Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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I’d say most players money means more than being a building block on a pretty good team, it is a job at the end of the day. Especially that first big contract guys want to capitalize on.

Until he takes the qualifying offer, I think this is just posturing.    I think he will wind up taking the Pistons offer.  Although making the Pistons sweat a little and maybe bump their offer up a little is the play here.   Pistons are pretty locked in.  They really can't afford pissing Duren off.   Even if he had a rough playoff series.