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Pistons' Updated Salary Cap After Massive Jalen Duren Contract, Where Deal Ranks Among NBA Centers

After an offseason of contract talks, the Detroit Pistons and Jalen Duren have finally agreed to a new deal.

· 115 words· updated October 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM

After an offseason of contract talks, the Detroit Pistons and Jalen Duren have finally agreed to a new deal.

Per ESPN's Shams Charania , the Pistons signed the All-NBA center to a fully guaranteed five-year, $200 million deal on Thursday.

The deal makes Duren the fourth-highest-paid center in total value behind Nikola Jokić, Chet Holmgren and Karl-Anthony Towns. At $40 million per year, he'll be the eighth-highest-paid center annually.

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