Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons All-Star center, is not attending Pistons media day on Monday or the start of training camp, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Duren, a restricted free agent, declined the team’s reported five-year, $200 million fully guaranteed offer, and the two sides remain at a stalemate ahead of Thursday’s deadline on a one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer.
In four seasons with the Pistons, Duren has grown into a solid presence in the paint for the Pistons. Last season he averaged a career-high 19.5 points to go along with 10.5 rebounds. That effort was enough to earn him his first All-Star selection and Third-Team All-NBA…
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