. Despite a logjam in the frontcourt, the 2022 No. 13 overall pick is expected to claim a starting role out of the gate in 2023-24. Duren, Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey are considered the core of the Pistons' rebuild.
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How does Jalen Duren compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
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  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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True Shooting %
65.5%
 
Effective Field Goal %
64.8%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.5%
 
Free Throw Rate
39.4%
 
Offensive Rebound %
14.7%
 
Defensive Rebound %
25.1%
 
Total Rebound %
19.7%
 
Assist %
6.8%
 
Steal %
1.1%
 
Block %
3.1%
 
Turnover %
14.4%
 
Usage %
14.3%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
24.7
 
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1.0
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Starting role completely safe
CDetroit Pistons
July 27, 2023
Duren is one of three players believed to have locked up a starting role in Monty Williams' rotation ahead of the 2023-24 season, Keith Langlois of the Pistons' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
While the coaching staff has not made any formal announcements, it is believed the three players that Williams already sees as starters are Duren, Cade Cunningham and Bojan Bogdanovic. The first two are intriguing options due to their long-term potential, while Bogdanovic's veteran leadership should help him operate as one of the team's go-to players on offense. Duren started 31 of his 67 appearances and averaged 9.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game as a rookie during the 2022-23 season.
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
The Pistons selected Duren with the 13th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft following his lone season at Memphis, where the 6-foot-11 big averaged 12.0 points on 59.7 percent shooting, 8.1 rebounds (3.0 offensive), 2.1 blocks, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals in 25.2 minutes. He was named AAC Freshman of the Year and to the All-AAC First Team. He finished with a successful Summer League venture, averaging 11.3 points on 65.0 percent shooting to go along with 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 assists. The 18-year-old is an excellent athlete known for his shot-blocking and interior scoring, the latter of which should prove especially useful in an offense with a capable lob-thrower in Cade Cunningham. The catch is that he is prone to mental lapses, such as missing box-outs and getting into foul trouble. His post game is also weak and his free-throw percentage (62.5%) is relatively poor, but these criticisms are common for most big men who end up in the late lottery. Duren is competing against Isaiah Stewart, Marvin Bagley and Nerlens Noel for minutes. Stewart had an underwhelming sophomore campaign and is undersized while Noel is a veteran (28 years old) and doesn't have any development upside for Detroit, so there's a path, in theory, for Duren to make an impact. However, early reports indicate Duren may spend significant time in the G League. If that's the case, he can't be drafted in standard leagues.
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Notches double-double in loss
CDetroit Pistons
July 9, 2023
Duren poured in 23 points (10-14 FG, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist and one block over 28 minutes during Sunday's 113-101 Summer League loss to the Rockets.
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Grabs game-high 18 boards
CDetroit Pistons
April 9, 2023
Duren logged four points (2-5 FG), 18 rebounds and one block across 35 minutes during Sunday's 103-81 loss to the Bulls.
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Goes 9-for-11 from field in loss
CDetroit Pistons
April 6, 2023
Duren finished Wednesday's 123-108 loss to the Nets with 18 points (9-11 FG), eight rebounds, two assists and one steal across 35 minutes.
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Notches double-double as starter
CDetroit Pistons
April 4, 2023
Duren recorded 20 points (7-8 FG, 6-7 FT), 14 rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal over 36 minutes during Tuesday's 118-105 loss to the Heat.
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Gets starting nod
CDetroit Pistons
April 4, 2023
Duren is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game versus Miami, Keith Langlois of the Pistons' official site reports.
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