Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 6 h ago.
Jalen Duren Opens 2026-27 Off a Career-Best Season in Detroit
newsroom · 1 h agoJalen Duren is back with the Detroit Pistons for 2026-27, entering his fourth NBA season at 22 years old. He is not on the injury report. The Pistons open the season looking to build on a 2025-26 campaign in which Duren set new career numbers at center.
Duren's Spot on the Roster
Jalen Duren returns to the Detroit Pistons for the 2026-27 season as the team's center, wearing No. 0. He is 22 years old, out of Memphis, and entering his fourth NBA season. At 6-10 and 250 pounds, he is built to hold down the middle of Detroit's frontcourt. Duren stayed with Detroit across the offseason, so there is no team change to track here. He heads into the year as the Pistons' primary big man, with last season's production giving Detroit a clear reason to keep running the offense and defense through him at the five.
Last Season by the Numbers
In 2025-26, Duren played in 70 games for Detroit, averaging 28.2 minutes a night. He put up 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, both career-level marks, to go with 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks. He also averaged 1.9 turnovers a game. Those numbers point to a center who was on the floor almost every night and given a real workload, not a part-time role. Detroit fans watching for growth in 2026-27 will be measuring this season against that 19.5-and-10.5 baseline from last year.
Efficiency: Where Duren Separates Himself
The efficiency numbers from 2025-26 stand out as much as the counting stats. Duren shot 65.0 percent from the field and 74.7 percent from the foul line, with a true shooting mark of 68.8 percent. His usage rate sat at 23.1 percent, meaning a good chunk of Detroit's offense ran through him. He did not shoot three-pointers, finishing at 0.0 percent from deep, so his scoring came entirely from close range and the free-throw line. His plus-minus for the season was plus-6.9, a positive mark that lines up with a center central to Detroit's rotation.
Health Report
As of now, Duren is not on the injury report. There is no recorded injury history to note for him. That is a clean bill of health heading into a season where Detroit will lean on him for heavy minutes again, following the 28.2 minutes per game and 70-game workload he carried in 2025-26.
What to Watch as 2026-27 Begins
The 2026-27 opener is still ahead. With no games played yet this season, the story for Duren right now is what he brings back from 2025-26: a 19.5-point, 10.5-rebound center who shot 65.0 percent from the field and stayed on the floor for 70 games. There are no rumors or trade chatter tied to him at this point, and no recent-game results yet to break down. The season opener will be the first real test of whether last year's numbers were a floor or a ceiling for the fourth-year center.
Questions fans ask
What team does Jalen Duren play for?
Jalen Duren plays center for the Detroit Pistons, the same team he played for in 2025-26.
What is Jalen Duren's jersey number?
He wears No. 0 for the Pistons.
What were Jalen Duren's stats last season?
In 2025-26, Duren averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks over 70 games, shooting 65.0 percent from the field and 74.7 percent from the line.
Is Jalen Duren injured?
No. He is not currently on the injury report.
How tall is Jalen Duren and how much does he weigh?
He is listed at 6-10 and 250 pounds.
What college did Jalen Duren play for?
Duren played college basketball at Memphis before entering the NBA. He is now in his fourth NBA season at age 22.
Game log
last 0| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
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