Jalen Duren

The Detroit Pistons acquired Kemba Walker in a deal that also landed them No. 13 overall pick Jalen Duren out of Memphis.

In Wednesday's trade with Portland, the Pistons dealt Jerami Grant for a 2025 first-round pick via the Bucks — protected 1-4 — two future second-round picks and a swap of second-round picks in Thursday's draft. The move gave the Pistons the most cap space in the NBA at around $43 million, with the potential to become more than $50 million. Walker, 32, has fallen off the past few seasons. He has played mostly center but can play power forward if he develops his 3-point shot. The Pistons are also taking on Kemba Walker, who has one year and $9.2 million remaining on his contract, and are sending a 2025 first-round pick from Milwaukee, acquired one day earlier, to the Hornets. The Detroit Pistons general manager has agreed to a second trade in as many days, acquiring Memphis freshman center Jalen Duren with the 13th pick from the Charlotte Hornets in a three-team deal with the New York Knicks, the Detroit Free Press has confirmed.

Jalen Duren has been a physical specimen since he stood 6-foot-8 at the age of 13. Get to know even more about the Pistons' newest big man.

The videos show everything from his relationships with players, to community service and his high intensity workouts. Also, he's one of the youngest players in the NBA draft, still 18 until November after he re-classified in high school and moved up a year. Duren projects as a rim-protector and an interior force, with elite finishing ability. Everything we can do to make me a better basketball player and a better person. As a freshman for the Tigers, Duren averaged 12.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and shot 59.7% from the floor. "No matter what state we're in or what city, it's just constant work," Duren said in Episode 2.

9:47pm: Zach Lowe of ESPN confirms (via Twitter) that the Bucks' 2025 first-rounder is headed to the Knicks in the deal. That means the trade, ...

The details on those second-rounders have yet to be reported, but it seems likely that most, if not all, of them are coming from the Knicks as part of the price for dumping Walker’s contract. 9:29pm: According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer ( Twitter link), the Hornets are receiving the Nuggets’ 2023 first-round pick, the Knicks’ 2023 second-round pick, Utah’s 2023 second-round pick, either Dallas’ or Miami’s 2023 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable), and the Knicks’ 2024 second-round pick. That means the trade, as reported so far, looks like this:

The Hornets, Knicks and Pistons reportedly agreed to terms on a three-team trade, though the exact terms of that deal are still unclear.

Walker averaged 11.6 points in 37 games last season, both career-lows. As of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, there was still a lot of confusion as to what assets New York had landed in the trade. chaos. The Hornets, Knicks and Pistons reportedly agreed to terms on a three-team trade, though the exact terms of that deal are still unclear.

According to reports, the Detroit Pistons have acquired Jalen Duren, who had been selected by the Hornets with the No. 13 pick.

If he can control his foul rate, he has the potential to serve as rim protector as well. If he lands in the right situation, he could find minutes as a pick-and-roll finisher immediately. He has a frame that is already built for the next level.

Minutes after Troy Weaver cemented the Pistons backcourt for the next generation by drafting Jaden Ivey to pair with Cade Cunningham, he fortified ...

But by the second half of the season, he had started to really figure it out and realized he had to work. “Canvassing a few players and he was one of them. He jumped into college at 17 years old and early on was trying to figure it out. We all know that’s a year you really get to stick your chest out and he wasn’t allowed to do that. Duren was ranked the No. 1 recruit in the high school class of 2022 before reclassifying and spending his freshman season at Memphis, where he averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots a game. Minutes after Troy Weaver cemented the Pistons backcourt for the next generation by drafting Jaden Ivey to pair with Cade Cunningham, he fortified the frontcourt.

Detroit Pistons get Memphis' Jalen Duren with 13th pick in three-deal with Knicks, Hornets. Pistons also take Kemba Walker and give up 2025 first.

In Wednesday's trade with Portland, the Pistons dealt Jerami Grant for a 2025 first-round pick via the Bucks — protected 1-4 — two future second-round picks and a swap of second-round picks in Thursday's draft. Walker has fallen off the past few seasons and has dealt with a knee injury. He played and started 37 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 11.6 points, 3.5 assists and three rebounds and shooting 40.3% overall and 36.7% on 5.4 3-point attempts per game. Stewart, undersized as a center in the NBA, can play power forward if he develops his 3-point shot. Find our show wherever you listen to podcasts; weekly episodes drop every Tuesday morning. The Detroit Pistons general manager agreed to a second trade in as many days, acquiring Memphis Tigers freshman center Jalen Duren with the 13th pick in the 2022 NBA draft in a three-team deal with the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets, the Free Press confirmed Thursday night.

The Hornets, Knicks and Pistons reportedly agreed to terms on a three-team trade, though the exact terms of that deal are still unclear.

Walker averaged 11.6 points in 37 games last season, both career-lows. As of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, there was still a lot of confusion as to what assets New York had landed in the trade. chaos. The Hornets, Knicks and Pistons reportedly agreed to terms on a three-team trade, though the exact terms of that deal are still unclear.

Duren has looked the part of an NBA big man for several years. Now he gets to prove his raw skills can translate.

Watch him walk across the stage of the draft and he looks like a man who’s a finished product. In time, he opted to transfer to Montverde (Fla.) High School, one of the premier prep schools in the country. The year ended with the Tigers underperforming, in regards to some grandiose expectations, but still managing a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They put a second-round scare into Gonzaga before losing 82-78. Per hoop-math, about 73 percent of Duren’s field goals came at the rim, and 35 percent came via (mostly short) jumpers. Duren has always been a talent who looks and feels older than he is. Duren is from Philadelphia. He became one of the best big man prospects in the country while at fabled Roman Catholic High School, one of the city’s historical basketball powers. What probably goes unnoticed or undervalued, though, is Duren’s ability as a passer. But like all other physical specimens, he was relegated to playing among his own age for a time. Everything Duren was billed to be was as-advertised and on full display. In reclassifying and committing to Memphis, Duren went for the buzz, but possibly not the best fit for his single season of college development. There were times not too long ago, when many saw Duren as a potential top-three overall pick. Yet, there was Jalen Duren last season, a shade over 18 years old, manhandling anyone and everyone.