Jalen Duren

Jalen Duren has until October 1 to accept an extension or play next season on a $9.6 million qualifying offer, entering restricted free agency in 2026.

Marc Stein reports Jalen Duren is growing more willing to play out next season on his one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer rather than sign long-term with Detroit.

Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report ranks Jalen Duren as the top remaining free agent, ahead of Bruce Brown Jr. and Gabe Vincent, with Kevin Love, Cam Thomas and Kelly Olynyk also unsigned.

A survey of unsigned free agents ranks Cam Thomas, John Konchar, Ochai Agbaji, Kelly Olynyk, Bruce Brown and Cam Whitmore among the best names left after Jalen Duren's restricted free agency effectively took him off the market.

Stephen Curry remains eligible for a two-year, $137 million extension but has made no move, with Golden State content to wait as he weighs a max deal, a discount, or holding off until next summer.

Jalen Duren remains unsigned as a restricted free agent, with Detroit and his camp still apart on a long-term deal. Detroit's offer is now put at around $190 million over five years, or roughly $35 million a year, while Duren wants at least $200 million, according to The Athletic's Sam Amick and Hunter Patterson.

Kings general manager Scott Perry has already dined with Jalen Duren and wants Sacramento in position to pursue him if he reaches unrestricted free agency next summer.

ESPN's Tim MacMahon reported on The Hoop Collective podcast that Sacramento would love to sign-and-trade for Jalen Duren and send Domantas Sabonis to Detroit, but called the idea dead, noting the Pistons have no interest.

Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus predicts Detroit will hold off on an Ausar Thompson extension until next summer, pointing to the team's pattern with Jalen Duren, who went unextended last year and remains a restricted free agent.

Detroit's latest offer for Jalen Duren has risen to about $185 million over five years, roughly $37 million a year, matching Alperen Sengun's deal through 2031.