<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-kevin-love-left-bloody-need-4-stitches-collision-with-pistons-jalen-duren');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Heat’s Kevin Love left bloody, in need of 4 stitches after collision with Pistons’ Jalen Duren');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/heat-news-kevin-love-left-bloody-in-need-of-4-stitches-after-collision-with-pistons-jalen-duren.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Heat’s Kevin Love left bloody, in need of 4 stitches after collision with Pistons’ Jalen Duren</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-19T17:50:29-07:00">March 19th, 5:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-19T17:50:29-07:00">March 19th, 5:50pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Heat forward Kevin Love got involved in an ugly on-court incident on Sunday that left him bloodied and in need of stitches. Fortunately, he was fine after some treatment.</p><p>Late in the third quarter of the game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-heat-pistons-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-date" rel="noopener">against the Detroit Pistons</a>, Love <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1637600525280755717" rel="noopener">attacked the basket</a> and pulled off a pump fake to bait Jalen Duren to jump under the rim. The Heat forward was able to get the foul, though he missed his shot. However, it came with a price as Love was hit in the head during his contact with the Pistons big man, leaving the left side of his head covered with blood.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Love started bleeding from his head after colliding with Jalen Duren 🤕<a href="https://t.co/uLE7P8XqON">pic.twitter.com/uLE7P8XqON</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1637600525280755717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>According to the Heat, Kevin Love <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1637605730701254657" rel="noopener">needed four stitches</a> to stop the bleeding and address the wound. The Heat eventually noted that he’s fine and available to return to the game, though he sat out the rest of the fourth quarter as Miami pulled away with a 112-100 win.</p><p>Love finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and two dimes as a starter for Miami. Jimmy Butler led the way for the Heat with 26 points, four rebounds, 10 assists and one steal, while Bam Adebayo had 22 points, 10 boards, five dimes and three blocked shots.</p><p>With the win, Miami improved to 39-34 on the season, just a game behind the sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Here’s to hoping that Love is doing just fine after that rather scary accident he had. Lucky for him, the Heat have two days off before returning to action, so he can definitely rest and heal his wound.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Heat’s Kevin Love left bloody, in need of 4 stitches after collision with Pistons’ Jalen Duren

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-lebron-james-record-matched-by-jalen-duren-after-monster-stat-line');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James record matched by Jalen Duren after monster stat line in Pistons vs. Spurs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pistons-news-LeBron-James-record-matched-by-Jalen-Duren-after-monster-stat-line.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James record matched by Jalen Duren after monster stat line in Pistons vs. Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-10T22:31:51-08:00">February 10th, 10:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-10T23:09:10-08:00">February 10th, 11:09pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons rookie Jalen Duren showed the NBA he could be the next star in Motor City with a LeBron James-like performance on Friday <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-spurs-vs-pistons-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-2-10-2023" rel="noopener">against the San Antonio Spurs</a>.</p><p>Duren finished with a monster double-double of 30 points and 17 rebounds – both career highs – in their double-overtime victory over the Spurs. Making things even more amazing for the Pistons youngster, he had three assists and four blocks to get it done on both ends of the floor. Duren went 13-of-20 from the field in the 138-131 win.</p><p>With that stat line, Duren became just the fourth teenager in NBA and ABA history to have a 30-15 game. Aside from James, he <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nba/bogandovics-32-lead-pistons-to-double-ot-win-over-spurs/2023/02/10/452bfa0e-a9bb-11ed-b2a3-edb05ee0e313_story.html" rel="noopener">joined the likes</a> of Paolo Banchero and Moses Malone in the exclusive club, per the Washington Post.</p><p>Jalen Duren was <a href="https://twitter.com/jack_kelly_313/status/1624245432204562434" rel="noopener">naturally hyped</a> about his milestone after the game. He even threw a savage shot at the Spurs, whom he said cannot stop him. And true enough, they couldn’t.</p><p>“They can’t stop me, I felt like nobody on their team could stop me…so I just took my advantages,” Duren said, per Jack Kelly of SB Nation.</p><p>It’s hard to blame Duren for being that confident. He earned the bragging rights after edging and dominating the Spurs on both ends.</p><p>Here’s to hoping that the young center maintains his production, though. Of course there will be inconsistencies since he’s still a rookie, but if he can build from his latest performance, the future will certainly be bright for him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James record matched by Jalen Duren after monster stat line in Pistons vs. Spurs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-jalen-durens-passport-debacle-could-keep-him-out-of-paris-game-vs-bulls');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Duren’s passport debacle could keep him out of Paris game vs. Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jalen-Duren-Pistons-Bulls.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen Duren’s passport debacle could keep him out of Paris game vs. Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-17T08:59:04-08:00">January 17th, 8:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-17T09:00:09-08:00">January 17th, 9:00am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons have just crossed the pond and are now in France for Thursday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-demar-derozan-reveals-injury-update-fans-will-surely-love" rel="noopener">game in Paris</a> against the Chicago Bulls. However, rookie Jalen Duren was not able to join the team’s flight to the City of Light all because he <a href="https://twitter.com/JLEdwardsIII/status/1615358511273189377" rel="noopener">lost his passport</a>, per James L. Edwards III of <i>The Athletic</i>.</p><p><i>Jalen Duren is not currently with the Pistons because the league’s youngest player lost his passport lol. The team is working and hoping to get him here in time for the game.</i></p><p>That must be so infuriating for Jalen Duren. It’s one thing to forget your wallet at home and it’s another to lose the most important item when traveling abroad, especially when you have a significant role to play for the team. Jalen Duren has become the Pistons’ top rebounder this season, as he is averaging 8.5 boards per game. He doesn’t score a lot, but he gets Detroit lots of extra possessions with his activity on the glass. But he is now in danger of not being able to provide that kind of support for the Pistons with his passport still nowhere to be found.</p><p>However, even if Jalen Duren finds his passport in time and makes it to Paris just before the showdown versus the Bulls, there seems to be no assurance that he will be able to see action since he has been absent on the floor in the last five Pistons game due to an ankle injury.</p><p>In any case, this is a big lesson learned for Jalen Duren, who was taken in the first round (13th overall) of the 2022 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets before his rights were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-early-predictions-for-2023-nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">traded</a> to the New York Knicks and then to the Pistons.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Duren’s passport debacle could keep him out of Paris game vs. Bulls

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Duren’s honest take on young Pistons team will pump up fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pistons-Jalen-Duren.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen Duren’s honest take on young Pistons team will pump up fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-20T08:09:53-07:00">July 20th, 8:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-20T08:09:53-07:00">July 20th, 8:09am</time><address><a>Katie Francis</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons’ starting core is looking younger and younger after each offseason. Their expected 2022-2023 starting five has an average age of 21.4. One of the newest and youngest members of the squad, 18-year-old Jalen Duren, has high hopes for his team.</p><p>According to the center out of Memphis, this young team has what it takes to bring winning back to the Pistons organization.</p><blockquote>“This is where I wanted to be throughout the whole process,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-bold-predictions-jalen-duren-his-rookie-season-pistons/">Duren</a> said per <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34267811/jaden-ivey-cade-cunningham-restoration-detroit-pistons-franchise">ESPN</a>. “Detroit is used to winning, so definitely get back to restoring the culture. I feel like the team is a great young team. A team that can grow together.”</blockquote><p>This is huge for Pistons fans, who haven’t seen their team make it to the playoffs since 2019, and haven’t seen them win a postseason series since 2008. In the past three years, the Pistons have fallen far below .500, with a 23-59 record this past season.</p><p>While this is undoubtedly a huge task for such a new team, Duren’s high expectations are warranted. The latest additions of Duren and first-round pick Jaden Ivey are immediate game changers for the Pistons.</p><p>This is according to an Eastern Conference scout (per <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34267811/jaden-ivey-cade-cunningham-restoration-detroit-pistons-franchise">ESPN</a>), who referred to Duren and Ivey as “the two most athletic players in the draft.”</p><p>Ivey is expected to join Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey, Marvin Bagley III, and Isaiah Stewart in the Pistons’ starting five. Meanwhile, Duren will likely play a predominant role as a bench piece behind Stewart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Duren’s honest take on young Pistons team will pump up fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', '2 bold predictions for Jalen Duren in his rookie season with Pistons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/X-bold-predictions-for-Jalen-Duren-in-his-rookie-season-with-Pistons.jpeg"></figure><h1>2 bold predictions for Jalen Duren in his rookie season with Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-09T07:58:10-07:00">July 9th, 7:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-09T07:58:10-07:00">July 9th, 7:58am</time><address><a>Enzo Flojo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though Jalen Rose is the most well-known Jalen to come out of Detroit, rookie Jalen Duren is out to make his own mark in the Motor City.</p><p>The former Memphis Tiger just <a href="https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2022/07/07/pistons-jalen-duren-rookie-contract/">signed his rookie-scale deal</a> with the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, and that has gotten fans quite excited.</p><p>Duren averaged 12.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, and 1.3 assists for Memphis. That earned him the AAC Freshman of the Year award. On November 19, he had a monster game. He put up 20 points, 19 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots to become only the fourth freshman to do so since the 2010–11 season.</p><p>Together with another Detroit rookie in Jaden Ivey, Duren represents a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-rumors-detroit-true-feelings-deandre-ayton-chase-after-drafting-jaden-ivey-jalen-duren/">significant portion of the Pistons’ future</a>. The two are anticipated to be part of the team’s core for years to come.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Goddamn, this opening set from Detroit is an absolutely perfect usage of Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren. Awesome. <a href="https://t.co/3JdKRLt3Bo" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/3JdKRLt3Bo</a></p><p>— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) <a href="https://twitter.com/jackfrank_jjf/status/1545261617180397573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jalen Duren was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class as he joined the Memphis Tigers. At 6’11” and weighing 250 lbs, Duren has the physique of a top-tier modern big man.</p><p>Check this, too — despite actually being the youngest player in the 2022 NBA Draft, Duren looks like he’s one of the most seasoned and one of the strongest of all 60 rookies picked. That’s a good sign for a Pistons squad that is rebuilding to become a contender once more.</p><h2><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</i></h2><h2>Jalen Duren Bold Pistons Predictions</h2><h2>2. Duren will be the Pistons’ best backup big</h2><p>Duren is a talented athlete who carries out the duties of a big man <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2022/6/16/23072876/jalen-duren-nba-draft-scouting-report-strengths-weaknesses-player-comparison-stock-grade">quite well</a>. He is a good playmaking big who can also block a ton of shots. In college, Duren was a machine around the rim with dunks and put-backs, shooting 59.0 percent from the field.</p><p>He also provided superb rim protection and a defensive anchor with his 2.0 blocks per game. Duren was endowed with outstanding length and fast feet to go along with his bulk and power. That makes it challenging for anybody to score against him. In college, it was a pretty common sight for Duren to send shots to the third row or bang them against the backboard.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Welcome to <a href="https://twitter.com/JalenDuren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@JalenDuren</a>’s block party👋<a href="https://twitter.com/Allegiant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Allegiant</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/NBASummerLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NBASummerLeague</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA2K23SummerLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBA2K23SummerLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/TxFUPCJ8mM" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/TxFUPCJ8mM</a></p><p>— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) <a href="https://twitter.com/DetroitPistons/status/1545273299151855617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>He was mostly automatic whenever he received passes around the basket or in the paint. At Memphis, he converted on 70.9 percent of his non-post-up attempts in the paint. Although he needs to work on his back-to-the-basket game, he is noteworthy for his ability to finish strong from 10 feet and in.</p><p>Duren was also considered among the top rebounders selected in the NBA Draft. He boxes out opponents really well, and he stands out from the crowd by readily catching failed attempts. Don’t be shocked if he averages double-digit rebounding for the Pistons this summer.</p><p>In his rookie season, however, Duren will play behind Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Stewart. He may even play behind Nerlens Noel and/or Kelly Olynyk early in the season, but he should supplant them as the team’s most reliable backup big man by March or April.</p><h2>1. Duren will be the Pistons’ worst perimeter big man</h2><p>On the other hand, Duren’s shooting is a major area of worry. For Memphis, he didn’t take many jump shots, and he never attempted a three-point shot. The big guy also had a dismal free-throw percentage of just 62.5 percent. The Pistons’ skill coaches will surely start working on this area right away since Duren needs to improve his shooting if he wants to avoid becoming a one-dimensional center like former Piston Andre Drummond. For the coming season, expect Duren to try his luck from mid-range and maybe even a handful from behind the arc.</p><p>At worst, Duren is comparable to the aforementioned Drummond, DeAndre Jordan, and maybe even Bam Adebayo. On the flip side, if Duren can improve his perimeter game while continuing to grow his passing and inside scoring, he can approximate the play style of no less than the reigning NBA MVP himself.</p><p>Duren really does have a tantalizing upside, but it could really go either way. Still, it’s perfectly reasonable to anticipate big things from No. 0. Detroit native Jalen Rose will likely keep a close eye on his namesake as Duren tries to make stamp his class for the Pistons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.8	11.6	2.4	0.8	0.5

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.8	11.6	2.4	0.8	0.5

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