Pistons reportedly raise Duren offer to $200 million over five years

Detroit has bumped its offer to Jalen Duren, but the restricted free agent center remains short of the max deal he seeks with camp a week away.

With NBA training camps roughly a week from opening, the Detroit Pistons have reportedly raised their offer to restricted free-agent center Jalen Duren from five years and $190 million to five years and $200 million, according to multiple reports. The two sides have been unable to agree on a deal all offseason, and there is uncertainty about whether Duren will show up for media day in seven days.

The 6-foot-10 center is believed to be holding out for a maximum five-year, $287 million extension, a threshold he reached by making Third Team All-NBA last season. Detroit has reportedly resisted committing an average annual salary of $57 million. Last season Duren posted 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and earned his first All-Star selection, though his numbers fell to 10.8 points and 8.5 rebounds in the playoffs, where top-seeded Detroit (60-22) was eliminated by Cleveland in the second round.

One path under consideration, per reports, is signing the one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer and entering unrestricted free agency next summer. That carries risk: an injury or a down year could cost him a big payday, and even a subsequent four-year max elsewhere would total only about $198.8 million, less than Detroit's current offer. The Sacramento Kings are reportedly willing to offer him a max contract, and The Athletic reports the Milwaukee Bucks are among other interested teams.

Frustration may stem from last season, when Detroit did not offer him a rookie-scale max extension, while the team did agree to a five-year, $155 million extension with Ausar Thompson last week. Reports also indicated president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon held cap flexibility for a major addition, including a planned max offer to Austin Reaves before he re-signed with the Lakers. If Duren declines the new offer or skips camp, it would signal he no longer wants to remain in Detroit.