Jalen Duren drops 24 points in 15 minutes in his Pistons debut

Oct 14, 2026

One half was enough

Jalen Duren scored 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 8-of-8 free throws in 15 minutes at Target Center.

Then he sat

Detroit kept Duren out of the second half of a 128-106 preseason win over Minnesota.

The rest of the box

Cade Cunningham had 14 points and nine assists, and Duncan Robinson hit four of five threes.

Paint control

The Pistons won the paint 64-30 and finished with 32 assists after trailing 38-29 after one quarter.

Why it matters

After a long contract process, Duren's debut answered when he would play, in a single night.

Photo credit

Photo by Pikraken, CC-BY-4.0, resized. Jalen Duren shoots a free throw for the Detroit Pistons, January 25, 2026.

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