Sources: RFA Duren to meet with Lakers, Kings
Key takeaways
- Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, one of the top restricted free agents on the market this summer, has a pair of meetings with outside teams scheduled for when free agency officially begins Tuesday.
- One of the teams is the Los Angeles Lakers, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN.
- The other team Duren plans to meet with, a league source told Andscape's Marc J.
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Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, one of the top restricted free agents on the market this summer, has a pair of meetings with outside teams scheduled for when free agency officially begins Tuesday.
One of the teams is the Los Angeles Lakers, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN. The Lakers' front office has been given feedback from franchise star Luka Doncic for his desire to pair with an "A-list center," a league source told ESPN, and Duren would certainly fit the bill.
The 6-foot-10, 250-pound big man is coming off his first All-Star appearance and an All-NBA third-team nod, averaging 19.5 points on 65% shooting with 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for a Pistons team that won 60 games and earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.