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Sam Amick: "When the Kings and Domantas Sabonis's camp pitched him to Detroit potentially as part of the Jalen Duren situation, I thought that was very revealing and this happened over the summer if anybody missed it. Duren was trying to get a deal done with the Pistons and so it was going to be a potential sign-and-trade. I thought it was fascinating and revealing that a team like the Pistons, where I think Sabonis would fit pretty well, just absolutely showed no interest."
Hunter Patterson: Jalen Duren (right hamstring strain) has been ruled out tomorrow against the 76ers. Ausar Thompson (right ankle sprain) is questionable.
Brian Windhorst: Jalen Duren, coming off an All-Star and All-NBA season, had a summer of discontent with the Detroit Pistons before agreeing to a new deal on the eve of training camp. It's a $200 million contract, but $87 million less than his max. Duren has said there are no hard feelings, but it was a brutal negotiation. "A year or two ago, I don't think you'd have seen that. The teams would've felt too much pressure," an Eastern Conference executive told ESPN. "Being unhappy is not a negotiating position anymore."
Hunter Patterson: Jalen Duren on whether he had any nerves about the reception he’d get today: “Nah I wasn’t nervous. I knew the true fans know how much I love them and know how much I care about the city. Obviously business is business, but I was just excited to be back in this jersey.”
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Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 121, Celtics 113. Trailed by 22 but took control of the game with a 31-13 run in the third and 23-0 run in the fourth. They start the season 1-0. Cunningham: 22 pts, 8 assts Duren: 22 pts, 9 rebs Robinson: 21 pts Green: 19 pts
Hunter Patterson: J.B. Bickerstaff was asked about Jalen Duren’s 3-point shooting and smiled before the question was even finished being asked. He said he and Duren have a deal and if Duren holds up his end up the deal then Duren will have more freedom. But he wouldn’t say what the deal was.
Hunter Patterson: Jalen Duren on whether the plan is for him shoot more 3-pointers this season: “Hell yeah. I mean, it’s time. Just putting in the work, bro. Getting up shots all summer, working on my game all summer, trying to become a better player. I know the coaching staff believes in me.”
Hunter Patterson: Asked Jalen Duren if he agreed with Cade that the Pistons were being slept on: “They’re going to continue to sleep on us. They’re not going to believe in what happened last season and the success we’ve had. Like he said, it’s kind of like the city, an underdog type of city.”
Hunter Patterson: John Collins on his fit with Jalen Duren: “With our athleticism, our ability to dominate the paint, I feel like it’s going to be fun to play with JD. Especially with his vision, I feel like I have some underrated vision. … Always happy to have another good big fella.”
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Hunter Patterson: Asked JB Bickerstaff how Jalen Duren is progressing and if he’s on track to play tomorrow: “We’re just being cautious and making sure we don’t put him in a compromising position. But he’s done everything we’ve asked him to do. He’s been able to pass all the tests.”
Omari Sankofa II: No Cade Cunningham or Jalen Duren tonight against the Wizards. Daniss Jenkins and Paul Reed will start
Josh Robbins: Pistons center Jalen Duren will not play tonight in Washington, coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.
Sources tell ESPN one of the reasons for Duren's frustration was hearing in negotiations that he was the team's fourth-best player -- perhaps said in a way to illustrate how far he'd fallen in the playoffs, perhaps the cold part of negotiations.
