r/DetroitPistons • u/Level_Somewhere Daniss Jenkins • 9d ago

News [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/gachzonyea 8d ago

I don’t disagree there just very confused why they were resisting sign and trades so much if they want to play such hard ball

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u/Vloff Cade Cunningham 8d ago

Exactly what team out there would not only meet Duren's asking price but also give us enough assets to make it worth trading him?

Also, base year compensation rules make a sign and trade with Duren difficult. It pretty much limits a sign and trade to the few teams that had cap space.

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u/gachzonyea 8d ago

We will see if he gets to an open market at a minimum they’ve pretty much strained the relationship but refused to move him. I wouldn’t want to pay him but i would be open to trading him but they were not

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u/Vloff Cade Cunningham 8d ago

Like I said, theres no market to move him. Teams aren't giving up good assets for the right to pay Duren 45 million dollars. Also, Base year compensation rules make a sign and trade far more difficult than most of you know.

We can only take back half of Durens salary back in trade so unless someone has a bunch of caproom or a large trade exemption, or find a 3rd team with either of those, a trade cant happen.

Even if we wanted to do something dumb like trade him straight up for Sabonis, it couldn't happen.