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A new report suggests the Detroit Pistons are actually hoping big man Jalen Duren won’t earn All-NBA honors this season.

On Tuesday night, the Pistons begin their semifinal series against division rivals the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s the latest step in the franchise’s most productive season since going to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2008.

Without a doubt, top star Cade Cunningham has played a vital role in the Pistons’ success this season. But second on the list of credits is center Jalen Duren. The 2022 first-round pick had a breakout season in 2025-26. Leading the team in rebounds (10.5) and second in points (19.5). His emergence as an All-Star is why they are the No. 1 seed in the conference.

Plus, his big season comes at the perfect time for him. He is in the final year of his contract and is set to become a restricted free agent this summer. The expectation for several months has been that the Pistons will match whatever offer they receive. However, the franchise has always been on the conservative side when it comes to spending. And when it comes to Duran there’s one place they’re not willing to go.

Detroit Pistons won’t pay Jalen Duren supermax

In a new report from ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst, the pair of NBA insiders revealed, “If Duran is selected to the All-NBA team, he would become Supermax-eligible, which is an area the Pistons cannot venture into.” Cunningham is already playing on a supermax deal that will pay him an average of $55 million per year.

That doesn’t mean the Pistons aren’t willing to pay that type of money to two players. It’s probably more that they don’t want to pay Duran that kind of money, and they shouldn’t after a subpar performance in the opening round series against the Orlando Magic.

So what might be a good middle ground for both sides? A Western executive told Bontemps and Windhorst that a deal in the mid-$30 million per year is what Duren could get after a career year this season.

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The Detroit Pistons host the Golden State Warriors on Friday, and All-Star big man Jalen Duren is listed as questionable on the injury report. Duren has been dealing with right ankle pain, although he has not missed any games recently. LJ Cryer is likely on the injury report for the Warriors as he deals with a hamstring injury. Here’s everything we know about Jalen Duren’s injury and his playing status against the Warriors.

Jalen Duren’s injury status vs. Warriors

Given that Jalen Duren is questionable on the Pistons’ injury report against the Warriors, he’s likely to be a game-time decision. The last time Duren missed a game due to injury was on February 6. The No. 13 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Duren is in the midst of his career season. He was selected for his first All-Star appearance.

Duran has appeared in 59 games this season, averaging a little over 27 minutes per game. He averaged career highs of 19.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists while splitting 64.1 percent shooting from the field and 72.8 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

So when it comes to the question of whether or not Jalen Duren is playing against the Warriors tonight, the answer is to wait and see as it gets closer to tip-off.

piston injury report

-Cade Cunningham out (pneumothorax of left lung)
-Jalen Duren questionable (right ankle soreness).
-Kevin Huerter doubtful (right shoulder injury)
-Isaac Jones out (G League two-way)
-Bobby Clintman out (G League assignment)
-Wendell Moore Jr. out (G League two-way)
-Marcus Sasser out (right hip soreness)
-Isiah Stewart out (right calf strain)

warriors injury report

-Jimmy Butler out (right ACL surgery)
-LJ Cryer probable (left hamstring injury management)
-Seth Curry out (left adductor strain)
-Stephen Curry out (right patellofemoral pain syndrome)
-Al Horford out (right soleus strain)
-Moses Moody out (right wrist sprain)
-Quinton Post out (right foot injury)

凯德·坎宁安（Cade Cunningham）肺部塌陷，将无限期缺席，底特律活塞队遭受了沉重打击。坎宁安缺阵后，杰伦·杜伦必须承担起重任。他目前是DraftKings 进步最快球员奖的热门人选。坎宁安没有时间表，这意味着杜伦将承担更多责任。

杜伦有机会展示他在坎宁安缺阵的情况下能做些什么。活塞队本赛季在坎宁安缺席的情况下打了七场比赛，并且取得了大部分积极的成绩，七场比赛中取得了 5 胜 2 负的战绩。目前，他们战绩49胜19负，战绩东部第一。但他们也只领先波士顿凯尔特人队 3.5 个胜场，必须击败他们才能保住东部第一的位置。

杜伦场均贡献19分和10.6个篮板，投篮命中率为64.2%。与2024-25赛季相比，这是一个重大飞跃，当时他场均贡献11.8分和10.3个篮板。杜伦并不反对让球队背负在他的肩上。最近，他在130-117战胜华盛顿奇才队的比赛中17投13中拿下36分。在对阵孟菲斯灰熊队的比赛中，他15投12中得到30分。

由于阵容中没有坎宁安，杜伦可能会成为活塞队的第一选择，因为他们试图在整个东部季后赛中以主场优势结束比赛。赛程中还剩下 14 场比赛，这对杜伦来说是一个充分的机会来巩固他的奖项和遗产。良好的伸展会给他们带来主场优势，并可能使他们作为一个整体变得更强大。这将为坎宁安准备回归做好准备。

The Detroit Pistons suffered a major blow when Cade Cunningham suffered a lung injury and will be out indefinitely. Jalen Duren will have to take over with Cunningham out. He is currently the favorite on DraftKings for the Most Improved Player award. There is no timetable for Cunningham, and that means Duren will take on more responsibilities.

Duren has a chance to show what he can do with Cunningham out of the lineup. The Pistons have played seven games without Cunningham this season, and have had mostly positive results, going 5–2 in the seven games. Currently, they are 49–19, which is the best record in the Eastern Conference. But they are only 3.5 games ahead of the Boston Celtics, and will have to hold on to maintain the top spot in the East.

Duren is averaging 19 points and 10.6 rebounds per game while shooting 64.2%. This is a huge jump from the 2024-25 season, when he averaged 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Duren does not mind putting pressure on the team. Most recently, he scored 36 points while shooting 13 of 17 from the field in a 130–117 win over the Washington Wizards. He also had 30 points while shooting 12 of 15 against the Memphis Grizzlies.

With no Cunningham in the lineup, Duren will likely be the first option for the Pistons as they attempt to finish with home-court advantage during the Eastern Conference playoffs. There are 14 games left on the schedule and Duran has ample opportunity to claim his prize and cement his legacy. A bigger stretch would give them home-court advantage and potentially make them stronger as a unit. This will prepare them for when Cunningham is ready to return.

On Tuesday evening, the Detroit Pistons continued their winning ways with an impressive win over the Washington Wizards. It was a monster game for big man Jalen Duren, who scored a career-high 36 points in the road win.

After the game, Duren turned the spotlight on his teammates after his epic night.

“I’m just trying to do what my teammates and my coaches tell me. It’s not all about me. I think my teammates put me in places to be great. JB puts me in places to be great. It’s just credit to him, man,” Duren, formerly of the Detroit Free Press, said on Twitter, per Omari Sanfoca II of the Detroit Free Press.

In fact, the Pistons have done a great job of playing as a collective unit this entire season, and Duren’s emergence on both sides of the ball has played a huge role in their success as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.

Recently, the Pistons were on a four-game losing streak, leading some fans to wonder whether the team was beginning to lose energy as the season went on, or whether concerns about Detroit’s lack of perimeter shooting were proving justified after all.

However, since then, Detroit has been able to get back on track, albeit not against the toughest competition, and have regained their grip on the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

To carry that success into the postseason, the Pistons will likely be leaning even more on Duren to get things done around the basket as things slow down in a playoff setting.

The Pistons will take the field for another match against the Wizards on Thursday evening.

底特律活塞队一直稳居东部联盟榜首，他们成为进入 NBA 总决赛的热门球队之一也绝非侥幸。他们年轻的核心已经成熟到了统治地位，周二晚上，再次轮到杰伦·杜伦为他的球队担任明星。

在以130-117战胜华盛顿奇才队的比赛中，杜伦在人手不足的前场发起进攻，投篮17投13中，罚球线11投10中，拿下36分和12个篮板。奇才队倾向于让对手前场有大量球员，杜伦充分利用了这场枕头般柔软的对决。

据 X（前身为 Twitter）上的 OptaSTATS 统计，自 1967 年威尔特·张伯伦 (Wilt Chamberlain) 实现这一壮举以来，杜伦成为 NBA 历史上第一位在六场比赛中场均得分达到或超过 25 分且投篮命中率高于 80% 的球员。

允许对手记录张伯伦式的统计数据似乎是奇才队的策略，但这不应该损害杜伦在周二的统治力。杜伦仍然必须为这些数字而努力，他仍然必须锁定。现在，活塞队正在敲开 50 胜赛季的大门——对于一支不久前还是 NBA 历史上最差球队的球队来说，这是一个了不起的进步。

活塞队仍然是东部最有竞争力的球队吗？

活塞队在本赛季的大部分时间里都稳坐东部榜首，但在让大多数球迷相信他们是西部联盟中最有竞争力的球队之前，他们还有很长的路要走。

波士顿凯尔特人队最近签下了杰森·塔图姆，纽约尼克斯队拥有几位久经沙场的老将球星，克利夫兰骑士队现在也渴望赢得大胜利。但活塞队过去已经摆脱了球迷的怀疑，也许在季后赛中保持低调会对他们的竞争心理产生奇迹。

The Detroit Pistons remain on top of the Eastern Conference standings, and it’s no coincidence that they stand as one of the favorites to make it to the NBA Finals. Their young core has matured to the point of dominance, and on Tuesday night, it was once again Jalen Duren’s turn to be the star for his team.

In a 130–117 win over the Washington Wizards, Duran put his shorthanded frontcourt to the sword and put up 36 points and 12 rebounds on 13-17 shooting from the field and 10-11 from the foul line. The Wizards allow a large number of players to come through the opposing frontcourt, and Duran made the most of the pillow-soft matchups.

And in doing so, according to OptaStats on

Allowing opponents to record Chamberlain-esque stat lines appears to be the Wizards’ MO, but that shouldn’t discredit how impressive Duren was on Tuesday. Duren still had to work hard to get to those numbers, and he still had to lock down. And now, the Pistons are knocking on the door of a 50-win season – an amazing development for a team that just not long ago was the worst team in NBA history.

Are the Pistons still the team to beat in the East?

The Pistons have been on top of the East for most of the season, but they have some ways to go before they can convince most fans that they are the team to beat in the conference.

The Boston Celtics recently got Jayson Tatum back, the New York Knicks have some battle-tested veteran stars, and the Cleveland Cavaliers will now be eager to get a big win. But the Pistons have shrugged off fans’ skepticism in the past, and perhaps flying under the radar in a playoff setting will do wonders for their competitive psyche.

The Detroit Pistons have a league-best record of 43-14 and are 5.5 games ahead of the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference. After years of disappointing play since winning championships in the early 2000s, the Pistons are finally back on top of the league. There is a very good chance that the Pistons will represent the East in the NBA Finals this June.

Star center Jalen Duren believes the Pistons can win the championship now. He has an omnichannel mindset that he shared in a recent article for Endscape.

“To some people, it may seem crazy, but we want to win championships. We don’t want to wait. We feel like we have the people. We have the coaching staff. We have the mentality, the playing style, to do it. And we’re trying to get it done.”

The Pistons are loaded with talent. They have six players averaging double figures in scoring, with Cade Cunningham leading the way with 25.4 points per game. Duren is at 18.2 and adds 10.6 rebounds. Cunningham is second in the league in assists with 9.8 assists per game.

Detroit has nearly locked up the top seed in the East. That won’t happen for a few more weeks if they continue to play at the same level throughout the season. The next four games are not easy as they will face the Cleveland Cavaliers twice, Orlando Magic twice and San Antonio Spurs. Three of those four are on the road, as these next four games will be a big test for them in what will almost feel like a playoff series.

We’ll see if the Pistons come close to winning a championship in 2026.

底特律活塞队的凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 本赛季在 NBA 表现出色。活塞队上赛季以44胜38负的战绩排名第六，目前稳居东部第一，距离总胜场仅差一场胜利。

MVP 竞争者坎宁安的贡献是这一进步背后的主要原因。尽管他的进攻优势有据可查，但根据记者杰里米·奥托 (Jeremy Otto) 在 X 上的一篇帖子，杰伦·杜伦 (Jalen Duren) 也指出了坎宁安比赛中未被充分讨论的一个方面。

贾伦·杜伦表示凯德是一名出色的双向球员，尽管每个人都在谈论他的进攻技巧。今晚还有3个街区 #活塞队 pic.twitter.com/uLT4qph6ef

— 杰里米·奥托 (@JeremyOttoPxP) 2026 年 2 月 26 日

“是的，我的意思是，6胜7负，我的意思是，做他应该做的事情。他是一名出色的防守者，他是一名出色的得分手，你知道人们知道他是一名控球后卫，一名得分手，但他是一名出色的攻防两端的球员。他整个赛季都在这样做，所以这不是什么新鲜事。我知道，当我看到他与一个小个后卫一对一快攻时，我喜欢他的机会，”杜伦说。

虽然这可能是真的，但当一名球员场均贡献 25.3 分、9.8 次助攻和 5.8 个篮板时，很难赞扬他的防守努力。然而，坎宁安场均还有大约1.5次抢断和0.9次盖帽。

他拥有 109.5 左右的稳定防守效率，同时每​​场还能贡献 4 个防守篮板，毫无疑问，他在球场的另一端也展现了自己的存在。然而，杜伦可能仍然发现坎宁安的进攻能力才是最受关注的，而且这是有充分理由的。

Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham has been spot-on in the NBA this season. The Pistons are firmly on top of the Eastern Conference after finishing sixth last time out with a 44-38 campaign, one win away from the overall record.

And well, the contributions of MVP contender Cunningham are a major reason behind that improvement. But while his offensive strengths are well-documented, Jalen Duren also pointed to an aspect of Cunningham’s game that doesn’t get talked about enough, according to a post on X by journalist Jeremy Otto.

Jalen Duren says Cade is a great two-way player, even though everyone talks about his offensive skills. 3 more blocks tonight #piston pic.twitter.com/uLT4qph6ef

– Jeremy Otto (@JeremyOttoPxP) 26 February 2026

“Yeah, I mean, 6-7, I mean, doing exactly what he’s supposed to do. He’s a great defender, he’s a great scoring player, you know people know him for being a point-guard, for being a scorer but he’s a great two-way player. He’s been doing that all season, so it’s nothing new. I know when I see him one-on-one on a fast break with a smaller guard, I’m Likes his chances,” Duren said.

While that may be true, it’s hard to praise a player’s defensive efforts when he’s averaging 25.3 points, 9.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds per appearance. However, Cunningham is averaging about 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks per game.

He boasts a solid defensive rating of around 109.5 while producing 4 defensive rebounds per game, and is undoubtedly making his presence felt on the other end of the court as well. However, Duren may still feel that it is Cunningham’s offensive ability that gets talked about the most, and for very good reason.

在一场可能的 NBA 总决赛对决中，底特律活塞队周一对阵圣安东尼奥马刺队。截至发稿时，活塞队在第四节中段落后两位数。但活塞队的大个子贾伦·杜伦在NBA当晚的亮点是，他对马刺队球星维克托·温班亚马投下了一记海报扣篮。

活塞队的面包和黄油比赛导致了温比的杜伦海报 pic.twitter.com/r0FUiipnED

— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) 2026 年 2 月 24 日

这场比赛发生在第四节初期，凯德·坎宁安接过贾伦·杜伦的传球，看到杜伦潜伏在扣篮位置，并在他站起来并向毫无戒心的维克托·温班亚马投下海报扣篮时传球给他。考虑到温巴尼亚马的身高和体型以及他作为联盟最好防守球员之一的声誉，这是一项令人印象深刻的壮举。

作为 2022 年 NBA 选秀大会上的第 13 顺位新秀，本赛季对杜伦来说可以说是一个出柜派对。他最近首次入选全明星，他的表现是活塞队保持东部最佳战绩的一个重要原因。

在周一的比赛中，杜伦已经为活塞队出战了 45 场比赛，场均上场时间略多于 27 分钟。他场均得到职业生涯最高的17.8分、10.5个篮板和1.8次助攻，投篮命中率为63%，罚球命中率为73%。

活塞队希望在对阵马刺队的比赛中避免五连胜被终结。他们目前战绩42胜13负，高居东部积分榜榜首。

In a potential NBA Finals matchup, the Detroit Pistons will face the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. At the time of publication, the Pistons were trailing by double digits midway through the fourth quarter. But Pistons big man Jalen Duren had the highlight of the night in the NBA by throwing down a poster dunk over Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.

Bread-n-butter play for Pistons leads to a Duran poster at Wembley pic.twitter.com/r0FUiipnED

– Esfandiyar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) 24 February 2026

The play occurred early in the fourth quarter when Cade Cunningham took a hand-off from Jalen Duren, saw Duren hiding in the dunker spot and as he stepped up he hit him with a pass and threw a poster dunk on the unsuspecting Victor Wembanyama. This was an impressive feat considering Wembanyama’s length and size and his reputation as one of the best defensive players in the league.

The No. 13 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, this season has been a coming-out party of sorts for Duren. He was recently selected to the first All-Star appearance of his career, and his play has been a big reason why the Pistons have the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Coming into Monday’s game, Duren had appeared in 45 games for the Pistons, a little over 27 minutes per game. He averaged career-highs of 17.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists while splitting 63 percent shooting from the field and 73 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

The Pistons are looking to avoid breaking their five-match winning streak in the match against the Spurs. They are currently 42–13 and are on top of the Eastern Conference standings.

The Detroit Pistons’ winning streak reached five games after defeating the Chicago Bulls 126-110. However, the exchange of emotions after the game took away much of the headlines from Saturday’s game.

Saturday night’s matchup marked the first time the Pistons shared the court with former teammate Jaden Ivy since the former first-round pick was traded to Chicago at the NBA trade deadline. The entire Detroit team went to talk to Ivy and give her a very emotional hug.

After the game, Detroit center Jalen Duren was asked about his bond with Ivey.

“He’s my brother, man. I came into the league with him since day one. He’s been family forever, brother. He’s my favorite player, I love that guy,” Duren said, fighting back tears.

Detroit found itself in a difficult situation regarding Ivey’s future. He suffered a devastating foot injury against the Orlando Magic when guard Cole Anthony dived into his foot. He was taken off the floor on a stretcher and missed the rest of his third season.

After completing his rehab, Ivy suffered another injury setback during the preseason. He required another surgery to repair his knee problem in the 2025–26 season. Due to injuries, his game was greatly affected and his numbers dropped significantly. His once unstoppable speed had diminished and his high-profile athleticism didn’t look the same.

Rather than wait for a recovery, the Pistons opted to deal Ivey to the Bulls for forward Kevin Huerter. Ivy was playing in a contract year as a restricted free agent. Detroit decided to give Ivy a fresh start elsewhere rather than wait for his recovery to agree to a contract extension.

Before that injury Ivey was putting up career-high scoring numbers. The Pistons were seeing a significant scoring surge with 17.6 points per game on 46% shooting from the field and 40.9% shooting from 3-point range.

Ivey was drafted by the Pistons along with Duren in the first round during the 2022 NBA Draft. The former Purdue guard was selected No. 5 overall before Detroit took Duren at No. 13 overall.

Jalen Duren dominates in return to the lineup

The Pistons received another boost to their roster after Duran returned from suspension. After missing the last two games against the Charlotte Hornets due to a concussion, the Pistons’ All-Star center looked like he didn’t miss a step against the Bulls.

Duren was a major focal point of Detroit’s dominance in their road win. He scored 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, his 25th double-double of the season. Duran’s offensive rebounding continued at a high level, with six more against Chicago.

The Pistons are still without backup center Isaiah Stewart for the next four games because of the fight. Veteran big man Paul Reed again performed well in Stewart’s absence, scoring 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds.

All-Star point guard Cade Cunningham nearly finished the night with a triple-double. Cunningham scored 18 points, dished out 13 assists and grabbed nine rebounds. Forward Tobias Harris also added 18 points in 30 minutes. Guard Duncan Robinson had a hot shooting night with 17 points and five 3-pointers.

Much has been written over the past few weeks regarding the All-Star Game’s decline in entertainment value due to the lack of effort put forth by the players involved. However, no one can ever say that Cade Cunningham and Team USA Stars teammate Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons’ representatives for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, ever refused to give their all for even just a second spent on the court.

Neither of them will win MVP honors for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, but The Ringer’s Zach Lowe and Bill Simmons both credited the Pistons’ star duo for being true competitors for the love of the game.

“I thought the people of Detroit really cared and that’s why the game was good,” Simmons said on Sunday night’s edition of The Bill Simmons Podcast.

“That’s what you love about the Pistons,” Lowe said. “The fight against Charlotte is their downside, but the upside of who they are, they legitimately want to beat you to the bone and harass you physically, and touch you and they want to leave you.”

All systems go for the Pistons for a deep 2026 playoff run?

The Pistons got a taste of postseason action in 2025, losing in six games to the New York Knicks in the first round. But now, they’ve gone even further, emerging as one of the toughest teams to beat on a nightly basis in the NBA.

Detroit just wants to swallow its opponents whole, and it’s the intensity on the defensive end that makes it very suffocating to play against. And both Cunningham and Duren set the tone for Team Stars, which certainly played a role in defeating Team Stripes 47-21 in the final game of the night.

底特律活塞隊將與紐約尼克斯隊進行一場重要的對決，東部第一和第二種子隊將展開對決。活塞隊和尼克斯隊有著悠久的歷史，可以追溯到上賽季季后賽首輪，每次他們交鋒都是一場精彩的比賽。

比賽開始時，活塞隊遭遇了一些傷病，賈倫·杜倫右膝酸痛，托比亞斯·哈里斯左髖酸痛。

活塞隊剛剛打了背靠背的第一場比賽，所以這可能會成為他們在尼克斯隊比賽中的狀態，但這就是他們目前的排名。

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托亞斯·哈里斯、賈倫·杜倫對陣尼克斯隊的傷病狀況

哈里斯被列為可能出戰的球員，而杜倫則被列為對陣尼克斯隊的可疑球員。杜倫在對陣華盛頓奇才隊的比賽中只打了13分鐘就因膝蓋酸痛離場，之後就沒有復出。至於哈里斯，他沒有參加奇才隊的比賽，似乎更有可能參加對陣尼克斯隊的比賽。

活塞隊最終輸給了奇才隊，這對很多人來說都是一個意外，即使他們沒有兩名關鍵球員。儘管如此，任何人都可能在聯盟的任何一個晚上被擊敗，這樣的失利不應該損害活塞隊的信心。

他們確實知道這是一場對陣尼克斯的重要比賽，他們有機會在季后賽的某個時刻相遇。如果杜倫上場，他將成為這場比賽的關鍵，他必鬚麵對擁有卡爾-安東尼·唐斯和米切爾·羅賓遜的前場球員。

對於哈里斯來說，他將與米卡爾·布里奇斯和OG·阿努諾比等人相匹配，因為他們本賽季在尼克斯隊也表現出色。