Featured Video
NFL Picks in 60 Seconds ⏱️
Orlando Magic v Detroit Pistons - Game Seven
Chris Schwegler/National Basketball Association via Getty Images

Pistons' Updated Salary Cap After Massive Jalen Duren Contract, Where Deal Ranks Among NBA Centers

Andrew Peters
Oct 1, 2026

After an offseason of contract talks, the Detroit Pistons and Jalen Duren have finally agreed to a new deal.

Per ESPN's Shams Charania, the Pistons signed the All-NBA center to a fully guaranteed five-year, $200 million deal on Thursday.

The deal makes Duren the fourth-highest-paid center in total value behind Nikola Jokić, Chet Holmgren and Karl-Anthony Towns. At $40 million per year, he'll be the eighth-highest-paid center annually.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the "source preferences" page here.

For more from Bleacher Report, check out our B/R app, homepage and social feeds—including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.