Pistons’ Jalen Duren Open to $9.6M Qualifying Offer amid Contract Talks

NBA News NBA Rumors Pistons The Pistons still have most of the leverage in their contract standoff with Jalen Duren, but Duren may be getting closer to using the one piece he has. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Duren is increasingly prepared to play next season on his $9.6 million qualifying offer if he and Detroit cannot reach a long-term agreement by the end of September. Doing so would make him an unrestricted free agent next summer. That’s the threat, anyway. Duren is coming off an All-Star and All-NBA season and reportedly wants a five-year contract that…