This NBA star takes a weight off his shoulders: he won’t have to step on the scale as much anymore

The fall in the NBA has begun dragging one of its summer soap operas as has been the case Jalen Duren. The Detroit Pistons star has still not signed his rookie extension and did not appear at Media Day on Monday, nor has he begun training with the team at the start of the preseason.

One of the keys to the disagreement on both sides is that the center of 22 years and 2.08 is eligible for a five-year extension and 287 million and the Pistons do not rise above 200 for the same period of time. However, the Michigan franchise has made a gesture that could help unblock the situation in another of the key points, so the matter has not yet been closed.

According to TheAthleticthe Pistons have lifted a weight clause under which the center had to undergo monthly weight monitoring after weight gain was allegedly to blame for Duren’s drop in performance during the playoffs, as they considered in Detroit. This clause was seen as a lack of respect on the part of the player, who last season made his debut in the All-Star.

However, the elimination of this clause could bring the positions closer together when a critical moment in the resolution of the center’s contract approaches. And this Thursday is the deadline for Jalen Duren to accept the Pistons’ offer or choose to sign the contract. qualifying offer of 9.6 million for which he would play one more year in Detroit, giving up money at first in exchange for becoming free agent next summer.

In the regular phase last season, Duren averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds with 65% shooting from the field, figures that plummeted to 10.2 points and 8.5 sacks with 51% shooting. Duren officially weighs 113 kilos with his 2.08 height.

The interior’s irregular performance in the postseason was one of the hot topics of conversation in Detroit despite the fact that the Pistons reached the Conference Semifinals 18 years later, in which they fell in seven games to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Duren barely had a scoring impact in Game 7 with only 7 points, something that will cost him millions but not kilos. Or, at least, scale controls.