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Jalen Duren Gets Urgent $190 Million Warning From Former NBA Center Amid Pistons Standoff
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Jalen Duren received a bold warning from former NBA center Brendan Haywood regarding his contract standoff with the Detroit Pistons .
Duren and the Pistons have not agreed on anything regarding a contract. The front office offered the one-time All-Star a five-year, $190 million contract extension to stay in Detroit. However, the big man is not satisfied with their offer and wants to sign a deal worth $200 million worth five years . It will be over $40 million per season .
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Amid the standoff, Haywood addressed the contract standoff on Monday's episode of "Gil's Arena." The 2011 champion issued a strong warning about negotiating a massive contract.
"Don't miss out on $190 million trying to chase that extra $10 million," Haywood said. "If you got $190 million, you're going to live the same life. But if you don't get to $190 million, things can be a little different. If he goes into the season, we got to worry about injuries, injuries can change what they offer you.
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) looks on during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena.Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images
"The second part of this is go into the playoffs again and this happens again. Not only will your team not want to offer you $109 million, nobody else want to offer it to you either. I've seen way too many guys mess up their bag money watching."
Another way for Duren to stay in Detroit is to pick up his one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer. If he does, he will remain with the Pistons for one year and become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Jalen Duren Feels "Disrespected" By the Pistons
Jalen Duren's contract impasse with the Pistons has dragged on for most of the summer. While money is the primary issue, ESPN's Marc J. Spears noted on NBA Today that the rift has evolved beyond money. Spears said that the big man feels "disrespected" by the Pistons' front office.
"I just hear that Jalen — it's not about money right now. He feels disrespected. But the Pistons, they need him back as soon as possible to try to heal this. There's a black cloud going into camp. Tobias is gone. Duren's not there. They're not moving forward with the momentum. They gotta try to fix it, and I don't know if they can in time," Spears said .
Spears also said Duren likes Sacramento a lot and has ties with Sacramento Kings general manager Scott Perry. Despite their prior relationship, the Pistons want to keep the one-time All-NBA player, and they are not interested in trading him.
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