What should Jalen Duren’s next contract look like?

Jalen Duren was announced as a member of the All-NBA Third Team last night. He was a Top-15 player this season (of those who qualified) after he produced 19.5 PTS, 10.5 REB, and 2.0 AST while shooting 65% from the field and 75% from the line.

Duren’s Production

For a way to compare Jalen’s output with other big men in the NBA, I’m going to set a filter of playing at least 40 games this season.

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According to the NBA Stats website, Duren ranked 8th in scoring per game among all centers, just behind Alperen Sengun (20.4), Bam Adebayo (20.1), and Karl-Anthony Towns (20.1). I’ll note of those in the Top 11 in scoring, Duren averaged the lowest number of field goal attempts per game as well.

Duren ranked 7th in rebounding per game among all centers behind Rudy Gobert (11.5) and Ivica Zubac (10.6) while being just ahead of Jusuf Nurkic (10.4). He ranked 4th in offensive rebounding (3.8 per game) behind Donovan Clingan (4.5), Mitchell Robinson (4.2), and Rudy Gobert (3.9).

His 6.1 free throw attempts per game was 3rd among qualifying centers behind J0kic’s 7.4 and Wemby’s 7.0. Duren was just ahead of Bam’s 5.8 attempts per game. Jalen’s 65% field goal percentage ranked 12th.

To sum that up: Jalen Duren had a fantastic regular season. And yet, what does he deserve to get paid?

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All-NBA Money

The wrinkle in all of this is that JD is now eligible to sign a five-year max with the Pistons worth roughly $287 million. Prior to making the All-NBA Third Team, his five-year max was scheduled to be $239 million. The most that any other team can offer him during free agency is a four-year max worth $177 million.

Now that we know where Duren’s production falls and how much money he can be offered this summer, let’s see how much the top centers are currently being paid:

Name

Average Annual Value

Total Contract

Joel Embiid

$62,624,612

3yr/$188m

Anthony Davis

$58,456,566

3yr/$175m

Nikola Jokic

$55,224,526

5yr/$276m

Karl-Anthony Towns

$55,110,496

4yr/$220m

Bam Adebayo

$53,460,000

3yr/$160m

Chet Holmgren

$47,850,000

5yr/$239m

Alperen Sengun

$37,000,000

5yr/$185m

Rudy Gobert

$36,500,000

3yr/$110m

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