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Jalen Duren and Pistons Locked in $10 Million Contract Standoff

This week the standoff raises the prospect of Duren signing a $9.6 million qualifying offer to play 2026–27 and become an unrestricted free agent in 2027.

Jalen Duren and Pistons Remain Stalled Over Extension as Deadline Looms

Ben Simmons Drills 3s in Melbourne as He Pursues NBA Comeback

Norman Powell Departures Prompts Public Back‑and‑Forth After Heat’s Giannis Deal

Sign‑and‑Trade Deadlock Leaves Kuminga's Free Agency Stalled

Hezonja’s Reported Cavs Deal Threatened by Real Madrid Exit‑Clause Dispute

Kuminga Free Agency Stalls as Lakers and Cavaliers Seek Sign‑and‑Trade

Kuminga Talks With Lakers Stall Over Wide Contract Gap

Duren and Pistons Remain in Contract Standoff That Could Stretch Into August

Tyler Nickel’s 3‑Point Barrage Raises Prospect Value for Knicks

Bogdan Bogdanović Agrees One-Year Deal With Rockets

Hawks Re-Sign Jock Landale to One-Year $14 Million Deal

Blazers Re-Sign Robert Williams III to Three-Year, $44 Million Deal

LeBron James Still Undecided as Lakers Hold Initial, Nonbinding Talks

Nets' Reported $178.5M Offer Puts Lakers on Hook for Austin Reaves

Pistons Prepare to Match Big Offer for Jalen Duren in Restricted Free Agency

Mike Conley Says He Will Play Next Season, Targeting Year 20

Lakers Face $40 Million Race to Keep Austin Reaves as Rivals Circle

Kristaps Porziņģis Unsure About Warriors Return as Free Agency Nears

Kevin Love, Jusuf Nurkic Signal Willingness to Return to Jazz in Free Agency