It’s not hyperbole to say that Jalen Duren is making the biggest bet of any player in NBA history
Detroit offered him a 5 year $200 million contract, but he's holding out and requesting the max of $287 million over 5 years
Instead of signing, Duren is opting to play it out on a 1 year $9.6 million deal and hit free agency in the summer
Of course, he's risking injury or poor play, but there's another problem
The NBA has rules that afford teams the ability to offer their own players more money
This means that come free agency, the max deal that Duren could sign with another franchise is 4 years $190 million
In other words, that is $10 million less than he’s currently offered right now
Isaiah Stewart on his welcome to the league moment
“First day of training camp, they just threw me in the water. I had to guard Blake Griffin, Jerami Grant, and Mason Plumlee. I had to guard those three guys in training camp — that was my welcome-to-the-league moment. They had me rethinking.”
Isaiah Stewart on his welcome to the league moment
“First day of training camp, they just threw me in the water. I had to guard Blake Griffin, Jerami Grant, and Mason Plumlee. I had to guard those three guys in training camp — that was my welcome-to-the-league moment. They had me rethinking.”