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Jalen Duren

Detroit Pistons · #0 · Starter
C6'10"250 lbage 224 yrs expMemphisSharon Hill, PA
3rd best of 13 on DET
OFF88DEF77
Elite scorer & rebounder
DET
Detroit Pistons
Eastern · Central · proj. 40-42 (▲+4.7)
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All-NBAAll-Star

A first-time All-Star and third-team All-NBA center who broke out as a dominant interior force — 19.5 points and 10.5 boards on a sterling 68.8% true shooting, finishing a ludicrous 94th percentile inside and 97th on the glass. He draws fouls at the rim better than nearly anyone (98th percentile) and is an unrestricted free agent Detroit will move heaven and earth to keep. He won't space the floor or pass much, but as a lob-and-roll rim-runner he's elite.

19.5
PPG
10.5
RPG
2
APG
0.8
SPG
0.8
BPG
GP 70MPG 28.2FG% 653P% —FT% 74.7TS% 68.8USG% 23.6PER 26.1BPM +5VORP 3.5EPM +1.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring94
Rebounding91
Inside finishing88
Perimeter defense75
Shooting73
Rim protection70
Playmaking67

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
13.5
PPG
10.3
RPG
2.1
APG
276
GAMES
Points 3,736Win Shares 29.5Starts 239Best season 2025-26 · 19.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons85%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 20 → 22
▲Rising

Jalen, at 22, is on a clear upward trajectory — 2.9 → 7.7 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 5.3 wins (-2.4)
Starts from his player rating, which is more cautious than last season's total. Age should add a little at 23. Range 4.0–6.7 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.1 → +5.0+5.126-27 forecast +3.9
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -0.1 · 61 games2024-25: +3.1 · 78 games2025-26: +5.0 · 70 games2026-27: +3.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.9 → 7.7+4.826-27 forecast 5.3
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 2.9 · 61 games2024-25: 6.2 · 78 games2025-26: 7.7 · 70 games2026-27: 5.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $19.5M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $6.4M · 61 games2024-25: $29.8M · 78 games2025-26: $43.3M · 70 games2026-27: $19.5M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '26. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
RFA FREE AGENThis club can match any offer

contract expired

Cap hit—
Cap hold on his old club$2,100,000
Est. market value$19,472,000 /yr

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.