All-NBA forward Jalen Duren was underwhelmed by the Detroit Pistons’ initial offer in restricted free agency and is planning to explore sign-and-trade scenarios when they are permitted on Tuesday, league sources told The Athletic.
The negotiation between the 22-year-old and the Pistons was widely expected to be challenging, as he had an elite regular season that helped Detroit finish with the Eastern Conference’s best record (60-22) only to struggle mightily in the playoffs en route to the team’s second-round loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yet because he was selected to the All-NBA…
The negotiation between the 22-year-old and the Pistons was widely expected to be challenging, as he had an elite regular season that helped Detroit finish with the Eastern Conference’s best record (60-22) only to struggle mightily in the playoffs en route to the team’s second-round loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yet because he was selected to the All-NBA…