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Jalen Duren wants a full max worth $287M over five years, while Detroit has offered $200M over five. Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis, Milwaukee's Myles Turner and Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu have all been floated as potential trade pieces coming back for Duren, with ESPN's Marc Spears flagging the Atlanta scenario.
Marc J. Spears named Washington as one of four teams with sign-and-trade interest in Jalen Duren if he and Detroit don't reach an extension.
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.
Detroit signed forward John Ukomadu to an Exhibit 10 contract and waived guard Bryson Warren from his own Exhibit 10 deal. Ukomadu averaged 10.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks for the Motor City Cruise last season.
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.
Detroit signed guard Bryson Warren to an Exhibit 10 contract. The Motor City Cruise, Detroit's G League affiliate, recently acquired his G League rights and he's expected to join them after the preseason. Warren averaged 18.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 28 G League games last season for Westchester.
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 has waived guard Gary Harris, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype. Harris arrived in the six-team trade that also brought John Collins to the Pistons and sent Khris Middleton to Washington.
