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The Lakers viewed Jalen Duren as a max-level fallback option in case their pursuit of Walker Kessler fell apart, according to Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated.
The Wizards have interest in trading Anthony Davis for Jalen Duren, per Sam Amick and Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. Detroit remains unwilling to discuss moving Duren, a stance it has repeated toward other proposals involving him.
+5A fan-made trade proposal on Fanspo would send Kyle Kuzma and Jericho Sims to the Lakers for Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and Jaden Hardy.
Jalen Duren remains an unsigned restricted free agent as his contract dispute with Detroit drags on, having skipped media day amid reported frustration over a weight clause in a five-year, $200 million offer.
UpdateDuren says he's glad talks with Pistons didn't blow up deal
Jalen Duren skipped Detroit's media day and the start of training camp, ESPN's Shams Charania reports, confirming what The Athletic's Sam Amick and Hunter Patterson had expected. He faces a Thursday deadline to sign a one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer or reach an extension.
Detroit Pistons writer Cem Yolbulan pitched sending restricted free agent Jalen Duren to the Los Angeles Clippers for Brandon Ingram, Brook Lopez and a first-round pick. Duren reportedly seeks around $40 million a year, with Sacramento and Milwaukee also said to have interest.
Raptors Roundtable's Garrett Shnitker suggested Toronto could call Detroit about Jalen Duren, built around a package headlined by Jakob Poeltl and RJ Barrett to match salary.
Yahoo Sports writer Glenn Kaplan floated a trade sending Jalen Duren to New Orleans for Trey Murphy, with Detroit possibly adding a piece to balance salaries.
Detroit Jock City's Cem Yolbulan floated a sign-and-trade sending Jalen Duren to Milwaukee for Myles Turner and Ryan Rollins. The idea assumes Duren signs a new deal worth roughly $40 million a year with the Bucks before the trade goes through.
Detroit's five-year, $200 million offer to restricted free agent Jalen Duren includes a clause requiring monthly weight checks, according to Hunter Patterson and Sam Amick of The Athletic.
