Jalen Duren To Meet With Lakers Again On Wednesday

With restricted free agent Jalen Duren and the Pistons reportedly far apart in their contract negotiations, the All-NBA big man has begun looking elsewhere and has found interested suitors. He had a “productive” meeting with the Lakers on Tuesday and will meet with them again on Wednesday morning, Sam Amick reports for The Athletic. The Lakers, who have been searching for a long-term answer at center to start alongside their star backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, expressed that they view Duren as a maximum-salary player, per Amick, a message sure to appeal to him given his apparent displeasure…