Pistons C Jalen Duren (hamstring) out at least two weeks

By Field Level Media Oct 25 (Field Level Media) Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren will be ​sidelined at least two ‌weeks with a right hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. Duren exited in the second quarter of Detroit s 128-111 win ‌over ​the Miami Heat ⁠on Friday. Signed to ⁠a five-year, $200 million extension in the offseason, Duren is averaging 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in ​two games (both starts) this season. Duren, 22, averaged a career-best ⁠19.5 points to ⁠go along with 10.5 rebounds ​per game in 2025-26. The first-time ​All-Star and third-team All-NBA player ‌saw his numbers sag to 10.2 points and 8.5 rebounds in 14 games of last season s ⁠playoffs. Duren has averaged 13.5 points and 10.3 rebounds in 278 career games (241 starts) ⁠since ‌being selected by the ⁠Charlotte Hornets with the ​13th ‌overall pick of the 2022 ​NBA ⁠Draft. He was promptly traded to the New York Knicks on draft night before being dealt to the Pistons two weeks later. ( Field ​Level Media)