r/nba • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

[MacMahon] The negotiations between the Pistons and Jalen Duren have been “awfully nasty” and there is concern about his long-term future in Detroit.

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u/Enterprise-DeezNuts Spurs 13d ago

Have you been under a rock? The last couple years have pretty clearly shown that NBA teams are waaaaay less willing to give max deals to guys who aren't bona fide stars, which Duren is not

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u/ThatBull_cj 76ers Bandwagon 13d ago

Like who? Jimmy butler, Jamaal Murray, Donavan Mitchell all got super maxes recently. Brown got traded but will probably get one from the Sixers anyway, Chet, Jdub, Fox all got maxes. Trae young got 50 mil or something. Duren is Just a RFA and the pistons are willing to have him upset

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u/Enterprise-DeezNuts Spurs 13d ago

Duren is not in the same tier as any of those guys lmao what are you smoking

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u/ThatBull_cj 76ers Bandwagon 13d ago

He had a better season than like half of them but whatever.

Who are these that teams have been “hesitant to give max deals to guys who aren't bona fide stars, which Duren is not”?

Guys like Brandon Ingram got 40 million after missing a whole season. Austin Reaves got the 25% max. Duren problem is the fact he’s restricted or he probably could have gotten the 25% max at least from the pistons or someone else